Lydie Cabane

@lydiec.bsky.social

Assistant prof. Leiden University. Crisis Governance, Public Policy, EU crises, Climate & social protection, Disasters and anything that can go wrong. Editor International Review of Public Policy (IPPA) https://tinyurl.com/ydxcuhar

My mailbox is filling up with reminders to review. Why are journals putting more pressure to review papers under 1 month? In social sciences, there's not such a rush as in medicine. Taking another month or 2 is reasonable, and leaves enough time to reviewers to deal with peak periods. ***Sigh**

We think we're so smart these days but some of the best ideas are old. This paper has been a cornerstone for my work, almost 50 years old. If we had listened we would have done everything possible to make development more equitable and reduce vulnerability to hazards. www.nature.com/articles/260...

Taking the naturalness out of natural disasters - Nature

Phil O'Keefe, Ken Westgate and Ben Wisner argue the case that disasters are more a consequence of socio-economic than natural factors.

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Comprendre c’est bien. Agir c’est mieux. D’ici quelques années, les canicules précoces seront normales. Chaque dixième de degré supplémentaire compte.

Météo-France@meteofrance.com · last yr.

🌡️ Pic de #chaleur : comment l'expliquer ? 📹 Une image vaut mille mots : l'animation de la masse d'air sur l'Hexagone ces prochains jours illustre la progression d’un air très chaud venu du Maghreb, vers la France. ⛈️ Prudence, #orages possibles en fin de journée. 👉 meteofrance.com/actualites-e...

🧵 Today I participated in a French 🇫🇷 PhD defence for the first time and it made me reflect on the various examination models: which might be the most scientifically robust, and which might be the most satisfying to the candidate? And is Germany the only place where the entire thing is also marked?

These days I am regularly asked how to interpret the backlash against climate policies, how did things go that wrong (many reasons ofc), and *are people simply not ready for climate action* I keep on saying that this last q is a bad one bc it hinges on a wrong interpretation of whats going on. 1/4

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

The latest issue of the International Review of Public Policy is now online📢 including a symposium discussing the 40 years of Kingdon’s "Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies": bit.ly/3FhCqvV Thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editors! And send us your manuscripts for the next issue

6:3 | 2024 Regular Issue

The International Review of Public Policy is dedicated to advance knowledge about public policy in different sectors, countries and regions of the world. – International Review of Public Policy se ...

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I want funding bodies, reviewers and ethics boards to think about how much of the money they are approving is going to airlines and hotel companies. I want employers to rethink their criteria for employment and promotion, away from rewarding funding and flying.