If you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇 goodauthority.org/news/good-to...

Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics

Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation?

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In this @goodauth.bsky.social piece, I explain how sudden withdrawal of USAID has created a domino of economic militarization across Africa and beyond. This piece is part of a broader project with wonderful @katjakleinberg.bsky.social on the consequences of economic shocks and militarization.

Good Authority@goodauth.bsky.social · 2w ago

What happens when foreign aid disappears? Here’s how countries are coping with the loss of USAID and the State Department foreign aid programs. Read the latest from @royaizadi.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/why-mil...

Really excited to be part of this cohort and to write for Good Authority on civ-mil topics and Iran this year!

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New voices join Good Authority in 2026! We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...

Very excited to welcome these new fellows to @goodauth.bsky.social! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...

New voices join Good Authority in 2026

We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.

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In a new paper, @royaizadi.bsky.social and I show that military involvement in the economy lowers the risk of mutinies. Military businesses lead to rent-seeking among the rank-and-file, and soldiers are loathe to risk access to private goodies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....