Sam Brazys
@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social
Semi-pro feed. Associate Professor and Vice-Principal Research, Impact and Innovation at University College Dublin, focusing on Aid, Trade, and Development. Editor Journal of International Development.
Deadline today - we're generous with timezone - can't discriminate against Hawaii - come join us in DC!
Sam Brazys@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social · 7mo agoAlready some excellent submissions in for #PEADS2026 from May 22-23 at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. Don't have yours in yet? Don't worry there's still time - deadline January 30th! Please "re-sky" to spread the word!
Already some excellent submissions in for #PEADS2026 from May 22-23 at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. Don't have yours in yet? Don't worry there's still time - deadline January 30th! Please "re-sky" to spread the word!
#PEADS is back and coming stateside! Hosts Jen Tobin & Shanta Devarajan welcome us @mccourtschool.bsky.social May 22-23rd, 2026. Submission deadline January 30th! Please Share!
Congrats @cobrienudry.bsky.social who drew the top random number! Only 3 of the reposts came on BlueSky but it came up lucky!
Sam Brazys@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social · last yr.It's a thing that exists! If you want a free copy of The Invisible Hand(out) repost this & I'll pick one name on the release date (8/12) & send it to you wherever you are! Or if you can't wait that long, the e-version is available at academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...
It's a thing that exists! If you want a free copy of The Invisible Hand(out) repost this & I'll pick one name on the release date (8/12) & send it to you wherever you are! Or if you can't wait that long, the e-version is available at academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...
Congrats @linettelim.bsky.social! Linette is doing some really cool work on how the PRC delegitimizes foreign media that operates in the country - check it out!
PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · last yr.The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to... @linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China" Congratulations!! 🥳
Seems a good moment to mention that Ireland is running a Global Talent programme w/ very generous research funding for both "Rising Stars" & "Research Leaders" - if you might be interested in coming to UCD DM/e-mail me. EOI deadline Aug 28th. Please share! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
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And it's published (online) - check it out if your library has access (ours doesn't) and let me know what you think! academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...
The Invisible Hand(out): Aid, Trade, and Unequal Globalization
Abstract. The Invisible Hand(out): Aid, Access, and Unequal Globalization explores the intricate dynamics between foreign aid, market access, and export-le
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Sam Brazys@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social · last yr.And, in rapid succession, The Invisible Hand(out) is now available @OUPAcademic or Amazon. Get your library to pre-order & we'll use the royalties to split a Coke! (Book workshop members, you get a full Coke - on the house) global.oup.com/academic/pro... tiny.cc/7rha001
🚨Pub alert! This is xtra fun - frmr @ucdpolitics.bsky.social masters student's thesis & @researchireland.ie (IRC) #TRADEME project - TLDR - Bangladeshi children living close to exporting firms ⬆️ work & ⬇️ school. Open access thanks 2 @ucdresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Does distance matter? Firm proximity, child labour and education
Child labour continues to be a major concern in developing countries, especially as continuously employed child labourers will have extreme difficulty attending school. In this study, we consider t...
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#PEADS25 in the books! A huge thanks to our hosts Bernhard Reinsberg & Patrick Shea @uofglasgow.bsky.social & all the participants. #PEADS26 will hop the pond to hosts @Georgetown -keep an eye for the CfP and hope to see you there!
The Review of International Organizations invites papers using geocoded data on foreign aid for a special issue “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD).” See godad.me, godad.uni-goettingen.de/uploads/RIO_...
So @ucdpolitics is hiring AGAIN! Open field call for TT Assistant Professor. Applications due April 7th - please share widely! (and, yes, you can apply for this even if you're still in the running for our Ad Astra positions!) my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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Thoughts and prayers for my Grad IPE students in the "trade war simulation" exercise this term.
And, in rapid succession, The Invisible Hand(out) is now available @OUPAcademic or Amazon. Get your library to pre-order & we'll use the royalties to split a Coke! (Book workshop members, you get a full Coke - on the house) global.oup.com/academic/pro... tiny.cc/7rha001
If Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico & Canada went into effect, the largest flows affected would be transportation equipment & machinery, as well as electronics, some manufacturing, & fuel. Current tariffs on goods imported from the USMCA partners are generally below 1%. #EconSky
We're hiring @ucdpolitics again! 2 positions (Ad Astra Fellow - basically TT APs w xtra start up money) - 1 in Global Governance (broadly defined) & 1 in Environmental Politics. Please R/T send Qs my way my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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Nice to see article on "Mask Diplomacy" w/ @alexdukalskis.bsky.social & @stefanmueller.bsky.social was 2nd most read (or at least viewed) at PRX last year - more than COVID19. Bigger argument is about how states manage their image in times of crisis. Open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Discourse wars and ‘mask diplomacy’: China’s global image management in times of crisis
To achieve foreign policy goals and boost prestige, states try to influence how foreign publics perceive them. Particularly during crises, the imperative to mitigate a negative image may see states...
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Submission deadline today (15th)! (but we're pretty generous with time zones - don't want to exclude any Howland Islanders)
Sam Brazys@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social · 2y agoHi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!
Really fantastic submissions coming in so far - looks like it's going to be a great two days discussing PE of Development in Scotland - still time to get your submission in. Not sure how widely this has circulated here so very much appreciate you spreading the word!
Sam Brazys@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social · 2y agoHi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!
In-depth feedback from a great group of your peers in the surroundings of the beautiful Scottish uplands - what more could you ask for?
Cleo O'Brien-Udry@cobrienudry.bsky.social · 2y agoOne more week to submit your papers for the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society!! Come join us in Scotland this spring! @sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social
Really excited to be under contract to write the 10th edition of Routledge's Empirical Political Analysis w/ Richard Rich. If you use, or might use, this book tell me here (or email) what'd you like to see added/cut to make it more useful for you! www.routledge.com/Empirical-Po...
Empirical Political Analysis: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Empirical Political Analysis introduces readers to the foundations of social science research. Organized around the stages of the research process, this textbook prepares readers to conduct both quant...
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Hi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!
