Very happy I got to present co-authored work with Julia Köbrich at the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung e.V. in Leipzig.
Juliana Tappe Ortiz
@tappeortiz.bsky.social
Postdoc @unituebingen.bsky.social | Wo(men) civilians & leaders in civil conflict |ex@ GIGA_Institute|@ unihh| @uniofoxford | @unierfurt| 🇨🇴🇩🇪 julianaortiz.com
Thanks to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social for giving us the possibility to guest edit a special issue on "Political violence in democracies". Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social and I wrote an open access introduction: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to all authors of 14 articles!
Political violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025
It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ...
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Some months ago at the La Terturalia Museum in Cali, I felt the responsibility to get a paper published that contributes to our understanding of what happens when women activists get killed.
A month has passed and I still think about the Summer School for Women in Political Methodology in Bremen. A big thank you to @gessler.bsky.social, Denise, @sophiahunger.bsky.social and Sophia R for organizing and to all the other participants who made this methods training so special.
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN! Apply to the Latin American Peace Science Society (LAPSS) 2026 Conference! www.eafit.edu.co/lapss Details below 🧵
Happy to have presented joint work with @juliakoebrich.bsky.social at the NEPS2025 in Barcelona. This is a new project and we got some many interesting and helpful comments --> new energy 🚀
So proud of my first solo JPR article on Rebel leaders’ military training and the duration of civil conflict journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Trained to rebel: Rebel leaders’ military training and the dynamics of civil conflicts - Juliana Tappe Ortiz, 2025
Rebel leaders can prolong civil wars. Although past research has examined how rebel groups have shaped civil wars, little attention has been paid to rebel leade...
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We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
Next week, May 7, 4 pm I will present some of my research on activism in Colombia at the Political Science Institute in Tübingen and give insights into a new project with @juliakoebrich.bsky.social. You can join us online: uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
Institutskolloquium IfP (07.05.25) - "Women under threat: perceptions of women's activism in Colombia"
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8 March - many challenges remain and increase. We created a network for scholars examining gender and violence across Latin America. Check out eGAL (estudios de género y violencia en América Latina). www.egalpolsci.com. and please join our newsletter for updates on publications & networking events.
It is official - I am part of the Institute for International Relations / Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Tübingen. uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties...
Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz
uni-tuebingen.de
We just happened to publish an article that shows what happens when an electoral autocracy co-opts humanitarian organizations and uses them for its goals. Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID doi.org/10.1007/s121...
Humanitarian Nationalism During Autocratic Disaster Governance: The Politicization of the Earthquake Response in Türkiye - Studies in Comparative International Development
What happens when humanitarian crises are managed by autocratic governments in politicized contexts? This article gives a critical reflection on the 2023 earthquake emergency response in Türkiye. Our ...
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Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States. Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.
Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 2y agoNEWS After President Petro of Colombia denied entry of two US repatriation flights of Colombian migrants, President Trump has announced these retaliatory measures. Petro said he wouldn’t allow the flights in until Trump establishes a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants.
Excited for a new chapter as a postdoc @iratut.bsky.social at the University of Tübingen! Stay tuned for new projects on (wo)men civilians and leaders in civil conflicts.
Nada como discutir ideas de investigación con colegas de paz y conflicto en América Latina - LAPSS- Latín American Peace Science Society is such a supportive environment.
Te enfocas en género y violencia y quieres conocer más Latinx que trabajan estos temas? El 16 de enero, ICESI Cali, organizo una mini conferencia para establecer un grupo de investigación. Si quieres participar, escríbame. Esto será un evento antes de la LAPSS organizada por @sansosa.bsky.social
Christmas came early this year 🎉 Check out my first article published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution ! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Ever wondered if rebel leaders really experience punishment after signing peace agreements? Check out my new article on their fates after peace agreements academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
The Politics of Risking Peace Revisited: The Fate of Rebel Leaders Who Signed Peace Agreements
Abstract. Are rebel leaders punished for signing peace agreements? Many studies have found that leaders face domestic punishment for signing peace agreements. H
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Representing the Department of Government this week at the Catholic University of Lille for strengthening academic partnerships and student exchange.
Did you ever wonder if more and more people are writing about Colombia or if this is just a wrong impression? New publication on the last 25 years of scholarship on Colombia’s civil conflict @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My WarEffects Team is moving to the bluesky, follow @carlokoos.bsky.social @amobermeier.bsky.social @wareffectserc.bsky.social Welcome !
Our first workshop flew by! I learned so much organising it and really enjoyed the official kickoff of the WarEffects project. Thanks to our participants for coming the long way to Bergen!
WarEffects@wareffectserc.bsky.social · 3y agoThe #WarEffects project workshop is underway. We’ve brought together 20 scholars studying different aspects of civil wars, violence, and/or gender.
No better way of starting here than through my friend Liana!
Liana Eustacia Reyes@lianaeustacia.bsky.social · 3y agoHispanic Heritage Month! @TappeOrtiz is a Postdoc Uni of Bergen, aff w. @GIGA_Institute. Colombian/German. From Bello, Colombia. First Gen PhD. PhD PoliSci Hamburg, MPhil LatAm Oxford. Frmr visiting fellow @ Columbia. Published. Interviews rebel leaders. Examines individuals during/after civil war.
Hispanic Heritage Month! @TappeOrtiz is a Postdoc Uni of Bergen, aff w. @GIGA_Institute. Colombian/German. From Bello, Colombia. First Gen PhD. PhD PoliSci Hamburg, MPhil LatAm Oxford. Frmr visiting fellow @ Columbia. Published. Interviews rebel leaders. Examines individuals during/after civil war.
Liana Eustacia Reyes@lianaeustacia.bsky.social · 3y agoHispanic Heritage Month! Gino Pauselli is a postdoc at Niehaus Center @ Princeton. From Posadas, Argentina. 1st Gen. PhD PoliSci & MA Statistics UPenn. Award winning scholar (Fullbright, Best ISA Grad Paper, etc), pubs in top journals. Studies human rights, IOs, political violence & LGBT politics.