Sebastian van Baalen
Associate Professor at the Dep. of Peace & Conflict Research, Uppsala University (@uupeace.bsky.social). Researching dynamics of civil war, rebel governance, civil resistance, electoral violence, postwar violence, Côte d’Ivoire.
www.sebastianvanbaalen.se
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Peace and conflict scholars Part II
A starter pack with scholars working on issues related to peace, armed conflict, and political violence. DM me if you want to be added.
Freds- och konfliktforskare i Sverige
🇸🇪 En lista över freds- och konfliktforskare baserade i Sverige.
Peace & conflict scholars Part I
A starter pack with scholars working on issues related to peace, armed conflict, and political violence. DM me if you want to be included.
@uniessexgov.bsky.social
Ranked 2nd in the UK for Research Outputs (REF 2021), 12th for International Relations, and 21st for Politics (Guardian University Guide 2025).
@anniecroona.bsky.social
Politisk redaktör på Dagens ETC. annie.croona@etc.se | DM för telefonnummer
@adambonica.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at Stanford | Exploring money in politics, campaigns and elections, ideology, the courts, and inequality | Author of The Judicial Tug of War cup.org/2LEoMrs | Pro-democracy
@rokon-uddin.bsky.social
@isq-jrnl.bsky.social
International Studies Quarterly - An International Studies Association (ISA) Journal, Editors-in-Chief: Sam Bell, Elena McLean, and Jeffrey Pickering
@gerritkurtz.bsky.social
Researcher at German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin). Focus on conflict prevention, peacebuilding and diplomacy in the Horn of Africa (Sudan and Ethiopia). Own views. Retweets not endorsement. https://gerritkurtz.net
@uu-polisci.bsky.social
Statsvetenskapliga institutionen vid Uppsala universitet. Political Science in Uppsala — Est. 1622 🏛️ Cutting-edge research & education at Sweden’s oldest polisci department 📚 Proud home of @skytteprize.bsky.social 🏆
@caglademirel.bsky.social
PhD in Political Science, CBEES, Södertörn University and Visiting Scholar at Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS)
@lakauffman.bsky.social
Organizer + writer. She/her. Books: DIRECT ACTION and HOW TO READ A PROTEST. Newsletter: lakauffman.substack.com
@pgourevitch.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
@jaishrijuice.bsky.social
Social-ecological scientist. Adaptations, transformations, emergence in rivers, landscapes, fires, biodiversity, cities, communities, people. History/archaeology nerd. Aspiring polyglot. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jaishri-Srinivasan/research
@eadamson91.bsky.social
Foreign Policy Analyst & Comms Manager at Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) | Nordic Ukraine Forum & Swedish Atlantic Council. Memes my own. 🇸🇪🇺🇸
@altusaid.altgov.info
We're here and we're still From the American People 🤝 🇺🇲
@journalofgss.bsky.social
A journal of the International Studies Association (ISA). Publishes cutting-edge research on global security and global aspects of debates in security studies.
@wendy-pearlman.bsky.social
Professor of Middle East politics at Northwestern University. Author of "We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria" and "The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora." https://sites.northwestern.edu/wendypearlman/
@ishaantharoor.bsky.social
Global affairs columnist @WashingtonPost.com, anchor of The Post's WorldView column and newsletter on int'l politics. Dad. New Yorker. Victoria concordia crescit. New to BlueSky!
@peck.phd
🦬🏔️ @cuboulder.info science prof Vis / HCI - Designing data for the public. 📊❤️ PI @informationvisions.bsky.social Previously: Bucknell CS prof, Tufts CS PhD 🔗 https://peck.phd/
@hajogu.bsky.social
political sociologist @wzb.bsky.social & @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social 🔎 civil society, movements, organizations, secessionism, and the far right. 🎓 PhD from Scuola Normale Superiore 📖 "Organizing for Independence" AUP
@paper-feed.bsky.social
Building personalized Bluesky feeds for academics! Pin Paper Skygest, which serves posts about papers from accounts you're following: https://bsky.app/profile/paper-feed.bsky.social/feed/preprintdigest. By @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and @nkgarg.bsky.social
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
The World’s Opinion Page, featuring exclusive commentaries by scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civic activists.
@sidasweden.bsky.social
Sida är en förvaltningsmyndighet som arbetar på regeringens och riksdagens uppdrag för att skapa förutsättningar för bättre levnadsvillkor för människor som lever i fattigdom och förtryck
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@aronlund.bsky.social
Syria, Middle East politics, and Mediterranean security at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Fellow at Century International, the Centre for Syrian Studies, and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). Occasional freelance writer.
@adespain.bsky.social
Public Policy PhD-ing @UNC | Women, Peace and Security (WPS), Environmental Peacebuilding, Climate Security | M.S. Human Rights and Intl Law @ NYU | Recovering perfectionist and Dr. Pepper enthusiast
@markuskollberg.bsky.social
Political Scientist | Comparative Political Behaviour, Political Parties, Empirical Democracy Research | Experiments, Surveys, Text-as-Data www.markus-kollberg.net
@danpemstein.com
Political economist working mostly on democratic institutions, tech politics, political careers and party org, and measurement. http://www.danpemstein.com https://digitalsocietyproject.org
@hebagowayed.bsky.social
Sociology Prof at CUNY (Hunter & Grad Center) sharing her own thoughts. Maker of resistance humus. Author of REFUGE. Now writing on the violence & COST OF BORDERS. she/هي https://linktr.ee/hebagowayed لسه عايزين عيش حريه و عداله اجتماعية
@chrchristensen.bsky.social
American in Sweden. Prof. of Journalism at Stockholm University. Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin. Write about media, politics, culture, technology…sometimes in newspapers. Lived in US, UK, Turkey and now Sweden.
@kiranstallone.bsky.social
Sociology PhD | Senior Researcher at Ladysmith | armed conflict, gender + civilian agency | based in Bogotá
@sinemadar.bsky.social
Associate (CATS/SWPBerlin & CATS Network), Co-Head of the Autocratisation Thematic Group @SWP. Views personal. Writes in EN/TR
@the-peio.bsky.social
Political Economy of International Organization / Review of International Organizations https://springer.com/journal/11558
@peteralestig.bsky.social
Author and climate journalist at Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. peter.alestig@dn.se https://mondial.se/bok/varlden-som-vantar-vart-liv-i-klimatforandringarnas-sverige/
@eriklarsson180.bsky.social
Ordförande för Reportrar utan gränser Sverige, reporter Byggnadsarbetaren.
@marcusosterman.bsky.social
Researcher in Political science. Does research on political participation, education, social policy, migration and climate politics.
@bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social
University of Bradford. First Peace Studies Department in the UK.
@mdautry.bsky.social
Online investigation journalist @Agence France Presse - covering mis/disinformation in Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Croatia. Currently based in Warsaw. She/her
@stephrschwartz.bsky.social
Political Science | Forced Migration | Assistant Professor @LSEIRDept | Views my own
@ericreidy.bsky.social
Editor & Reporter for The New Humanitarian, covering migration and Gaza. What I’m reading/listening to, editing, & writing.
@willrworley.bsky.social
Policy reporter & editor at The New Humanitarian. Previously covered climate, UK aid cuts at Devex. . Email: william@thenewhumanitarian.org
@namukabo.bsky.social
Recovering tea addict. Social and Breaking News Reporter at @newhumanitarian.bsky.social