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Joseph K. Young

@jkyoung.bsky.social

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Professor, Director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, Data Lover, Violence Hater.

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Jul 29

They would agree.

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Official Music Video)

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Jul 3

All it takes is:

-Pressure to “get the job done”

-Demonization of the target group (militants, communists, immigrants)

-A culture of impunity

That’s when torture and abuse become systemic and escalate.

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Jul 3

As someone who studies political violence, here’s what scares me about the new Trump’s bill:

It’s not just the resources it gives to ICE which is already a human rights disaster.

It’s the signal it sends to ICE supervisors and agents.

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Apr 25

From a pro-democracy perspective, Trump’s falling approval ratings are a good thing.

But today’s arrest of a Wisconsin judge is a stark reminder: declining popularity often brings rising repression.

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Mar 26

And now the right Michael Becker @mbecker.bsky.social

Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Mar 26

Congrats to DR @michaelbecker.dev for successfully defending his dissertation! Huge thanks to his committee. TaLisa Carter, Gary LaFree, and @zeitzoff.bsky.social Off to big things for @ncite.bsky.social

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Mar 16

With a stroke of a pen dismantling some of our best and cheapest tools of public dilomacy www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump dismantles Voice of America with executive order - BBC News

More than 1,300 staff placed on administrative leave as White House accuses VOA of being anti-Trump, "radical" and "leftist".

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · Feb 10

We are hiring! @perilresearch.bsky.social is making some big hires this year, starting with a new Executive Director to co-lead our growth alongside me. Competitive salary, fantastic benefits, amazing team. Please circulate!

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Research Assistant Professor - Executive Director of PERIL

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Jan 29

Political Scientists don’t know much with certainty. I would argue one thing we do know is that concept of a “mandate” is muddled. What is Trump’s mandate? He has lots of policies. What was Biden’s? Who knows? We vote for lots of reasons, which may or may not all make sense or be coherent.

Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Dec 20

Job Alert! oes.gsa.gov/opps/?utm_me...

Opportunities to join the OES team | Office of Evaluation Sciences

OES Evaluation Fellowship. We are currently accepting applications for one-year evaluation fellowships beginning in the fall of 2025. Selected applicants wil...

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Dec 20

Job alert!

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Dec 17

Assad's fall shakes up the Middle East for sure. Which way? What direction? themedialine.org/top-stories/...

Turkey Recalibrates Its Syria Strategy Amid Assad’s Fall - The Media Line

The past year saw faint signs of a […]

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Joseph K. Young @jkyoung.bsky.social · Dec 17

This should go well. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/w...

Syria’s Rebel Leader Vows to Disband Armed Factions

The leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power last week said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. It was not immediately clear how that would be achieved.