Charles Martin-Shields
@charlesmartinshields.com
Senior researcher, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). Working on forced displacement, digitalization, and conflict.
My book: https://bit.ly/4gjNQ09
Open access: https://bit.ly/3AXzbI2
My book: https://bit.ly/4gjNQ09
Open access: https://bit.ly/3AXzbI2
A little Saturday night weekend action, academia edition
September 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A little Saturday night weekend action, academia edition
Nice, made it to the 1K mark! Thanks everyone for following, nice little milestone in the post-Twitter rebuild.
May 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Nice, made it to the 1K mark! Thanks everyone for following, nice little milestone in the post-Twitter rebuild.
Off to meet some great colleagues, give some book talks, inspire some PhD students, and take in the majesty (of New Zealand’s nature) and terror (of Australia’s fauna).
May 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Off to meet some great colleagues, give some book talks, inspire some PhD students, and take in the majesty (of New Zealand’s nature) and terror (of Australia’s fauna).
Break from normally scheduled content to say I made chili today and it was good.
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Break from normally scheduled content to say I made chili today and it was good.
I hate this framing because it can’t even be chalked up to naïveté anymore. OBVIOUSLY Trump and Musk are going to ruin the Department of Defense. They’e arsonists. A reporter that presents this behavior as anything other than purposeful destruction is being derelict in their duty to the public.
February 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I hate this framing because it can’t even be chalked up to naïveté anymore. OBVIOUSLY Trump and Musk are going to ruin the Department of Defense. They’e arsonists. A reporter that presents this behavior as anything other than purposeful destruction is being derelict in their duty to the public.
I just…it’s so galactically stupid. My country is being run by the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel stupid people.
February 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I just…it’s so galactically stupid. My country is being run by the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel stupid people.
Just the most cowardly pack of feckless assholes our tech oligarchs are.
February 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Just the most cowardly pack of feckless assholes our tech oligarchs are.
It’s a small thing, but I managed to update my handle to my personal domain. I’m now the Bluesky equivalent of verified.
It’s the small successes.
It’s the small successes.
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It’s a small thing, but I managed to update my handle to my personal domain. I’m now the Bluesky equivalent of verified.
It’s the small successes.
It’s the small successes.
A whole agency, which has existed in law since 1961 is now gone as far as the internet is concerned.
And before some bumblefuck replied with a “DURRR, who needs development aid”, it’s not just about USAID. It’s coming for Social Security, it’s coming for Postal Service, it’s coming for everything.
And before some bumblefuck replied with a “DURRR, who needs development aid”, it’s not just about USAID. It’s coming for Social Security, it’s coming for Postal Service, it’s coming for everything.
February 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A whole agency, which has existed in law since 1961 is now gone as far as the internet is concerned.
And before some bumblefuck replied with a “DURRR, who needs development aid”, it’s not just about USAID. It’s coming for Social Security, it’s coming for Postal Service, it’s coming for everything.
And before some bumblefuck replied with a “DURRR, who needs development aid”, it’s not just about USAID. It’s coming for Social Security, it’s coming for Postal Service, it’s coming for everything.
There isn’t a hell hot enough to receive him when departs this mortal coil. (Or cold enough, if you’re partial to Dante)
January 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
There isn’t a hell hot enough to receive him when departs this mortal coil. (Or cold enough, if you’re partial to Dante)
The problem is when I see Scholz or Habeck and some one says “they’ve got that dog in ‘em” this is the dog I see: well behaved, institutional, nice. It’s a alrge dog, and could mess you up if so motivated, but it really doesn’t want to.
January 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The problem is when I see Scholz or Habeck and some one says “they’ve got that dog in ‘em” this is the dog I see: well behaved, institutional, nice. It’s a alrge dog, and could mess you up if so motivated, but it really doesn’t want to.
As far as Dutch cities go I have to say, Rotterdam > Amsterdam
December 30, 2024 at 2:09 PM
As far as Dutch cities go I have to say, Rotterdam > Amsterdam
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 12:33 PM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
End of the year, and all the academic and research work is done. Since I don’t have my bike for a few weeks it’ll have to be running in the winter forests of Ostwestfalen to stay reasonably fit against the onslaught of holiday food.
December 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
End of the year, and all the academic and research work is done. Since I don’t have my bike for a few weeks it’ll have to be running in the winter forests of Ostwestfalen to stay reasonably fit against the onslaught of holiday food.
Inside of you is one Homer, what's your Homer?
November 5, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Inside of you is one Homer, what's your Homer?
Something I did on Twitter was fashion posts for academics. Well, academic men. Fashion is a hobby of mine, and it’s fun to share tips on how to look more splendid.* So I’ll start that back up here. First BlueSky fashion post: workshop dinner.
*many men of academia lack splendor clothing-wise
*many men of academia lack splendor clothing-wise
October 11, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Something I did on Twitter was fashion posts for academics. Well, academic men. Fashion is a hobby of mine, and it’s fun to share tips on how to look more splendid.* So I’ll start that back up here. First BlueSky fashion post: workshop dinner.
*many men of academia lack splendor clothing-wise
*many men of academia lack splendor clothing-wise
It was a good book event when everyone was so deep in discussion about the content that the only two photos I managed to take were a view from the post-talk reception and the food at the group dinner. So many thanks to the team at the University of Amsterdam for making it happen!
October 9, 2024 at 5:06 AM
It was a good book event when everyone was so deep in discussion about the content that the only two photos I managed to take were a view from the post-talk reception and the food at the group dinner. So many thanks to the team at the University of Amsterdam for making it happen!
Via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social as a North Carolinian this bit stood out. I can *categorically* guarantee that this Republican Voter’s willingness to vote for Trump but not Robinson is based on exactly one thing, and it’s not Robinson’s loud mouth.
(Spoiler: It’s because Robinson is black)
(Spoiler: It’s because Robinson is black)
September 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social as a North Carolinian this bit stood out. I can *categorically* guarantee that this Republican Voter’s willingness to vote for Trump but not Robinson is based on exactly one thing, and it’s not Robinson’s loud mouth.
(Spoiler: It’s because Robinson is black)
(Spoiler: It’s because Robinson is black)
Made it into the 90% percentile!
September 19, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Made it into the 90% percentile!
Do we really need economists to use their methods to tell us that wildfire smoke is bad for our health? I mean, I knew this without even needing the quantitative analysis.
September 14, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Do we really need economists to use their methods to tell us that wildfire smoke is bad for our health? I mean, I knew this without even needing the quantitative analysis.
Really cool getting messages from colleagues at APSA with photos of my book, Urban Refugees and Digital Technology, displayed at the McGill-Queens UP stand!
For those interested here’s the link to the open access version:
repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/work...
For those interested here’s the link to the open access version:
repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/work...
September 7, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Really cool getting messages from colleagues at APSA with photos of my book, Urban Refugees and Digital Technology, displayed at the McGill-Queens UP stand!
For those interested here’s the link to the open access version:
repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/work...
For those interested here’s the link to the open access version:
repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/work...
Fucking David Ignatius just sort of skips over how the 1968 election actually went for the Democrats.
July 21, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Fucking David Ignatius just sort of skips over how the 1968 election actually went for the Democrats.
Can’t believe I have this in my hands. Four years of work, and very happy to have the author’s copies of Urban Refugees and Digital Technology in hard copy! Thanks to McGill-Queens UP for being an amazing partner in this project. More to come soon!
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
February 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Can’t believe I have this in my hands. Four years of work, and very happy to have the author’s copies of Urban Refugees and Digital Technology in hard copy! Thanks to McGill-Queens UP for being an amazing partner in this project. More to come soon!
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
It’s live! My copies are in the mail, and while I’ll be doing more formal promotion starting next month and through 2025, if you’re too amped to wait you can order my book!
This is for anyone working in refugee studies, urban studies, or tech and society - very excited!
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
This is for anyone working in refugee studies, urban studies, or tech and society - very excited!
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
February 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM
It’s live! My copies are in the mail, and while I’ll be doing more formal promotion starting next month and through 2025, if you’re too amped to wait you can order my book!
This is for anyone working in refugee studies, urban studies, or tech and society - very excited!
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
This is for anyone working in refugee studies, urban studies, or tech and society - very excited!
www.mqup.ca/urban-refuge...
Planning the next few weeks of data collection with colleagues at the University of Ghana. It’s such a pleasure to work with great people on research projects.
February 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Planning the next few weeks of data collection with colleagues at the University of Ghana. It’s such a pleasure to work with great people on research projects.