Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
Prof, dad, travel, outdoors, Pistons
At UChicago since 2015
Political science
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Engineering
11%
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#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Performative Violence and the Spectacular Debut of the Atomic Bomb - https://cup.org/4qpLxht
- JOSHUA BYUN & @carsonaust.bsky.social
#FirstView
Performative Violence and the Spectacular Debut of the Atomic Bomb - https://cup.org/4qpLxht
- JOSHUA BYUN & @carsonaust.bsky.social
#FirstView
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Join Cornell Studies in #SecurityAffairs Series Editors and Jacqulyn Teoh (Acquisitions Editor, CUP) at a roundtable on Monday, March 3rd at @isanet.bsky.social #ISA2025.
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Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs – Cornell University Press
Cornell University Press fosters a culture of broad and sustained inquiry through the publication of scholarship that is engaged, influential, and of lasting significance.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 19
We’ll talk about the history of the series, its future, and how book publishing with the series works
With Alexander Downes, @profsaunders.bsky.social, @pstaniland.bsky.social, @proftalmadge.bsky.social, and me. Moderated by Acquisitions Editor @jackieteeo.bsky.social of @cornellupress.bsky.social
With Alexander Downes, @profsaunders.bsky.social, @pstaniland.bsky.social, @proftalmadge.bsky.social, and me. Moderated by Acquisitions Editor @jackieteeo.bsky.social of @cornellupress.bsky.social
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Headed to ISA 2025? Cornell University Press’s book series on international security is holding a roundtable.
Join me and the other co-editors of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series on **Monday morning, March 3, 10:30am**.
Join me and the other co-editors of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series on **Monday morning, March 3, 10:30am**.
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Paul Staniland
@pstaniland.bsky.social
· Feb 18
I'm excited to now be a co-editor in the @cornellupress.bsky.social Studies in Security Affairs book series, joining the team of Alex Downes, @carsonaust.bsky.social, @profsaunders.bsky.social, & @proftalmadge.bsky.social. We will be holding a panel on the series at the ISA conference:
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John Brehm
@jjbrehm.bsky.social
· Feb 13
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Job alert: UChicago seeks an Instructional Assistant Professor (Lecturer) to teach undergraduate social science research methods. This is a three-year, renewable teaching position suitable for any social science PhD.
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Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Appreciate the shout out and so glad to hear the article generated good discussion!
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Joshua Rovner
@jrovner.bsky.social
· Dec 5
Strategy and Grand Strategy
Wartime leaders should understand the link between violent means and political ends. They should also have a sense of how strategic decisions will affect the post-war peace. Yet they often fail to mak...
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New book coming soon, part of the Adelphi series from IISS. www.routledge.com/Strategy-and...
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 20
We’re hiring! UChicago is hiring a program leader for our 1-year MA program for IR, CIR.
This job opening is for a leadership role with administrative and teaching duties.
Requirements: Ph.D., 3+ years experience
Deadline: Nov 23rd
Link: apply.interfolio.com/157717
This job opening is for a leadership role with administrative and teaching duties.
Requirements: Ph.D., 3+ years experience
Deadline: Nov 23rd
Link: apply.interfolio.com/157717
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Reminder: we are hiring in CIR!
See below for details. Will start reading files Nov 23.
See below for details. Will start reading files Nov 23.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Committee on International Relations Homepage | Committee on International Relations
cir.uchicago.edu
More about CIR, a top-15 MA program and one of the oldest MA programs in International Relations in the world.
cir.uchicago.edu
cir.uchicago.edu
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
A huge perk: working in a fantastic intellectual community for International Relations and all other fields at University of Chicago.
Also: living in the incredible city of Chicago. It has everything.
Also: living in the incredible city of Chicago. It has everything.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
As the faculty director of CIR, I will work closely with the SIP. So I have a personal stake in getting great applicants. *Please* repost, share with friends, send suggestions, etc.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
This position was long held by Matthias Staisch, who was an excellent leader at CIR for many years. Big shoes to fill!
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
The SIP will also be responsible for teaching up to four courses annually and will supervise a small number of MA theses.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
The Senior Instructional Professor (SIP) and Assistant/Associate Director will work closely with each cohort of MA students. Their duties include managing various curricular and co-curricular programs, supervising teaching faculty, coordinating course offerings, and supporting student well-being.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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We’re hiring! UChicago is hiring a program leader for our 1-year MA program for IR, CIR.
This job opening is for a leadership role with administrative and teaching duties.
Requirements: Ph.D., 3+ years experience
Deadline: Nov 23rd
Link: apply.interfolio.com/157717
This job opening is for a leadership role with administrative and teaching duties.
Requirements: Ph.D., 3+ years experience
Deadline: Nov 23rd
Link: apply.interfolio.com/157717
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Why shaming other countries often backfires, with Rochelle Terman (Ep. 130)
Scholar examines the geopolitical impacts of confronting human rights violations
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Great discussion of how human rights shaming campaigns can backfire with my amazing colleague Rochelle Terman. Check it out!
news.uchicago.edu/why-shaming-...
news.uchicago.edu/why-shaming-...
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IO has revised its policies regarding word limits: we no longer include references/works cited as part of the word count.
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See our full submission guidelines here:
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Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
The agedness of leaders—both real and perceived—is likely to be a key issue in the upcoming U.S. election *and* a persistent issue in international diplomatic encounters. We hope future work will build on ours to further illuminate this important topic [END].
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
There is a growing IR literature on the role of leader age. This almost always focuses on the raw numerical age of leaders. We think there is much promise in analyzing the perceptual and performative dimensions of leader age in the context of high-level diplomacy and statecraft.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
However, 20+ hours of face-to-face meetings with the elderly Mao convinced Kissinger that those early assessments were mistaken. More optimistic views of Mao’s abilities helped justify engaging him further, as well as bolder steps on U.S.-China cooperation.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
We show, for instance, how Kissinger and Nixon were initially unsure about how deep and durable U.S.-China cooperation could be even after the “opening to China,” partly due to reports that Mao was experiencing senile decline. Early meetings did not easily dislodge such views.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Those who see a foreign leader as losing agency will often be inclined to “bypass” or marginalize them as a point of contact in high-stakes diplomacy, constraining the extent of cooperation.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Our focus is diplomacy, not elections. We argue that physical and behavioral cues that older leaders give in face-to-face settings affect whether their counterparts perceive them as senile and losing their “agency”—i.e., their ability to produce and execute reasoned decisions specific to their role.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Trump, on the other hand, is often seen as performing younger than his age in front of political audiences. This is regardless of how the two men might *actually* compare in terms of health and competence.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Over to IR/diplomacy!
In "More than a Number," we build on gerontological findings on age-related stereotypes. Thus Biden’s behavior is often seen along the lines of the “default descriptive stereotype of older people”—namely that they are “warm but incompetent.”
In "More than a Number," we build on gerontological findings on age-related stereotypes. Thus Biden’s behavior is often seen along the lines of the “default descriptive stereotype of older people”—namely that they are “warm but incompetent.”
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Biden has been prone to “verbal slips and malapropisms” his entire political career. However, old-age stereotypes and his advancing age have turned what were once forgettable slip-ups into tell-tale signs of senility for many.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Even forgiving-sounding stereotypes cut both ways. The article notes that the special counsel’s report characterized Biden as a “well-meaning elderly man” with memory problems. This may elicit sympathy in some settings …but can be deeply problematic for individuals in high-stakes positions.
Austin Carson
@carsonaust.bsky.social
· Feb 13
This kind of news coverage focuses on *signs* of elderliness, even senility. Biden's verbal and physical features are seen as embodying stereotypical indicators of physical, possibly mental decline. These are seen as tell-tale signs of old age taking its toll.