Juliet Johnson

@excubs.bsky.social

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Professor of Political Science at McGill University. Money, trust, memory politics, central banks, and financial nationalism.

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Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · 7d

Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.

Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol

How and why did the European Union (EU) flag, once a banal marker of European integration and institutions in its member states, become such a politically charged symbol outside of the EU? We demon...

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Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 5h

I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me

COPPERHEADS OUT!
WE'RE VOTING FOR A NEW
RECONSTRUCTION
CAUCUS
UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT!
PRIMARY THEM ALL
2026

Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 4d

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · 7d

By flying the EU flag alongside their national ones, Georgians, Moldovans, and Ukrainians not only declared themselves to be fully European but also insisted that they would actively contest and construct European boundaries.

Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · 7d

We use worldwide examples but focus especially on the EU flag in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Protestors and governments used the flag to define national identities, to assert European identities, as an anti-Russian geopolitical symbol, and as a tool in domestic political conflicts.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 16d

“The President decides major foreign policy approaches based on his personal anger at tv commercials” is almost too stupid to imagine but it’s literally our reality

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 16d

The president says he is boosting tariffs on Canadian imports by 10% because he doesn't like an ad they ran last night during the World Series, and which he falsely describes as inaccurate. Oh, and here's the Reagan address in question—judge for yourself!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan's Speech on Tariffs. The Reagan Foundation said that they, "created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address," and "did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter." The sole purpose of this FRAUD was Canada's hope that the United States Supreme Court will come to their "rescue" on Tariffs that they have used for years to hurt the United States. Now the United States is able to defend itself against high and overbearing Canadian Tariffs (and those from the rest of the World as well!). Ronald Reagan LOVED Tariffs for purposes of National Security and the Economy, but Canada said he didn't! Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD. Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Oct 25, 2025, 4:30 PM

Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · 23d

Sort of ironic with the Canadian flag. We’re « No Tyrants » protesting up here.

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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 25d

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:

The resistance reaches into Trump country

As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.

wagingnonviolence.org

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McGill PoliSci @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social · 25d

A few alum tickets are still left for this Poli Sci Homecoming roundtable next week

with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social

Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...

Reposted by Kris Inwood, Valerie Mueller, Kathleen J. Mullen , and 3 more Kris Inwood, Valerie Mueller, Kathleen J. Mullen, Aaron Sojourner, Jacob T. Levy, Juliet Johnson

Nico Ajzenman @nicolasajz.bsky.social · Oct 10

🍁🍁Hello! We hiring in the junior market! 🍁🍁

Apply to work with us at McGill's Econ department!

Full ad: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

EJM - Econ Job Market

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McGill PoliSci @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social · Oct 10

And (separately) registration is still open for the alumni Homecoming week roundtable "Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World"

www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Oct 2

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
It's one thing to succumb to the stick, but Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Penn, USC, MIT, UT, Arizona, Brown, and UVA absolutely must refuse to go chasing after promises of carrots.

Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.

www.wsj.com

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McGill PoliSci @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social · Oct 1

www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...

@mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social Homecoming week roundtable in the Department of Political Science

Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World

Oct 23, 5:45 pm

Moderator:
@excubs.bsky.social

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Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World

In this special Homecoming roundtable, experts from the McGill Department of Political Science discuss today's most pressing issues.

www.eventbrite.ca

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · Sep 30

Trump: I'm so disappointed with President Putin. I thought he would get this thing over with… He should have had this war done in a week. And I said to him: You don't look good. You've been four years fighting a war that should have taken a week. Are you a 'paper tiger'? And… it's a shame.

Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · Sep 30

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30

Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said, 'Well, why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free!' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · Sep 29

Trying hard to moderate my Maia Sandu fangirling right now, but I gotta stress she's accomplished something no EEuropean reformist ever has: brought a fugitive oligarch back to face justice AND fended off massive Ru interference to win a referendum and two re-elections (parliamentary+presidential)!

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Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social · Sep 27

Get better analysis of the Russian economy than Trump does. Tune into Sasha & Sasha at The Bell.

pro.thebell.io/webinar_sept...

The Bell — A webinar with Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr

When Will Russia Run Out of Money?

pro.thebell.io

Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · Sep 26

Fantastic talk, thanks for coming!

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Sep 18

There is no legitimate reason for this request; USDA already has the data. It's inexplicable beyond (1) a fig leaf to simply make people go hungry because cruelty is fun and/or (2) a deliberate effort to imperil personal data security and thereby increase fraud / identity theft.

Trump admin. threatens to withhold $460M in food-stamp funding if Pa. doesn't share personal data

A long-simmering battle between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the White House over the state’s food-stamp program is set to come to a head by the end of this week.

www.wesa.fm

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · Sep 18

Viktor Orbán's propaganda machine released a pseudo-report dismissing all Jean Monnet professors as "propagandists."

1. We're funded to study EU integration, not promote it

2. Many Jean Monnet scholars are among the EU's sharpest critics - including myself

3. Funding goes to universities not us

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Alex Arrelia @alexarrelia.bsky.social · Sep 18

While you still can, if you’re asking “who’s Sinclair?” John Oliver has you covered:

Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · Sep 17

Such a great initiative!

Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Sep 17

⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent

🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Sep 17

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Sep 17

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations

“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · Sep 15

The end of Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships and National Resource Centers means the loss of critical language and area studies expertise across the United States. These are the actions of an administration that cannot imagine the future, presiding over a declining world power

Research at risk: Cultural fluency and critical language expertise | Cornell Chronicle

The federal government ended a program that has funded Cornell's Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program for decades.

news.cornell.edu

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Sep 9

This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 9

Leavitt: "These are the bad guys that we are picking up in Washington DC every day. The president would love to do this in every Democrat-run city across the country."

Juliet Johnson @excubs.bsky.social · Sep 9

IR scholars in global governance/security, come join us in Montreal!

McGill PoliSci @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social · Sep 9

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The McGill University Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations, with an emphasis on global governance and/or international security.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

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McGill PoliSci @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social · Sep 9

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · Sep 7

Lots of handwringing over this every year or so, but I am unconvinced that there is any explanation needed other than the prevalence of male-dominated industries that pay well and do not require a degree.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...

Canadian campuses are mostly female. What are men doing instead?

The gender gap in higher education has been widening for decades. Do universities need to do more to entice men back?

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