Eline van Ommen
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Eline van Ommen
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Associate Professor of International History at the University of Leeds, UK. Historian of Latin America, revolutions, peace processes, and the Cold War. Author "Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War" (UC Press)
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Happy publication day! Out now with @faberbooks.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Morning, #SHAFR2025 attendees! In addition to dropping by our booth to check out our History program, one of our acquisitions editors will be on hand to answer any questions about the UC Press program. Come by and say "hi!"

A reminder that our SHAFR website is live: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/s...
June 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Are you a PhD student/ECR working on contemporary European history? If so, consider submitting to the @conteurohistory.bsky.social article prize. Deadline 12 September. I strongly encourage submissions from those working on Central/Eastern Europe & the USSR! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Contemporary European History Prize
A prize aimed at encouraging, recognizing and promoting high-quality research among postgraduate and early career historians.
www.cambridge.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Great news! My book on transnational fair trade activism is out. It's been an unbelievably rewarding trek from starting this research in 2012 to today. I hope you will find it as worthwhile reading it!

By way of a preview, I wrote about 5 insights from the book: cambridgeblog.org/2025/06/five...
Five Things You Should Know About Fair Trade
Fair trade has become a household name for many shoppers who encounter certified products on supermarket shelves. But behind those labels lies a complex global movement with a rich history.
cambridgeblog.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Friends, my book is available for pre-order! It's really real! The official publication date is October 14, but if you order from the UNC Press website (uncpress.org/.../978146.....) you can get 30% off with the code 01SOCIAL30 and get your book 2-4 weeks early!
June 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Middle of the year conference palooza is upon us! Hello, ‪@lasabluesky.bsky.social‬ and #LASA2025 attendees! Thrilled to once again be exhibiting and showing off our latest Latin American studies books.

Visit our conference page to save 40% on select books: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/l...
May 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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And two Research Fellow posts at the University of Leeds on the 4-year project ‘The Soviet Union, the WHO and Global Health, 1957-91’, which looks superb.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNE369/r...
Research Fellow in Global Health History x2 at University of Leeds
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Fellow in Global Health History x2 on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
May 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Sebastián Carassai and I are delighted to announce the publication of our book:

Coups d'État in Cold War Latin America, 1964–1982.

shorturl.at/nSvUk

Thanks to B. Cowan, T. Field, P. Klarén, V. Markarian, C. Trumper, J. Gould, H. Vrana, V. Garrard, and B. Weinstein. @bw-historiadora.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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*PhD position klaxon* Vrije Universiteit Brussel is recruiting three PhD students for the ERC-financed AFROPRESS project led by Cedric Van Dijck. Focus on South-Africa (1948-68); Congo (1918-60) or Madagascar (1923-60).
clic.research.vub.be/open-phd-pos... Apply by 30 May!

More on the project 👇
Recovering Global Exchanges from Sub-Saharan Africa's Cultural and Political Magazines in the Age of Black Internationalism, 1918-68
researchportal.vub.be
May 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A fantastic opportunity for postdocs working in Pacific History:
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pacific History
Full time, fixed term for 3 years Opportunity for research in Pacific history in the Discipline of History First Nations and Pacific Nations candidates strongly encouraged to apply Academic Level A6-8...
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May 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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if the whole world population had emitted as per the richest 0.1% since 1990, the global temperature increase would have been 12.2C
😲
Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests
Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No one has ever really gotten to the bottom of it—until now.

newrepublic.com/article/1935...
Decades Later, the Truth Behind a Grisly Mass Murder in El Salvador
The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No one has ever really gotten to the bottom of it—until now.
newrepublic.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
May 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Invitamos a leer el nuevo dossier “Izquierdas latinoamericanas en los años sesenta y setenta del siglo XX” de la revista Historia Mexicana de El Colegio de México. Ojalá pueda difundirse, leerse y debatirse.
November 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Please share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in Undergrad & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK.
Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽
www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
Palestinian Scholarship
www.gold.ac.uk
April 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Thrilled to see Nicaragua Must Survive discussed in a H-Diplo roundtable. Deeply grateful to @mollyavery.bsky.social , Michelle Chase, @tomlongphd.bsky.social & @sarahosten.bsky.social for their engagement and kind words. Thank you @emleake.bsky.social for organising!

issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/RJI...
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April 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Hey! Spread the word, submit an abstract for a workshop on Cold War Cartography to be held in Ediburgh in May 2026 networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Global Histories of Cold War Cartography | H-Net
Cartographic technologies and sciences underwent revolutionary transformations during the global Cold War (1945-1989) as military officers, scientists, governments, private corporations, universities,...
networks.h-net.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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My heart goes out to everyone at the Wilson Center now put on leave and all the exceptional programs that are shutting down. I mean, who needs excellent and meaningful foreign policy research these days? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
Workers Forced to Leave Foreign Policy Center as Trump Presses Shutdown (Gift Article)
About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Who wants to be official historian of UK policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles? (Don’t all shout at once)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMQ310/e...
Expressions of Interest: Historian(s) for history of UK Government policy towards Northern Ireland during the Troubles at Northern Ireland Office
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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PhD Opportunity in Global History

Join our team at ETH Zurich for the SNSF-funded project Engineering Empire. 4 years, fully funded. Applicants from marginalized groups are particularly welcome.

More details:
PhD Position in Global History
jobs.ethz.ch
April 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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‘They’re using it now against the white people,’ O’Brien told me; ‘the Arab and Muslim communities have been getting it ten times worse.’

I wrote about the four Berlin activists set to be deported for Palestine activism, and Germany's descent into lawlessness in the name of its Staatsräson.
Harry Stopes | High Bars
Free movement is a foundational right of EU citizens. When expelling a citizen of another member state on the grounds of...
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April 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM