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Elisa D'Amico
@elisaadamico.bsky.social
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PhD in Political Science • Assistant Professor, University College Dublin @ucdpolitics.bsky.social • Climate Change, Conflict, Migration, Computational Social Science • Researcher with @peacerep.bsky.social • https://www.elisadamico.net/
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📢 Applications are open for the UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship in Environmental and Climate-Related Risk!
Fully funded PhD under my supervision at @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social. Please reach out to me with any questions! 😊

Deadline: Feb 6, 2026

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Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships - UCD School of Politics and International Relations
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November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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New article in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social with Molly Melin & @sansosa.bsky.social:
“Private goods for peace: Economic provisions of peace agreements and the durability of peace.”

Findings: Economic reintegration provisions help sustain peace after war.

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September 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Great time at the Political Economy of Climate & Environment (PECE) conference!🍃 Presented my work with @katelynnutley.bsky.social on elite responses to climate pressures. Thanks to chair @lcsanford.bsky.social and fellow panelists Christian Baehr, @michaelhlerner.bsky.social, and Felicia Robertson.
September 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Assistant Professor. Can’t quite believe I get to say that.
Thank you @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social 🎉📝✨
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September 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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New Publication Alert! 🌱

My latest research on the effectiveness of #climate adaptation policies has just been published with @springernature.com!

🔍 Read the full article here: rdcu.be/eCm89

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Adaptation #Sustainability #PolicyResearch #ClimatePolicy
Resilient by design: isolating impactful climate adaptation measures in New England
npj Climate Action - Resilient by design: isolating impactful climate adaptation measures in New England
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August 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Had an intense, inspiring two weeks at the @eitm-institute.bsky.social Summer Institute! Learned so much and got to meet so many brilliant peers, scholars, and mentors. See many of you soon at @apsa.bsky.social 😉
August 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I'm very happy to share that I’ve accepted a tenure-track position at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social and International Relations starting this fall as an Assistant Professor! Excited to join the research community and to teach on climate, data/methods, and more! 🍀👩‍💻📚🌍📊🧑‍🏫🇮🇪
July 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Had an amazing time at #EPSA2025 networking and presenting two projects: on conflict mediation with Kasia Houghton, and another on environmental protest and policy responses with @katelynnutley.bsky.social. Thanks to my discussants, Anna Lia Brunetti and Carly Nicole Wayne, for the great feedback!
June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Really enjoyed presenting a joint paper with @katelynnutley.bsky.social on protests, parliamentary rhetoric, and policy outcomes at the Sustainable Social Policy Workshop, hosted by @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social and organized by @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social. Always grateful for the feedback ☺️
June 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Had a great time at the IPSI @bridgingthegap.bsky.social workshop in DC this week! Grateful to workshop my project on the geography of conflict mediation (tvancisin.github.io/elisa_damico/). Thanks to the organizers + amazing participants for the feedback, advice, and solidarity in uncertain times.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My latest paper is out in @ripejournal.bsky.social!

"From garments to grievances" explores how economic shocks and rapid urbanization lead to social unrest in industrializing economies.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0969...

#UrbanGrowth #EconomicShocks #SocialUnrest #Industrialization
From garments to grievances: the dynamics of urban growth and economic shocks in rapidly industrialising economies
In the face of rapid industrialisation, modern-day emergent economies are experiencing unprecedented urban growth driven by the ‘race to the bottom’ in trade. However, this urban expansion is not w...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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What do you know about the geography of conflict mediation?

@elisaadamico.bsky.social shares her research poster from PolMeth Europe 2025⤵️
April 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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New in @gepjournal.bsky.social:
Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent.
Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios.
doi.org/10.1162/glep...
#ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics
Climate Change, Vulnerability, and the Propensity for Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala
Abstract. As extreme weather events, including floods, heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, have increased in frequency and severity, climate migration has also become more commonplace. However, few s...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Grateful to Dr. Lucy Abbott for the insightful discussion of my paper with Kasia Houghton at the @mybisa.bsky.social
conference. Your feedback on our work on militarised mediators was incredibly helpful!
#BISA2025
May 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Important read on the gender citation gap. As a woman in academia: cite us!!
May 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Huge thanks to everyone on my panels at #APSAVRM 2025 for the productive conversations! Grateful for the chance to share my work on sustainable development & conflict, climate shocks & rebel dynamics, and responses to armed conflict. Always appreciate the feedback at @apsa.bsky.social.
April 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Had the best time at #PolMethEurope2025 thanks to brilliant colleagues at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Thanks for all the lovely chats about my geography of conflict mediation work! Learned so much from you all as well — Causal Inference, RDDs, MRP, Networks, LLMs… oh my! 📊🧠
April 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Had a great time on my panel yesterday on "Sovereignty and the Ocean" at #ISA2025! Huge thanks to @christinaboyes.bsky.social and Alena Drieschova for the valuable feedback on my paper with @cullenhendrix.bsky.social and Sarah Glaser. 🌊

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March 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Thanks to @ilyssa.bsky.social, Tanya Irwin, @jamesworrall.bsky.social, & @alexwaterman.bsky.social for their effort on the @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social Rebel Financing workshop @isanet.bsky.social. Feedback from @sanjidaamin.bsky.social & others on my paper w/ Kasia Houghton was incredibly valuable
March 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Excited for ISA 2025 next week! Looking forward to great discussions—and especially to our PeaceRep Reception on Sunday!

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ISA 2025 | PeaceRep Reception: Rethinking Peace and Transition Processes in a Changing World - PeaceRep
Attendees of the 2025 International Studies Association (ISA) conference in Chicago are invited to join PeaceRep for a networking reception on Sunday evening.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM