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Harris Mylonas
@harrismylonas.bsky.social

▫️Political Scientist @gwu1821.bsky.social
▫️Editor-in-chief of @nationalitiesp.bsky.social
▫️Nationalism | nation-building | migration | diasporas
🔗 https://harrismylonas.com

Political science 68%
Sociology 29%
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Ever wondered why governments assimilate certain groups, grant minority rights to some, yet exclude others?

I dive into the logic of #nationbuilding (plus my own story!) in this @TEDxFoggyBottom talk

Check it out & share your thoughts!

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Nation-Building: Past, Present, and Future | Harris Mylonas | TEDxFoggyBottom
Harris Mylonas is a GW professor and political scientist. His research focuses on nation- and state-building, diaspora policies, and political development. I...
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My chapter on "State- and Nation-Building in Modern Greece," written for The Oxford Handbook of Modern Greek History, has been published online 👉 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

📌PM me if you want a copy!
🆕 #Greece #PoliticalData
🗳️ In a turbulent 2024, Greece saw low-turnout for the #EUelections, #SYRIZA's leadership crisis, #Wildfires, inflation + became the 1st Orthodox Christian country to legalise 💒 #SameSexMarriage, reports @harrismylonas.bsky.social.
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Interested in #nationalism and international relations?

Check out the latest @h-diplo.bsky.social Jervis Forum Roundtable on Powers’ book

Introduction by Jonathan Renshon; reviews by Jiyoung Ko, Deborah Welch Larson, and Harris Mylonas; reply by Kathleen Powers

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Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-9 on Powers, Nationalisms in International Politics
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 17-9 Kathleen E. Powers, Nationalisms in International Politics. Princeton University Press, 2022. ISBN: 9780691224572.
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The Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-9
Kathleen E. Powers’s Nationalisms in International Politics
“challenges the conventional wisdom about nationalism and supranationalism by demonstrating that not all nationalisms and supranationalisms are the same.” –Jiyoung Ko
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Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-9 on Powers, Nationalisms in International Politics
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 17-9 Kathleen E. Powers, Nationalisms in International Politics. Princeton University Press, 2022. ISBN: 9780691224572.
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The new issue of @nationalitiesp.bsky.social is now published
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Check it out.

On the cover, photo taken by Isabelle DeSisto

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*Nationalism and ethnicity in the study of international relations* a chapter that @erinjenne.bsky.social and I co-authored for the Elgar Handbook of International Relations edited by @cameronthies.bsky.social has (finally) been published!

www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... nationalisky | polisky
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The 2024 Impact Factor for @nationalitiesp.bsky.social has increased to *1.6*, up from *1.3* in 2023. This marks a remarkable climb from 0.728 in 2019.

A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated editorial board, reviewers & authors!

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Fantastic dissertation! Great meeting you @axelcronert.bsky.social !
Thrilled to see my PhD student Anna Jeglinska defend her excellent thesis on Polish diaspora policy – "Co-nationals under construction" – with flying collars today! Thank you @harrismylonas.bsky.social for a highly constructive discussion! Now, Dr. Jeglinska – time to party! 🥳

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Thrilled to see my PhD student Anna Jeglinska defend her excellent thesis on Polish diaspora policy – "Co-nationals under construction" – with flying collars today! Thank you @harrismylonas.bsky.social for a highly constructive discussion! Now, Dr. Jeglinska – time to party! 🥳

Looking forward to it
Tomorrow at the Department of Government, Anna Jeglinska defends her thesis Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023, with @harrismylonas.bsky.social as external reviewer.

Location: Brusewitzsalen, Östra Ågatan 19, Uppsala
Time: 13:15

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Anna Jeglinska: Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023 - Uppsala University
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Tomorrow at the Department of Government, Anna Jeglinska defends her thesis Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023, with @harrismylonas.bsky.social as external reviewer.

Location: Brusewitzsalen, Östra Ågatan 19, Uppsala
Time: 13:15

www.uu.se/en/events/de...
Anna Jeglinska: Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023 - Uppsala University
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Deborah Boucoyannis and I draw on Richard Bensel’s “The Founding of Modern States” to highlight a point overlooked in political science: state- and regime-building are deeply tied to how “the people” are defined—nation-building. Check out the piece👉 academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...

Varieties of Nationalism @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org co-authored with Maya Tudor was released into the world 2 years ago. Thank you to everyone who has adopted it in their courses or incorporated its ideas into their research, helping it find a place in the field

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Varieties of Nationalism
Cambridge Core - Economic Development and Growth - Varieties of Nationalism
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Given that we are now 27 years since the publication of “Identity in Formation,” David Laitin agreed to add a newly drafted coda, which you will find below Pål Kolstø’s reaction 3/4

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In the exchange below, David Laitin evaluates his predictions against evidence that he amassed over the years, and Pål Kolstø reacts. 2/4

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In 2018, David Laitin and Pål Kolstø engaged in a discussion at the Annual Meeting of the @asn-org.bsky.social The panel was a 20-year retrospective on Laitin’s “Identity in Formation: the Russian-speaking populations in the Near Abroad” 1/4

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Don't forget to submit your fieldwork photos to the annual @nationalitiesp.bsky.social Photo Contest by May 15!

The photo submissions should be accompanied by a brief description (300-400 words)

Email them to our Managing Editor: np.managingeditor@gmail.com

Issue 53.3 of @nationalitiesp.bsky.social is now published. Check it out 👇
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On the cover, photo taken by Elena Denisova-Schmidt

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First @bsky.app post! @joshschwartz.bsky.social & I are conducting a survey on the treatment of women & girls in #Afghanistan & #Iran. Academics, practitioners, policymakers - we would love to hear from you! The survey is fully anonymous & will only take 5 mins: cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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For those at #ISA2025, join us today and tomorrow @isanet.bsky.social

New Issue of @nationalitiesp.bsky.social published 👉
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On the Cover. Photo taken by Roi Pérez

Keep reading, keep citing

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The first issue of @nationalitiesp.bsky.social for 2025 is published online 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On the Cover. Photo taken by Nino Gozalishvili

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Today 👇
Want to know more about the links between #Nationalism and #Immigrant Integration? Join our webinar with @saragoodman.bsky.social
and Stephanie Zonszein at 1pm ET on Zoom. Registration: tinyurl.com/38p964n4

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⚠️This Thu,Jan 23, 1-2:30pm ET:
Virtual @asn-org.bsky.social webinar:
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

How do nationalist narratives influence development& implementation of integration policies?

With @harrismylonas.bsky.social Stephanie Zonszein @saragoodman.bsky.social
🔗 tinyurl.com/38p964n4