Skip Mark
@skipmark.bsky.social
I am a human rights scholar working at the University of Rhode Island in the political science department. I am director of the Center for Non-violence and Peace Studies and co-director of the CIRIGHTS project, the world’s largest human rights dataset.
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Skip Mark
@skipmark.bsky.social
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Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality
A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.
theconversation.com
New piece in the @us.theconversation.com with @stephenmbagwell.bsky.social The protection of collective labor rights (right to unionize, strike, and bargain collectively) reduces income inequality between individuals (poor vs. rich) and between ethnic/racial groups (white versus Black).
The chief reason Mamdani has aroused such keen interest is because he is the first leftwinger to show that politicians can not only face down Trumpism, they can beat him…The centre-left should be taking on the extreme right and acting as the anti-Trump. Instead…it is playing at being not-Trump.
The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty
The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty
For too long, the centre has been adopting the language of the right but deploying it with greater civility – to disastrous ends, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The chief reason Mamdani has aroused such keen interest is because he is the first leftwinger to show that politicians can not only face down Trumpism, they can beat him…The centre-left should be taking on the extreme right and acting as the anti-Trump. Instead…it is playing at being not-Trump.
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New co-authored article on international trade and forced labour. @nottspolitics.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/ecpo...
doi.org/10.1111/ecpo...
International Trade and Forced Labor
We explore the link between trade liberalization and forced labor theoretically and empirically. Our theoretical framework predicts that the net effect of trade on the use of forced labor depends on ...
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New co-authored article on international trade and forced labour. @nottspolitics.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/ecpo...
doi.org/10.1111/ecpo...
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New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core
International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia
www.cambridge.org
September 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Privileged to write this editorial with @gretchentg.bsky.social of @ucs.org in @science.org: "Scientists’ role in defending democracy." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Privileged to write this editorial with @gretchentg.bsky.social of @ucs.org in @science.org: "Scientists’ role in defending democracy." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New piece in the @us.theconversation.com with @stephenmbagwell.bsky.social The protection of collective labor rights (right to unionize, strike, and bargain collectively) reduces income inequality between individuals (poor vs. rich) and between ethnic/racial groups (white versus Black).
Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality
A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.
theconversation.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New piece in the @us.theconversation.com with @stephenmbagwell.bsky.social The protection of collective labor rights (right to unionize, strike, and bargain collectively) reduces income inequality between individuals (poor vs. rich) and between ethnic/racial groups (white versus Black).
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Glad to see this letter: blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-are-nyc-r...
The Blogs: We are NYC rabbis who support Zohran Mamdani – Here’s why
His platform reflects the Jewish call for justice and also offers a clear plan to address antisemitic violence. That's what real protection looks like
blogs.timesofisrael.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Glad to see this letter: blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-are-nyc-r...
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I'm happy to present Dr. Meridith LaVelle! Dr. LaVelle successfully defended her dissertation this morning. She will be a Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Mannheim this fall. A huge thanks to her other committee members, Amanda Murdie, Danny Hill, and Jeffrey Berejikian.
June 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm happy to present Dr. Meridith LaVelle! Dr. LaVelle successfully defended her dissertation this morning. She will be a Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Mannheim this fall. A huge thanks to her other committee members, Amanda Murdie, Danny Hill, and Jeffrey Berejikian.
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This update took longer than I anticipated, but it's out now! New data on organizational use of violent and nonviolent tactics. Using a diversity of nonviolent tactics is linked to longer survival for orgs.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SXPRW...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SXPRW...
Tactics of survival: Strategies of Resistance Data Project update - Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, Ted Ellsworth, Harriet Goers, Michael Cowan, Oja Pathak, Ellin Chung, 2025
This article presents an update on the Strategies of Resistance Data Project. It extends the original coding of organizations seeking greater self-determination...
journals.sagepub.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This update took longer than I anticipated, but it's out now! New data on organizational use of violent and nonviolent tactics. Using a diversity of nonviolent tactics is linked to longer survival for orgs.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SXPRW...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SXPRW...
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🧵 To make this more concrete: don't assume Trump himself knows what he is going to do next in in the Israel-Iran conflict. He definitely doesn't want to get the US involved in a major war in the Middle East (that much he's been clear on). But he loves to bomb and look tough. 1/
The poor communication, lack of trust, and awkward history in this group, plus Trump’s own track record, should give anyone who thinks they know what happens next a very long pause.
Vice President JD Vance, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, and top aides gathered at the White House earlier, CNN reports. Rubio has been keeping Trump informed.
June 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
🧵 To make this more concrete: don't assume Trump himself knows what he is going to do next in in the Israel-Iran conflict. He definitely doesn't want to get the US involved in a major war in the Middle East (that much he's been clear on). But he loves to bomb and look tough. 1/
Why do peaceful protest turn violent?
Today’s #NoKings protests are a case study of why we need to think about both how protesters behave AND how the government and police respond to protest.
Millions of people protested peacefully, LA erupted in violence
This is an analysis of why
A thread
Today’s #NoKings protests are a case study of why we need to think about both how protesters behave AND how the government and police respond to protest.
Millions of people protested peacefully, LA erupted in violence
This is an analysis of why
A thread
June 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Why do peaceful protest turn violent?
Today’s #NoKings protests are a case study of why we need to think about both how protesters behave AND how the government and police respond to protest.
Millions of people protested peacefully, LA erupted in violence
This is an analysis of why
A thread
Today’s #NoKings protests are a case study of why we need to think about both how protesters behave AND how the government and police respond to protest.
Millions of people protested peacefully, LA erupted in violence
This is an analysis of why
A thread
About a thousand people came out to protest at India Point Park in Providence, RI for the No Kings movement. Speeches by Senator Jack Reed and Representative David Morales. People turned out in large numbers despite the rain.
June 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
About a thousand people came out to protest at India Point Park in Providence, RI for the No Kings movement. Speeches by Senator Jack Reed and Representative David Morales. People turned out in large numbers despite the rain.
Thousands protest in Providence, RI at the capital for the No Kings movement
June 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Thousands protest in Providence, RI at the capital for the No Kings movement
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Sorry, but this stuff drives me absolutely crazy. I’m sorry economists & journalists are just discovering the field of international political economy. But we’ve been studying & publishing about this stuff for 50 years now. There’s no new age of anything & “geoeconomics” has been around forever.
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I think Gillian Tett is right—the word is undergoing a major shift "in the intellectual zeitgeist—of a sort we have seen a few times before." In a way we are revisiting the 1930s when a period of huge trade imbalances, the subordination of...
www.ft.com/content/daf5...
I think Gillian Tett is right—the word is undergoing a major shift "in the intellectual zeitgeist—of a sort we have seen a few times before." In a way we are revisiting the 1930s when a period of huge trade imbalances, the subordination of...
www.ft.com/content/daf5...
Welcome to the new age of geoeconomics
Tech, trade, finance and military policies are mingling in a manner not seen during the neoliberal era
www.ft.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Sorry, but this stuff drives me absolutely crazy. I’m sorry economists & journalists are just discovering the field of international political economy. But we’ve been studying & publishing about this stuff for 50 years now. There’s no new age of anything & “geoeconomics” has been around forever.
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Congratulations to all participants and winners in today's 501 Poster Session!
May 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Congratulations to all participants and winners in today's 501 Poster Session!
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I keep seeing people saying things like, "It is difficult to be a conservative at a University." If you think this is true, I beg you to spend some time at a public university in a red or purple state. Stop making generalizations based on private and/or elitist schools in the Northeast. 1/3
May 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I keep seeing people saying things like, "It is difficult to be a conservative at a University." If you think this is true, I beg you to spend some time at a public university in a red or purple state. Stop making generalizations based on private and/or elitist schools in the Northeast. 1/3
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The problem with America in 1 graph
The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy.
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
April 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The problem with America in 1 graph
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The Black Farmers Index is a collective of Black farmers who are fueling the small business farm revolution. They sell everything from food to soap. Please click on the regions to find farms near you or shop online and share with your friends.
blackfarmersindex.com
blackfarmersindex.com
Black Farmers Index
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April 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Black Farmers Index is a collective of Black farmers who are fueling the small business farm revolution. They sell everything from food to soap. Please click on the regions to find farms near you or shop online and share with your friends.
blackfarmersindex.com
blackfarmersindex.com
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Information for the 2025 Journeys in World Politics workshop: www.saramitchell.org/journeysflye...
Applications due on 5/30 for the workshop held at the U of Iowa on 8/24-8/26. Our senior mentors are Kathleen Cunningham & Leah Windsor, along with Kelly Kadera, Jessica Weeks, Christina Schneider.
Applications due on 5/30 for the workshop held at the U of Iowa on 8/24-8/26. Our senior mentors are Kathleen Cunningham & Leah Windsor, along with Kelly Kadera, Jessica Weeks, Christina Schneider.
www.saramitchell.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Information for the 2025 Journeys in World Politics workshop: www.saramitchell.org/journeysflye...
Applications due on 5/30 for the workshop held at the U of Iowa on 8/24-8/26. Our senior mentors are Kathleen Cunningham & Leah Windsor, along with Kelly Kadera, Jessica Weeks, Christina Schneider.
Applications due on 5/30 for the workshop held at the U of Iowa on 8/24-8/26. Our senior mentors are Kathleen Cunningham & Leah Windsor, along with Kelly Kadera, Jessica Weeks, Christina Schneider.
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I was wondering when someone would trigger WTO dispute resolution proceedings www.wto.org/english/news...
Canada initiates WTO dispute regarding US duties on automobiles and auto parts
Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States concerning US measures imposing a 25 percent duty on automobiles and automobile parts from Canada. The request was circulated to W...
www.wto.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I was wondering when someone would trigger WTO dispute resolution proceedings www.wto.org/english/news...
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
March 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
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Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
For anti-racism to be genuine and have a lasting impact, governments should meaningfully redress the ongoing impacts of racism’s historic legacies.
For anti-racism to be genuine and have a lasting impact, governments should meaningfully redress the ongoing impacts of racism’s historic legacies.
Ending Racism Means Addressing Its Historic Legacies
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
www.hrw.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
For anti-racism to be genuine and have a lasting impact, governments should meaningfully redress the ongoing impacts of racism’s historic legacies.
For anti-racism to be genuine and have a lasting impact, governments should meaningfully redress the ongoing impacts of racism’s historic legacies.
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@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, and I draw on our research through the Crowd Counting Consortium to show that there is far more protest happening in the US than is commonly understood, and that the shift to economic noncooperation shows powerful potential for future collective action.
Resistance is alive and well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches in 2017, but they're far more numerous and frequent — and also becoming more strategic.
urldefense.proofpoint.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, and I draw on our research through the Crowd Counting Consortium to show that there is far more protest happening in the US than is commonly understood, and that the shift to economic noncooperation shows powerful potential for future collective action.
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With the Democrats in the Senate folding on this CR as we speak, i wanted to take a minute to share a document I've been working on about what an effective opposition to Trump should look like. The full document is linked in the thread 1/x
March 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
With the Democrats in the Senate folding on this CR as we speak, i wanted to take a minute to share a document I've been working on about what an effective opposition to Trump should look like. The full document is linked in the thread 1/x