Ashley Leeds
@bashleyleeds.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at Rice University; co-editor of International Organization; researches international relations, alliances, treaties, domestic politics & foreign policy. she/her
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We are thrilled that Dr. Ashley Leeds (@bashleyleeds.bsky.social) will be joining us in #Ithaca this Thursday to present her newest paper.
As a co-sponsor of the seminar with The Reppy Institute, we are very excited for Dr. Leed's professional and academic insights.
Registration details ⤵️
As a co-sponsor of the seminar with The Reppy Institute, we are very excited for Dr. Leed's professional and academic insights.
Registration details ⤵️
October 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We are thrilled that Dr. Ashley Leeds (@bashleyleeds.bsky.social) will be joining us in #Ithaca this Thursday to present her newest paper.
As a co-sponsor of the seminar with The Reppy Institute, we are very excited for Dr. Leed's professional and academic insights.
Registration details ⤵️
As a co-sponsor of the seminar with The Reppy Institute, we are very excited for Dr. Leed's professional and academic insights.
Registration details ⤵️
Bob Stein cared deeply about making sure that the work he valued so much continues. He and his family established the Robert M. (Bob) Stein Fund for Social Policy Research to support programs integrating teaching with research and community impact. To contribute: riceconnect.rice.edu/donation/ste...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bob Stein cared deeply about making sure that the work he valued so much continues. He and his family established the Robert M. (Bob) Stein Fund for Social Policy Research to support programs integrating teaching with research and community impact. To contribute: riceconnect.rice.edu/donation/ste...
@ricepolisci.bsky.social lost a giant last week. I was lucky enough to work with Bob for 24 years. His deep belief in the power of research to make better policy, and his commitment to involve students in community engaged research will inspire me forever. news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@ricepolisci.bsky.social lost a giant last week. I was lucky enough to work with Bob for 24 years. His deep belief in the power of research to make better policy, and his commitment to involve students in community engaged research will inspire me forever. news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...
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📢 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS | Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop Fall 2025
PhD students, postdocs & junior faculty: Present your research/practice job talk!
🗓️ Virtual: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1pm ET
📝 Deadline: Aug 14
Application below:
#PoliSci #polisky #JobMarket #ConflictStudies
PhD students, postdocs & junior faculty: Present your research/practice job talk!
🗓️ Virtual: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1pm ET
📝 Deadline: Aug 14
Application below:
#PoliSci #polisky #JobMarket #ConflictStudies
Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop Submission
We are now accepting submissions for the Fall 2025 sessions of the Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop! This virtual workshop provides a supportive space for junior scholars (PhD candida...
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July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
📢 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS | Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop Fall 2025
PhD students, postdocs & junior faculty: Present your research/practice job talk!
🗓️ Virtual: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1pm ET
📝 Deadline: Aug 14
Application below:
#PoliSci #polisky #JobMarket #ConflictStudies
PhD students, postdocs & junior faculty: Present your research/practice job talk!
🗓️ Virtual: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1pm ET
📝 Deadline: Aug 14
Application below:
#PoliSci #polisky #JobMarket #ConflictStudies
Today is my last day as Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University. Academic leadership is about helping good people do good things. It has been my honor and privilege to support our faculty and students over the last ten years. Welcome to Guillermo Rosas who starts tomorrow!
June 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today is my last day as Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University. Academic leadership is about helping good people do good things. It has been my honor and privilege to support our faculty and students over the last ten years. Welcome to Guillermo Rosas who starts tomorrow!
So proud of these students! The next phases of their careers take them to Arizona State University, Wesleyan University, San Diego State University, Universidad de los Andes, and Russell Reynolds.
Congratulations to our 2024/25 @ricepolisci.bsky.social @ricegradschool.bsky.social Ph.D.s! @ietchacq.bsky.social @chanoarreguin.bsky.social @gustavogd.bsky.social, Gladys Zubiria, and Dayong Lee! We are so proud of you and so excited for the next phase of your careers!
May 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So proud of these students! The next phases of their careers take them to Arizona State University, Wesleyan University, San Diego State University, Universidad de los Andes, and Russell Reynolds.
Erik has had an amazing research impact already, and he is just getting started. I am so honored to work with this remarkable scholar and mentor.
Professor Erik Peterson was one of two faculty across the university to receive the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Achievement. Dr. Peterson has changed what we know about local news and political communication.
May 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Erik has had an amazing research impact already, and he is just getting started. I am so honored to work with this remarkable scholar and mentor.
It's wonderful to see our amazing faculty recognized for the investment they make in our students. Libby makes such a difference in providing our students with opportunities to do community engaged research and learning and guiding them through the process.
Professor Libby Vann won the Social Policy Analysis Student Association Faculty/Staff Mentor Award.
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's wonderful to see our amazing faculty recognized for the investment they make in our students. Libby makes such a difference in providing our students with opportunities to do community engaged research and learning and guiding them through the process.
This is a very well deserved award. Congratulations, Randy!
Professor Randy Stevenson was honored with the Dean's Distinguished Research Award in the School of Social Science for his significant contributions to understanding political behavior in coalitional systems.
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is a very well deserved award. Congratulations, Randy!
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How should scholars of international politics think about the future of IR in the midst of important shifts in global politics?
We're seeking submissions -- limited to 4,000 words -- for a special section on the future of IR, due June 15, 2025.
Please share!
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We're seeking submissions -- limited to 4,000 words -- for a special section on the future of IR, due June 15, 2025.
Please share!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Call for Submissions: Special Section on the Future of IR
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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May 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
How should scholars of international politics think about the future of IR in the midst of important shifts in global politics?
We're seeking submissions -- limited to 4,000 words -- for a special section on the future of IR, due June 15, 2025.
Please share!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We're seeking submissions -- limited to 4,000 words -- for a special section on the future of IR, due June 15, 2025.
Please share!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I gave! I hope @ricepolisci.bsky.social Ph.D. alums will help pay it forward by supporting the current students. The association is extremely well organized and managed, and they are using the funds in very positive ways.
Today is the day! The Rice Political Science Graduate Student Association is competing in the Rice 24-hour challenge by raising money to support professional development, networking, and seed funding. Donate here: www.givecampus.com/schools/Rice...
April 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I gave! I hope @ricepolisci.bsky.social Ph.D. alums will help pay it forward by supporting the current students. The association is extremely well organized and managed, and they are using the funds in very positive ways.
Great to see this out! This review is important for IR scholars as well— under what conditions do women lead and what are the implications of that leadership? Highly recommend!
Really pleased that my @annualreviews.bsky.social on "Gender and Leadership in Executive Branch Politics" w/ @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social is now out!
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Gender and Leadership in Executive Branch Politics | Annual Reviews
Gender influences who has access to power, how leaders behave and are received within institutions, and how institutions are perceived. This review examines gender dynamics in the executive branch, fo...
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March 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great to see this out! This review is important for IR scholars as well— under what conditions do women lead and what are the implications of that leadership? Highly recommend!
Know anyone who works on public law, Constitutional law, or political thought and is interested in a career focused on teaching, curriculum development, and advising? @ricepolisci.bsky.social is hiring-- this is a career, promotable track with a focus on teaching and service.
We're hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor to start July 1! Questions can be directed to search committee chair @matthias-staisch.bsky.social. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164384
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March 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Know anyone who works on public law, Constitutional law, or political thought and is interested in a career focused on teaching, curriculum development, and advising? @ricepolisci.bsky.social is hiring-- this is a career, promotable track with a focus on teaching and service.
I highly recommend this new JCR article by @ricepolisci.bsky.social Ph.D. student @connerjoyce.bsky.social. It uses a creative empirical strategy to evaluate whether states can control non-state hackers operating from their territory if incentivized to do so-- key to international cooperation.
Excited to share that my first solo-authored article has been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution! You can find it here (open access): doi.org/10.1177/0022...
February 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I highly recommend this new JCR article by @ricepolisci.bsky.social Ph.D. student @connerjoyce.bsky.social. It uses a creative empirical strategy to evaluate whether states can control non-state hackers operating from their territory if incentivized to do so-- key to international cooperation.
Women in Conflict Studies will be hosting a reception on Sunday night at the upcoming ISA meeting. Further information is in the ISA conference program. I hope to see many of my WICS colleagues there!
February 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Women in Conflict Studies will be hosting a reception on Sunday night at the upcoming ISA meeting. Further information is in the ISA conference program. I hope to see many of my WICS colleagues there!
If you are interested in keeping up with the Rice political science department, follow us here at @ricepolisci.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If you are interested in keeping up with the Rice political science department, follow us here at @ricepolisci.bsky.social
New article with Jesse Johnson and Burcu Savun published online at ISQ. The article advances our understanding of how governments use international security policy to maintain power domestically and how alliances impact civil wars. academic.oup.com/isq/article-...
Alliances and Civil War Intervention
Abstract. Governments have a number of structural advantages over rebel groups in civil wars, one of which is their greater ability to make credible intern
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October 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM
New article with Jesse Johnson and Burcu Savun published online at ISQ. The article advances our understanding of how governments use international security policy to maintain power domestically and how alliances impact civil wars. academic.oup.com/isq/article-...
Thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social for inviting me to write an explainer about U.S. alliances. The whole series is a great resource for syllabi!
In our latest series, "Good to Know, " we take a closer look at what the U.S. gains from forming defense pacts.
Good to Know: The U.S. and its military alliances: goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Good to Know: The U.S. and its military alliances: goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Good to Know: The U.S. and its military alliances
Defense pacts are the written legal agreements that include promises by one country to assist another in the event of military conflict.
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August 15, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social for inviting me to write an explainer about U.S. alliances. The whole series is a great resource for syllabi!
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Now on #FirstView: Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis, by @carsonaust.bsky.social, @ericmin.bsky.social and Maya Van Nuys.
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Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis
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August 2, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Now on #FirstView: Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis, by @carsonaust.bsky.social, @ericmin.bsky.social and Maya Van Nuys.
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How do contemporary Chinese IR scholars understand international order?
In this #FirstView article, Haoming Xiong, David A. Peterson
and Bear F. Braumoeller compare four modern Chinese IR theories with conventional paradigms.
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In this #FirstView article, Haoming Xiong, David A. Peterson
and Bear F. Braumoeller compare four modern Chinese IR theories with conventional paradigms.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reconceptualizing International Order: Contemporary Chinese Theories and Their Contributions to Global IR | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Reconceptualizing International Order: Contemporary Chinese Theories and Their Contributions to Global IR
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August 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM
How do contemporary Chinese IR scholars understand international order?
In this #FirstView article, Haoming Xiong, David A. Peterson
and Bear F. Braumoeller compare four modern Chinese IR theories with conventional paradigms.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In this #FirstView article, Haoming Xiong, David A. Peterson
and Bear F. Braumoeller compare four modern Chinese IR theories with conventional paradigms.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Hey polisky-- @iojournal.bsky.social is now accepting "essays" in addition to research articles and research notes. Read more on the website linked here ⬇️
IO now welcomes -- in addition to research articles and research notes --a new type of submission, "essays." Essays have a 10,000 word limit. They propose innovative ideas of interest to a broad audience of IR scholars.
For more info on the essay format, please visit cambridge.org/core/journal...
For more info on the essay format, please visit cambridge.org/core/journal...
https://cambridge.org/core/journals/international-organization/information/author-instructions/preparing-your-materials…
April 16, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Hey polisky-- @iojournal.bsky.social is now accepting "essays" in addition to research articles and research notes. Read more on the website linked here ⬇️
2 days until the March 31 deadline to apply for feedback on a paper at the IO Editorial Cafe, held virtually May 20. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The fourth IO Editorial Cafe will be held virtually on May 20, 2024, from 10:30am-noon EDT.
Editorial board and editorial team members will provide feedback to authors as they prepare manuscripts for submission to IO or other selective journals.
Editorial board and editorial team members will provide feedback to authors as they prepare manuscripts for submission to IO or other selective journals.
March 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
2 days until the March 31 deadline to apply for feedback on a paper at the IO Editorial Cafe, held virtually May 20. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Apply here for the IO Editorial Cafe, this year held virtually! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The fourth IO Editorial Cafe will be held virtually on May 20, 2024, from 10:30am-noon EDT.
Editorial board and editorial team members will provide feedback to authors as they prepare manuscripts for submission to IO or other selective journals.
Editorial board and editorial team members will provide feedback to authors as they prepare manuscripts for submission to IO or other selective journals.
February 28, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Apply here for the IO Editorial Cafe, this year held virtually! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reference lists are no longer included in the word count at
@iojournal.bsky.social. Our word limits remain generous at 14k for articles and 8k for notes. We want authors to be inclusive in their citation practices and to cite all relevant work. Pass the word!
@iojournal.bsky.social. Our word limits remain generous at 14k for articles and 8k for notes. We want authors to be inclusive in their citation practices and to cite all relevant work. Pass the word!
IO has revised its policies regarding word limits: we no longer include references/works cited as part of the word count.
See our full submission guidelines here:
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See our full submission guidelines here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 19, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Reference lists are no longer included in the word count at
@iojournal.bsky.social. Our word limits remain generous at 14k for articles and 8k for notes. We want authors to be inclusive in their citation practices and to cite all relevant work. Pass the word!
@iojournal.bsky.social. Our word limits remain generous at 14k for articles and 8k for notes. We want authors to be inclusive in their citation practices and to cite all relevant work. Pass the word!
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December 6, 2023 at 2:25 PM
The Department of Political Science at Rice University has joined us here! polisky