Ernesto Verdeja
ernestoverdeja.bsky.social
Ernesto Verdeja
@ernestoverdeja.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Peace Studies and Global Politics/ Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies / Keough School of Global Affairs / University of Notre Dame. More: everdeja.weebly.com. I rarely check Bluesky.
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I would like to announce the account of the journal I edit:

@journalgenocide.bsky.social

Please follow it for updates on our articles.

Thank you.
July 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Ahead of the war in Ukraine, Russian bloggers inundated social media with manipulated images and memes, demonstrating how visual posts change in high-risk situations, Notre Dame's Tim Weninger and @ernestoverdeja.bsky.social write in @us.theconversation.com

theconversation.com/memes-and-co...
Memes and conflict: Study shows surge of imagery and fakes can precede international and political violence
Visual content, including manipulated images, is a staple of propaganda and political messaging. AI analysis shows that a surge of these memes can precede the outbreak of wide-scale violence.
theconversation.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Once again, I was left to wonder: was Pete Hegseth signal chatting military attack plans to everyone but me??

Am I the one that’s insecure, or is it his communication practices that are insecure?
April 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Journal of Genocide Research has published “Anti-Empathy and the Mirage of a Secular Bi-National State Solution: A Response to Nitzan Lebovic and Zahi Zalloua” by Martin Jay. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Anti-Empathy and the Mirage of a Secular Bi-National State Solution: A Response to Nitzan Lebovic and Zahi Zalloua
Published in Journal of Genocide Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Triggers of State-Led Mass Killing
International Studies Quarterly
@ernestoverdeja.bsky.social Angela Chesler

academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Triggers of State-Led Mass Killing
Abstract. Why do states initiate mass killing campaigns against their civilian populations? What explains the timing of state-led mass killing? Extant rese
academic.oup.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pleased to announce that my article with Angela Chesler exploring triggers of state-led mass killings is now published. academic.oup.com/isq/article-...
Triggers of State-Led Mass Killing
Abstract. Why do states initiate mass killing campaigns against their civilian populations? What explains the timing of state-led mass killing? Extant rese
academic.oup.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM