Haley Swedlund
haleyswedlund.bsky.social
Haley Swedlund
@haleyswedlund.bsky.social
Aid, Conflict, and Development Scholar.
Associate Professor & Research Coordinator, Dept of Political Science, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social 🇳🇱
Excited to be in beautiful Scotland, at @uofglasgow.bsky.social for #PEADS2025. Looking forward to discussing all things #aid for the next two days!

Thanks to Bernhard Reinsberg (co-author extraordinair) for hosting, @sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social for being the original instigator for this workshop.
April 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Exciting to see this in print!
My article on "Global Frictions: Foreign Aid, Donor–Recipient Relations and LGBT+ Rights in Tanzania" has been published in the latest issue of the Journal of International Development. You can download the PDF here (open access). 🌍 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #LGBTQResearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
First post here on Blue Sky!

Foreign aid is foreign policy. When the U.S. treats it as disposable, it loses a key tool of influence and credibility.

My latest on how aid has been used as leverage—and what’s at stake when that leverage disappears:

#foreignpolicy #foreignaid #uspolitics
U.S. foreign aid was once a powerful bargaining tool.

The Trump administration has undermined the U.S. global reputation as a reliable partner.

goodauthority.org/news/us-fore...
U.S. foreign aid was once a powerful bargaining tool
The Trump administration has undermined the U.S. global reputation as a reliable partner.
goodauthority.org
April 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM