Hannah Alarian
@hannahalarian.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UF | Comparative Politics | Citizenship, immigration, and far-right populism in Europe
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Torn between Putin and Trump, Germany's #AfD chooses: both, because it's not really a contradiction
Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Torn between Putin and Trump, Germany's #AfD chooses: both, because it's not really a contradiction
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Registration open for the 10th annual conference of the ECIT Foundation on EU citizenship. Debates about citizenship fit uneasily in the current politically divided culture but isn’t that precisely why the fullest EU citizenship is urgently needed?
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ECIT Annual Conference - ECIT Foundation
The ECIT Annual Conference takes place once a year and focuses exclusively on aspects of European Citizenship.
ecit-foundation.eu
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Registration open for the 10th annual conference of the ECIT Foundation on EU citizenship. Debates about citizenship fit uneasily in the current politically divided culture but isn’t that precisely why the fullest EU citizenship is urgently needed?
ecit-foundation.eu/annual-confe...
ecit-foundation.eu/annual-confe...
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Florida's governor is telling public universities to stop hiring anyone on a H-1B visa. Expect other red states to follow suit.
Florida’s Public Universities Should No Longer Hire Foreign Employees, DeSantis Says
The Republican governor’s directive on H-1B visas comes as President Trump has initiated his policy of charging employers a new $100,000 fee to hire people from outside the United States.
www.chronicle.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Florida's governor is telling public universities to stop hiring anyone on a H-1B visa. Expect other red states to follow suit.
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Spend a year on #CapitolHill as an APSA Congressional Fellow and experience the policymaking process up close. Apply today and see how democracy really works. buff.ly/SkmdOuE%E2%8...
#CongressionalFellowship #polisky
#CongressionalFellowship #polisky
Congressional Fellowship Program - American Political Science Association (APSA)
Applications for the 2026-2027 APSA-sponsored fellowship are now open! Click below to apply. Call for Applications: Journalism Fellow Application;
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October 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Spend a year on #CapitolHill as an APSA Congressional Fellow and experience the policymaking process up close. Apply today and see how democracy really works. buff.ly/SkmdOuE%E2%8...
#CongressionalFellowship #polisky
#CongressionalFellowship #polisky
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It's always a good idea to take migration scholars/activists seriously
Remember when we were told that Trump's "mass deportation" agenda would usher in a police state? That terrorizing "migrants" was not going to end with those put in this state category? That acting in solidarity was urgent?
Remember when we were told that Trump's "mass deportation" agenda would usher in a police state? That terrorizing "migrants" was not going to end with those put in this state category? That acting in solidarity was urgent?
Tear gassing random residential streets is just absolutely psychotic behavior.
Video from today's first gas attack.
Saturday morning in Chicago.
Saturday morning in Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It's always a good idea to take migration scholars/activists seriously
Remember when we were told that Trump's "mass deportation" agenda would usher in a police state? That terrorizing "migrants" was not going to end with those put in this state category? That acting in solidarity was urgent?
Remember when we were told that Trump's "mass deportation" agenda would usher in a police state? That terrorizing "migrants" was not going to end with those put in this state category? That acting in solidarity was urgent?
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Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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The University of Houston is looking to hire a political theorist specializing in American political thought.
Full details are available here: careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
Full details are available here: careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - American Political Thought - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Political Science
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Description:
The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for an open rank position of ...
careers.uh.edu
September 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The University of Houston is looking to hire a political theorist specializing in American political thought.
Full details are available here: careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
Full details are available here: careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
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Calling all #polisky graduate students! Join the 2025-2026 APSA Public Scholarship Program, and produce summaries of new and timely research published in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social.
Apply by September 20th:
Apply by September 20th:
Call for Applications: 2025-2026 Public Scholarship Program | Deadline: September 20 -
APSA is accepting applications to join the seventh cohort of the Public Scholarship Program fellows. This program offers remote part-time fellowships that introduces graduate students to the…
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September 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Calling all #polisky graduate students! Join the 2025-2026 APSA Public Scholarship Program, and produce summaries of new and timely research published in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social.
Apply by September 20th:
Apply by September 20th:
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A reminder that blowing up boats in the Caribbean does nothing to disrupt fentanyl trafficking, which doesn't come from Venezuela at all. As a synthetic drug, it increasingly is Made in the USA
"Cocaine, famously, comes from just three countries, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, none of which are Venezuela."
-- @mpaarlberg.bsky.social for @cipolicy.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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Trump’s Wag The Dog Moment - CIP
If you want to break up a drug cartel, blowing up a boat does little to accomplish that, unless you believe cartels only own one boat.
internationalpolicy.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A reminder that blowing up boats in the Caribbean does nothing to disrupt fentanyl trafficking, which doesn't come from Venezuela at all. As a synthetic drug, it increasingly is Made in the USA
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
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Citizenship in the News 📰🇰🇭
Cambodia MPs pass ‘chilling’ bill enabling citizenship to be stripped: Coalition of rights groups says law covering ‘collusion’ could be abused to stifle government’s opponents
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Cambodia MPs pass ‘chilling’ bill enabling citizenship to be stripped: Coalition of rights groups says law covering ‘collusion’ could be abused to stifle government’s opponents
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Cambodia MPs pass ‘chilling’ bill enabling citizenship to be stripped
Coalition of rights groups says law covering ‘collusion’ could be abused to stifle government’s opponents
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Citizenship in the News 📰🇰🇭
Cambodia MPs pass ‘chilling’ bill enabling citizenship to be stripped: Coalition of rights groups says law covering ‘collusion’ could be abused to stifle government’s opponents
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Cambodia MPs pass ‘chilling’ bill enabling citizenship to be stripped: Coalition of rights groups says law covering ‘collusion’ could be abused to stifle government’s opponents
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
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Hi friends! I am collecting submissions for the Best Women in Politics Paper Award for WPSA! Send your nominations to ejdavies [at] uci [dot] edu. Self nominations are welcome!
August 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hi friends! I am collecting submissions for the Best Women in Politics Paper Award for WPSA! Send your nominations to ejdavies [at] uci [dot] edu. Self nominations are welcome!
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We'll be searching for another visiting student / post-doc in American Political Institutions for RPLL this fall (co-pis Jeff Harden and Jim Curry)
More on this soon, and additional information on the lab is available below
rooneycenter.nd.edu/research/rep...
More on this soon, and additional information on the lab is available below
rooneycenter.nd.edu/research/rep...
Representation and Politics in Legislatures Lab
Notre Dame’s Rooney Center facilitates research on critical issues facing American democracy and encourages student engagement in civic and political life.
rooneycenter.nd.edu
August 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We'll be searching for another visiting student / post-doc in American Political Institutions for RPLL this fall (co-pis Jeff Harden and Jim Curry)
More on this soon, and additional information on the lab is available below
rooneycenter.nd.edu/research/rep...
More on this soon, and additional information on the lab is available below
rooneycenter.nd.edu/research/rep...
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„Brandmauer“ heißt, jeder Legitimation der extremen Rechten vorzubeugen und dort, wo sie geschieht, zu sanktionieren. Das ergibt sich aus ihrer Verpflichtung, dem Erhalt der Demokratie zu dienen. Den gibt es nicht umsonst.
August 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
„Brandmauer“ heißt, jeder Legitimation der extremen Rechten vorzubeugen und dort, wo sie geschieht, zu sanktionieren. Das ergibt sich aus ihrer Verpflichtung, dem Erhalt der Demokratie zu dienen. Den gibt es nicht umsonst.
So glad to see this finally out -
Centering refugee voices, this article highlights refugee experiences and expectations of linguistic programs. An important and increasingly rare feat in the integration policy space
Centering refugee voices, this article highlights refugee experiences and expectations of linguistic programs. An important and increasingly rare feat in the integration policy space
Happy to share my latest: "How introduction programs help and hinder refugee integration: evidence from Norway", coauthored with Edit Bugge and Marte Nordanger, is now online at @scmrjems.bsky.social (a short thread) 1/9
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How introduction programs help and hinder refugee integration: evidence from Norway
This study examines the impact of immigrant integration programmes on low-literate refugees, focusing on the Norwegian Introduction Programme (IP). Like other obligatory integration courses across ...
www.tandfonline.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So glad to see this finally out -
Centering refugee voices, this article highlights refugee experiences and expectations of linguistic programs. An important and increasingly rare feat in the integration policy space
Centering refugee voices, this article highlights refugee experiences and expectations of linguistic programs. An important and increasingly rare feat in the integration policy space
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Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
Faculty (UWOFA)
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
www.uwo.ca
July 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
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Only 73 aid trucks entered Gaza today—far below the 600 minimum needed—while three airdrops, overseen by Israeli forces, landed in dangerous combat zones, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8hrip9
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8hrip9
Strikes on Gaza resume as Israel’s ‘tactical pause’ comes to an end
Six more Palestinians have starved to death today as Israel makes small increases in aid delivery.
aje.io
July 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Only 73 aid trucks entered Gaza today—far below the 600 minimum needed—while three airdrops, overseen by Israeli forces, landed in dangerous combat zones, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8hrip9
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8hrip9
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More resources and links in the posts comments. Please donate if you can.
July 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
More resources and links in the posts comments. Please donate if you can.
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still time to sign up for a 2025 CES module if you're interested!
we have just released the call for those interested in purchasing a module for the 2025 CES see here: sites.tufts.edu/cooperativee...
and if you haven't done so already, make sure to register ASAP for the 2025 CES conference (being held 6/1 - 6/3 at Solitude Mountain Resort): cesconference.byu.edu
and if you haven't done so already, make sure to register ASAP for the 2025 CES conference (being held 6/1 - 6/3 at Solitude Mountain Resort): cesconference.byu.edu
Announcing the 2025 Cooperative Election Study – Cooperative Election Study Blog
sites.tufts.edu
July 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
still time to sign up for a 2025 CES module if you're interested!
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I was on CNN this morning discussing closed primaries. My hot take: disenfranchisement is a serious problem in the US and it does *not* include independents not being able to vote in primaries.
Petitioners advocate for open primaries in Pennsylvania | CNN Politics
Political Science Professor Seth Masket and Vice-President of Open Primaries Jeremy Gruber join Michael Smerconish to debate the benefits and drawbacks of open primaries in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl...
www.cnn.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I was on CNN this morning discussing closed primaries. My hot take: disenfranchisement is a serious problem in the US and it does *not* include independents not being able to vote in primaries.
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We are hiring at @opensecrets.org! If you are interested in working with and analyzing large datasets - and you care about government transparency and accountability - apply now to join our research team. www.opensecrets.org/about/jobs?1
Jobs
www.opensecrets.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are hiring at @opensecrets.org! If you are interested in working with and analyzing large datasets - and you care about government transparency and accountability - apply now to join our research team. www.opensecrets.org/about/jobs?1
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Bluesky migration peeps, I’m looking for a #migration & #security person who’s interested in writing a 7k chapter for my edited volume (etd: 26/27) - “Immigration in Western Europe: Challenges, Contradictions and Opportunities” (Edinburgh Uni Press). Any suggestions?
a woman is smiling and says it 's time for an all new chapter .
ALT: a woman is smiling and says it 's time for an all new chapter .
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July 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bluesky migration peeps, I’m looking for a #migration & #security person who’s interested in writing a 7k chapter for my edited volume (etd: 26/27) - “Immigration in Western Europe: Challenges, Contradictions and Opportunities” (Edinburgh Uni Press). Any suggestions?