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Oliver Kaplan
@oliverkaplan.bsky.social
Prof @JosefKorbelSchool.bsky.social @UofDenver
📚Books:
RESISTING WAR (2017)
SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER (2024) Nonviolent action & Colombianista | Research + Policymaking Ethics | @KorbelAsylum ⛷️🚵‍♂️
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If you don’t think you need this book YES YOU DO.
I'm offering guest lectures on SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER for this academic year…
Add the book to your syllabus, and then add me as a guest lecturer!
I’m happy to join your class either virtually or in person...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My new article on #PDET community development programs in #Colombia -- Can they boost trust in (post-)conflict conditions?

** Original 2021 survey data on 2 towns -> More positive attitudes when project priorities matched community needs (e.g., roads vs. health)
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June 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Standing up for Science!
March 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
As editors of SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER @epsteinprof.bsky.social & I believe that the responsible use of SCIENCE contributes to the public good and makes the world better

We stand in solidarity with
@standupforscience.bsky.social 3/7/25
March 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Glad my copy of “Surviving the Islamic State” by @austinknuppe.bsky.social made it to the Rockies ⛰️🏔️ … Per my praise it “shows how civilians weigh risks of retaliation as they decide whether to acquiesce, mount everyday resistance, or pursue more active opposition”….
Key insights for unstable times
February 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Glad to share our new article "HOW COVID CHANGED LATIN AMERICA" in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
@mikealbertus.bsky.social
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We find COVID created challenges & risks of democratic backsliding but also brought hopeful responses and resiliencies
January 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
PUBLICATION DAY ‼️📚

OK, this book is a GAME CHANGER!

Many scholars “Bridge the Gap" and brief policymakers, and many policymakers seek out research and evidence…

There was no concrete ethical guidance on how to do this… UNTIL NOW!
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October 15, 2024 at 8:28 PM