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Sam Brazys
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Semi-pro feed. Associate Professor and Vice-Principal Research, Impact and Innovation at University College Dublin, focusing on Aid, Trade, and Development. Editor Journal of International Development.
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And, in rapid succession, The Invisible Hand(out) is now available @OUPAcademic or Amazon. Get your library to pre-order & we'll use the royalties to split a Coke! (Book workshop members, you get a full Coke - on the house)

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September 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Congrats @cobrienudry.bsky.social‬ who drew the top random number! Only 3 of the reposts came on BlueSky but it came up lucky!
It's a thing that exists! If you want a free copy of The Invisible Hand(out) repost this & I'll pick one name on the release date (8/12) & send it to you wherever you are! Or if you can't wait that long, the e-version is available at academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...
August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's a thing that exists! If you want a free copy of The Invisible Hand(out) repost this & I'll pick one name on the release date (8/12) & send it to you wherever you are! Or if you can't wait that long, the e-version is available at academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...
August 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congrats @linettelim.bsky.social! Linette is doing some really cool work on how the PRC delegitimizes foreign media that operates in the country - check it out!
The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to...

@linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China"

Congratulations!! 🥳
July 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Seems a good moment to mention that Ireland is running a Global Talent programme w/ very generous research funding for both "Rising Stars" & "Research Leaders" - if you might be interested in coming to UCD DM/e-mail me. EOI deadline Aug 28th. Please share! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
And it's published (online) - check it out if your library has access (ours doesn't) and let me know what you think! academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...
July 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🚨Pub alert! This is xtra fun - frmr ‪@ucdpolitics.bsky.social‬ masters student's thesis & ‪@researchireland.ie‬ (IRC) #TRADEME project - TLDR - Bangladeshi children living close to exporting firms ⬆️ work & ⬇️ school. Open access thanks 2 ‪@ucdresearch.bsky.social‬ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Does distance matter? Firm proximity, child labour and education
Child labour continues to be a major concern in developing countries, especially as continuously employed child labourers will have extreme difficulty attending school. In this study, we consider t...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#PEADS25 in the books! A huge thanks to our hosts Bernhard Reinsberg & Patrick Shea @uofglasgow.bsky.social
& all the participants. #PEADS26 will hop the pond to hosts @Georgetown -keep an eye for the CfP and hope to see you there!
April 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reposted by Sam Brazys
The Review of International Organizations invites papers using geocoded data on foreign aid for a special issue “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD).” See godad.me, godad.uni-goettingen.de/uploads/RIO_...
March 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
So @ucdpolitics is hiring AGAIN! Open field call for TT Assistant Professor. Applications due April 7th - please share widely! (and, yes, you can apply for this even if you're still in the running for our Ad Astra positions!) my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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March 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thoughts and prayers for my Grad IPE students in the "trade war simulation" exercise this term.
March 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
And, in rapid succession, The Invisible Hand(out) is now available @OUPAcademic or Amazon. Get your library to pre-order & we'll use the royalties to split a Coke! (Book workshop members, you get a full Coke - on the house)

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

tiny.cc/7rha001
February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The book has a cover!
February 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Sam Brazys
Hey there, #polisky. Just swinging by to let you all know that Jane L. Sumner's textbook just dropped: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

I'll also be bringing copies to #ISA and #MPSA, so you can see it in person. #polmeth #methods #R
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reposted by Sam Brazys
If Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico & Canada went into effect, the largest flows affected would be transportation equipment & machinery, as well as electronics, some manufacturing, & fuel. Current tariffs on goods imported from the USMCA partners are generally below 1%. #EconSky
January 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM

We're hiring @ucdpolitics again! 2 positions (Ad Astra Fellow - basically TT APs w xtra start up money) - 1 in Global Governance (broadly defined) & 1 in Environmental Politics. Please R/T send Qs my way my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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January 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nice to see article on "Mask Diplomacy" w/ @alexdukalskis.bsky.social & @stefanmueller.bsky.social was 2nd most read (or at least viewed) at PRX last year - more than COVID19. Bigger argument is about how states manage their image in times of crisis. Open access!
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Discourse wars and ‘mask diplomacy’: China’s global image management in times of crisis
To achieve foreign policy goals and boost prestige, states try to influence how foreign publics perceive them. Particularly during crises, the imperative to mitigate a negative image may see states...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Reposted by Sam Brazys
Trump's America First Trade Policy Memo is here:
America First Trade Policy – The White House
January 20, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Submission deadline today (15th)! (but we're pretty generous with time zones - don't want to exclude any Howland Islanders)
Hi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!
December 15, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Really fantastic submissions coming in so far - looks like it's going to be a great two days discussing PE of Development in Scotland - still time to get your submission in. Not sure how widely this has circulated here so very much appreciate you spreading the word!
Hi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
In-depth feedback from a great group of your peers in the surroundings of the beautiful Scottish uplands - what more could you ask for?
One more week to submit your papers for the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society!!

Come join us in Scotland this spring!

@sbrazys-ucd.bsky.social
CfP: Political Economy of Aid and Development Society

Please submit full papers or extended abstracts to samuel.brazys@ucd.ie.

Deadline: 15 December 2024.
Decisions by: 15 January 2025.

When: 23-24 April 2025
Where: Atholl Palace Hotel in Pitlochry, Scotland

#ipesky #cpesky #cipesky #polisky
December 9, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Really excited to be under contract to write the 10th edition of Routledge's Empirical Political Analysis w/ Richard Rich. If you use, or might use, this book tell me here (or email) what'd you like to see added/cut to make it more useful for you! www.routledge.com/Empirical-Po...
Empirical Political Analysis: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Empirical Political Analysis introduces readers to the foundations of social science research. Organized around the stages of the research process, this textbook prepares readers to conduct both quant...
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December 3, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Hi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!
November 24, 2024 at 8:29 PM