International Relations @irjournal.bsky.social We welcome articles and proposals from all perspectives and on all subjects pertaining to international relations: law, economics, ethics, strategy, philosophy, culture, environment, and more.
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ire
Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social The University of Michigan's Center for Political Studies (CPS) posts about social science research, politics, policy, and free data resources.
Simon F. Haeder @simonfhaeder.bsky.social Academic Dad | Packers Owner | Professor of Public Health | @OhioState | disclaimer
International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social International Studies Association - A community of international studies scholars.
https://linktr.ee/intlstudiesassociation
Anna Eriksson @erikssoncrim.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminology | Prison policy and practice | Nordic exceptionalism | Social infrastructure in prisons | Researcher | Author | Educator
Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies @sjms.bsky.social An online, open access journal publishing both high quality research and valuable practice-oriented studies relevant to the military profession (www.sjms.nu)
Josh Holloway @jholloway.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Government at Flinders University.
Democracy | Parties | Elections
The Correlates of War Project @correlatesofwar.bsky.social http://www.correlatesofwar.org/
Rosie Alexander @rosiealexander.bsky.social Researcher and lecturer based in Orkney, Scotland. Interests in career development, career guidance, mobility and place, island studies and island development. Website: www.rosiealexander.co.uk 
Dr Emeka Njoku @emekatn.bsky.social Assistant Professor @iddbirmingham | Associate Editor @JISBjournal | #terrorism, #counterterrorism #civilsociety, #development, #gender, #sexuality
Dr Katy Jones @katyjones.bsky.social Reader (Associate Prof) in Employment, Head of the Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre at Manchester Met University
David Young @davidhjyoung.bsky.social British Academy Postdoc Fellow - social policy, social security/insecurity, income volatility, Universal Credit, care. Previous researcher: distantwelfare.co.uk, Sanctions, Support and Service Leavers, changingrealities.org, safetynets.study
Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy
Academic Lead (Interim) Social Innovation Institute
University of Salford, UK
FAcSS
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
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Charles Mahoney @charleswmahoney.bsky.social Professor at CSULB. I research international relations, the US defense industry, US foreign policy, and extremist groups. www.charleswmahoney.com
Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com Transparency, regulation, business & interest group politics, and metascience. Manage @apsa.bsky.social DDRIG. The people know it's casino capitalism 🎰
Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social Rural demographer & pop health scholar; Director of the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse Univ; 1st gen college; lover of days with no meetings; check out our research briefs:
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/
https://surface.syr.edu/cpr_policybriefs/
David Blagden @blagdendavid.bsky.social Assoc Prof at the University of Exeter's Strategy and Security Institute. Also currently: NATO Defence College, RN Strategic Studies Centre, UofE Press (co-edit the 'Exeter Strategic & Security Studies' book series). @blagden_david on The Other Place.
GEOPOLIST - Istanbul Center for Geopolitics @geopolist.bsky.social Predicting the unpredictable!☯ Founded by http://newsaboutturkey.com, GEOPOLIST is your premier source for comprehensive analysis of global & regional geopolitical developments. Op-eds are welcomed. ➔ https://geopolist.com/submit-an-op-ed/
@mariusfroehle.bsky.social @mariusfroehle.bsky.social Researcher, coordination & counceling @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
FristGen | Researching far-right politics & political parties
Kira Renée Kurz @kirareneekurz.bsky.social Postdoc @baltic-peripeties.bsky.social
youth political representation | political demography | parties | generations | 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪
Social media person @youthpolrep.bsky.social
More info https://kirareneekurz.owlstown.net/
Judith Reinbold @judithreinbold.bsky.social 
Ronald Schleehauf @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social Doctoral Candidate & Research Associate, University of Freiburg
Populism & Political culture | Italian & German Politics
Managing Editor @sppjournal.bsky.social
Jonathan Powell @drpowell.bsky.social Free agent social scientist studying political instability and human security
Raúl Zepeda Gil 🌈🌹🇲🇽 @rgzepeda.bsky.social Associate Professor UNAM | Criminal violence, political economy, education, climate change, policy ideas | All opinions personal | Spanglish |
Darrell Driver 🇺🇦 @dwdriver.bsky.social Professor at the US Army War College. Transatlantic relations and European security. Views posted here are my own.
Igor Acácio @igoracacio.bsky.social First Gen College Student. Post-Doc @CIPR_Tulane, Ph.D. @UCRPoliSci, MA @uerj_iesp, Fellow @ND_ISC. Civ-Mil, Defense and Security, LatAm Politics. On the job market.
Vasabjit Banerjee @vasabjit.bsky.social Comparative civil-military relations, defense manufacturing, political violence, electoral politics, and foreign policy. Regional foci on South Asia and Latin America, but also the "global south."
Sanna Strand @sannastrand.bsky.social Researcher in International Relations, Stockholm University.
Jori Kalkman @jorikalkman.bsky.social Associate professor at Netherlands Defence Academy - Organization and Management Studies - Interested in extreme contexts, military operations, emergencies, and disasters - Recently published 'Frontline crisis response' at CUP: https://ap.lc/F2oDJ
Jen Spindel @spindel.bsky.social 🎓 political scientist
🎀 breast cancer survivor
😺 cat person
👽sci-fi & fantasy dork
Follow for cat pics, hot takes on sci-fi and fantasy, and occasional international security and foreign policy posts. All views my own
Robert Ralston @robertralston.bsky.social Lecturer (assistant prof) at University of Birmingham. Grand Strategy; Politics of Decline/Declinism; Civil-Military Relations
https://sites.google.com/view/robert-ralston/home
Sebastian Larsson @olovsebastian.bsky.social Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. Co-editor/chair of 'New Intelligence Studies'. Critical & sociological analyses of intelligence, defence, and military education.
John Fowler, PhD @jfowlerir.bsky.social I received my PhD in 2026 from the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. My research interests include civil-military relations, security and culture in the field of International Relations.
Paul Cormarie @paulcormarie.bsky.social RAND Analyst | European defense & nukes | 🇫🇷🇺🇸
Christopher P Kelley @cpkelley01.bsky.social Professional of Sociology and Organizational Leadership Dept of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership United States Air Force Academy
Rebecca Best @rebeccabestir.bsky.social Assoc Prof of Political Science; armed conflict, terrorism, women combatants, women in peace processes, and veteran reintegration. Personal views only. 
Amy J. Rutenberg @amyjay401.bsky.social Historian of War, Gender, and the Modern U.S. Author of Rough Draft: Cold War Military Manpower Policy and the Origins of Vietnam-Era Draft Resistance. Working on books on peace activism and the US military and on DADT. Former high school teacher.
Petra Verdonk she/her @petraverdonk.bsky.social Psychologist, PhD | Intersectionality | Public health | Climate justice | Extinction Rebellion | www.BeyondBoundary.nl | Coloring book for health researchers 'Coloring connections' https://zenodo.org/records/14258538 | GroenLinks-PvdA fractie in Helmond
Charlotte Duval-Lantoine @charlottedl.bsky.social Researcher. Author. PhD Candidate. Military Personnel Management, CAF culture, toxic leadership. With a sprinkle of intersectionality.
Professional silly goose.
Oh and I work at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, too.
Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social Prof of the Practice @GeorgetownCSS | Non-Res Senior Associate @csis_isp | civ-mil, natsec | Views mine alone | Go Irish, Hoya Saxa
https://www.cambriapress.com/PoliticsArmy
Kristen Harkness @kristenharkness.bsky.social Professor, School of IR, University of St. Andrews; researching authoritarianism, ethnicity, militaries, conflict, and democratisation.
Andrew Ivey @drprofivey.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Government of Latin America, Civil-Military Relations and policing. 
Karabekir Akkoyunlu @karabekir.bsky.social Researcher at SOAS • Autocratisation and Militarisation • Turkey • Iran • Brazil • Author of "Guardianship and Democracy in Iran and Turkey" (EUP 2024) • https://www.karabekir.net/ 
@patrickbury.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social Reader (Snr Assoc Prof) in Warfare + Counter-Terrorism, University of Bath. UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Fmr 1 Royal Irish and NATO PA.
Simon J. Smith @sjasmith.bsky.social Scottish-American or American-Scot, I forget which. Associate Professor at Royal Danish Defence College and 'Scholar in Residence' at SDSU Center for War and Society. Editor-in-Chief of @defencestudies.bsky.social.
Jarrod Pendlebury @birrel.bsky.social 
Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social #CivMil relations; Director, @CdsnRcds; saideman.blogspot.com; Co-host, Battle Rhythm podcast cdsn-rcds.com/battlerhythm, International Relations professor. Used to study nationalism/ethnic conflict.
Dr. Danielle Lupton @proflupton.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science at Colgate University. Come for the politics, stay for the pop culture and dog photos. She/Her. All views are my own.
www.daniellelupton.com
Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social Political Scientist (all views are own, not employers’). Visiting Prof @ Columbia SIPA; civ-mil relations, military orgs/manpower, public opinion, foreign policy, militarized policing, democratic theory, intl/natsec law, pol econ
Polina Beliakova @polinabeliakova.bsky.social Postdoctoral fellow at MIT SSP. I study civil-military relations, security policy, and the use of force by Russia, Ukraine, Israel, and the U.S.
Stephen M. Grenier @warprof.bsky.social Faculty Director, Global Security Studies Program @jhu.edu | former soldier | Chair, International Security Section @apsa.bsky.social | long suffering fan of Scottish 🏴 & Welsh Rugby 🏴
Stephanie Bonnes (she/her) @stephaniebonnes.bsky.social Sociologist researching and teaching about gender, femininity, masculinity, victimization, and organizations. Currently writing about sexual harassment and assault in the military. Author of Hardship Duty (OUP, 2024). 
Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
John Nagl @john-nagl.bsky.social Old soldier, scribbler, and teacher.
Dr. Salah Ben Hammou @salahbhpolisci.bsky.social Postdoctoral Associate for the Center of the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute of Public Policy.
Former USIP Peace Scholar.
Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida.
www.salahbenhammou.com
Theo Milonopoulos @theomilo.bsky.social Assistant professoring. PhD @Columbia. Prev. @ClementsCenter, @perryworldhouse. IR, civ-mil, tech. Star Wars, Lego, newspapers, coffee, dogs. He/him. Personal Account. Views mine.
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FRANKY 🇺🇸🪖🛩️ 👊🇺🇸🔥 @jaharamatisek.bsky.social USAF Pilot; PoliSci PhD; Mil. Prof. at US NavalWarCollege; Fellow @PayneInstitute & @EuropeanResilienceInitiativeCenter; 49ers fan; Tweets ≠ DOD endorsement // My Book: https://www.rienner.com/title/Old_and_New_Battlespaces_Society_Military_Power_and_War
Carrie Farmer @cmf11.bsky.social Health care and veterans policy researcher. Pittsburgher (New Englander at heart).
Tanisha Fazal @tanishafazal.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. Specializing in sovereignty, armed conflict, international law, and military medicine. Plus LEGOs & chocolate.
Dr. Cindy May @cindylmay.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics (US Politics), Lancaster University, UK; US Politics, US Foreign Policy, Terrorism, Military Interventions, Insurgency
Formerly LSE, QMUL, KCL, Cambridge
Tom Long @tomlongphd.bsky.social Professor of International Relations at University of Warwick; Latin America; Historical IR; small states
Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com Political scientist and author of How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive. Hosting The Next Best, a politics podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrMarcelDirsus
Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social research on the UN, peacekeeping, peace processes, and international relations. interested in joy, screwball comedy. custodian of world’s sweetest dog. opinions mine! 🧿🦒
Tim Gill @timgill924.bsky.social Sociologist / New Book - Unraveling the American Mafia: Angelo Lonardo, Carmen Zagaria, and the Beginning of the End in Cleveland (Bloomsbury, 2027)
Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College | Editor @sjms.bsky.social | Posts about Civil-Military Relations, Politics, Security, and Drug War Absurdities
https://research.fak.dk/esploro/profile/christoph_harig/output/all?institution=45FBI_INST
Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com Assistant Professor of European Comparative Politics, SPIRe, University College Dublin.
Co-PI CONSTRUCT project. EPSS Diversity Committee. Parties, representation, group appeals and text-as-data.
📺 🥣 & 🐈⬛
www.alonadolinsky.com
Eric Michael Burke @emburke.bsky.social Historian. Bibliophile. Naturalist. Antiquarian.
Dan Semenza @daniel-semenza.bsky.social Criminologist | Associate Professor at Rutgers University | Director of Research at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center | Stoneleigh Fellow
Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social - Asian Security & Military Affairs + Neoclassical Realism
- Author of "Japan's Rush to the Pacific War": https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22053-1
- Managing Editor of Asian Security
- Website: https://lionelfatton.com/
Andrew Payne @andypayne.bsky.social Lecturer in Foreign Policy and Security at City, University of London. Research Associate at Oxford University. Member of Council at Chatham House. Author of "War on the Ballot" (Columbia University Press, 2023).
Pedro Accorsi @pedroaccorsi.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UC Chile's Institute of Political Science, working on international conflict and civil-military relations.
https://pedroaccorsi.github.io/
Marius Mehrl @mehrl.bsky.social Lecturer, University of Leeds. Editor, @conflictmanagement.bsky.social Armed conflict, authoritarian politics. And Basketball. Website: https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/staff/2078/dr-marius-mehrl
Emma Huddlestone @emmahuddlestone.bsky.social Lecturer in Sociology at UEA. Interested in critical military studies, military families and social justice.- P David Pion-Berlin @pdbones.bsky.social Political Scientist, scholar of Latin America and civil-military relations, lover of democracy, dislike all things fascist, including Trump, Trumpsters, and Elon Musk; avid painter and music lover/deadhead.
Chris Goodman @cbgoodman.co Professor & MPA Director @ NIU. Public finance & local govts. Special districts, mostly. 🚴
📍 Chicagoland
🌐 hello.cgoodman.com
Erica De Bruin @edebruin.bsky.social Associate Professor, Hamilton College. Studying civil-military relations, civil war, policing. Author of HOW TO PREVENT COUPS (Cornell UP). www.ericadebruin.com.
Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social Historian @crexuio.bluesky.social University of Oslo. Interested in the far right, fascism & terrorism. I co-edit Routledge’s Fascism & the Far Right book series: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Studies-in-Fascism-and-the-Far-Right/book-series/FFR
Jessica Scott @jessicascott.net Writer of spicy military romances, among other things. Writing again after a 5 year drought. Sociologist studying privacy, surveillance, and narrative warfare.
https://jessicascottbooks.com
Carrie A Lee @carriealee.bsky.social Former public servant: Democracy, Civ-Mil, NatSec & Strategy. Senior Fellow @gmfus.bsky.social, Visiting Scholar @perryworldhouse.bsky.social, Member @cfr.org, Truman Project. Running enthusiast.
Malte Riemann @malteriemann.bsky.social Assistant Professor in War, Peace, and Justice at Leiden University
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/malte-riemann#tab-1
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/security-studies/book277843 
Jodi Benenson @gojodi.bsky.social voter, vegetarian, coffee drinker, professor. new to cats.
Kevin Koehler @kkoehler.bsky.social Associate Professor at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa; PI MENA-PERC project; research on political elites in MENA, particularly Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey.
www.kevinkoehler.org
Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
Researching dictatorships and the dark side of politics | https://www.adamscharpf.net/
Author of "Making a Career in Dictatorship", OUP | https://tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf
Greg Sanders @gregorysanders.bsky.social International relations Fellow CSIS ISP and DIIG Deputy Director. Separately Vice President of PurpleLineNow. Opinions are strictly my own.
Lachezar (Lucky) Anguelov @anguelov.bsky.social Public administration faculty at The Evergreen State College, passionate about government contracting, public procurement, management, and local government decision making.
Nina Wilen @ninawilen.bsky.social Dir. Africa Program Egmont Institute, Assoc Prof Lund University, xEIC International Peacekeeping. Research on military, Sahel & Great Lakes, peacekeeping, gender, interventions
Meghna Sabharwal @meghnasabharwal.bsky.social Professor of Public HRM, Public Management and DEI at The University of Texas at Dallas I Associate Provost of Faculty Success I Editor, Review of Public Personnel Administration. NAPA Fellow. Believes in a Liberatory Public Service. 
Mike Fix @mpfix1.bsky.social Professor & DGS, state court scholar, #firstgen, dog person. Opinions are mine not my employer’s. He/Him/His.
Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social Professor, international relations, Spartan & Cyclone alumni, studies conflict, institutions, and disasters; mother of awesome rehabilitation counselor
Drew Kinney @drewhkinney.bsky.social Political Scientist, PhD @maxwellsu.bsky.social
I bluesky about authoritarianism, democratization, coups, political economy, and the politics of the Middle East.
Suzanne Maloney @suzannemaloney.bsky.social VP & Director of Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution
Jane Fountain @janeefountain.bsky.social UMASS Amherst School of Public Policy
Dr. Pooja Paswan @poojapaswan.bsky.social Chair PA Theory Network,
2021 Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 2019 American Society for Public Administration Founders Fellow, Associate Professor, Public Administration, Jamia Millia Islamia.
Alexandra Chinchilla @achinchilla.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service | International security, security force assistance, NATO, proxy war | Views my own.
https://www.alexandrachinchilla.com