Mark Berlin
Postdoc at Princeton SPIA. Ph.D. in Political Science from George Washington University. Militant cooperation, extra-lethal violence, and Middle East politics. markberlin2.com
- Postdoctoral research position at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Applications are due next month. I’m happy to answer any questions about the position! puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
- Armed groups often publish denial statements to distance themselves from violent attacks. What effects do these statements have on public perceptions? Using a survey experiment, @ilaydaonder.bsky.social and I explore this question in this open access article! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- New publication in the Journal of Conflict Resolution! Why do rebel groups adopt different recruitment strategies? @michaeljsoules.bsky.social and I explore this question by examining the behavior of 232 rebel groups over recent decades journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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- Thank you so much, Nihad! I hope everything is going great for you!
- Postdoc opening at Princeton SPIA. Applications are due this month. I’m more than happy to answer any questions about the position! puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
- While this semester has had its ups and downs, my students have been consistently amazing
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- Interested in how al-Qaeda and it’s affiliates responded to the October 7 attacks? Sara Harmouch, @vladimirrauta.bsky.social, and I discuss these reactions, how they relate to al-Qaeda’s past relations with Hamas, and future implications for militant cooperation irregularwarfare.org/articles/the...
- Really cool to see our article in print!
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- Check out my new open access journal article for Policy & Internet: "'Highly nuanced policy is very difficult to apply at scale': Examining researcher account and content takedowns online" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... polisky commsky academicsky
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- I’m officially an et al.! We analyzed the discourse of al-Masra, an Arabic language newspaper linked to AQAP, surrounding over 100 individuals and organizations across 1250 articles Menasky Conflictsky www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
- I’m officially an et al.! We analyzed the discourse of al-Masra, an Arabic language newspaper linked to AQAP, surrounding over 100 individuals and organizations across 1250 articles Menasky Conflictsky www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
- Make sure to check out @erikskare.no’s pathbreaking research on Palestinian Islamic Jihad if you’re interested in learning more about the organization. Conflictsky Menasky
- I’ve created a list for MENA folks called menasky Follow it by searching lists and pinning to your profile Post to it by adding the word menasky to your post Join it by asking me to add you Let’s make menasky a thing!
- @tylerbparker.bsky.social in case you haven’t seen!
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- With the ongoing Hamas and Islamic State comparisons, @abuaardvark.bsky.social’s 2017 piece on lumping and splitting Islamist groups is still very relevant. Menasky carnegie-mec.org/diwan/68779
- With the ongoing Hamas and Islamic State comparisons, @abuaardvark.bsky.social’s 2017 piece on lumping and splitting Islamist groups is still very relevant. Menasky carnegie-mec.org/diwan/68779
- Really excited to be a Civil War Paths Fellow this coming year! Can’t wait to interact with other researchers working on armed conflict and the awesome team at the Centre www.civilwarpaths.org
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- Thank you!!
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- And hire @salahbhpolisci.bsky.social, he’s an absolute rockstar!!
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View full thread@markberlin2.bsky.social is one of the top up-and-coming folks working on political violence & armed groups in the region (and is on the market - so hire him!) tnsr.org/2023/07/rest...
- Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing my research, Andrew!
- Sharing our recent article here! We argue that armed groups often have incentives to *restrain* their violence rather than outbid in competitive settings. We use Arabic language sources and event-data to examine the behavior of groups in Algeria and Yemen. Polisky Menasky tnsr.org/2023/07/rest...
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- Thank you so much! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
- Sorry for spamming your inboxes but I’d like to be added! Thank you so much!
- Excited to share my dissertation research alongside really interesting projects by @reginesonja, @busranozguler, and @ipekecesener. Many thanks to @luwei_ying, @Chris_W_Blair, and @AJKnuppe for helping out! Let us know if you’d like the Zoom link for the panel!
- With apps close to submission, I guess that means I’m officially on the job market! My research interests lie at the intersection of CP and IR. I study questions surrounding political violence, civil wars, militant leadership, discourse, international security, and proxy wars
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- Likewise and thank you so much!
- Many thanks for the invite @sverrir.bsky.social!
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- It’s good to be here!
