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IO is a leading peer-reviewed journal on international affairs. Co-eds-in-chief @BAshleyLeeds & @LaynaMosley, associate editors @PeterRosendorff & @AyseZarakol cambridge.org/core/journals/… Joined May 2013-
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Call for Submissions from @IntOrgJournal - Special Section on the Future of IR In fall 2025, IO will publish a supplemental, online-only issue of the journal, focused on the Future of Global Governance and World Order. Find out more - cup.org/4iGlq0B
#OpenAccess from @IntOrgJournal - Nuclear Shibboleths: The Logics and Future of Nuclear Nonuse - cup.org/40w76kj - @segoddard & Colleen Larkin (@UCIGCC) #FirstView
NEW ISSUE from @IntOrgJournal - International Organization - Volume 78 - Issue 3 - cup.org/3ZwSodz The articles in this issue are #OpenAccess
@MeicenSun finds that China's internet control, the "Great Firewall", has benefited Chinese data-heavy firms (+26% revenue) but hurt Chinese research quality (-10%) in knowledge-driven fields, widening the research gap with the U.S. by 22%. For more, see the paper:…
Out now open access at @IntOrgJournal. link: cup.org/3OgYaJL Education is one of the clearest lines dividing supporters and critics of economic globalization and international trade. But whether this robust correlation stems from nonrandom selection 1/5
#FirstView: @UCSDPoliSci's @m0joseph & @m_poznansky ask why some of the most radical innovations of the last century came from orgs shrouded in secrecy. The findings have important implications for debates about tech, innovation, and US-China rivalry. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Gendered selection into leadership can explain why some female leaders fight harder than male leaders in inter-group contests. Their decisions reflect their preferences, not just stereotyping pressures. @StephenChaudoin @Sarah_J_Hummel @YonSooPark1 cambridge.org/core/journals/…
My latest article with @m0joseph on how secrecy fuels certain kinds of innovation is officially out in @IntOrgJournal!
My latest article with @m0joseph on how secrecy fuels certain kinds of innovation is officially out in @IntOrgJournal!
How does education affect support for trade openness? @solo_omer leverages compulsory schooling reforms in 18 countries to find out (spoiler: education >>> support for trade liberalization). cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Black leaders hold the top positions in several international organizations. Does this affect the legitimacy of IOs? David Steinberg (@SAISHopkins) & @daniel_mcdowell consider this question using survey experiments in Kenya, South Africa and the US. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
You can now read more than 5,000 #OpenAccess Political Science and International Relations articles from @CambridgeUP journals including @apsrjournal, @RISjnl, @IntOrgJournal, @EPSRjournal, @polanalysis, @BJPolS, and many more. Browse here - cup.org/4hLhJqV #OA
How do states as social actors cope with stigma-induced status anxiety? @CityUHongKo's Claudia Junghyun Kim proposes the concept of “stigma shifting.” #stigma #status #hierarchy #EastAsia #comfortwomen #Fukushima #IndoPacific cambridge.org/core/journals/…
More new research! Colombia’s largest rebel group demobilized in 2016; today, FARC splinter groups have emerged as a serious threat. Why? @WyerFrank develops and tests a theory of “middle-out” fragmentation, facilitated by profits in the illicit economy. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
On #firstview: @psupolisci, "Denying the Obvious: Why Do Nominally Covert Actions Avoid Escalation?" Bloch and McManus use survey experiments to investigate why it is helpful to deny international aggression even when it is not really secret. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
New to #FirstView: "The Laws of War and Public Support for Foreign Combatants," by @GWtweets @yonatanlupu & Geoffrey Wallace. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
New Issue of International Organization now available 📚 cup.org/4efhbaZ @IntOrgJournal
Once again, congrats to @TeeAndersVolpe and @JaneVaynman on winning the 2023 Robert O. Keohane award. We enjoyed celebrating with you in Philly!
Once again, congrats to @TeeAndersVolpe and @JaneVaynman on winning the 2023 Robert O. Keohane award. We enjoyed celebrating with you in Philly!

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