Mark Rhinard

🔎 New paper! How the UN and EU shape each other’s climate adaptation policy via collective securitisation. Risk- vs threat-framing, policy output interactions & more. 💡 with Claudia Morsut #ClimatePolicy #IntlRelations @risjnl.bsky.social
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Thanks for the opportunity and the many useful questions and comments!

@uisweden.bsky.social had the pleasure to host @stephenwalt.bsky.social at a packed research seminar on his new book. Also celebrating the inauguration of our new building in central Stockholm. Looking forward to seeing the book in print, Steve!

Big congrats to Yeonju Jung for successfully defending her thesis on #China and global #peace and development @stockholmuni.bsky.social Dept of Econ History and International Relations. Congrats Dr.! 🥳

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Book launch! Check out Andreas Cervenka's new book on inequality in Swedish housing policy and finance. Soon out in English if the success of his last book is any indication 🌟@bonnierförlagen

No. 1 Ducks finish strong, outlast pesky Badgers Top-ranked Oregon, which trailed heading into the fourth quarter, rallied behind quarterback Dillon Gabriel as the Heisman Trophy contender helped to deliver a 16-13 victory over Wisconsin at Camp Ran...

For those of us used to 3-9 Oregon football records in the 1990s, let's take a moment to appreciate the magnitude of being 11-0, please. www.espn.com/college-foot... @goducks @oregon @espn

100s of our #internationalrelations students @stockholmuniversity had the pleasure of debating Prof Steven Brooks' views of multipolarity in the global system published in @foreignaffairs. Great discussions! #ukraine #trump #putin #china #foreignaffairs

Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots — and an uncertain commitment to democracy — are now mainstream.

Few can capture #European #politics as cogently as Roger Cohen @nytimes.com. Great piece on the European #farright (now just: European right)

www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/w...

Here we go! @Calle15 defends his thesis on #EUSecurity & #EUDefense @MalmoUniversity's School of Global Political Studies. The eminent Ana Juncos as opponent. @UISweden #eusky

Yes! Our crisis research group lives on, thanks to a grant to study the politics of #earlywarning and early intervention in global #crises, w/ Arjen Boin and Magnus Ekengren. #Ukraine, #Covid, #migration, #disinformation all show the problems. Big thanks to Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

Academic friends! If you're planning on attending #ISA2024 in #SanFrancisco, registration deadline is fast approaching. 24 Oct. #EUsky

Celebrating 10th anniversary of @Stockholm_ITS institute for Turkish studies @Stockholm_Uni by "thinking freely about Turkey's future" with a stellar lineup inc @WhiteJennyB @PaulTLevin @StockholmSIS su.powerinit.com/Data/Event/E...

A map showing unfavorable views of China are widespread, with India standing out as the only middle-income country in which a majority has unfavorable views of China.

Unfavorable view of China
Japan 87%
Australia 87%
Sweden 85%
US 83%
Canada 79%
S Korea 77%
Germany 76%
France 72%
UK 69%
India 67%
Spain 66%

A median of 67% of adults in 24 countries express an unfavorable view of China, while 28% have a favorable opinion.

www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/...

And those who supervise them...correlation or causation?
(photo credit: @thr)

The people going 'monk mode' to limit social media use - BBC News A growing number of individuals are using apps to block access to social media and the internet.

Slightly incongruous to be part of the #bluesky wave while attracted to the #monkmode trend too www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

So this happened: Dr Sarah Backman was honored in a promotion ceremony in Stockholm's famous city hall. She earned her PhD in June, in #cyber #security #governance but the ceremony was 2night (ck out her work and new job) Congrats Dr!👇🏼 #happysupervisor
www.swedishdefenceuniversity.se/sc/profilsid...

Crises and Challenges for the European Union The crises of the European Union extend beyond the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit, the Eurozone, and mass migration, cutting to the core of the EU itself. Takin…

Not sure if I should be happy or sad that our publisher is living off JK Rowling profits, but anyway, they're hoovering up academic titles. Preorder our book on #EU and #crises now: www.bloomsbury.com/us/crises-an...

@jay.bsky.team

Huh. Just 3 minutes on BSky and it already feels smarter and nicer. @pfrazee.com @jay.Baku.team

📣 JOBS! We are hiring 2 Assistant Professors in (1) European security and (2) international institutions at Maastricht University. Application deadline: 15 Oct. Starting date: 1 January. Please RT, share and apply 🧵1/6