Dotan Haim

An exciting trend in political violence research is the methods diversity at the cutting edge of the field. My sense is there’s more qualitative work in top presses & journals than other subfields. A 🧵 to celebrate the benefits of this and raise ideas for deeper engagement.

For our last spotlight on institutions & governance research in Asia, check out @NicoRavanilla, @renardsexton, & @DotanHaim's research on govt efforts to provide services & build trust w/ communities in rural, conflict-affected #Philippines during COVID19. buff.ly/wP6XecY

Rylan and I are guest-editing a special issue of Journal of Experimental Criminology. See below/reach out with any questions.

APSA deadline is next week! We (SEAPRG) are offering light abstract feedback (esp. for junior scholars) and matchmaking for organized panels on Southeast Asia. Fill out this short form by *tomorrow* (Jan 7) and we’ll help get it on a strong APSA panel. tinyurl.com/apsa-sea

@xuyiqing On focusing on projects, my dad wrote this advice for recently tenured economists that I really like: web.stanford.edu/~rehall/Managi… He talks about keeping slack in your schedule for when really good new ideas come along, which has definitely proven out for me.

1/10 🧵 The U.S. just captured a sitting head of state in a military operation. Trump says the U.S. will "run" Venezuela “for now.” Whatever you think of Maduro, this is the most consequential unilateral move in the hemisphere since Panama (1989).

I should say: The submission deadline is Wednesday, January 7

We're hosting SoWEPS-10 at FSU this spring (March 5–6)! If you’re based in the Southeast, doing cool work, and want thoughtful feedback, we’d love to see your submission. Grad student funding available! Details: tinyurl.com/swps10 Form: tinyurl.com/swps-submit

This is embarrassing. And fixable. But I still hear and receive a lot of negative feedback from senior folks who just don't seem to see a need for change. Until we do, we own this collectively as a discipline.

@JohnHolbein1 A generous interpretation is that a lot of crim relies on data acquired from police agencies w/ access restrictions agreements. But that's still nowhere near 100% of studies. The field has been far too slow to adapt its norms around transparency where sharing is feasible, imo.

Virtually no criminology articles have open data/materials. Criminology: what are you doing?

Thanks to @UCIGCC for featuring the work in our recent @apsrjournal article! Here's the paper: tinyurl.com/hnr-apsr2025 @NicoRavanilla @MatthewJNanes

Thank you to @GPS_UCSD for hosting a fantastic SEAREG Winter Conference that celebrated scholarship and community! Event recap: dcid.sanford.duke.edu/news/seareg-ce…

@RikioInouye WHOA! Really cool!

Job market season is such a rollar coaster. Got a game-changing R&R!

I have an article out today in @IntOrgJournal that tackles a pressing question: As the US retreats from democracy promotion, will autocracies abandon liberal norms and return to overt repression? Our (@DonnoDaniela Jon Pevehouse and Christina Schneider) answer: not so fast.🧵1/

@NARFraser Thanks so much @NARFraser !

This 👇🏻 is a fascinating and important study on policing. We need more innovative, compelling work like this! Congrats 🎉 to the authors, well-deserved!

Really proud of our new article in @apsrjournal! @nicoravanilla @MatthewJNanes What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings? For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mix-methods (field experiment + inductive): doi.org/10.1017/S00030…

Today we are sharing work from @NicoRavanilla, @renardsexton, & @DotanHaim. The trio studied government efforts to provide services & build trust w/ communities in a rural, conflict-affected region in the #Philippines during the COVID19 pandemic. buff.ly/wP6XecY

IR Book of the Week! "Untied Hands" by Dan Reiter. Far from making "credible commitments", states are deliberating in not committing themselves to unwanted actions. Read Schelling for the theory, then read this book for the reality. amazon.com/Untied-Hands-S…

Starting the morning with @DannyQuah (@LKYSch @NUSingapore) discussing the economic state of the region and unpacking the largest risk (U.S.-China rivalry).

Questions about how the “war powers” work in practice? Check out my piece in @apsrjournal. TL;DR President is far more constrained by Congress that usually realized.

@deandulay @LKYSch @NUSingapore @sgSMU Amazing!! Congrats Dean!

I’ve started a new position as an Assistant Professor at @LKYSch @NUSingapore. Thank you @sgSMU for 4.5 wonderful years! Leaving with many good memories and excited for this new chapter in my life.