Liam Swiss

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Sociologist @ Acadia University.

International development; globalization; gender; security; foreign aid.

webhttp://www.liamswiss.com
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0681-0464
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Liam SwissOct 20, 2023

My department at Acadia University is recruiting a Sociologist of Gender and Sexualities for a tenure track position starting from July 2024:

https://www.academicwork.ca/jobs/assistant-professor-tenure-track-position-sociology-gender-and-or-sexualities-acadia-university

Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Position, Sociology (Gender and/or Sexualities - CAUT | Academic Work

Liam SwissJul 4, 2023
Today is my first day as Department Head in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University - so excited to join Acadia and this great group!
Liam SwissMay 4, 2023
RT @memorialhss
Scenes from A Fine Crowd 2023, where we celebrated research accolades from 2022. 12+ awards, two dozen books published (and dozens more chapters/articles!), extensive PE, over 6 million in grants, the 2023 Dean's Awards, and more. More photos at: https://bit.ly/3LCratA
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Liam SwissMay 3, 2023
RT @memorialhss
"In the previous academic year, HSS faculty members earned more than a dozen awards, published more than two dozen books, and were awarded more than $6 million in grants and agreements." This year's Dean's Award winners profiled in the Gazette: https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/a-fine-crowd-2/
A Fine Crowd

Superior performance and outstanding accomplishments. It’s what the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ (HSS) recognized recently at its annual A Fine Crowd event. In the previous academic year, HSS faculty members earned more than a dozen awards and distinctions, published more than two dozen books and volumes, created podcasts, videos and theatrical presentations, and […]

Gazette - Memorial University of Newfoundland
Liam SwissMay 2, 2023
RT @suyvonne
My @IAJournal_CH book review! I take issue with the authors depictions of remittances as synonymous with migration. Remittances💰is just one aspect of migration 🌎 I argue we need to take a more human-centred approach to studying remittances & go beyond💰 https://academic.oup.com/ia/article-abstract/99/3/1326/7147422
Liam SwissMay 2, 2023
RT @StephenBrown3
I am very pleased to share my article on "International Efforts to Defend LGBTQI+ Rights in Africa", available via open access. It discusses some of the pitfalls of international involvement and how to do better 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌍 https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huad006
Visibility or Impact? International Efforts to Defend LGBTQI+ Rights in Africa

Abstract. Most struggles for LGBTQI+ rights play out at the national level. However, the question of sexual and gender minorities’ rights periodically appears a

OUP Academic
Liam SwissMay 2, 2023
RT @CLEAR_Lab_
We have *Four* positions starting in the lab this August! Join our team as a lab manager, lab technician (entry-level), or postdoc on community-based research! Each position is linked here: https://civiclaboratory.nl/joining-clear/
Joining CLEAR

CLEAR
Liam SwissMay 2, 2023
RT @MaxLiboiron
We have multiple positions in @CLEAR_Lab_ starting in August! In-person, remote, post-doc, FT staff... we're building up a new team! Join us! A thread of the gigs:
1. FT lab manager, based in St. John's, NL. Look after the lab and lead some plastic work
https://civiclaboratory.nl/2023/02/22/job-posting-ft-lab-manager/
Job posting: Full-time lab manager

CLEAR
Liam SwissApr 26, 2023

RT @danbanik
📢 "Making every dollar count"

@ryancbriggs & I discussed ⤵️

🎙️effective altruism vis-à-vis capabilities

🎙️political effects of foreign aid

🎙️what works in reducing poverty

#globaldev @GlobalDevPod

https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/making-every-dollar-count-ryan-briggs/id1517346182?i=1000610663620

‎In Pursuit of Development: Making every dollar count — Ryan Briggs on Apple Podcasts

‎Show In Pursuit of Development, Ep Making every dollar count — Ryan Briggs - 25 Apr 2023

Apple Podcasts
Liam SwissApr 25, 2023

RT @JDevStudies
New in #JDevStudies: Davis [@WPI] @hcdicks @projo_IDS @AndreanneMartel & @parasand dig into the growth aspirations, challenges & strategies of 🇨🇦's small INGOs 👇🏾

@GuelphPOLS @IDSGuelph @Spur_Activer

https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2197543

Canada’s Small INGOs: Growth Aspirations, Strategies, and Constraints

During the past two decades, international development non-government organizations (INGOs) have proliferated in the global North. In Canada, there are ∼1350 registered INGOs—of which, 950 were est...

Taylor & Francis