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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
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dNJ7nxYAAAAJ&hl=en

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

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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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

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
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They are here! @MEPIndependent’s first novel is out. @richardvancamp says this is a voice he would follow anywhere and I think you will want to, too! Available as of May 9 in a book store near you or online: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/a-grandmother-begins-the-story/9780735245372-item.html?ikwid=a+grandmother+begins+the+story&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=199d9814a45c379f6c6dcb2612940280 I love bragging about her!

RT @anne_kreft
"Women, children and other vulnerable groups" - and what about men's vulnerability in war?

Less visible and overshadowed by anti-male biases in policy preferences, Mattias Agerberg and I find in our new article 🔓 based on survey experiments in 🇺🇸🇬🇧

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/imperfect-victims-civilian-men-vulnerability-and-policy-preferences/30940E48E8A3D55D636BB072B77676FC

Imperfect Victims? Civilian Men, Vulnerability, and Policy Preferences | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Imperfect Victims? Civilian Men, Vulnerability, and Policy Preferences

Cambridge Core
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The 2nd edition of Disability and International Development is now published! This engaging and accessible textbook covers a wide range of topics within the rapidly emerging field of disability and development studies. Check it out👉https://tinyurl.com/2p94xm3k
Disability and International Development: A Guide for Students and Practitioners

Disability and International Development provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in the field of disability and development, including issues around identity, poverty, disability rights, education, health, livelihoods, disaster recovery and approaches to researching disability. As disability becomes increasingly prominent within the international development agenda, the need for governments and development actors to have a basic understanding of disability issues, as they seek to su

Routledge & CRC Press
RT @MaxLiboiron
The new @LabradorCampus is beautiful, smart, & community oriented, all on the homelands of Inuit (NCC) and Innu, with the Nunatsiavut land claim just north. I got a new t-shirt I’ll wear with many kinds of pride. Congratulations to @AshleeCunsolo and the team there! @MemorialU

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Come unwind, socialize with fellow grad students, or use this space to catch up on your emails!

Join us today from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Nexus Centre (SN 4022). Free coffee & snacks!

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Join us this Wednesday at the Nexus Exchange as Dr. @liamswiss and Dr. Sarah Thorne lead a dynamic discussion about the role of technology in academia. Also, we'll discuss the latest trends and potential impacts of using ChatGPT! #Buzzworthy @memorialhss