Andrew Szarejko

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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wartburg College. H-Diplo editor, Duck of Minerva blogger, and Georgetown Ph.D. Interested in International Relations, Indigenous Politics, and Pedagogy. It's pronounced sha-rey-ko.

Personal websitehttps://andrewszarejko.com/
Latest publicationhttps://doi.org/10.1177/03058298221122255
Edited volumehttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83557-6
Blogginghttps://www.duckofminerva.com/author/andrew-szarejko
Andrew SzarejkoJun 9, 2023
I wrote about Tears of the Kingdom, whether Japanese cultural exports produce soft power, and the status of video games in work on "popular culture and IR" for The Duck of Minerva: https://www.duckofminerva.com/2023/06/the-legend-of-soft-power.html
The Legend of Soft Power

Like millions of other people around the world, I have spent much of the past few weeks playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK), the nineteenth installment in Nintendo’s widely acc…

The Duck of Minerva
Andrew SzarejkoApr 8, 2023
My latest for The Duck of Minerva, a short version of a paper I'll be presenting at MPSA next week: https://www.duckofminerva.com/2023/04/on-continuity-in-u-s-military-basing-practices.html
On Continuity in U.S. Military Basing Practices

There is more continuity in the history of U.S. military basing policy than is typically assumed.

The Duck of Minerva
Andrew SzarejkoMar 10, 2023

I’m joining The Duck of Minerva as a term blogger: https://www.duckofminerva.com/2023/03/why-blog-now-an-introduction.html

As I write in my introductory post, the academic blogosphere was an important point of connection to the discipline for me as an undergrad, and it’s a pleasure to be joining a site that was a big part of that. The blogosphere has long since peaked, but I think The Duck (among other outlets) can still serve as a good platform for wide-ranging content.

Why Blog Now? An Introduction

The blogosphere peaked somewhere in the mid-2000s, so why would anyone start blogging in 2023?

The Duck of Minerva
Andrew SzarejkoFeb 9, 2023
Over at the Duck of Minerva, I wrote about Andor and the difficulty of doing "morally ambiguous" politics in a universe structured by good and evil: https://www.duckofminerva.com/2023/02/what-does-andor-believe.html
What does Andor Believe?

According to conventional wisdom, Disney’s Andor is the best Star Wars narrative in years. Political scientists seem to agree. Dan Drezner speaks for ma…

The Duck of Minerva
Andrew SzarejkoJan 12, 2023
Paul MusgraveJan 12, 2023
https://open.substack.com/pub/musgrave/p/marshmallow-phd?r=10tj&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Marshmallow, Ph.D.

How Delayed Gratification is a Recipe for Career Dissatisfaction

Systematic Hatreds
Andrew SzarejkoJan 6, 2023

We're hiring in several fields at Wartburg, including in Psychology for the Department of Social Sciences. Come work with us!

https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37376478/wartburg-faculty-positions-in-various-disciplines-are-worth-it

Wartburg Faculty Positions in Various Disciplines are Worth It! - Iowa, United States job with Wartburg College | 37376478

Founded in 1852, Wartburg College is a selective liberal arts college internationally recognized for its community engagement and academic...

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Andrew SzarejkoJan 6, 2023
Peter HenneJan 6, 2023
ICYMI good Duck of Minerva piece from @dhnexon on the issues with "novelty" in publishing. For me the issue is its arbitrariness. When combined w equally arbitrary defs of significance, it lets editors favor certain work. That's how we end up w entire issues of top "general interest" journals on the same topic. Sometimes w the same authors #academicmastodon
https://www.duckofminerva.com/2022/12/get-off-my-lawn-are-journal-demands-for-novelty-creating-a-culture-of-low-level-academic-dishonesty.html
Get off my lawn! Are journal demands for “novelty” creating a culture of low-level academic dishonesty?

A distinctly unoriginal take on the pathologies of overvaluing academic “novelty.”

The Duck of Minerva
Andrew SzarejkoJan 6, 2023
Aila MatanockJan 5, 2023

#Introduction: Hello World (finally!).

I am an associate professor in #politicalscience at the University of California, Berkeley. I help lead #CEGA and #ESOC. I study #internationalintervention #civilconflict and, recently, #policing in comparative perspective. I am often working in #LatinAmerica #WestAfrica and the #Pacific.

I also love to follow your book, beach, and food recs – especially for breakfast burritos – and any posts related to distance running or soccer!

Show threadAndrew SzarejkoJan 6, 2023
Many people helped me improve this manuscript, and they should all be in the acknowledgements. Sorry if I missed anyone! If you’re interested in reading but can’t access it, just let me know.
Andrew SzarejkoJan 6, 2023
In my new article out in Millennium, I examine the process by which "Indian Affairs" became a domestic issue centralized in the Department of the Interior, and I do so through an engagement with debates about whether securitization is ever justified:
https://doi.org/10.1177/03058298221122255