Nicholas Rush Smith

Nicholas Rush Smith

@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

Reader in Politics and IR at @soasuni.bsky.social. Researcher @UJoburg. Co-Editor-in-Chief @comppol.bsky.social. Studies crime, police, vigilantism, ethnographic, interpretive, qual methods, 🇿🇦.

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SOAS Politics
@soaspolitics.bsky.social

A brilliant three days at the School of Methods at SOAS. We welcomed students from across SOAS, participants from fifteen universities around the UK, and a visiting scholar from the University of Konstanz in Germany. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our supporters and partners. #SOAS

Nicholas Rush Smith
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Delighted to see "How Cases Speak to One Another" in APSR! It provides a new way for scholars to think about how their work produces broad insights beyond the cases from which they developed their original theories. It's OA, so read and use it! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

cambridge.orgHow Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research | American Political Science Review | Cambridge CoreHow Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research - Volume 120 Issue 1

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Ajay Verghese
@ajayverghese.bsky.social

Check out my review of some exciting new books in qualitative methods!

Nicholas Rush Smith@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

Check out The Qualitative Metamorphosis in @comppol.bsky.social! Great review by @ajayverghese.bsky.social of books by @saragoodman.bsky.social, Jen Cyr, @marioluissmall.bsky.social, Jessica Calarco, @alanjacobs.bsky.social, and @macartan.bsky.social. 👇 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

ingentaconnect.comReview Article: The Qualitative Metamorphosis: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Macartan Humphreys
@macartan.bsky.social

Very nice and really thoughtful review of new work on qualitative methods (with some fair criticisms of our *Integrated Inferences* book!). Looking forward now to spending more time reading *Doing Good Qualitative Research* and *Qualitative Literacy* Thanks for sharing and engaging!

Nicholas Rush Smith@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

Check out The Qualitative Metamorphosis in @comppol.bsky.social! Great review by @ajayverghese.bsky.social of books by @saragoodman.bsky.social, Jen Cyr, @marioluissmall.bsky.social, Jessica Calarco, @alanjacobs.bsky.social, and @macartan.bsky.social. 👇 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

ingentaconnect.comReview Article: The Qualitative Metamorphosis: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article
Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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11) Special Issues: We accept special issue proposals on a topic of importance within comparative politics. Special issues allow guest editors to shape how the discipline should see a topic of interest, while bringing excellent peer reviewed research to broad attention.

Nicholas Rush Smith
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12) Review Articles: We accept review articles that make original arguments about an important body of research by engaging recent books on the topic. Review articles are peer reviewed and allow scholars to make broad theoretical claims while informing readers about the state of a given field.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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9) Theory-Driven Articles: Although our articles are rooted in deep case knowledge, they speak to broad issues in comparative politics. We seek work that is theory-driven, that asks big questions about politics around the globe, and that will contribute to conversations outside of a specific region.

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10) Epistemically and Methodologically Open: Although we are the home for high-quality case-based research, we are methodologically and epistemically neutral. We accept research of all types, so long as it is theoretically driven, of high quality, and speaks to questions in the field at large.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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7) Leading Scholars as Editors and Reviewers: Our editors and reviewers are leading regional and substantive experts. So, even if we cannot publish an article, respected scholars are reading the work seriously. See our incredible editorial committee here: jcp.gc.cuny.edu/about/editors/

jcp.gc.cuny.eduEditorsEditors-in-Chief Eva Bellin, Brandeis University Nicholas Rush Smith, SOAS University of London Editorial Committee Vincent Boudreau, Graduate Center and City College of New York, CUNY Yitzhak Brudny,...
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8) Dedicated to Emerging Scholars: We are dedicated to fair consideration of work submitted by all scholars regardless of their academic rank or institution. We are deeply proud when we publish first-time authors and love to foster future leaders in the field.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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5) The Leading Venue for Qualitative Comparative Research: Comparative Politics is the discipline’s home of qualitative case-based research whether rooted in comparative historical analysis, process tracing, in-depth interviews, or ethnographic field work. Our authors and reviewers know our cases.

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6) Our Amazing Managing Editor, Yekaterina Oziashvili: Kat knows the field like no one else. She finds the perfect reviewers for the topic and knows which reviewers give great feedback. She makes sure the journal’s review process is efficient, fair, and helps authors improve their work.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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4) Fast Reviews: Our average time to a first decision is 29 days (including articles that are desk rejected) and 63 days for articles sent out for review. Our editors and reviewers know that scholars prize high-quality feedback and that they prize it quickly.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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2) High Quality Articles: Comparative Politics typically accepts between six and nine percent of the articles submitted each year. So, articles are thoroughly vetted by reviewers and editors and of superlative quality. Publishing in CP is a big deal.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

The lifeblood of a journal is the academic community of which it is a part, including reviewers, readers, and aspiring authors. So, here are a dozen reasons why scholars should submit their work for consideration at Comparative Politics:

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Comparative Politics
@comppol.bsky.social

A New Era of Editorial Leadership at Comparative Politics With the first issue of the 58th volume of Comparative Politics, we mark a change in the guard of the leadership of the journal.

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Cas Mudde
@casmudde.bsky.social

This is the kind of article APSR used to be famous for. The ones that make your brain explode, that challenge you, confuse you, test your patience, and make you smarter by making you realize your limitations. Well done Erica Simmons and @nickrushsmith.bsky.social‬ 👏

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

Excited to see my new article with Erica Simmons out in APSR FirstView! We argue that when social scientists extend their arguments to new cases, they are often not generalizing their findings, but translating them to new contexts instead. Want to know more? Read it. It's open access. 👇

cambridge.orgHow Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research | American Political Science Review | Cambridge CoreHow Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research
Nicholas Rush Smith
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Colleagues who use interpretive methods in all or part of their work, check out the awards call below. There are awards for books, articles, and student conference papers on offer from APSA’s IMM group. Get your awesome work recognized!

Interpretive Methodologies and Methods APSA@interpretivemm.bsky.social

The deadline to submit nominations for book and paper awards from IMM is March 30, 2025. Self-nominations welcomed! Details on the awards, which recognize books, articles, and conference papers, are available on the IMM website: https://www.<wbr>interpretivemethods.com/<wbr>summary-of-awards

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

Delighted for the opportunity to discuss the politics of inequality with an extraordinary group of scholars last week at @mortaracenter.bsky.social. Left with my mind blown by colleagues’ work. Folks in this photo are reinventing how we think about inequality. A lot of important work is on the way!

Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University@mortaracenter.bsky.social

Last week the Mortara Center and Professors Diana Kim and @pauliinapatana.bsky.social, with the support of @cgesgeorgetown.bsky.social, hosted the Politics of Social Stratification: Global Perspectives, a workshop aimed at examining the politics of social stratification, inequality, and identity.

Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

This is a thoughtful primer on a misunderstood and mischaracterized issue by one of the most astute observers of South African politics. Great work as always from @carolyneholmes.bsky.social. Read it to really understand what’s happening around land reform!

Carolyn E Holmes@carolyneholmes.bsky.social

My latest, in @goodauth.bsky.social - the misinformation about South Africa’s new land bill, the Afrikaner refugees EO, and more! goodauthority.org/news/misinfo...

goodauthority.orgWhat South Africa's new land act really says.The Trump administration's executive order against South Africa makes unfounded claims about the new land act.

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Carolyn E Holmes
@carolyneholmes.bsky.social

Scholars! I'm in charge of African Politics at @mpsa.bsky.social conference this year. We're recruiting discussants for 3 great sessions: Critical Theory - Fri, 4/4 Democracy & Contesting Power - Fri, 4/4 Politics of Development/Development Politics - Sat, 4/5 Let me know if you're interested!

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Corinna Jentzsch
@corinnajentzsch.com

JOB ALERT: I have two vacancies for fully-funded, 4 year PhD positions in my European Research Council Project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa”; one on Nigeria, one on Mozambique. Closing date for applications 15 March 2025, start in Sept. 2025 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

universiteitleiden.nlPhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions)PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions, each 1.0 fte)The Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invites ...
Nicholas Rush Smith
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Great research in this issue! Some highlights include how regimes create beliefs in authoritarian law, how rural people overcome collective action problems to foment protest, and a fantastic review of recent books on non-violent resistance.

Comparative Politics@comppol.bsky.social

Our January 2025 issue (Vol.57, No.2) is now available: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

ingentaconnect.comComparative Politics: Ingenta Connect Table Of Contents
Nicholas Rush Smith
@nickrushsmith.bsky.social

Seeing @jwpaller.bsky.social’s This Week in Africa every Friday in my inbox is a highlight of the week. It’s a fantastic compendium of the latest news about the continent’s politics, cities, research, and cultural production. Thanks, Jeff, for a real service in putting it together!

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thisweekinafrica.substack.com/p/top-africa...

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