Ellen M Lust

Founding Director, Governance and Local Development Institute (GLD) and Professor of Political Science. Research primarily on Middle East and Africa.

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Some nice top-line insights from Rachael’s great work in this interview. Thanks for being a GLD Fellow, @RachaelMcLellan!

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

Fellow interview with @RachaelMcLellan, Assistant Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the @UofGlasgow. In this interview, Rachael tells us about her work in #Tanzania on local control, #decentralization, and authoritarian regimes.
🔗https://t.co/u9XmGEcjgW

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

@miwahman This is a huge loss. Not just to the profession, but to humanity. I can’t think of anyone more generous and thoughtful. He taught me much about African and comparative politics, and even more thru example how to kindly challenge and mentor. It’s so sad he’s left us so soon.

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Thank you, @HBagdanov, for an interesting discussion and working paper. Very insightful remarks regarding how Palestinians in E Jerusalem responses to the current crisis.

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

Bonus ep of Governance Uncovered! @HBagdanov joins @EllenMLust to discuss Hannah's GLD Working Paper "Social Norms and Sector-Level Engagement with the State: Evidence from East Jerusalem," and implications of ongoing conflicts in Gaza and the West Bank. 🎧https://t.co/G0cK8wklvK

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

I learned so much from this discussion with @pbhattarai about local governance in #Nepal. Hope you do too!

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

In Governance Uncovered ep.60: @pbhattarai & @EllenMLust discuss local-level quotas in #Nepal for women and Dalits. Prakash is the Executive Director at the Center for Social Change, working on the changing sociopolitical dynamics of Nepalese society.
🎧https://t.co/vzD4Xdskz2

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

If you’re a CP scholar needing $ to attend #apsa 2025, apply! It’s easy to do. And note, students always can join the section for free. Pass this on!

[APSA-CP @apsa_cp]

The Comparative Politics Section (Section 20) is extending its travel grant deadline to July 15 by 23:59 EDT. Applicants are chosen by lottery by end of July. Apply here: https://t.co/hBWe8D7mph

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Excited to be holding the second workshop on this project. The papers have come a long way and the insights are exciting! Thank you to @FMoulayHicham and the @GLD_Gothenburg team for making this happen.

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

Day one of the GLD Competing Authorities workshop, 2024! An interdisciplinary group of scholars has come together to discuss how the salience of diverse arenas of authority and social institutions shapes politics and development.

This project is supported by @FMoulayHicham 🧵1/3

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

After we (hopefully) enjoy some relaxing summer holidays, it will be time to dive back into our Work-in-Progress Workshop Series! The schedule for this fall's presentations is now available.🗓️ Take a look at the lineup and start marking your calendars: https://t.co/U5ZTS2BQDE

[Middle East Law and Governance (Brill) @law_middle]

Check out our now podcast!

We collaborated with the @GLD_Gothenburg Governance Uncovered podcast to discuss decentralization and local governance in the MENA.

@EllenMLust moderated a discussion with @cmparreira @IKherigi and @ej_karmel

https://t.co/KUgnM7Hl3B

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

This is a fun episode! It was nice to focus on Gothenburg, a community with such diversity in people, processes, and issues

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

In the latest GovernanceUncovered, we focus on governance at a local level in the city where GLD is based - #Gothenburg. With guests from @Goteborgs_Stad (the City of Gothenburg), @chalmersuniv, @goteborgsuni, and @imgoteborg 🧵(1/2)

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

This should be good!

[Kelsey P. Norman @kelseypnorman]

I can't wait to host @lamamourad here at @BakerInstitute/@RiceUniversity this Thursday. Her talk on the local politics of #refugee hosting in #Lebanon will be hybrid, so please join us online even if you're not in Houston! Registration below ↓

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

@MaryGao @KeoughGlobalND @NotreDame @iiumich Wow! Congratulations!!

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

@JWPaller @GLD_Gothenburg Thank you, Jeff!

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Come join our team! Opportunity to work with great people and expand your skills. Please help pass this on.

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

We're looking for a communications intern to join us in the fall of 2024📝 Apply if you want to learn more about social media strategy, research communication, website management, podcast editing, and event planning! https://t.co/jWCoWXHt0d Deadline: May 26

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

Participate in the Face Validity survey for the Local Governance Process Indicators (LGPI) 🌍 By taking our survey, you're not just answering questions – you're contributing to research that could shape the future of governance and development strategies 📷https://t.co/ZnHJUXdcH0

[Michael Wahman @miwahman]

Please remember to send your nominations for the APCG-African Affairs Best Graduate Student Award by May 4 (info below). And don't hesitate to self-nominate! @TheAPCG @APSAtweets @Sarah_Brierley1 @dyzenhaus

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Great conversation for practitioners and researchers alike. So many great cross-regional comparisons and insights, raising questions for further research on #gender and politics!
@uppgap @PoliticsGenderJ @NDIWomen @womenalsoknow @womensmediacntr

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

The GLD roundtable on Gender and Local Politics is now up on YouTube! The panelists provided us with insights from #Morocco, #India, and #SouthAfrica - where questions about gender quotas, equality, and political representation are gaining traction. Watch: https://t.co/ch3KOFwMVc

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

I fully agree — a wonderful, impressive book with important insights on #governance in the #WestBank. I had the opportunity to talk to Diana about this on #Governance Uncovered, @GLD_Gothenburg’s podcast. You can listen here: https://t.co/NC9Yg1njM2

[Wendy Pearlman @Wendy_Pearlman]

Congratulations @dbgreenwald! This masterful book traces how Israel rules the West Bank via the Palestinian Authority, as well as how Palestinian politicians navigate that form of occupation. An unparalleled dive into Israeli domination & Palestinian agency at the local level.

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Exciting opportunity for youth (18-28 yrs old) interested in engaging with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and others on #democracy! Apply at https://t.co/yp39I6Wtr2 to participate in the 6th IYTT Youth Conference & Nobel Symposium, and pass to others who might be interested.

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

Could Decentralization Resist Electoral Autocrats? Our latest executive summary presents evidence from #Tanzania that opposition-led local governments in decentralized areas can constrain the central government’s reach and build a stable opposition: https://t.co/arW3g9jU9W

[Ellen M Lust @EllenMLust]

Devastating. And that’s just infrastructure. Not human lives.