John M Shandra

Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook | Studies Forest Loss and Health in Low- and Middle-Income Nations | Tweets = My Own | Retweets ≠ Endorsements

[Ana-Maria Dimand @AnaDimand]

Penn State seeks a postdoctoral scholar to conduct advanced quantitative research on how scientific evidence is translated into policymaking:

https://t.co/wxSA6HxLAh

#PAJobMarket

[Jinghan (Michael) Zeng @Jinghan_Zeng]

📢 Hiring! My home department of Public and International Affairs is recruiting at all levels—from Assistant to Chair Professor—in:
• Comparative politics
• International relations
• Political economy & governance
• Philosophy
• Urban studies

Hong Kong is a lovely city to live in, and the salary package is internationally competitive.

For details, see: https://t.co/3VViYdMjeL

[John M Shandra @JohnMShandra]

@FAOForestry @FAO @unredd We reach similar conclusions: https://t.co/D85IJoebNZ

[Peterson Institute @PIIE]

Analyzing climate change, international trade, & international taxation, @KClausing finds adequate incentive mechanisms are pivotal to resolving global collective action problems, & could strengthen collective efforts in the face of would-be spoilers. https://t.co/4HGdDCc4Pp

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

🌱 Discover how 2 global reporting processes – @FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment & @UNFCCC's biennial transparency reports – connect forest and climate data, supporting more effective policies for forests, people & the climate.

#GFRA #FRA2025
@TheGEF

[World Bank Group Publications @WBGPubs]

Across 190 economies, Women, Business and the Law shows a stark gap between laws and reality: 67/100 on laws, 53 on enforcement, 47 on systems and services, reflecting huge opportunity gaps, reduced productivity & slower growth.

#WomenBizLaw report ➡️ https://t.co/OiXxAYGv52

[Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene @ryankatzrosene]

“Solar just makes electricity rates more expensi… oh”

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

The CUNY Graduate Center invites apps for 2 tenured or T-T faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor. The primary appointment will be with the new discipline: Ph.D. & M.A. programs in Black, Race & Ethnic Studies.

https://t.co/BUMfXEyHGj

[WRI Finance @WRIFinance]

For years Environmental Finance has published its #ESG Data Guide compiling data sets from across the web to connect investors with the data needed to make ESG-informed decisions.

This year's guide features over a dozen of WRI's data sets! 📊👇 https://t.co/SP4fVobn2f

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

CFR’s Global Monetary Policy Tracker by @BennSteil compiles data from 54 countries around the world to highlight significant global trends in monetary policy.

Who is tightening policy? Who is loosening policy?

Find out more ⬇️
https://t.co/TYmkyCKUYq

[Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World @SociusJournal]

🌿Can cash drive #ClimateAction?

Harper, McKinney, Restivo, @JohnMShandra & Sommer’s #Socius study finds that well-designed ecosystem payments reduce #ForestConservation loss in low- and middle-income countries. #EnvironmentalSociology.

Read: https://t.co/8hCvhdz9yT

[John M Shandra @JohnMShandra]

Cash for Conservation? The Environmental State, Public Payment for Ecosystem Services Programs, and Forest Loss in Low- and Middle-Income Nations - Marion C. Harper, Laura McKinney, Michael Restivo, John M. Shandra, Jamie M. Sommer, 2025 https://t.co/xH1OKBJKp4

[Scholars Strategy Network (bsky: @scholars.org) @SSNScholars]

📢 We're #hiring a Policy Associate to help health #policy scholars connect research to policymakers. This full-time, unionized role includes coaching scholars, editing writing & tracking legislation.

📍#Remote possible
💰 56-65k

👉Apply: https://t.co/QIPDkYjHG8

[World Bank Group Publications @WBGPubs]

16% of the global population has a disability, with greater prevalence in developing nations. This is why reliable #DisabilityData is crucial for development.
Access critical insights at our new Disability Data Hub: https://t.co/GkWjB9ngaY
@Microsoft @GIZ_gmbh @WBG_Inclusion

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

Critics like to say the government should audit foreign aid. Guess what it already did.

There are 10x more evaluations per £ of aid spend then there are of the rest of government spending.

[Scholars Strategy Network (bsky: @scholars.org) @SSNScholars]

We're #hiring an Education Policy Intern to support the Policy Team in implementing the Education Scholars Training Program (ESTP).

💵 $15-18/hr
🕚 10-15 hrs/week, starting summer 2025
🧑‍💻 #Remote

Please share with your networks!

Learn more & apply: https://t.co/hgv7ZAFiTd

[Center for Global Development @CGDev]

CGD is hiring! We're looking for a Policy Analyst to join the Market Shaping Accelerator team.

Housed within the Center for Global Development, @UChi_MSA incentivizes innovations that address pressing global challenges.

Apply now! ⬇️
https://t.co/HoVDhsMTNP

[Market Shaping Accelerator (MSA) @UChi_MSA]

We're hiring policy analysts! Come work on ambitious proposals to advance innovation in climate, biosecurity and global health.

[World Bank Group AgriFood @WBG_AgriFood]

The Global Food & Nutrition Security Dashboard now has data on jobs in agriculture. Explore data on population employed in agriculture, forestry, fishery. Dive into interactive maps and time series charts spanning 20-25 years.

Try it out: https://t.co/uwkExiRSHO

[Carolina Garriga @Caro_Garriga]

Happy to see in print my article with @muzhouzhang, one of our @uniessexgovt's bright recent PhD graduates.

Are Foreign Firms Good for the Environment? FDI and Protected Areas https://t.co/95S1kqOfHb (open access).

A short summary 🧵👇
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