Jon Ruff, PhD

Research in policy narratives influence on bureaucratic responsibilities.
Space & Defense policy nerd.
Advocate for more Venus missions 🚀

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

My first paper was just published in Policy Sciences! In Space for Stories, we analyze partisan narratives surrounding the establishment of the Space Force.
*My dissertation is on this topic, so much more to come!*
https://t.co/CpQVEXo4q5

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

Join me next week for this #NPF chat on what plot is and how to use it!

[Ana-Maria Dimand @AnaDimand]

Johns Hopkins University's new School of Government and Policy seeks tenure-track faculty across disciplines. Subfield and specialization are open.

https://t.co/MnPfggZiUU

#PAJobMarket

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

@Sierra_valen__ Sierra, thank you for reaching out! I landed a TT last year. Happily placed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

Submitted my first TT job application today!

We're giving it a go and see how it lands - good luck out there to everyone submitting this season!

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

Link: https://t.co/hiC2ueCIi9

DOI: https://t.co/PitpWSWIpp

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

Do it for the PLOT!

But, what is it - and, how do we measure it?

My latest piece tackles those problems and establishes a shared language to talk about how plot moves, changes, and interacts with other narrative elements.

Check it out in the #PolicyStudiesJournal

[Victoria Samson @VSamson_DC]

Not that anyone's paying attention to non-election news today, but this spring, Peru made the commitment not to conduct destructive DA-ASAT missile tests! This makes 38 countries to have done so

Peru and Slovakia sign the Artemis Accords https://t.co/pZJPUNLEyR

[brianweeden @brianweeden]

Come intern with us! The Aerospace Corporation Center for Space Policy & Strategy is looking for three graduate interns to join us for summer 2025 for paid positions in space policy and strategic foresighting. Apply here: https://t.co/bSHLMK3CYW

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Students: “will my professor mark me down because our politics misalign?”

Professor: “I wonder if the students think I’m funny”

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

It's academia season and I'm looking for a home for my research interests in how policymakers use stories to shape the roles and responsibilities of bureaucracy.

If you're looking for an experienced instructor in public policy, check out my website: https://t.co/sZFYMkQphE

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

The Space Force doesn't get to control all space architectures.

The Air Force doesn't get all the planes.

The Navy doesn't get all the ships.

Services are cooperative and specialized, but they are not silos in which we commit all domain capabilities to control by one org.

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

"But the Space Force can’t do it all, and individual military service investments in space forces and capabilities have distinct purposes based on service-specific requirements. " https://t.co/pT4c67FYVs

[Adam Thierer @AdamThierer]

Increasingly, the hardest part of getting a rocket into space is getting it through the regulatory permitting maze here on the ground first. 🚀

Look at this astonishing image from this new @DeloitteInsight report on "Rockets and regulation: Injecting agility into US space industry oversight" 👉
https://t.co/ucDGU2hStP

[Emil Dedic @emildedic]

@Andrew_Akbashev Henry Cavendish, an exceptional scientist would likely struggle in todays academia. Social anxiety,could not speak with others,worked alone. Did not publish some important results as was afraid he would need to present them. Not the ideal researcher today.

[brianweeden @brianweeden]

Dept of Commerce out with updated statistics on the US space economy for 2017-2022 https://t.co/JV7lJvqy5s

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

Even as its suits are failing on the space station, one of two providers for NASA's next-generation spacesuits is backing out.

https://t.co/dd3auiE5LQ

[Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astro_jaz]

headlines like this are only meant to cause fear and panic. no one is “stuck” on the iss.
this only makes the public have a negative view of spaceflight.

[Corry Wang @corry_wang]

1/ I just finished a 2.5 week trip through China today, my first visit in about a decade. I was there for family reasons, but it also happened to be my first time in the country as a tech industry observer

My amateur travel journal on the China tech market -

[Dr. Alexander S. Burns @KKriegeBlog]

In an all-consuming field, be consumed by the joy of your work, by the passion you have for your subject and educating students, don't be consumed by a careerist grind to crawl your way up the pedigree ladder. 10/11

[Jon Ruff, PhD @SpacePolicyJon]

@brianweeden Oh no worries! I was just a bit wary of article's assumptions about human habitation and use of the Moon.

It's probably inevitable, but I couldn't help and think "who is a stakeholder now" vs "who will this ultimately impact."

Thank you for bringing up the discussion!