Theodore Gilman

Political scientist, Director @BrandeisU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (BOLLI), Japan specialist. @umichpolisci #GoBlue

[Roland Kelts @rolandkelts]

A few years after the tsunami, the folks at @nhk_news took me to Iwate prefecture where my grandparents lived to host a documentary in the 3/11 disaster zone. Here's a short clip. The full doc is uploaded here: https://t.co/R9okX7yJdU

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

@stevenkane @HaagenDazs_US Salted browned butter ANYTHING

[Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite]

On X, Masaki Nobushiro posts a recurring (and useful) drawing about how people wrongly think a 1m tsunami is a cresting wave when it's actually a wall of water filled with dangerous and deadly debris that's strong enough to sweep up a car.

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

@NoaDalzell When will Boston get a WNBA team?

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

@stevenkane Following....

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

Hey, @BrandeisU is hiring an administrator (junior level). It's a great opportunity, so please share! https://t.co/dFYWkcwkHS

[UN Women @UN_Women]

"We cannot leave Afghan women to fight alone. If we do, we have no moral ground to fight for women’s rights anywhere."

Our Country Representative @DavidianAli urges the world to support Afghan women's fight for freedom.

Full remarks: https://t.co/RMqUw6sUzg

#Afghanistan

[O. Ben Karp @obenkarp]

Who do I petition to bring back “Xicoco” as a name for the smallest of four main islands?

[American Political Science Review @apsrjournal]

Do human rights still resonate? Using cross-national Google search data, @Doctor_Dancy & @cjfariss find human rights discourse is concentrated in the Global South and resonates most where people face regular state violence.
#APSRNewIssue
https://t.co/PEl56nR1X9

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

LISTEN: @mlamont6 talks about her new book on recognition, dignity, and worth on @WNYC with @BrianLehrer: https://t.co/elp8VMZRmS

[Michele Lamont @mlamont6]

Why did I write #SeeingOthers? Why it Matters?
[recorded in Japan, jet-lagged]

[Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt]

A box arrived in the mail today. It is surprisingly moving to hold the physical thing in your hands. Especially this one. On sale Sept 12.

https://t.co/05mytxre04

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

Who will succeed in Sunday's #TurkeyElections? Will Erdogan extend his 20-year rule and plunge the country further into authoritarianism—or can his opponent unseat him? The implications of this historic election reach far beyond the Middle East. Listen: https://t.co/lk8Tn5mbcf

[Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt]

CNN putting Donald Trump on the air for hours before an adoring and applauding crowd is recklessness on an unbelievable scale.

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

Our graduate student associates wrapped up the year with their final seminar on Friday—congratulations to all our students, and of course to @erezmanela, Ann, and @ClareputnamZero for their expert guidance!

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

Why does Taiwan matter so much to the US? And why does Uganda welcome refugees as brothers and sisters when most other countries don't? Read up on our latest Epicenter posts here: https://t.co/ouPFJhOZ0L @yangyang_zhou @BelferCenter

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

@mlamont6 Warm congratulations, @mlamont6, from all of us @HarvardWCFIA! Well deserved acknowledgement of your terrific work!

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

TODAY at 5pm! Gina McCarthy at the Smith Campus Center! @HarvardWCFIA https://t.co/ANK36xKBZI

[Theodore Gilman @TheodoreGilman]

"The War in Ukraine: How Does It End?" Hear Ukrainian journalist and 2023 Nieman Fellow @TanyaKozyreva
speak on the @HarvardWCFIA Zoom panel this Wednesday -- April 12, 12:00 pm ET https://t.co/H4MSgkSEQA

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

Great article about our International Book Blitz on Monday. A huge kudos to all our faculty speakers! Such terrific presentations.

@DobbinFrank @JeremySFriedman @csmaier @drydenpeterson @SPlokhy @dustintingley @jenniferleaning