Political scientist at Newcastle University | Research on international status, hierarchy, diplomacy, networks | marinagduque.com | Book: The Making of International Status (https://amzn.to/3U99Jpi)https://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3mgpvcfo3xc2fDelighted to have my book reviewed by @kkrakows.bsky.social @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social! Thank you. @academic.oup.com @nclpolitics.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpvcfo3xc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3m5gqkufmrs2xEver wondered why some countries get recognition while others struggle to be seen? My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world! 📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560 https://academic.oup.com/book/6156012 Nov 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gqkufmrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3m5gqkufmrs2xEver wondered why some countries get recognition while others struggle to be seen? My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world! 📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560 https://academic.oup.com/book/6156012 Nov 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gqkufmrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3m2cbsbgftc2v📢 Call for Papers! We’re inviting submissions for the @politicalnetworks.bsky.social Online Colloquium (2025–26) (w/ @mtp.bsky.social) 🔹 Monthly, 1-hr sessions 🔹 Read-ahead format (no presentations) 🔹 Open to scholars in poli sci & related fields 🔹 Deadline: 17 Oct 2025 Learn more & submit here 👇 https://sites.google.com/view/confpolinetworks/political-networks-online-colloquium03 Oct 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cbsbgftc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3lvv5cwrbic26Just finished Girl on Girl by @sophiegilbert.bsky.social — a thoughtful, stimulating read that made me rethink key cultural moments in my lifetime and the narratives that shape womanhood today. A perfect companion to Cue the Sun! by @emilynussbaum.bsky.social https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/sophie-gilbert/girl-on-girl/9781399812344/08 Aug 2025 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvv5cwrbic26https://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3lvb3dhsui22pThe cover is here! 🎉 Thrilled to share the design for The Making of International Status—coming out soon with Oxford University Press @oxfordacademic.bsky.social Can’t wait for this to be out in the world!31 Jul 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvb3dhsui22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3lnzptdiths25Couldn’t put down Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Essential read for those interested in diplomacy, status, and the growing role of the tech sector in world politics https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250391230/carelesspeople/30 Apr 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzptdiths25https://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3lnl4iftctc2xVery moved to read Raising Hare by @chloedalton.bsky.social. An ode to learning, listening, and seeing https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761910/raising-hare-by-chloe-dalton/24 Apr 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl4iftctc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3lmchvbfh6s2eDelighted to read Playing Possum by @susanamonso.com. Excellent example of integrating interdisciplinary research and translating academic research to a broader audience https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691260761/playing-possum08 Apr 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmchvbfh6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3llr2cdzvj22xSign up at t.ly/D7rfo for the next Political Networks Online Colloquium on Apr 7, 12pm ET Author: Haoming Xiong Paper: "Network Embeddedness and Foreign Policy Alignment in Great Power Competition: Evidence from the US-China 5G Contest" Discussants: Elizabeth Menninga & @alexmontgomery.bsky.social https://t.ly/D7rfo01 Apr 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llr2cdzvj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3llgt24isl22cInterested in the study of international politics "beyond anarchy"? Check out my review of "Rule in International Politics" by @cdaase.bsky.social, @ndeitelhoff.bsky.social & Antonia Witt for @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social: https://www.prio.org/journals/jpr/booknotes/43228 Mar 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgt24isl22chttps://bsky.app/profile/mduque.bsky.social/post/3latx7eytws2jJoin @mtp.bsky.social and me for the PolNet Online Colloquium on Tuesday, Nov 19 at 12pm ET with Manuel Vogt on "Watch the Company You Keep: Elite Networks and Political Repression" (discussants: @janeesberg.bsky.social and Erik Wang). Sign up to get Zoom link & paper at shorturl.at/krZno https://shorturl.at/krZno13 Nov 2024 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:a6lng7cr63a54dbd64sl7lr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3latx7eytws2j