Political Science Assistant Professor at UIUC. Previously postdoc at Princeton. PhD in Political Science (Penn). I study human & LGBT rights, international law & organizations, transnational civil society, and border politics.https://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3mqjwwzyw4c2zNominations for the best ILAW paper presented at the last ISA meeting are open until July 30! Please consider nominating a paper (yours or someone else's). I'm chairing the award committee. More information about the award and nomination process can be found here: https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Awards/ILAW-Best-Paper-Award13 Jul 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjwwzyw4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3ml7cogehbc22New paper with Beth Simmons in @iojournal.bsky.social: "From Barriers to Abuse: Border Hardening and Torture." A signaling story with big implications for human rights research. 🧵06 May 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7cogehbc22https://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3maem6nkhy22qBuenos Aires, such an amazing city19 Dec 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3maem6nkhy22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3m2jpxr4ntc2kThrilled about this dissertation award! So thankful for my committee members (all of them w/o bluesky).06 Oct 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jpxr4ntc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3lyj7h5xq7c2wIn Vancouver for APSA? Check out tomorrow’s panel (Thursday) at 10am on global norms, international law, and NGOs. Papers by @mikeallen.bsky.social & Acron, Chaudoin & Lim, @jenniferhadden.bsky.social, and myself. Cc @erikvoeten.bsky.social @cjschneider.bsky.social10 Sep 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyj7h5xq7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3lvyg7g637s2zWe are hiring in political behavior (comparative politics or American politics)! UIUC is a great place to work. More info here: https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/1476309 Aug 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvyg7g637s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3lony7bciec2fTo wrap up the term, in my human rights course we analyzed a word cloud generated from our semester’s readings. In a world where institutions are tested daily, these concepts aren’t abstract. They highlight debates over sovereignty, accountability, and the role of nations in a fractured world. 🌐08 May 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lony7bciec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3lf3rnmkeck24Winter ❄️06 Jan 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3rnmkeck24https://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3l5ch466swr26Excited to share the online version of a new article in the Journal of Peace Research. I show that (geographic) proximity to outgroups increases support for human rights activism in other countries. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022343324126505729 Sep 2024 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5ch466swr26https://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3l5ch466swr26Excited to share the online version of a new article in the Journal of Peace Research. I show that (geographic) proximity to outgroups increases support for human rights activism in other countries. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022343324126505729 Sep 2024 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5ch466swr26https://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3l2dcatq6fr2rThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring! The Department of Political Science is hiring for an open-rank faculty position in Quantitative Methods. Deadline: September 16th. Apply and join an amazing and vibrant community! https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/11464?c=illinois22 Aug 2024 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2dcatq6fr2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3kp3yfietmc2cVery excited to have this piece out at the @jodemocracy.bsky.social. We investigate why autocracies resist the expansion of SOGI rights 🏳️‍🌈 in the UN Human Rights Council, and also look at the cases of Russia and Cuba. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2024 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3kp3yfietmc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ginopauselli.bsky.social/post/3khzw2lng2c2sHave I mentioned how beautiful my hometown is? #Posadas #Argentina 🇦🇷02 Jan 2024 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:royfgoknynqurmkbflcild52/app.bsky.feed.post/3khzw2lng2c2s