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by Charli Carpenter

20 December 2009, 1606 EST

I am happy to announce that the Duck of Minerva will be kicking off the Pagan New Year with the arrival of three new guest bloggers. Stephanie Carvin joins us from Royal Holloway University of London to write about international law and foreign policy. Virginia Haufler is an Associate Professor at University of Maryland’s Department of Government and Politics specializing in international political economy and particularly the influence of multinational corporations in global politics. Finally, we are delighted to be joined by Mlada Bukovansky of Smith College, whose research emphasizes international norms and institutions. A warm welcome to all!

Additionally, Jon Western, who has been guest blogging since early Fall, will be remaining at the Duck of Minerva on a permanent basis and has been moved to the Contributor’s list. Congratulations Jon – an honor to have you on board for the long haul.

Finally, we are delighted to confirm rumors of Patrick Jackson‘s return to regular blogging after the New Year, or perhaps sooner if a cool, watery planet is discovered in the next few days… Welcome back, PTJ!

I look forward to the vibrant discussions this group will continue to bring to the blogosphere as we move into the New Year. On behalf of everyone here, Happy Solstice!

Charli Carpenter is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is the author of 'Innocent Women and Children': Gender, Norms and the Protection of Civilians (Ashgate, 2006), Forgetting Children Born of War: Setting the Human Rights
Agenda in Bosnia and Beyond (Columbia, 2010), and ‘Lost’ Causes: Agenda-Setting in Global Issue Networks and the Shaping of Human Security (Cornell, 2014). Her main research interests include national security ethics, the protection of civilians, the laws of war, global agenda-setting, gender and political violence, humanitarian affairs, the role of information technology in human security, and the gap between intentions and outcomes among advocates of human security.

Charli Carpenter is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is the author of 'Innocent Women and Children': Gender, Norms and the Protection of Civilians (Ashgate, 2006), Forgetting Children Born of War: Setting the Human Rights
Agenda in Bosnia and Beyond (Columbia, 2010), and ‘Lost’ Causes: Agenda-Setting in Global Issue Networks and the Shaping of Human Security (Cornell, 2014). Her main research interests include national security ethics, the protection of civilians, the laws of war, global agenda-setting, gender and political violence, humanitarian affairs, the role of information technology in human security, and the gap between intentions and outcomes among advocates of human security.

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