elizabeth jordie davies

DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review

"Trump’s name appears thousands of times in the files. The president socialized with Epstein throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and Epstein once described himself as the president’s 'closest friend'.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Thank you thank you JZ!!

also shoutout to @prisonculture.bsky.social, heavily cited here, for teaching us all.

Prison abolition - Contemporary Political Theory Contemporary Political Theory -

New essay, "Abolition in Three Movements" in the Prison abolition and political theory critical exchange in Contemporary Political Theory. Really proud to be in conversation with these brilliant thinkers. Shoutout @amc-etc.bsky.social for organizing.
Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

In a flurry of walkouts, Chicago-area students continue protest of ICE: ‘This is what our world has come to’ Several hundred high school students from Proviso Township walked out of their classrooms Wednesday morning in protest of mass deportation.

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/c...

This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.

And it’s not that people shouldn’t be mad— they should be and we should mobilize that anger. But a force like ICE doesn’t pop up over night. The carceral system has manufactured consent for this moment for generation.

When I see folks outraged about mistreatment in ICE custody I’m like, oh just wait til you hear about the prison system

This usage of "woke" is the loudest dogwhistle to me

teaching Black political thought in these times lessons in liberation

Trying to maintain a sense of hope for myself and my students.

Black Lives Matter in the United States and Around the World Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a twenty-first century global civil rights and social justice movement targeting anti-Black violence and establishing justice-informed policies. The movement uplifts Black...

New book chapter! 🚨 Check out "Black Lives Matter in the United States and Around the World" by Emmanuel Cannady and me. A chapter in "Contemporary Social Movements: Historical and Descriptive Accounts," featuring some amazing scholars. Glad to be a part!

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Speaking on a panel about Black youth activism tomorrow! I'll be sharing a bit of my book research on the BYP100. Join us! DM me if you'd like the zoom link.

Congratulations Hahrie!! So incredible, so deserved!!!

Thank you for sharing Laura!

Thank you Mirya!!

Aw thank you JZ!! Right back at you!!

Fundamentals of Solidarity: Race-Based Caucus Organizing in Houston - Elizabeth Jordie Davies, 2025 Grassroots organizations often espouse multiracial solidarity as a value but struggle with putting this value into practice. How can organizations, especially t...

New article: "Fundamentals of Solidarity: Race-Based Caucus Organizing in Houston" is live at Urban Affairs Review. I'm grateful to the organizers who let me into their world and work so we could produce this piece. Check it out 👇

33 hours down the golden coast an amtrak story

a little essay about trains, dinner with strangers, and taking the time

In Vancouver for #APSA2025! Here's my schedule:
Presenting at: "Social Movements, Violence, and Backlash"
Thu, Sept 11, 8:00AM & "The Political Ethics and Praxis of Liberation" Fri, Sept 12, 4:00PM
Chairing: "Freedom Dreams, Organizing, and Radical Political Visions" Sat, Sept 13, 10:00AM
Come by!

Re-upping this! Send me your papers! @wpsa.bsky.social @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social

By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities Trump’s focus on Washington, D.C., is part of a larger pattern in which the president has suggested cities with majority-Black populations are hotbeds of crime and corruption.

I'm in the @sfchronicle.com today talking about Trump's racist decision to send federal officers to Black cities. Check it out! 👇

Hi friends! I am collecting submissions for the Best Women in Politics Paper Award for WPSA! Send your nominations to ejdavies [at] uci [dot] edu. Self nominations are welcome!

The Inequality of Crises Elizabeth Jordie Davies reviews When Bad Things Happen to Privileged People: Race, Gender, and What Makes a Crisis in America by Dara Z. Strolovitch. Davie

Wrote a review of Dara Strolovitch's excellent new book, "When Bad Things Happen to Privileged People" for PSQ. Check it out 👇

countering racist anti-intellectualism naming this moment

New essay up on my Substack! Thinking about the racist anti-intellectual movements of the past 5 years.

open.substack.com/pub/partandp...