🌟 We were delighted to welcome participants from the CRS Emerging Scholars Initiative at last week’s Conflict Research Society Conference! Their insights and enthusiasm brought fresh energy into our panels and conversations, reminding us how vital early-career voices are to the future of academia.

🎓 The Conflict Research Society is offering the Sydney Bailey Fund — small grants (up to £1,000) for PhD students conducting research in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and related fields. 🔗 Full details: buff.ly/qrIPZy3

That’s a wrap on the 62nd Annual #CRS2025 Conference! 🎉 A huge thank-you to our speakers, participants, panel chairs, volunteers, and organisers for making this year such a success. We’re leaving inspired, challenged, and energised. Stay tuned for more updates in our newsletter. Until next year! 🌟

It was an honor to discuss my book at the @thecrs.bsky.social's annual conference, and I am grateful for "Guilt by Location" receiving this year's CRS book award. If you missed the keynote, don't worry, you can still order the book today! cup.org/4gOE8Cy www.amzn.com/1009523473

On the final day of the @thecrs.bsky.social conference, we can also announce that we have made Global Society Special Issue 38(1), "The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare", freely accessible until 31/10/25. Read the whole issue here: #CRS2025 www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

It’s the last day of the #CRS2025 Conference! What’s been your favourite session, insight, or connection so far? ✨ Drop your thoughts below and keep tagging us—we love seeing the conversations continue online as much as in the hallways.

Live at #CRS2025 🎤 Adam Lichtenheld, winner of the CRS Book of the Year, is presenting his groundbreaking research on strategic displacement as part of military & political tactics. Grateful to our judges — and especially Corinne Bara for guiding the award process.

How’s everyone finding Day 1 of the #CRS2025 Conference? 🌍 Whether you’re deep in panels, networking over lunch, or soaking up a keynote, we’d love to hear what’s stood out to you so far. Share your highlights and don’t forget to tag us so we can amplify your reflections!

🎉 The 62nd Annual Conflict Research Society Conference is officially underway! We’re bringing together leading academics, practitioners, and students from across the world to share research, exchange ideas, and explore solutions to today’s most pressing conflicts.

We are off to a great start at #CRS2025! The workshop "The Research Flow" is exploring a framework for practicing scientific reflexivity in research. This afternoon we have more workshops on state formation and military responses.

From Vancouver to Canterbury. Really looking forward to our @thecrs.bsky.social conference at the University of Kent from 17-19 Sep. It's been a great pleasure to be on the organising team again and we look forward to 200+ papers, panels, workshops, and high-level research/policy keynotes! 🎉#CRS2025

A big thank you to Global Souths Hub, Third World Quarterly & Conflict, Security & Development for curating a Conference Spotlight on our theme Legitimacy in Conflict & Peace. 📚 Explore 10 free-to-view articles until 31 Oct 2025: 👉 buff.ly/9dzGRpj #CRS2025 #Legitimacy

The @thecrs.bsky.social‬ annual conference for 2025 (Sep 17-19) is being hosted by ‪@kent.ac.uk‬ (which is where we are based), so our September monthly picks highlight recent research on conflict published in Global Society. Our Editor-in-Chief Rubrick Biegon is attending, so come and say hello!

Attending the Conflict Research Society @thecrs.bsky.social conference in Canterbury this week? Come along to our drinks reception tomorrow (see conference programme for details)! Interested in pitching work to us? Get in touch with @jamesworrall.bsky.social to fix a coffee meeting!

It starts tomorrow! 🎓✨ The CRS 62nd Annual Conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and students for days of rich discussion and new connections. Don’t forget to tag us and add #CRS2025 to your posts—we’ll be resharing throughout the event!

🛰️ William Goodhin reflects on geolocating over 1,000 satellite images from media, NGOs & open sources—highlighting the promises and pitfalls of satellite-based OSINT. 📖 What I Learned from Geolocating 1,000 Satellite Images 📍 E-International Relations 🔗 buff.ly/iwhQ6Vv #OSINT #GeospatialAnalysis

We’re delighted to share findings from Lucy Kentish, recipient of the 2024 Sydney Bailey Fund! She explores how education can address division in Northern Ireland through Integrated & Shared Education. With CRS support, she expanded her fieldwork with young people. Read more 👉

🌌 Can nighttime light data help monitor rural conflict? In a new article, Valerie Sticher & Corinne Bara explore the limits of satellite imagery in capturing conflict dynamics outside urban areas. 🛰️ The rural limits of nighttime light for conflict monitoring 🔗 Read the article:

📢 Interested in conflict and peace research? Join a global community of academics, students, and practitioners committed to interdisciplinary dialogue. ✨ Network, publish, and participate in events through the Conflict Research Society. 🔗 Become a member: buff.ly/4UKi2vg #CRSmembers #JoinCRS

📘 How does education reshape how people define terrorism? New research by Betül Özturan, Peter Krause, and Liane Young shows public definitions evolve significantly after academic exposure. 🔗 Read in Terrorism and Political Violence: buff.ly/8K7pg9q

🗳️ Peter Emerson continues his global critique of binary voting, travelling from Europe to China and Mongolia to promote preferential decision-making. His journey includes lectures, field research, and demonstrations using DeBordaVote. 🧭 Read his full reflections:

🧠 From post-conflict reconciliation to political education, CRS members are producing timely, innovative work across peace and conflict studies. 📚 Want to explore the latest? Catch up on new publications, reflections, and global fieldwork in our latest newsletter. 📩 Join CRS:

(1/2) New from Mehmet Yavuz: Two recent articles explore LGBTQIA+ peacebuilding and reconciliation in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina. 📝 “All I Want is to Leave, but When I Do, I Never Truly Leave” 📍 Journal of Homosexuality 🔗 buff.ly/3Ylc00T

✨ Be part of a global network tackling today’s toughest questions: 🔍 How do conflicts transform societies? 🤝 How is peace built — and sustained? 📣 How can research shape practice? CRS brings together diverse voices to collaborate, learn, and create impact. Join us! conflictresearchsociety.org

📢 Call for Papers! The Journal of Perpetrator Research is seeking contributions for a special issue on ‘Dehumanization and Violence’, guest edited by Prof. Kjell Anderson. 🗓️ Full papers due: 15 Dec 2025 🔗 Details & submit #Dehumanization #Violence #CFP #CRSmembers #PeaceResearch

🚀 Early career researcher? CRS is your platform to connect with peers, share your work, and find support. ✅ Mentoring ✅ Emerging Scholars Initiative ✅ Annual conference and panels 🔗 Find your place: conflictresearchsociety.org #PhDLife #EarlyCareer #CRSmembers #PeaceResearch

🔥 New from Kai M. Thaler: From Insurgent to Incumbent (Comparative Politics) How does ideology shape rebel governance & statebuilding after victory in civil wars? buff.ly/EKrsPS4 #CRSmembers #RebelGovernance #Statebuilding #CivilWars

🤝 CRS is where ideas meet action. From grassroots peacebuilding to global security research, our members shape debates and build connections across disciplines. ✨ Discover workshops, book prizes, mentoring, and more. 📌 Join the community: conflictresearchsociety.org #CRSmembers #PeaceAndConflict

🌍 Are you researching conflict, peace, security, or justice? Connect with an international network of scholars, practitioners & students through the Conflict Research Society. 📚 Share your work, access opportunities, and be part of our annual conference. 🔗 Learn more: conflictresearchsociety.org

New from Ezenwa Olumba: A New Perspective on Immobility Amidst Adversity This open-access article introduces a framework for understanding why people—especially indigenous communities—stay in conflict-affected areas. 📖 buff.ly/NgjoGKh #CRSmembers #Immobility #Resilience #Migration #OpenAccess

🌍 From Myanmar to Northern Ireland, and from workshops to publications—our members are shaping critical conversations across the globe. 🧠 The CRS community brings together diverse voices working at the intersection of conflict, peace, politics, and justice.

🎨 How do culture and heritage shape conflict and peace? Giuditta Fontana edited a special issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics exploring these questions across Bosnia, Syria, Ukraine & Northern Ireland. 🔗 buff.ly/Q4WtqIg #CultureAndConflict #PeaceStudies #CRSmembers

📰 From peacebuilding strategies to armed group typologies and cultural narratives—our #CRSmembers have been active across the globe this month. 🧠 Explore the latest research, events & reflections in our newsletter. 📥 Sign up as a member: buff.ly/gN0m7Zk #PeaceAndConflict #CRSmembers

📚 New from Florian Weigand in Journal of Global Security Studies: “Agency during Armed Conflict: Everyday Life under Competing Authorities in Myanmar’s Rakhine State” 🔗 buff.ly/pWOqTgu #Myanmar #ConflictResearch #CRSmembers

📣 Anne Bajo presented her work on Malaysia’s role in Southeast Asian conflict resolution at BISA’s “Local-level Peacebuilding: Between Theory and Practice” RTD in London. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/lorjpFr #Peacebuilding #SoutheastAsia #CRSmembers

(1/4) 📚 The Conflict Research Society congratulates Adam Lichtenheld on winning the 2025 CRS Book Prize for: Guilt by Location: Forced Displacement and Population Sorting in Civil Wars 👏

New from Simone Papale: Has Biden’s Africa policy really changed course? Democracy promotion meets persistent remote interventionism. 📖 International Peacekeeping buff.ly/0WfcWjN #AfricaPolicy #CRSmembers #USForeignPolicy

📢 New from Ana Lucía Peláez: How media frames shape resistance to renewable energy in Guatemala. Alta Verapaz & Huehuetenango case studies. buff.ly/kx9uV66 #EnvironmentalJustice #CRSmembers

🕊️ In EJIR, Jennifer Hodge explores “disaggregated mediation” in Myanmar. How does conflict fragmentation affect peace outcomes? buff.ly/j8mJPI5 #Myanmar #Mediation #CRSmembers

💬 Deals vs agreements in peace discourse — why it matters. John Gledhill on language & peacemaking in The Conversation. buff.ly/KlgA6M8 #Peacemaking #CRSmembers

⚠️ Ezenwa Olumba & co-authors on Nigeria’s farmer-herder conflict and the politics of response. 📖 Human Affairs buff.ly/IoQIuCX #Nigeria #CRSmembers

🧠 In her recent review for International Affairs, Charlotte Plews examines God, Guns and Sedition by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware — a timely analysis of far-right extremism in the US. buff.ly/APn300K #Extremism #BookReview #CRSmembers

In International Affairs, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos challenges dominant justifications of war through a pacifist lens in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. buff.ly/xtRz3J5 #Pacifism #UkraineWar #CRSmembers

📢 Last day to register! Don't forget to register for the Conflict Research Society 2025 Conference! 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/ZxiXUEg 📌 Panel/workshop organizers: Please ensure all your participants are registered. ℹ️ For details, check our website. Still questions? Contact: [email protected]

Don’t miss these recent member highlights: - Raphaël Lefèvre: Shia foreign fighters & ideological factionalism - Assala Kethache: Wagner Group in North Africa (in Routledge Handbook of Private Security Studies) - Zurab Bezhanishvili: Trump Cards of Democracy

Can we do democracy differently? Peter Emerson proposes an alternative in his latest piece for The Ecologist: Voting by Consensus. Explore how consensus-based systems could enhance inclusive decision-making. 🔗 Read here buff.ly/LxIdZ8E #Democracy #VotingSystems #Consensus

📢 CRS 2025 Registration Deadline Extended! Missed registering over the Easter break? Good news — the deadline to register for the Conflict Research Society 2025 Conference has been extended to 30 April! 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/ZxiXUEg

What can art teach us about resistance? Nicky Armstrong reviews Art as Demonstration in International Affairs, exploring how creative practice becomes political action. 📖 Read the review: buff.ly/Bwz42Rx #ArtAndPolitics #PeaceResearch #CRSMembers

📣 Final Reminder! Registration for the 2025 CRS Annual Conference closes tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to join leading scholars and practitioners in conflict research. 🗓️ 17–19 September 2025 📍 University of Kent, UK 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/ZxiXUEg

(1/2) Check out recent publications from CRS members: - Tetiana Kyselova & Dana Landau: Special issue on Ukraine in International Negotiation - José A. Gutiérrez: Rebel governance & time in Civil Wars - Tessa Deveraux: Gender governance in International Organization