New publication 🚨 What a joy to work w Miyerlandy & Rebecca! Aspirational “Total Peace”: Feminism in the Face of Resurging Violence in Chocó, Colombia 🇨🇴 #OpenAccess in the 'Feminism in the Face of Failure' S.I. for @gsqjournal.bsky.social (more on this soon 😉) academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

JOB ALERT: I have two vacancies for fully-funded, 4 year PhD positions in my European Research Council Project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa”; one on Nigeria, one on Mozambique. Closing date for applications 15 March 2025, start in Sept. 2025 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

New report by me, @benckrick.bsky.social & Dr. Raed al-Dulaimi for UNIDIR on attitudes toward Iraqis with perceived ties to ISIL based on original survey data and interviews. We find that stigmatization persists 8 years after ISIL's territorial defeat, even of children: unidir.org/publication/...

Very relevant new reflection piece by @joehud.bsky.social and @reyhuang.bsky.social on the ethics of studying rebel governance. I've spent quite some time pondering how to document rebel governance without legitimizing rebellion, so this is a welcomed piece! Conflictsky doi.org/10.1080/1467...

📚 Are you building a dataset? Simplify the coding with your own data collection app! I've written a tutorial on how to build an app in #R #Shiny that allows you to input, save, and edit data in an interactive online environment. ➡️ www.sebastianvanbaalen.se/uploads/tuto... PolSciData Conflictsky

Are you a PhD candidate studying political violence? Consider applying for the HFG Emerging Scholar award. $25k toward finishing up your diss. Deadline: 1 Feb. Details/Apply: www.hfg.org/emerging-sch...

What better way to attend ASA conference than to dress completely in Kaptan attire? :-) Had an incredible time at #ASA2024 in Chicago, engaging in panel discussions and networking!

Very excited to have joined @bubaimrana.bsky.social's PhD supervision team (alongside @janakrause.bsky.social @corinnajentzsch.com). Imrana does really impressive research on civilian agency in the Boko Haram insurgency. Follow him, and check out his 🏆 award-winning paper ⤵️ doi.org/10.1093/isag...

Interested in reflecting on how power dynamics, shared identity, & social norms shape terrorism research? Consider submitting your abstracts to our special issue, edited by @Akinyemi Oyawale & myself, which explores the positionality & knowledge production in researching (Counter-)Terrorism.