📰"Interwoven Resilience: Non-State Actors and Formal Institutions in Ukraine’s Urban War Effort”📰 By Ostap Kushnir researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/projects/... You can read the article here: www.cejiss.org/interwoven-r... .

'Israel's air strength is giving it a free hand over Iran' Read the latest from CEISR's Matthew Powell theconversation.com/israels-air-... #Israel #Iran #TheConversation

The indifference of consumers to the creation of the EC common market, 1979–92* By Dr Brigitte Leucht (who has also co-edited the this Special Issue:) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Happening Today! "New Area Knowledges – Geographies of Power, Linguistic (In)Justice and Epistemologies of the South" The lecture by Harry Wilson Kapatika (University of Johannesburg) will take place on TODAY Monday 30 June, from 1pm to 3pm (UK time) online. port-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/8330576552...

'Israel’s air strength is giving it a free hand over Iran' @historydafydd.bsky.social‬ latest article for ‪‪@uk.theconversation.com on the air campaigns being waged by Israel and Iran.

On 10th June 2025, CEISR member Dr Isabelle Cockel presented a fastinating and enlighting talk entitled: ‘Profitability, Aspiration and Segregation: Coffee as a Class and Ethnicity Signifier in Colonial Taiwan' at the East Asia and Economic Botany, 1800-1950 Conference at Royal Botanic Gardens

🚨 New Publication!!!🚨 'Women journalists and online harassment' By Susana Sampaio Dias, Maria João Silveirinha & João Miranda in Insights on Journalism and Human Rights www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

In June, @stoddarded.bsky.social co-authored a piece with @maliksamuel.bsky.social in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social titled: Resurgent jihadist violence in northeast Nigeria part of a worrying regional trend.'

In May, Dr Fatai Alli completed his PhD following an excellent performance at his viva Titled "Civilian Democratic Control in Limited Access Orders, Examining Civil-Military Relations Using Nigeria as a Case Study". His supervisory team: Dr Edward Stoddard, Dr Melita Lazell Lazell & Tony Chafer.

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Special Issue Theme Interwoven Struggles: Intersectionality, Culture, and the Politics of Belonging For further information see the link below: www.lectitopublishing.nl/journal-of-c...

🚨 Call for Papers!!! 🚨 Cultural Vulnerabilities and Planetary Problems: Creating New Sociological Studies of Culture Between Fragility and Fortitude

Have you listened to the Global Aid Rethink podcast yet? In this week's episode, CEISR's Dr Melita Lazell interviews the incomprable Professor Tamsin Bradley on how development projects with 'gender' or 'women' in the title are increasingly being cut. Check out the below for further information!

On 20 May the Decolonising Spaces Research Group hosted Custodians of Knowledge and Decolonising Practices at the Square Tower in Old Portsmouth. Librarians, archivists, artists, museum curators & scholars explored how colonial legacies shape the ways we collect, preserve & share knowledge.

On 20 May, the Decolonising Spaces Research Group hosted Custodians of Knowledge and Decolonising Practices at the Square Tower in Old Portsmouth. Librarians, archivists, artists, museum curators & scholars explored how colonial legacies shape the ways we collect, preserve & share knowledge.

Upcoming Event! Higher Ground: How can we be better in society? With Professor Jason Arday, University of Cambridge Wednesday, June 11 · 12 - 1pm GMT+1 Sign up here:

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The wonderful Vlad Bortun from Oxford is visiting us today to share his research and post-PhD academic journey. Super grateful to Vlad & @ceisruop.bsky.social to spend the afternoon together

History and Memory in the European Parliament: Reflections on Transgressing Boundaries between Academia and Politics By Prof. Wolfram Kaiser You can read this article here:

To all UoP Colleagues, Do not miss this fantastic event tomorrow with Dr Vladimir Bortun, organised by SASSHPL:

🚨 Call for Papers!!! 🚨 Cultural Vulnerabilities and Planetary Problems: Creating New Sociological Studies of Culture Between Fragility and Fortitude

Upcoming Event! Higher Ground: How can we be better in society? With Professor Jason Arday, University of Cambridge Wednesday, June 11 · 12 - 1pm GMT+1 Sign up here:

Thank you to Professor Monica G. Moreno Figueroa (University of Cambridge) for her powerful talk last week at our annual lecture, entitled: “What is internalised oppression and why should we care?” #AntiRacism #Intersectionality #InternalisedOppression #SocialJustice #TheStructureWithin

🚨New Article!🚨 ‘You just have to learn to play the game’: survival, resentment and resignation in women academics’ narratives of precarity By Dr. Charlotte Morris

✍️Workshop!✍️ ‘Custodians of Knowledge and Decolonising Practices’ This workshop will take place at the Square Tower, Portsmouth, tomorrow from 1-5pm!

✍️Workshop!✍️ ‘Custodians of Knowledge and Decolonising Practices’ This workshop will take place at the Square Tower, Portsmouth, on Tuesday 20 May from 1-5pm.

Don't miss CEISR's annual lecture happening on Wednesday evening! Register either online or in person below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ceisr-annu...

Issue Seven of the CEISR newsletter is here! Take a look inside for updates on the latest publications and activities of CEISR members! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

'The ongoing pleasure paradox: how practitioners are compelled to silence, sanitise and securitise pleasure in English RSE' By Arianna Vignali & Dr Rosa Marvell www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Macron’s Africa Policy: Promises, Practices and Path Dependencies By Tony Chafer In: Revolution Revisited: Emmanuel Macron and the Limits of Political Change in France

🎙️ We are delighted that the first episode of a new podcast series — Global Aid Rethink — is now live on Apple Podcasts and Spotify In this opening episode, Dr Melita Lazell and Dr Ivica Petrikova respond to the recent aid cuts in the US & UK & what they signal for the future of global development

In March, Dr Patricia Shamai & Dr Melita Lazell hosted their Women in Security Roundtable which explored how to navigate external partnerships in security research. The fantastic panelists, Dr Carmen Solana, Dr Mitch Lomax & Claudia Villa, shared their valuable experiences and perspectives.

“A crucial point for journalists is to see each case of sexual violence as part of a pattern of male abuse towards women, not as a specific case to be addressed, detached from the rest of society.” CEISR's Dr Alessia Tranchese gijn.org/stories/inve... @gijn.org

Call for Papers! Cultural Vulnerabilities and Planetary Problems: Creating New Sociological Studies of Culture Between Fragility and Fortitude 21-23 January 2026, Sapienza University of Rome Further info below: hsd.hr/en/2025/04/0...

UPCOMING EVENT! Dr Simon Stewart, our director, is one of the many great speakers! 🔥 Come to learn, build solidarity, and dance toward liberation 🔥 📅 Date: Saturday 12 April, 5-9pm 📍 Location: Aspex Portsmouth 🎟 Tickets/Donations: Pay What you Can www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nkiruka-ti...

We'd like to thank everyone who was involved in the fantastic event last week on: The Discursive Construction of the Indo-Pacific: Viewed from Taiwan Funded by CEISR's TPS Group and Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom

Online book launch and round table discussion: European Socialists Across Borders Wednesday 26/03/2025 This event will be chaired by CEISR's Dr Brigitte Leucht. If you'd link to attend, you can book below: www.history.ac.uk/events/onlin... @UoP_SASHPL @UoPHumSS

Brexit may have faded from the headlines, but its impact continues. In this blog post, CEISR's Mark Kaye explores why #Brexit research still matters — and why academics must stay engaged with its evolving consequences. www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

Dr Kate Gibbons will be delivering a talk on Thomas Percy this week at @ballioloxford.bsky.social conference: 'What have the English ever done for us? British Reformations in Early Modern Europe' For further info: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/457...

⭐️ If you’re working on blackness and black politics - this cfp might be of interest with direct opportunity for publication no less!! ⭐️

'UK aid failing to meet objectives and support developing countries' UK aid could support building more equal and respectful relationships with governments and communities, according to new research from CEISR's Dr Melita Lazell www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

'How UK foreign aid can be improved in the era of Trump' Read the latest from CEISR's Dr Melita Lazell blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... #Trump #Foreignaid #Research

'The challenges and opportunities for academics in professional military education' Read the latest from CEISR's Dr Matthew Powell and Dr Dafydd Townley here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #education #Military #academia

UPCOMING EVENT! The Discursive Construction of the Indo-Pacific: Viewed from Taiwan 09:00-16:00, KH 0.01, Thursday 20th March 2025 Register below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-discur... @UoP_SASHPL @UoPHumSS

'Lived gendered experiences of precarity and non-belonging in everyday space-places of academia' Read the latest here from CEISR's Dr Charlotte Morris in Learning and Teaching: www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

Exactly how large are the British Armed Forces as WW3 fears grip globe? Read the lastest from Dr Matthew Powell discussing the readiness and capabilities of British armed forces. www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...

Symposium on Reproductive Justice (Hybrid) tomorrow! Is Reproductive Justice Achievable? Insights from Infertility Care in the UK, Commercial Surrogacy in India and Eugenics in Latin America. Date: 28 February 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsa-postgr...

UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2025 #MeToo: Global and Regional, Past and Present Be part of this extraordinary conversation on resilience, empowerment, and the journey from silence to strength. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/metoo-glob...

One of our excellent PhD students is looking for research participants! If you or anyone you know are interested in taking part, please get in touch with Thirsha using the information below.

Event: Symposium on Reproductive Justice (Hybrid) Is Reproductive Justice Achievable? Insights from Infertility Care in the UK, Commercial Surrogacy in India and Eugenics in Latin America. Date: 28 February 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsa-postgr...

Rethinking Philippine Counterterrorism Strategy after the Marawi Siege By Ann Bajo Seven years after the siege of Marawi, the resurgence of the Abu Sayyaf Group has led to a renewed counter-push by the Philippine armed forces. fulcrum.sg/rethinking-p...