The book is an inspiring contribution to critical terrorism studies scholarship, both in its depth of analysis and in the diversity of country cases presented. It critically analyses the premise of national security as a blanket concept for excusing human rights infringement and argues a compelling case that many governments worldwide, both democratic and authoritarian,…
War in Ukraine. Russian propaganda
There has been some hard-to-believe propaganda shared by Russian state media such as RIA Novosti. In the latest piece condemning the resistance against the war in Ukraine by the Russian intelligentsia, Natalia Osipova lays out the main points that the state has against its people that do not support the war. The original of the…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Research Journal part 3. Russia is suspended from the Human Rights Council but Central Asia voted against the resolution.
ollowing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the horrific sights of Bucha, the General Assembly took a vote on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council. Two-thirds voted to support the resolution; the votes were 93 in favour, 24 against, and 58 abstained.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Research Journal part 2. State propaganda and reporting of what never happened.
After the world discovered mass graves in Bucha, Russian propaganda has become more and more out of touch with reality. RIA Novosti, a pro-state media outlet, rather popular in Russia as it portrays itself as a news aggregator channel, published a manifesto by Timofey Sergeitsev. A political analyst and philosopher (even though it is doubtful…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Research Journal part 1. Language, Nazification, and the media reporting.
I will use this space to post my thoughts, ideas, and observations related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This will take the form of research notes; the main aim is to document the events and have a hub for research notes and ideas available to the public. On 24 February 2022, Russian troops crossed the…
Webinar on the war in Ukraine ISA 4 March 2022 – recording available
Recent events in Russia and Ukraine have resulted in a local conflict with far-reaching global consequences. The majority of media coverage on these events has focused on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods of the Russian-Ukrainian relationship. However, current regional geopolitics have also been influenced by Russian and Ukrainian narratives of their shared history. To better…
New article “Educational responses to the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic: online provision and its consequences for the social resilience of minority communities” is out.
Mine and Dominic Mahon’s new article “Educational responses to the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic: online provision and its consequences for the social resilience of minority communities” is out in Globalisation, Societies and Education. You can find it here. The article tackles an important question of how online provision of education influences minority communities…
How to categorise terrorism within existing security frameworks?
In this post, I reflect on the difficulty of categorising the threat of terrorism within existing security frameworks and our theorising of threat assessment.
Should terrorists be named in the media?
Should terrorists be named in the media? A discussion.
My new article “A pivotal event narrative in critical terrorism studies: COVID-19 and the threat of terrorism” is out
My article “A pivotal event narrative in critical terrorism studies: COVID-19 and the threat of terrorism” is out in a special issue “, Reflections on Remembering: 9/11 Twenty Years On”, in Critical Studies on Terrorism.