The Centre for Security Research @EdinburghUni aims to promote & link diverse forms of #security #research across disciplines. RT = interesting

Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined October 2015
Registration now open for Inaugural Lecture by Professor Andrew Neal at University of Edinburgh October 2nd.
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Next year's CAS conference call for papers includes many security and conflict related issues around climate change- get your abstract in by Aug 30th to be part of the conversation. Details below.
⏰ A reminder that the deadline to submit your abstracts for next year's CAS Conference: Climate Dynamics and the Politics of a Post-Carbon Africa, is at the end of the month: Friday 30th August 2024. Click here for more info: sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/new…
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1/ I am so grateful this paper is out in @European_Sec! This project started 6(!) years ago when I was a master’s student in Strasbourg and benefitted from so many comments, suggestions, and edits from friends and colleagues in @EdinburghPIR, @UPOlomouc, @UU_University & Beyond.
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New on our blog: 'Cooperation in the High North between Scotland, Norway, and the Arctic Council: Towards more Secure and Sustainable Oceans' - a workshop report from @jnmschechinger scga.scot/2024/08/08/high-no…
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Well done Lauren @rogerslkay!
Congratulations to Lauren Rogers @rogerslkay, who has been awarded a 2024-2025 Dissertation Grant! Her dissertation interrogates ontological security dynamics within the European Union and the role of narratives in this process. Learn more: aabs-balticstudies.org/2024/…
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New publication! In my article in @FPA_Jrnl I ask the often overlooked question of why leaders prefer either securitization or desecuritization. My findings suggest that psychological variables play a crucial role in the initiation of these processes. 1/3 academic.oup.com/fpa/article…
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Happy to have my new article out in @IAJournal_CH on peacekeeping contributions from Gambia during Jammeh’s authoritarian rule. Part of special section on PKO's transformative effects-edited by @lukepatey @peteralalbrecht @pdwilliamsgwu & @abrahamsen_rita. academic.oup.com/ia/article/…
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A highlight of our conference with @ceseredinburgh this week was beautiful exhibit on women's peace movement in DR Congo by Camille Maubert and Hugh Kinsella Cunningham. Thanks for sharing the work and stories with us Camille!
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Very much enjoying this reflective conversation between @EroComfort of @CrisisGroup and Cyril Obi of @ssrc_org concluding this @africanstudies @ceseredinburgh conference.
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Concluding a successful conference with a keynote address by Dr Comfort Ero with Dr Obi as dicussant
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What a way to wound up a two-day annual conference on #security in #Africa at ⁦⁦@africanstudies⁩ ! #Cyril Obi and #Comfort Ero dished out the last meal leaving us with a fodder to digest for many months to come. Brilliant pair. Good reflections on coup in Africa.
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Two days of excellent discussion and enjoyable meet ups on African studies. Many thanks to all, especially @MagDwyer @annelaure_mahe at @africanstudies and @ceseredinburgh
And panel 4 explores issues of law, justice and reconciliation with presentations by Lucy Jane Gaynor, @waltkilroy, and Alice Carchereux, chaired by @gerhardanders.
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Day 2 of our conference with @ceseredinburgh on security in Africa starts with panel 7 focused on gender, culture, and security with presentations by Oluwole Ojewale and Tessa Devereaux Evans chaired by @simkumalkoroma.
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Starting panel 8 focused on foreign policy and security, chaired by @afr_pol, first up is research on Turkey’s engagement with African states by Edoardo Lavezzo. Next up Sarah Vaughan and Ini Dele-Adedeji. @africanstudies @ceseredinburgh
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Such a fantastic first day of the conference, excited to soon be kicking off day 2 including keynote by @EroComfort.
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This was a lot of fun - thanks for the invite and program @MagDwyer & Akin Iwilade! @ceseredinburgh @africanstudies
Concluding the first day of our security in Africa conference with keynote panel with Gilbert Khadiagala @gkhadiag, Kristof Titeca @kristoftiteca, and Jana Krause @_janakrause. 🧵1/2
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Standing room only for @PeteChonka at the @africanstudies and @ceseredinburgh conference “Somali mobile innovation” as part of a panel on Everyday Security.
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Discussing "Environmental Change and Security" as part of the CAS/CeSeR Annual Conference this morning. @africanstudies @ceseredinburgh #CAS_CeSeR_Annual_Conference_2024
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Excited to be in Edinburgh for @africanstudies and @ceseredinburgh conference on security in Africa. Looking forward to insightful discussions. – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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