MaggieDwyer.bsky.social

** JOB ALERT **
Research position (3 years) at Queen's University Belfast to conduct research on project “Governing Jihad in Africa”. This position is to do comparative fieldwork on the ideology of at least two jihadi groups in Africa. Details here: hr.apps.qub.ac.uk/jobs/job_des...

Une concertation au Mali propose de nommer le chef de la junte président pour cinq ans Une concertation organisée par la junte au pouvoir au Mali et boycottée par l'opposition a recommandé mardi de nommer le général Assimi Goïta président dès cette année pour un mandat de cinq ans renou...

#Mali: Without surprise, a forum orechestrated by Mali's junta recommands

# 5 more years for President Goita (plus another 5)
# banning all political parties
# suspending all discussions about "elections" until the pacification of the country

www.france24.com/fr/afrique/2...

We also show how it shapes peer bonding and contextualise the process in a much longer pattern of high levels of military leadership involvement in family affairs in post-colonial contexts.

We advance the concept of a ‘military surrogate’ to show ways military hierarchy temporary takes on family roles when soldier is deployed. It helps explain how aspects of military discipline and conformity work through families and the challenges that occur during deployments.

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My new article, co-authored with Humphrey Asamoah is now out in Armed Forces and Society (& open access). It's titled 'Family Welfare During the Deployment of Ghana Armed Forces in Peacekeeping Missions: Exploring the Role of “Military Surrogacy".' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Member of notorious Jungler unit in #Gambia was convicted in US federal court on torture charges. He’s now the 3rd to be tried internationally for crimes under the Jammeh regime. Very helpful reporting during the trial by Solo Sandeng Foundation, @cja-news.bsky.social & @justiceinfo.bsky.social.

West African juntas are undermining human rights - ROAPE Salvador Ousmane paints a damning picture of the African military juntas that came to power in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea in recent years. He argues that they have failed to address security conc...

The observation is not news to anyone, but this is a clear rundown of the human rights records of the #AES military authorities.

Ali Kony and the twilight of the Lord’s Resistance Army What the defection of Joseph Kony’s son tells us about the once-dreaded Ugandan rebel group.

Happy to have this piece on Ali Kony out with @newhumanitarian.bsky.social Once in line to succeed his dad Joseph Kony, and considered the 'Foreign Affairs' minister of the Lord's Resistance Army in charge of trading ivory and gold -he decided to escape. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2025...

Call for papers open for the Centre for Security Research annual conference, with theme of ‘Futures of International Security.’ Join us for it in May in Edinburgh. All welcome, expecting a great gathering of security scholars. Details below.

PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions) PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions, each 1.0 fte)The Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invites ...

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...

“We Are Standing on Our Own”: The Informal Economy in Zambia and Zimbabwe CAS Seminar Series: “We Are Standing on Our Own”: The Informal Economy in Zambia and Zimbabwe with Dr Kristina Pikovskaia

Looking forward to the first seminar for Semester 2 on Wednesday 15 January, 3.30 pm, with Dr Kristina Pikovskaia @kpikovskaia.bsky.social “We Are Standing on Our Own”: The Informal Economy in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In-person event only. All welcome. www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-sta...

Great scholarship opportunity to study in our MSc Africa and International Development programme next academic year. Open to graduates from University of Dar es Salaam. Please share with any eligible candidates.

NEW: The military authorities in Guinea have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent, and have failed to keep their promises to restore civilian rule by December 2024. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

Thiaroye 1944. The Final Shadows of a Colonial Massacre In December 1944, in Senegal, the French army opened fire on African soldiers who were simply demanding their pay. Eighty years later, the number of victims and their burial site remain unknown. (…)

Freshly translated: our primer on the Thiaroye massacre 80 years ago and the fight of the victims' families for truth and reparations (all of which have been denied by France so far)

This is a perfect illustration of something that has been bugging me since the so-called "coup epidemic" started in the Sahel: the view that coups are a symptom of the failure of democracy. They are, but they are also way more than this. Why? Because militarism is an ideology 🧵