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Seb Kaempf

@sebkaempf.bsky.social

A/Prof in Peace and Conflict Studies at UQ: https://polsis.uq.edu.au/profile/1237/sebastian-kaempf Lover of good conversations, coffee, music, art, and seeing where life will take me.

197 Followers  |  250 Following  |  22 Posts  |  Joined: 26.04.2025
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"Dressed to kill: the material ethics of war" by Cian O'Driscoll and @sebkaempf.bsky.social has been recently published in EJIR and is available online.

You can read it here: t1p.de/gimib

25.02.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Very excited to see Cian O'Driscoll's and my article 'Dressed to kill: the material ethics of war' out now in @ejir.bsky.social. It's open source so please check it out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

21.02.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Encouraging students to take risks and experiment:
This new @higheredheroes.bsky.social podcast episode is all about taking risks, not just as teachers, but also for our students. Tune in to hear how our guest, A/Prof Helen Marshall (UQ), encourages risk taking:
www.buzzsprout.com/813707/episo...

21.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello fellow educators and listeners,

What topics would you like us to cover in our new podcast season? We are starting our planning for the next rounds of recordings and would like to hear from you. Any suggestions, any particular topics you'd like us to dive into? Please let us know ☺️
Al and Seb

12.08.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear friends of the UQ Rotary Peace Centre,
We would like to invite you to our Rotary Peace Fellows’ seminar, taking place on 28 March 2026. Registration is required via the QR on the attached flyer.
We look forward to seeing you there!

07.08.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent discussion about my colleague @minranliu.bsky.social's new research in our seminar series today, albeit on zoom as we were not allowed into our building today. Masterful chairing by @mattuq.bsky.social (drawing on his covid-zoom-chairing experiences):

01.08.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Relax, Guy
YouTube video by South Park Studios Relax, Guy

And they strike again www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xR...

29.07.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First Annual Emma Hutchison Memorial Lecture: Prof Michael Barnett on Mobilising Compassion β€” Roland Bleiker Please mark the date and join us later this year - on 4 December at the University of Queensland - for the first Annual Emma Hutchison Memorial Lecture with Professor Michael Barnett from George Washi...

Please mark the date and join us later this year for the first Annual Emma Hutchison Memorial Lecture with Prof Michael Barnett (GWU) on Mobilising Compassion.
With comments by Prof Bina D'Costa (ANU) and Dr Fiona Terry (formerly ICRC): www.rolandbleiker.com/news/hutchis...

24.07.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review of International Studies podcast - episode four In the fourth podcast episode, Seb Kaempf discusses rethinking ritual dynamics with Maria MΓ€lksoo.

🌟Ep 4 of the @risjnl.bsky.social podcast! 🌟

Hosted by @sebkaempf.bsky.social this week is w/ Maria MÀlksoo & her selection of articles conceptualising & applying ritual dynamics in the context of IR 🌎

Inc: @lucaslitmanen.bsky.social @simonkoschut.bsky.social

listen πŸ‘‰

23.07.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same The long read: From the generic hipster cafe to the β€˜Instagram wall’, the internet has pushed us towards a kind of global ubiquity – and this phenomenon is only going to intensify

Quite relevant to my life in a number of ways: www.theguardian.com/news/2024/ja...

20.07.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wim Wenders in 10 Minuten | Blow up | ARTE
YouTube video by Irgendwas mit ARTE und Kultur Wim Wenders in 10 Minuten | Blow up | ARTE

Wim Wenders in 10 minutes: youtu.be/PKdw9OJfYmU?...

15.07.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International politics is not short of the ceremonial and the performative. Here, Prof Maria MΓ€lksoo talks to Dr Seb Kaempf about her selection of key articles published in @risjnl.bsky.social on the theme of 'Rituals and International Relations': www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...

06.07.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Great News πŸŽ‰

The RIS 2024 Journal Impact Factor has increased from 3.2 to 3.7! We owe this to our fantastic authors and reviewers, who continue to improve our journal with their submissions and service.

@mybisa.bsky.social @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org

27.06.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review of International Studies podcast - episode three In the third episode of the podcast, Seb Kaempf discusses peacebuilding with Dahlia Simangan.

Ep 3 of @risjnl.bsky.social podcast! 🌟
Host - @sebkaempf.bsky.social this week is w/ β€ͺProfessor Dahlia Simangan about those seminal RIS articles that have focussed and driven research on the topic of PeaceBuilding🌎
Inc: @rolandparis.bsky.social @audralmitchell.bsky.social
listen πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/PDrhN

24.06.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Ball Park Music - Like Love (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ball Park Music Ball Park Music - Like Love (Official Music Video)

Really love their new album 'Like Love', here is the title song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAaM...

23.06.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Yuval Noah Harari ΓΌber das biologische Drama unserer Spezies | Das Buch meines Lebens | ARTE
YouTube video by Irgendwas mit ARTE und Kultur Yuval Noah Harari ΓΌber das biologische Drama unserer Spezies | Das Buch meines Lebens | ARTE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DL3...

15.06.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
AufrΓ€umen: Macht Ordnung uns glΓΌcklich? | Twist | ARTE
YouTube video by Irgendwas mit ARTE und Kultur AufrΓ€umen: Macht Ordnung uns glΓΌcklich? | Twist | ARTE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV2l...

15.06.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New @risjnl.bsky.social podcast episode is out. Here, Dahlia Simangan talks to Seb Kaempf about those seminal RIS articles that have focussed and driven research on the topic of peacebuilding. Please tune in here: www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis... @mybisa.bsky.social @therealisthom.bsky.social

12.06.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in the connection between IR Theory and Ideology? Then tune into this pod episode in which Benjamin Martill talks about his editor's selection for @risjnl.bsky.social: www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...

27.05.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Editor's Selection: Theory/Ideology with Benjamin Martill - Review of International Studies – The podcast Creating conversations across articles, identifying linkages, bringing together articles that speak to similar topics is the purpose of our editor's selections. In this episode, Dr Benjamin Martill, o...

Are you short of a listen or interested in the links b/t IR theory & political ideology? @risjnl.bsky.social has just the thing for you - a new pod on our recent editor's selection, featuring our @sebkaempf.bsky.social interviewing (also our) Ben Martill:
www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...

27.05.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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SebastiΓ£o Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81 Brazilian photographer’s work highlighted injustice and introduced rainforest to the world

Genuinely adore his work - adding a different lens to photography of humans and our planet. Thanks for how you opened my eyes to your work: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

23.05.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Full circle: Former Premier and UQ alum appointed Adjunct Professor Former Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s long association with UQ – including as a distinguished alum – has extended with her appointment as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Political Science and I...

Meet our new (Adjunct Prof) colleague: www.uq.edu.au/news/article...

21.05.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New episode: Developing critical thinking skills and breaking down stereotypes by taking students to the court rooms.
Al Stark and Kate Lee Koo talk to Dr Richard Murray (UQ). Richard teaches social justice storytelling by taking his students to the court rooms: www.buzzsprout.com/813707/episo...

15.05.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Using storytelling and classical literature to help problem solving’ Al & Lynda talk to Prof Kate O’Brien (Chemical Engineering, UQ) about how classical literature & storytelling are enabling understanding and problem solving in her engineering classes: www.buzzsprout.com/813707/episo...

08.05.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australia federal election 2025 results - in charts Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won a historic second term - here's some of the results visualised.

After Canada just a week ago, Australia also voted in a new parliament which stems the rise of ultra conservative or extremist right wing movements we've seen elsewhere. That's really important. Shame though that the greens have lost many of their seats: www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.05.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AfD: Germany defends extremist classification after Rubio criticises 'tyranny in disguise' Germany's foreign office says history shows that right-wing extremism "needs to be stopped", after criticism from the White House.

bbc.com/news/article...

03.05.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cost of Defunding Harvard If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted from the university’s federally funded discoveries in care and tre...

Sobering read about what's at stake for us working in academia... www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

27.04.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0