Kasper Hoffmann

Inspired by the fabulous work of @gillianmathys.bsky.social @kasperhoffmann.bsky.social @denistull.bsky.social @judithverweijen.bsky.social @rogermacginty.bsky.social and many others not on here

Well, this is reassuring. Light at the end of the tunnel?

I've written about the difficulties challenges in the various #DRC peace initiatives, and the bleak outlook.

🌍Proud to share our new article in Land Use Policy:
“Everyday Property-Making: Negotiating Land Rights, Precarity and Public Authority in Urban Congo”
📎 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
#Property #Land #DRCongo #PublicAuthority #Precarity
@crg-ugent.bsky.social @roskildeuni.bsky.social @ucph.bsky.social

Rakhine State sees 'dramatic' hunger rise after aid cutbacks One of Myanmar's most conflict-ravaged states has witnessed a "dramatic rise in hunger" after United States aid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump during a punishing civil war, the World Food Progr...

AFP | One of Myanmar’s most conflict-ravaged states has witnessed a “dramatic rise in hunger” after United States aid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump during a punishing civil war, the World Food Programme said Tuesday.

So sad, Callon was such an important figure in STS. Who can forget those scallops? I met him once at the École des Mines, Bruno Latour introduced us, around 1990 - that was it. I wish I'd gotten to know him, too late now - yet the scallops and ANT live on
#STS @4sweb.bsky.social @aussts.bsky.social

Thanks. This looks very relevant. It goes on top of the reading list.

The grift tank In Washington’s think tank ecosystem, Africa is treated as a low-stakes arena where performance substitutes for knowledge. The result: unqualified actors shaping policy on behalf of militarists, lobbyists, and frauds.

Funny piece. It's actually stunning how incompetent people can end up influencing African policy just because they cultivate proximity with decision-making circles. Paris has its Phams, too

And now the book is officially out!

A new data hub helps small-scale fishers adapt to climate change Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food production systems most vulnerable to climate change, and governments are lacking data to help fishers…

Fishing is an important food production system that's most vulnerable to climate change, and yet governments lack data to help fishers adapt.

To address that gap, the global research partnership CGIAR recently launched its Asia Digital Hub.

My book Fractured Pasts @universitypress.cambridge.org was officially launched today. Grateful for everyone who attended, and thanks to everyone who contributed in big and small ways. You can order it here www.cambridge.org/core/books/f... and you can get a 20% discount at checkout using FPLKB2025.

Angola after dos Santos: An anthology on continuity and change As Angola celebrates its 50th anniversary as an independent nation, it is timely to provide an assessment of the state of political, s...

In Luanda for the launch of this edited volume on #Angola after Dos Santos, produced in record time in Portuguese & English with chapters by Angolan & foreign scholars. Both versions in the link. My chapter is on the politics of public memory 50 years after independence.
www.cmi.no/publications...

This is your once in a life time chance to work with top scholars on a super important topic!

Very important, this. News do not show up naturally, they are allowed (or disallowed) by a variety of social processes. When it comes to violence in the Lake Chad Basin, there is good reason to suspect it is seriously underestimated even in the best data bases.

Aung Naing Soe, the co-author of Frontline Poets: The literary rebels taking on Myanmar’s military, joined the DVB Newsroom on May 8. (Credit: DVB)

Aung Naing Soe, a journalist and documentary filmmaker from Burma living and working in exile, joined the DVB Newsroom to discuss the new book he co-authored with Joe Freeman called Frontline Poets: The literary rebels taking on Myanmar’s military.
Read more: english.dvb.no/resistance-a...

Ben Radley & Nicholas Fairwood, Colonial Legacies — Sidecar Understanding the DRC.

'The DRC – born under Belgian colonial rule, remade as a Cold War theatre, now shaped by external financial flows – remains deprived of anything resembling real sovereignty.'

Ben Radley & Nicholas Fairwood contextualise the conflict in the Congo:

newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Gilles Dorronsoro : « Poutine est un idéologue qui ne terminera pas sa guerre par des accords économiques » Spécialiste de l’Afghanistan et de la Syrie, le chercheur analyse dans son nouveau livre les dynamiques des guerres civiles contemporaines. Il constate qu’en la matière, « la politique étrangère occi…

[1/8] @justinebrabant.bsky.social et Joseph Confavreux s'entretiennent avec Gilles Dorronsoro (Université Paris 1/CESSP), politiste spécialiste des guerres civiles. Dans Le Plus Grand des Maux, il analyse les logiques politiques, sociales et internationales de ces conflits. #HGGSP #civilwar

A much more complicated history than most people imagine. A piece of mine following an interview with him: www.nytimes.com/1996/06/02/w...

Indigenous Forest Guardians or Destroyers? A More Nuanced Story — with Fergus O'Leary Simpson Podcast Episode · Intertwined · 04/26/2025 · 39m

Are Indigenous peoples always forest guardians? Or can they also become forest destroyers? Fergus O'Leary Simpson #UAntwerp explores the nuanced reality through the case study of the Batwa community in the Democratic Republic of Congo. @iobua.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Check out this fantastic post doc opportunity working with @judithverweijen.bsky.social ⬇️

The Cognitive Life of Maps The “mapness of maps”—how maps live in interaction with their users, and what this tells us about what they are and how they work.In a sense, maps are temp

Roberto Casati, The Cognitive Life of Maps - @mitpress.bsky.social, 2024 (print and open access)
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
review at NDPR by Ben Blumson
ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/the-...

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

US closes in on critical minerals deal with DR Congo Trump’s Africa adviser agrees ‘path forward’ to drive American mining investment as Tshisekedi government seeks to shore up support

On the Ukraine model. www.ft.com/content/8b62...

We've got a big book coming out on carbon removal and geoengineering in October.

If you're interested in doing a review (hence in getting an advance copy) - send me a dm!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790847...

"We Are Caught Between Violence and Famine" - Analysis of the Deepening Crisis Affecting Eastern DR Congo - Egmont Institute Regional and international initiatives to end the war between M23/AFC and the Congolese government are multiplying, leading to mounting pressure on the belligerents to negotiate through sanctions and ...

www.egmontinstitute.be/we-are-caugh...

Erdogans stramme greb om magten får tyrkerne på gaden: Der er ikke retfærdighed her Fængslingen af Istanbuls populære borgmester, der af mange blev set som eneste reelle udfordrer til Tyrkiets præsident, har fået tyrkerne på gaden

Tyrkiets demokratiske deroute?

"Man har arresteret præsidentens største politiske rival – en taktik, som gør, at der lige nu tales om en russificering af tyrkisk politik," siger @hetavrojan.bsky.social på dagens forside af @kristeligt-dagblad.dk:

www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/trods...

Vi er så heldige at have en ekstremt vidende kapacitet om en af verdens mest oversete, men dramatiske konflikter lige nu. Så hvis du vil vide mere om hvad der sker i DR Congo lige nu, og hvorfor det sker. Lyt til Kasper her 👇

Forsker: Nok ikke tilfældigt, at Rwandas oprørsvenner angreb lige efter Trumps indsættelse | Globalnyt Millionbyerne Goma og Bukavu i den østlige del af Den Demokratiske Republik Congo blev i slutningen af januar indtaget af oprørsgruppen M23 med støtte fra n ...

At det lille Rwanda fører krig i det store naboland DR Congo, hænger sammen med det rwandiske folkemord i 1994.

Men at Rwandas allierede, M23, turde erobre to storbyer, hænger nok sammen med mere aktuelle begivenheder, mener Congo-ekspert @kasperhoffmann.bsky.social
globalnyt.dk/forsker-nok-...

Landets skarpeste studerende må da være på Bluesky? :) Kom i praktik på den lille globale og Københavns hyggeligste redaktion på Pile Allé

Forsker: Nok ikke tilfældigt, at Rwandas oprørsvenner angreb lige efter Trumps indsættelse | Globalnyt Millionbyerne Goma og Bukavu i den østlige del af Den Demokratiske Republik Congo blev i slutningen af januar indtaget af oprørsgruppen M23 med støtte fra n ...

Jeg har forsket i konflikterne i DR Congo i omkring 20 år. Derfor var jeg meget interesseret, da @globalnyt.dk inviterede mig til at lave en podcast om emnet. I sidste uge var jeg derinde for at diskutere emnet. Vi kom godt omkring det. Lyt med her: globalnyt.dk/forsker-nok-...