Florian Weigand

War is changing, and the law hasn't yet caught up.

Listen to my conversation with @katharinefortin.bsky.social @weigand.bsky.social and @peasantpedant.bsky.social about this and more:

How are civilians in Ukraine exercising agency in the digital realm? And what are the consequences?

Find out more in a new episode of 'Beyond Compliance: In Conversation' (@katharinefortin.bsky.social) and listen to our two fantastic guests: @oonahathaway.bsky.social ‬& @peasantpedant.bsky.social 👇

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📢 Listen to Ep10 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast- "Strengthening Civilian Protection" #IHL #SouthSudan #CivilianProtection

With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social

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Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

For those working on border governance:

Centre Experts @maxgallien.bsky.social, Shalaka Thakur & Co-Director @weigand.bsky.social offer a valuable analysis in @foreignpolicy.com on what border walls actually achieve - and what they don’t 👇

Do Good Fences Actually Make Good Neighbors? The number of border walls worldwide has surged since the end of the Cold War.

Since the end of the Cold War, the number of border walls and fences around the world has sextupled. But do they actually work?
In this piece for @foreignpolicy.com, Shalaka Thakur, @weigand.bsky.social and I draw on our research and share some scepticism
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Centre on Armed Groups — Funding the People's Defense Forces in Myanmar This  report examines how Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance movement is being financed, offering a comprehensive analysis of how the People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) sustain themselves economically. D...

Myanmar’s People’s Defence Forces rely on much more than donations.

Our latest report offers a rare and detailed look at how #PDFs are raising funds through taxes, resource sales and more. Find out what is working and what challenges lie ahead:

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Explore our newly updated site for real-world research, practical tools, and global insight on armed groups.

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“The Journal of Global Security Studies” cover image appears on the left. The journal's homepage URL (https://academic.oup.com/jogss) and Bluesky handle (@journalofgss.bsky.social) are provided in white text on a navy blue background at the bottom of the image. The background of the image features a black-handled knife on a stainless steel cup resting on white snow. Overlaid on this are the article title and author names: “Agency during Armed Conflict: Everyday Life under Competing Authorities in Myanmar’s Rakhine State” by Florian Weigand, Riyad Anwar, Tony Neil, and Abellia Anggi Wardani.

How do ordinary people navigate relationships with competing authorities during armed conflict? Read the new JOGSS article to discover how civilians in Myanmar use different forms of Bourdieu’s capital to exercise agency and engage with armed actors.

🔗 Open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

We have made a starter pack for people working on/ interested in armed groups, civil war scholarship, armed groups and international law and non-international armed conflicts. Please join! go.bsky.app/24KvoKz

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📢 Ep9 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Gender & Civilian Agency" #Women #India #ManipurState #ConflictDynamics #IHL

With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep9-podcast
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Much food for thought after a productive workshop on armed group taxation at @unu-wider.bsky.social with a fantastic crowd, @apvjustino.bsky.social, @maxgallien.bsky.social, @ashleyajackson.bsky.social, @tbandulairwin.bsky.social, @yguichaoua.bsky.social, @jessietrudeau.bsky.social and many more.

Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at Its Margins by Max Gallien, New York, NY, Columbia University Press, 2024, xiv + 346 pp. Click on the article title to read more.

Had the privilege to review @maxgallien.bsky.social's absolutely fantastic new book 'Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at Its Margins' @columbiaup.bsky.social. Please contact me if you can't access the review - or, simply, just get his book: doi.org/10.1111/deve...

Centre on Armed Groups — The M23 crisis in the DRC

M23’s resurgence is just one piece of a much larger regional crisis.

Centre Fellow @ethuin.bsky.social explains the dynamics at play in the #EasternCongo in our latest rapid insight piece: www.armedgroupscentre.org/m23drc-vogel

‼️ Hiring ‼️

Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich

📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)

Application deadline in early March.

Job ads & details:
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Putting together an #Afghanistan scholars starter pack! Please join in go.bsky.app/N4wTQqc

Always worth attending the CRS Annual Conference - and this time it's on legitimacy! 👇

In case you'd like to get Waiting for Dignity: Legitimacy and Authority in Afghanistan (shorturl.at/BUnBd) or any of the other fantastic @columbiaup.bsky.social books for at least 50% off, today is your day 👇

S1 EP7: Victimhood & Everyday Peace Beyond Compliance: In Conversation · Episode

I had good fun talking about civilian agency and everyday peace during conflict with Kieran Mcevoy Katharine Fortin and @weigand.bsky.social

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Explore the knowledge and expertise behind our work. This #StarterPack brings you closer to the Centre’s Experts, offering ongoing insights on conflict, armed groups, and peacebuilding from across the globe

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S1 EP7: Victimhood & Everyday Peace - Beyond Compliance: In Conversation What role did civilians play during the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland? How does agency relate to victimhood and transitional justice? And how can people contribute to ‘everyday’ peace...

What role did civilians play during the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland? A fascinating conversation with Kieran McEvoy & @rogermacginty.bsky.social in a new episode of our Beyond Compliance podcast (@katharinefortin.bsky.social, @armedgroups.bsky.social): shorturl.at/CjrpC

Thanks @katharinefortin.bsky.social @weigand.bsky.social & @justin-schon.bsky.social for including me in this discussion of civilian agency, decision-making, and displacement dynamics during armed conflict for the Beyond Compliance Consortium: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s1-ep5-decis...

Back from a vacation, so now I will belatedly share this podcast episode that I participated in with @mararevkin.bsky.social , @weigand.bsky.social , and @katharinefortin.bsky.social on civilian agency and decision-making during armed conflict. Thanks for including me!