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Book chapter on combating ideologies that justify atrocities

8/29/2015

 
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I'm delighted to announce that my chapter 'Combating Atrocity-justifying Ideologies' has just been published in a major new edited volume The Responsibility to Prevent by Dr Serena K. Sharma (King's College London) and Professor Jennifer M. Welsh (European University Institute; Oxford; and UN Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect).

This book is the most significant edited work on atrocity prevention efforts thus far (though also check out the forthcoming volume on Reconstructing Atrocity Prevention by Tibi Galis, Alex Zucker and the late Sheri Rosenberg). Strongly recommended to everyone working in the field of genocide studies, civilian victimization, political violence, mass atrocities, and the responsibility to protect.

Other contributors include Ruben Reike, Ekkehard Strauss, Monica Serrano, Dan Saxon, Sarah Sewall, Abiodun Williams, Walter Lotze, Alexandra Martins and Naomi Kikoler.

Anyone unable to access a copy of the book but interested in reading a manuscript of my chapter can request one from me using the contact details at the bottom of the page.

Article in The Independent on UK Counter-Radicalization efforts

7/6/2015

 
My comment piece on the UK governments current effort to combat terrorism and ideological radicalization was in today's copy of the Independent newspaper, under: "The Government doesn't understand terrorism — and it's making things worse".

You can read the online version here.

Podcast on 'Unlike Minds: Ideology, Political Violence and Armed Conflict' at the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar series

6/22/2015

 
My talk to the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar series of 26 January 2015 on 'Unlike Minds: Ideology, Political Violence and Armed Conflict' is now available to listen as a podcast. The talk discusses some work in progress of mine concerned with refining understandings of the causal links between ideology, violence and conflict, how the role of ideology should be conceptualised, and how we can better grapple with the ideological diversity of different participants in violence and conflict.

The podcast can be accessed by following the link here.

Book chapter on liberal and non-liberal violence

5/24/2015

 
Liberal Wars by Alan Cromartie (Editor)Alan Cromartie (ed.), Liberal Wars: Anglo-American strategy ideology, and practice (Abingdon, Routledge, 2015)
Liberal Wars: Anglo-American strategy, ideology and practice (Routledge), edited by Alan Cromartie at the University of Reading, has just been published (click title for more info). My chapter considers the similarities between the ways liberal states and non-liberal states have ideologically justified violence against civilians, focusing particularly on British and American aerial bombing in World War II and the post-war era. Other contributors include Richard Overy, Lawrence Freedman, Frank G. Hoffman, Owen Thomas, Patrick Porter and Allan Silver.

New Job

5/24/2015

 
Manor Road BuildingThe Manor Road Building, home of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
I am pleased to announce that I have accepted a new five-year Departmental Lectureship in International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations (and also attached to New College) at the University of Oxford. As part of the post I will continue lecturing on the IR Core paper and tutoring at New College, Oxford. I will now also lecture on the other IR undergraduate papers, and help teach the MPhil in International Relations graduate course. I will take up the post on 1st September 2015.

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