This week on the @civilwarpaths.bsky.social blog @reginesonja.bsky.social shares insights from her forthcoming book on armed group constellations in multiparty civil wars - and how these shaped conflict dynamics in Syria in 2024 👇
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We're very excited to launch our upcoming Civil War Paths seminar series! Our 2025-2026 series explores issues at the forefront of the study of civil war and its aftermath, featuring contributions from @hedstrom.bsky.social and @enzonussio.bsky.social . /1

Long in the making, this article on mid-level commanders in hierarchical non-state organizations concludes over 5 years of work with former mid-level commanders (mandos medios) of the FARC-EP in Colombia /1
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It's publication day!

"Why did I get into that car?" is a question that has haunted me for years & that I'm grateful to late Lee Ann Fujii for encouraging me to address. I start the chapter w/ this q to explore the limits of trust & researcher safety in fieldwork on armed conflict 👇🏼
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Back from mat leave to see some long-awaited publications coming out! In this Forum, I discuss the practices of flexibility in research design, ongoing reflexivity & project updating before, during & after fieldwork based on the experience of the large, team-based @civilwarpaths.bsky.social project

Excited to share my blogpost for @civilwarpaths.bsky.social Fellowship on the complex entanglements between business, conflict, and human rights! I discuss how corporations integrate the 'cost' of conflict into their ventures, despite dangerous consequences for civilians on the ground.

Welcome: Leo Bauer, Imrana Alhaji Buba, @edoardocorradi.bsky.social , @vbouemardinocheau.bsky.social l, Promise Frank Ejiofar, @fortierjacob.bsky.social , Nguyen T Ha, @kyawhsanhlaing.com , Dr Camille Laville, Tony Neil, @andreanovellis.bsky.social , Dr Hogr O Tarkhani, Favell Williamlich / end

Outgoing Fellows shared thought provoking research on inter- and intra-group relations and the role of spatial dynamics in influencing armed group behaviour during and after conflict. Read more 👇/ 3

Through the Annual Civil War Paths Conference, outgoing Fellows presented their research and recent findings. A big thanks to our presenters & discussants @ilaydaonder.bsky.social Jéssica Höring @amobermeier.bsky.social Obyada Ghabdan Yu Bin Kim, Sean Paul Ashley Diksha Poddar Coline Cardeño👇 / 2

We are pleased to announce the 2025-2026 cohort of @civilwarpaths.bsky.social Fellows - Welcome!
This year's Fellows bring with them wide ranging empirical and conceptual expertise on armed conflict and organisations, spanning from the Middle East, West Africa, to Southeast Europe / 1

Newly published on the @civilwarpaths.bsky.social blog, @ashesterinina.bsky.social shares updates from the past year, including exciting insights from recent events, new publications from the team, and the range of contributions from our Fellows. Read more 👇

@hedstrom.bsky.social @jsoderstrom.bsky.social @vbouemardinocheau.bsky.social @afghanopoly.bsky.social , @jannisgrimm.bsky.social @hyyppati.bsky.social @spbmartel.bsky.social Heidi Riley, James Worrall, Naomi Pendle, Stefan Malthaner, Nicki Kindersley, @uoypolitics.bsky.social

What a fantastic way to wrap up the first 4 years of the Civil War Paths project and make plans for future collaboration! Big thanks to all the participants for engaging with the project and sharing your latest research in an atmosphere of trust and openness