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Alexis Henshaw @profhenshaw.bsky.social · 9d

1/x For no particular reason, a thread of books to remind you that gender matters to international security. #polisky

@oraszekely.bsky.social, Jessica, and I wrote Insurgent Women to highlight the involvement of women in multiple conflicts.

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Insurgent Women

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · 29d

Delighted to collaborate with the always brilliant @doris-asante.bsky.social on this essay on WPS NAPs as we approach the 25th anniversary of the adoption of UNSCR 1325. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

WPS at 25: National Action Plans as Mechanisms for Implementation of a Diverse Agenda | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

WPS at 25: National Action Plans as Mechanisms for Implementation of a Diverse Agenda

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Aug 21

Just found out - via an email from a colleague 🙃 - that my 2024 ISA presidential address has finally been published in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social. It brings together many strands of enquiry and reflections spanning nearly two decades of my career. Oh, and it's open access academic.oup.com/isq/article/...

Telling Stories of International Relations

Abstract. This is a lightly edited version of the presidential address I delivered at the sixty-fifth annual convention of the International Studies Associ

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Aug 19

Incredibly impressed by Kate Scott and Lindsay Day, two brilliant PhD students at USYD who have published this excellent paper on TikTok tradwives and online anti-feminist movements www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Such a pleasure to work with and learn from such smart humans!

TikTok tradwives: femininity, reproduction, and social media

In recent years, social media platforms have seen a growing promotion of the Tradwife’s lifestyle, where cis women embrace patriarchal gender norms and identities such as the stay-at-home mother an...

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · Jul 21

Joint Statement by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK:

"the war in Gaza must end now."

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Jul 19

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jun 17

Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials https://on.ft.com/4kMZ2EB

Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials

Soldiers shot Gazans who were expecting aid trucks, according to the local health ministry

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · Jun 12

“abolish ice
abolish slavery
abolish prisons
abolish borders
abolish colonialism
abolish our addiction to punishing everyone who needs healing”

-adrienne maree brown, abolition spell, fables and spells

all that is darkness
abolish ice

abolish slavery

abolish prisons

abolish borders

abolish colonialism
abolish our addiction to punishing everyone who needs healing
solstice come solstice go solstice come solstice go

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Dr. Lorgia García Peña @laprofelgp.bsky.social · Jun 10

Fellow profs, do you have a plan for how you will protect your students in this climate?

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Jun 5

Yes! Will miss you too, and all the great conversations I am sure you will have. Would be lovely to convene elsewhere as well - perhaps through a virtual event, or just a Zoom chat...

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Jun 5

I saw this on LinkedIn and it feels particularly relevant today, as the question of how to exist in a disabling world (and show up in the workplace) as an autistic woman is uppermost in my mind. I do all of these things and the world (/workplace) is still pretty exhausting a lot of the time

Boundaries I've set in my life since learning I'm autistic:
- I wear clothes that prioriise sensory comfort
- I don't force eye contact, small talk, or neurotypical social norms that drain me
- I prioritise rest before I'm at breaking point
- I allow myself to stim without shame
- I advocate for accommodations instead of trying to "push through"
- I no longer force myself to attend social events out of guilt or obligation
- I prioritise downtime between activities
- I say no to plans or events that don't meet my sensory needs

Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Jun 2

Ah sorry dear one, I won't be at ISA next year... Hope to continue the conversation in any case

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing

Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · May 22

Me too... I described the feeling I had after reading it as "empty and joyful at once". It has stayed with me

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · May 20

So delighted to see this important article published! The first of many from Charlotte's excellent research, I am sure. Congratulations @charlottecarney.bsky.social

Charlotte Carney @charlottecarney.bsky.social · May 19

My first single authored publication is out! This article critiques the carceral logics of the ICC. I offer this critique alongside abolitionist tools to show how we can start to move away from harmful, carceral justice, beginning with the abolition of the ICC.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Abolishing the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was formed through, and remains situated within, oppressive structures. Accordingly, critical legal scholars have questioned the Court’s ability to foster mea...

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Charlotte Carney @charlottecarney.bsky.social · May 19

My first single authored publication is out! This article critiques the carceral logics of the ICC. I offer this critique alongside abolitionist tools to show how we can start to move away from harmful, carceral justice, beginning with the abolition of the ICC.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Abolishing the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was formed through, and remains situated within, oppressive structures. Accordingly, critical legal scholars have questioned the Court’s ability to foster mea...

www.tandfonline.com

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · May 19

"But let’s be clear: this 'burnout' that secure scholars are feeling is phantom pain where their colleagues should be . . . You are suffering from the effects of intentional systemic understaffing."

A Profession, If You Can Keep It

Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions.

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · May 12

Woohoo! Many congratulations, you wonderful, clever humans! So delighted to see this article in the world. Well done to you both 🥳

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · May 6

I agree with this advice: articles need to be more assertive, with less hedging and paying homage to the extensive scholarship on XYZ. In a thesis, you've got 80,000 words to make your point and an article usually offers a tenth of that, so you also need to be concise. A tight structure helps too.

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 11

Delighted to share the closing post that @paulcinnamon.bsky.social and I wrote to round out the symposium! "Feminist Peace in Question" is our attempt to respond to the reviews we've shared here: thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/11/f.... Huge thanks again to Meera Sabaratnam for coordinating.

Feminist Peace In Question

Our final piece in the symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace is a reply from our authors to the contributions by Nicole, Mohamed, Helen, and Laura. It is customary to begin such closing essays …

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · Apr 10

#CalledToTheBar is out! Celebrating the launch of two (!) books @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social talks with @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social and @claerwen.bsky.social about queer theory as a tool for rethinking how law understands power, normativity, and difference.

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37. Queer Encounters and Queer Engagements with International Law

Book event! This week Ntina Tzouvala discusses queer encounters and queer engagements with international law with editors and authors Claerwen O'Hara and regular co-host Tamsin Phillipa Paige. In thi

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 9

The final essay/ review is up! "Women, Peace, and Security as Argument and Tension" by the brilliant Laura Sjoberg is a thoughtful and generous engagement with the broader contribution of our book: thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/09/w...

Women, Peace, and Security as Argument and Tension

Today’s piece for our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace is from Laura Sjoberg. Laura is Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and Kloppenburg Official Fello…

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 8

I was going to say this is a vibe but this is a whole way of life honestly

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Lauren Wilcox @laurenbwilcox.bsky.social · Apr 8

These gender studies lectures are just writing themselves

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 7

Such a beautiful garden it is too. Very happy to have it, and you, in the conversation...

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 7

Today's blog post is from my dear friend, colleague, and marvellous co-conspirator @hmberents.bsky.social. Helen writes on "Ecotones And Borderlands Of The Feminist Peace" (@rkrystalli.bsky.social I think you will like this one!): thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/07/e...

Ecotones And Borderlands Of The Feminist Peace

The next contribution to our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace comes from Helen Berents. Helen is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Government and International Re…

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 6

Next up: "Governing the Feminist Peace to Deflect from Decolonial Peace in Africa" by the brilliant Mohamed Sesay thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/04/g...

Governing the Feminist Peace to Deflect from Decolonial Peace in Africa

This third contribution to our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace comes from Mohamed Sesay. Mohamed is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the African Studies Program in the Department of…

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Laura J. Shepherd @drljshepherd.bsky.social · Apr 2

Threading the rest of the forum here! The always insightful Nicole George on "Governing the Feminist Peace: From Institutionalism to Ecology" thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/02/g...

Governing the Feminist Peace: From Institutionalism to Ecology

This second contribution to our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace comes from Nicole George at the University of Queensland. Nicole is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at th…

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · Mar 31

Momodou Taal left the United States. forwarding his statement from twitter:

I would like first to thank from the bottom of my heart every single individual and organization that supported me through this, particularly my fantastic legal team. Everything I have tried to do has been in service of affirming the humanity of the Palestinian people, a struggle that will leave a lasting mark on me.

Today I took the decision to leave the United States, free and with my head held high. For those following this story: I decided to sue the Trump administration with the hope that it would offer reprieve for myself and other similarly situated persons. But Trump did not want me to have my day in court and sent ICE agents to my home and revoked my visa. We held out but our first motion was denied. We were due to submit a second briefing with the hope that I could stay out of detention whilst the lawsuit progressed.

For every person that has remained silent, just know that you are not safe either. Is the imprisonment of those who speak out against a genocide a reflection of your values? Is this the kind of nation you want to live in? We are already seeing the Trump administration exploiting the complicity of those who have remained silent on the Zionist genocide of Palestinians. The repression of Palestinian solidarity is now being used to wage a wholesale attack on any form of expression that challenges oppressive and exploitative relations in the US.

Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favourable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs. I have lost faith I could walk the streets without being abducted. Weighing up these options, I took the decision to leave on my own terms.

This is of course not the outcome I had wanted going into this, but we are facing a government that has no respect for the judiciary or for the rule of the law.

It is surreal that we live in a world where you get into trouble for saying killing babies is wrong. Where those advocating for, and celebrating, endless massacres against Palestinians are able to, time and again, present themselves as victims while presenting those fighting against genocide as the oppressors. For months on end, we've had to listen to - ad nauseam - concerns regarding the safety of Zionist students when they are the same students who dox, monitor and collaborate with law enforcement to target students of color. If you have been led to think that your safety is only guaranteed by state kidnap, repression, deportation, the slaughter of children, and the suppression of the global majority, then let Gaza's shards of glass be your mirror.

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Paul C(innamon) Kirby @paulcinnamon.bsky.social · Mar 31

This week and next, a symposium on @drljshepherd.bsky.social and my GOVERNING THE FEMINIST PEACE over at a critical IR group blog that's not quite dead yet.

Please 'enjoy'.

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Why We Wrote Governing The Feminist Peace

This is the first post in a new book symposium, on Paul Kirby and Laura J. Shepherd’s Governing the Feminist Peace, which was published in 2024 by Columbia University Press. Laura is Professo…

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