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Clara Voyvodic
@cvoyvodic.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Peace Studies at University of Bradford | conflict crime and development | civilian agency and local order
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 6d
Obviously concerning on many levels but I've not stopped laughing at 'gorillas by night' all morning

'Gorillas by Night'
Literary fiction NYT list
Indie band name
Oscar-nominated Jane Goodall (rip) biopic that just makes it about her and forgets about the gorillas (set in undefined African country)
Exposed: Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’ for ‘gorillas by night tactics’ – HOPE not hate
Reform UK national director Adam Bounds tried to recruit members to a “physical resistance group” for “gorillas by night tactics” and promoted far-right and conspiracy...
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 6d
Fundamentally, if you were designing a refugee policy that annoyed everyone, then I'm not sure you could do much worse than still accepting refugees but turning them into a permanently precarious underclass.
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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 6d
But I was told that Keir Starmer’s conference speech marked a pivot away from imitating Reform and towards a bold new liberal something! I WAS PROMISED!

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UK to scrap right of refugees to seek permanent residency after 5 years
Policy comes as Keir Starmer seeks to toughen stance on immigration and fend off Reform UK
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Jul 9
New article alert with Dr Thia Sagherian-Dickey @coco-journal.bsky.social! We examine how children are raised in protracted conflict, how it offers civilians agency in transmitting protective strategies, and pathways (and pitfalls) to conflict transformation.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Jul 2
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.
The Cost of Doing Business - Civil War Paths
Dr Clara Voyvodic is Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford, focusing on the intersections of armed conflict, development, and local order
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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · May 27
Our brilliant Peace Studies students came from all over the world to spend a very thought-provoking week speaking with experts and peacebuilders working across Northern Ireland. Thank you to the Quakers Peace Studies Trust (QPST) for making our Annual Peace Studies Visit possible!
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Revista RAYA @revistaraya.bsky.social · Apr 28
🚨 La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) pretende renovar por 30 años la explotación de la mina El Roble (Carmen de Atrato, Chocó). Los socios, Ático Mining y la familia del exgobernador Aníbal Gaviria, fueron condenados a pagar $119 mil millones por regalías no liquidadas.
Gobierno pretende renovar contrato con minera que debe al Estado $119.000 millones en regalías
La ANM pretende renovar el contrato de explotación de la mina El Roble, ubicada en el Carmen de Atrato (Chocó), por 30 años. Esta mina, propiedad de la canadiense Ático Mining (90%) y de la familia de...
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Apr 23
Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale! Show local businesses your love (and tell Bezos to stick it on a rocket ship)
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · Apr 22
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.

Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Apr 21
Excited to discuss!
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VIP Workshop @vipworkshop.bsky.social · Apr 18
The second paper is a coauthored project by Jamie Shenk and Shauna Gillooly @drshaunagillooly.bsky.social on corporate-state security contracts with discussant Clara Voyvodic (@cvoyvodic.bsky.social). (2/3)
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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · Apr 10
Applications are open for the 2025-26 Aziz Foundation Masters Scholarships. 📣

Full-fee scholarships for British Muslims to advance in their careers and bring positive change to their communities and beyond. Please share with your networks!

Find out more and apply before 20 June: bit.ly/41iNb8w
Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2025/26) - Scholarship
Apply for Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2025/26). Available to postgraduate taught students.
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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · Apr 9
Yesterday, the department's Global Security Research Group held an informal workshop to discuss a number of fascinating research projects spanning rich archival work, deep ethnographies and quantitative modelling. Particularly great to see our PhD students showcasing the evolution of their projects!
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Alex Waterman @alexwaterman.bsky.social · Mar 9
***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Highland, Heartland and Hinterland Conflicts: Introducing a Typology of State-rebel Conflict in Northeast India
The many “forgotten conflicts” of Northeast India remain poorly understood. Important works have highlighted deep nuances and historical variation in patterns of state-society relations across the ...
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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · Mar 24
Excited to share new research from one of our colleagues! Dr Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social has two papers out on armed groups and rebel authority in Colombia. Clara’s work explores the intersections of conflict, development, and non-state governance. www.bradford.ac.uk/staff/cvoyvo...
Dr. Clara Voyvodic Casabo - University of Bradford
Lecturer
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
6/ What are your thoughts on the role of non-state actors in shaping the global economy? Let’s discuss! 🗣️⬇️

#Geoeconomics #Megaprojects #ArmedConflict #IllicitAuthority
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
5/ The key takeaway? Geoeconomic power isn’t just wielded by states & corporations—local illicit authorities can significantly influence global investments, challenging traditional power structures. ⚖️
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
4/ The research, based on extensive fieldwork, highlights how:

VNSAs regulate access to construction sites
Extortion payments can determine project continuation
States & corporations must engage with these actors to move forward 🚧🔄
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
3/ In conflict-affected territories, VNSAs like the FARC & Kachin Independence Army (KIA) don't just resist megaprojects—they negotiate, extort, & even facilitate them based on their strategic interests. 💡
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
2/ This study challenges state-centric narratives, showing how projects like the Hidroituango Dam (Colombia) & Myitsone Dam (Myanmar) were deeply influenced by VNSAs, reshaping both domestic & global geoeconomic goals. 🌎💰⚖️
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
1/ Megaprojects—massive infrastructure ventures—are often seen as symbols of state power and geoeconomic ambition. But what happens when they intersect with local illicit authorities in conflict zones? 🤔
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Feb 20
🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 with @annetteidler.bsky.social

How do violent non-state actors (VNSAs) shape the fate of massive infrastructure projects? Our new article in International Studies Quarterly reveals the hidden forces behind global megaprojects. 🧵👇

👉 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Rescaling Geoeconomics: The Role of Local Illicit Authority in Global Megaprojects
Abstracts. This article examines the influence of violent non-state actors (VNSAs) on the construction of large-scale infrastructure projects in conflict-a
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Feb 15
Our research university leaders are totally failing us in the authoritarian moment. Not even trying to loudly & publicly defend the project of academia or the institutions. Just choosing a combination of “keep our heads down” & anticipatory compliance. Shamefully inadequate to the moment.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Feb 15
Penn has always wanted to be the nation's leading university and it finally is -- in chickenshit cowardice

I guess when your most famous alums are Donald Trump and Elon Musk you have a legacy to live down to www.inquirer.com/education/un...
Penn scrubs diversity initiatives from its website to comply with Trump order
“The bottom line is this is not a time for anticipatory obedience when it comes to the university’s commitment to end antiracism and non-discrimination,” said Amy Offner, Penn's AAUP chapter president
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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · Feb 12
The Department of Peace Studies and International Development is now on BlueSky!
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Jan 7
All comms were able to make demands and even take some action, but they remained constrained by lack of organisation as well as the capacity and ideology of the different armed groups. However, all communities related current expectations of order to the precedence set by previous FARC governance.
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Jan 7
Kicking off 2025 with a new paper from the eternally-absent-from-social-media but wonderful coauthor Jose Gutierrez!

In this paper we explore how communities in rural Colombia used their experiences of rebel order to evaluate and renegotiate the entry of new armed groups.
(PDF) Gone with the Rebels: Reshaping Local Orders in Post-Peace Agreement Colombia
PDF | The 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP, and the demobilization of the latter, dismantled the governance... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Nov 26
1. Here's why I'll never use AI to assist my research or writing:
A. I don't want to know exactly what I'm looking for.
I mean that when I start researching a topic, I want to remain open to its contradictions and paradoxes, and to the unexpected paths that might lead off it. 🧵
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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · Nov 30
Funnily enough, I explored this idea at the local level in Colombia. Having two actors vying for people's goodwill can force them to be more accountable (rather than when its just one). So I imagine the premise could scale up all the way to superpowers.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Negotiating ‘Hearts and Minds’: conflict, infrastructure, and community support in Colombia
Research has shown that the counterinsurgent proposition of ‘winning Hearts and Minds’ is more complex than building a road. This paper examines how project workers in three infrastructure projects...
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