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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · Aug 24

З Днем Незалежності, Україно! 🇺🇦

Today, Ukraine celebrates 34 years of independence. Ukrainians have and continue to make immense sacrifices to ensure this beautiful country survives and prospers. And it stands stronger than ever - as a sovereign and independent state.

Слава Україні!

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · Aug 24

Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, or a famous Ukrainian — some of whom, you might be surprised to learn are from Ukraine.

34 facts to learn about Ukraine this Independence Day

Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, t...

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · Jul 27

Here it is, my 235th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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#ScholarSunday Thread 235

Published on July 27, 2025

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Oxford School of Global and Area Studies @osgaoxford.bsky.social · Jul 23

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the adoption of various remote research tools has emerged, increasingly blurring the line between our homes and fields.

Read NEW article co-authored by @marniehowlett.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics)

Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · Jul 18

Excited to see my new article co-authored with @lkonken.bsky.social published open access in @pspolisci.bsky.social!

In this article, we problematise the home–field dichotomy within the context of remote and online political science field research.

Finding the “Field” in our “Homes” and our “Homes” in the “Field”: A Critique of the “Home–Field” Dichotomy | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

Finding the “Field” in our “Homes” and our “Homes” in the “Field”: A Critique of the “Home–Field” Dichotomy

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Prof Anastasia Shesterinina @ashesterinina.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

Filippo Dionigi @filippodionigi.bsky.social · May 20

📢 Forum written together with:
➡️ @marniehowlett.bsky.social
➡️@rtapscott.bsky.social
➡️@grace-akello.bsky.social
➡️Mousumi Mukherjee
➡️Natalia Otrishcenko
➡️Anastasia Shesterinina

📑Rethinking Ethics Review for International Relations Research
@ispjournal.bsky.social

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Forum: Rethinking Ethics Review for International Relations Research

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PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social · Jul 21

Now on FirstView ft. @marniehowlett.bsky.social and @lkonken.bsky.social.

How can we as a profession address that our "homes" and "fields" are not distinct and separate, especially with the rise of virtual and digital research methods?

#polisky #academisky

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · Jul 18

Given the growing use of remote and online methods, we argue that the discipline of political science must account more seriously for the muddling of our homes and fields to support rigorous, transparent, and ethical empirical research.

Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · Jul 18

We contend that the overlap of our homes and fields in digital fieldwork poses different challenges for our professional boundaries than offline research, particularly in terms of separating our personal and research lives, mitigating risk, and protecting our mental health.

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · Jul 18

Excited to see my new article co-authored with @lkonken.bsky.social published open access in @pspolisci.bsky.social!

In this article, we problematise the home–field dichotomy within the context of remote and online political science field research.

Finding the “Field” in our “Homes” and our “Homes” in the “Field”: A Critique of the “Home–Field” Dichotomy | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

Finding the “Field” in our “Homes” and our “Homes” in the “Field”: A Critique of the “Home–Field” Dichotomy

www.cambridge.org

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Jun 27

The war took two loved ones from her, and after that, she went to the front herself. “Chaika” is a drone operator with the Stryzh team of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army. She joined the unit this year and has put all plans for civilian life on hold until victory.

📹 Radio Liberty

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Oxford School of Global and Area Studies @osgaoxford.bsky.social · May 28

Register now for @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social ‬event on 6 June featuring colleagues from @osgaoxford.bsky.social exploring:
- interactions between Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel in the context of global instability
- Ukraine and Geopolitical (In)Security
- Domestic Security Developments and Challenges

🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · May 20

🇺🇦 Registration for our next event is now open! 🇺🇦

'Security and Warfare in #Ukraine: Domestic and Global Developments Post-2022'

🗓️ Friday 6th June at St Antony's College, Oxford.

🕰️ Full info & schedule here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b28...

📝 Registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Arseniy Svynarenko @svynarenko.bsky.social · May 19

a very interesting paper on secondary internal displacement in #Ukraine "... trauma may encourage agency, resilience, and new opportunities for self-expression among twice displaced populations"

Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · May 13

So thrilled to see this paper coauthored with Daryna Dvornichenko published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS)!

Drawing on 30 original interviews, we examine how Ukrainian women internally displaced twice because of Russia’s war against Ukraine understand and relate to “home.”

Losing and finding home twice: Ukrainian women’s experiences of secondary internal displacement

While much work examines internal displacement, little research has considered the phenomenon of ‘secondary internal displacement’, wherein internally displaced persons experience internal displace...

www.tandfonline.com

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Filippo Dionigi @filippodionigi.bsky.social · May 20

📢 Forum written together with:
➡️ @marniehowlett.bsky.social
➡️@rtapscott.bsky.social
➡️@grace-akello.bsky.social
➡️Mousumi Mukherjee
➡️Natalia Otrishcenko
➡️Anastasia Shesterinina

📑Rethinking Ethics Review for International Relations Research
@ispjournal.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/isp/article-...

Forum: Rethinking Ethics Review for International Relations Research

academic.oup.com

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · May 20

🇺🇦 Registration for our next event is now open! 🇺🇦

'Security and Warfare in #Ukraine: Domestic and Global Developments Post-2022'

🗓️ Friday 6th June at St Antony's College, Oxford.

🕰️ Full info & schedule here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b28...

📝 Registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · May 13

The paper moreover highlights acute grassroots implications of Russia’s war against Ukraine and challenges for social cohesion to be addressed going forward.

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · May 13

As the first study exploring twice internally displaced women’s relationships with ‘home’ – in Ukraine and globally – the paper pushes forward our understanding of secondary internal displacement and the experiences of women forced to rebuild their lives a second time.

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · May 13

We show that, for twice internally Ukrainian displaced women, ‘home’ represents lost physical places, severed social ties, and a feeling they have or seek to (re)establish.

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · May 13

So thrilled to see this paper coauthored with Daryna Dvornichenko published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS)!

Drawing on 30 original interviews, we examine how Ukrainian women internally displaced twice because of Russia’s war against Ukraine understand and relate to “home.”

Losing and finding home twice: Ukrainian women’s experiences of secondary internal displacement

While much work examines internal displacement, little research has considered the phenomenon of ‘secondary internal displacement’, wherein internally displaced persons experience internal displace...

www.tandfonline.com

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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · May 12

DPIR’s @marniehowlett.bsky.social and Daryna Dvornichenko explore the overlooked phenomenon of secondary internal displacement in a new co-authored paper in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, focusing on Ukrainian women displaced both in 2014 and 2022: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Oxford School of Global and Area Studies @osgaoxford.bsky.social · Apr 29

NEW article from Dr @marniehowlett.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Russian & East European Politics):
'Reframing Reflexivity: Collaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia’s War against Ukraine'
🔗 doi.org/10.1525/cpcs...
#RussianAndEastEuropeanStudies

Reframing ReflexivityCollaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia’s War against Ukraine

This article critically examines the role of reflexivity in the study of wars, conflicts, and authoritarianism, drawing on insights gained from researching Russia’s war against Ukraine. While reflecti...

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Communist and Post-Communist Studies @cpcs.bsky.social · Apr 24

New in Advance Articles:

Reframing Reflexivity: Collaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia’s War against Ukraine
by Marnie Howlett (@marniehowlett.bsky.social) and Bohdana Kurylo (@bohdanakurylo.bsky.social)

doi.org/10.1525/cpcs...

Reframing ReflexivityCollaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia’s War against Ukraine

This article critically examines the role of reflexivity in the study of wars, conflicts, and authoritarianism, drawing on insights gained from researching Russia’s war against Ukraine. While reflecti...

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · Apr 24

Nine false or misleading statements in Trump's latest anti-Zelensky rant.

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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · Apr 17

@politicsoxford.bsky.social’s @marniehowlett.bsky.social has co-authored a new article in which she argues for a collective, reciprocal approach to reflexivity in studying war and authoritarianism:https://ow.ly/23oP50VCsoV

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Dr Bohdana Kurylo @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social · Apr 9

In our brand new paper, @marniehowlett.bsky.social and I rethink the practice of reflexivity when researching conflicts and violence. Free access for the next 30 days: track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

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Marnie Howlett @marniehowlett.bsky.social · Apr 8

And a massive thank you is due to @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social for collaborating and turning our Twitter conversations into a fantastic coauthorship!

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