Åshild Kolås

Works on sovereignty, virtuality, statehood, identity, cyberspace, privacy, digital democracy, e-governance and governmentality.

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Since May, 60,000 people have been displaced by so-called 'ethnic violence' in #Manipur. I took this photo last year on the border near Moreh. Armed groups smuggle weapons at this spot. They also grow poppies, hiding behind demands for a separate state.
https://t.co/TAs1YK8idh

[Dr. Lacin Idil Oztig @lacinidiltr]

If you are interested in the logic of @realDonaldTrump’s discourse on purchasing Greenland and acquiring Panama Canal, check out the article I wrote with @AshildKolas ‘From towers to walls: Trump’s border wall as entrepreneurial performance.

https://t.co/GgytB4YxpM

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

@prioGPS

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Sumedha Raikar Mhatre has written a feature for Mid-Day on our edited volume "Women's Empowerment in India" (co-edited with @SharanAnjoo) "Protest to policy: How women drive change" https://t.co/86WILVpGeM

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Sumedha Raikar Mhatre has written a feature for Mid-Day on our edited volume "Women's Empowerment in India" (co-edited with @SharanAnjoo) "Protest to policy: How women drive change" https://t.co/86WILVpGeM

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

"Ukrainas venner, som nå bruker store summer både på våpenstøtte og for å holde landet i gang økonomisk, bør tenke mer på hvordan det å leve med krig endrer det ukrainske samfunnet."
https://t.co/E7njocJjVG

[Alternatives Journal @Alternatives_J]

Read @AshildKolas' blog post on her research:
https://t.co/5jjQupthoj
Read the full #openaccess article:
https://t.co/tgH29WT1Ou
@PRIOresearch @SageJournals @Alternatives_J

[Alternatives Journal @Alternatives_J]

MUST READ: @AshildKolas examines the 'othering' of Muslims in Northeast Indian states Assam & Tripura, arguing that contemporary 'worlds of difference' within the region's identity politics can capitalize on & reproduce, but also resist colonial epistemic & institutional frames.

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Photography Exhibition organised by Memories of the Himalayas in Patan Museum, Lalitpur: An Anthropologist's Early Glimpses of Nepal - Kathmandu Valley & Dolpo, 1960 - 1975, by Corneille JEST.
https://t.co/8WJ9S93Xra

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

BREAKING: Great Fear Among Norwegians of World War, PRIO survey shows.

41% believe it's likely a new world war will break out in next 10 years.

55% anticipate a new armed conflict in Europe.

Read more: https://t.co/g6ckQUoYv4

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

It was an unprecedented and historic moment that unfolded in #Bangladesh on 5 August 2024 when Prime Minister Sheik Hasina hastily fled the country in a military helicopter. What are the challenges ahead? https://t.co/oUDvm9c24Q

[Illicit Economies & Development @IllicitEcons]

🚨 New JIED Article! 🚨

"Norway’s Aid to Ukraine: Building Peace or Fueling Crime?" by @AshildKolas explores the complexities of Norway's NOK 75 billion aid package to Ukraine. Can it strengthen democracy without enabling crime? 🤔

Read here: https://t.co/j6sFsujdDW

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

My new policy commentary on Norway's Aid to Ukraine is out in Journal of Illicit Economies and Development. The Norwegian government promises that its aid to Ukraine will be spent in line with Ukraine’s needs, but who decides what Ukraine needs? @LSEPress
https://t.co/s87V6EraQG

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

DIGeMERGE is hosting FORUM on DIGITAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES. Make sure to attend it on August 15. https://t.co/lmWs9NFOHW

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

@Ashildkolas from @Jid_journal adds in the #DSA2024 session on Publishing Strategies:
1️⃣ Make your abstract, key words & title compelling!
2️⃣ Don't repeat what everyone else is saying.
3️⃣ But also speak to the relevant development studies debates.
#PhDchat #phdlife

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

@MoonofA @Glenn_Diesen https://t.co/Wdoyms8ZXI

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

The regions most affected by conflict last year:
Africa (28 conflicts)
Asia (17)
Middle East (10)
Europe (3)
The Americas (1)

Read more in our latest report: https://t.co/UZ3ZtBrc2r

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Who or what is driving the violence in #Jiribam?

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Since May, 60,000 people have been displaced by so-called 'ethnic violence' in #Manipur. I took this photo last year on the border near Moreh. Armed groups smuggle weapons at this spot. They also grow poppies, hiding behind demands for a separate state.
https://t.co/TAs1YK8idh

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

@manipur_truth @AmitShah @PMOIndia @RahulGandhi @Jairam_Ramesh @ndtvfeed @EastMojo @BDUTT @ukhrultimes @htTweets Are these the "minority Christians" that Fiona Bruce MP, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, @DavidCampanale and the @BBC are trying to portray as victims?

[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

My speech: "NATO's War on Ukraine" in Stockholm 28 May.
- The full presentation by Ola Tunander (in Swedish) & myself (in English) can be found here: https://t.co/nl3chcr5XG
- My segment can be found here: https://t.co/ZNbptreZk8

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

On the final day of the #ISCRAM conference in Münster, Germany, participants were invited to the 69,000-square-meter training center of the IdF-Institut der Feuerwehr Nordrhein-Westfalen, where fire fighters practice their rescue skills. #DIGeMERGE

[MIT World Peace University, Pune @MITWPUOfficial]

What a day it was! GDSC WOW brought together over 200 GDSCs from Pune for an action-packed event filled with insightful workshops, captivating tech webinars, and exciting projects.

A huge shoutout to everyone who participated and made this event a phenomenal success!

#MITWPU