Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻

On BlueSky: ragnarragnar
Researcher, transitional justice and economic crises, PhD Governance @theHertieSchool

[Antropóloga luna @Antropologaluna]

De @Graeber_social

[Franz-Stefan Gady @HoansSolo]

Thucydides’ real lesson isn’t about power forcing the weak to accept their fate—it’s about how hubris masquerades as realism.

[Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻 @Ragnar_H]

@tom_nuttall Assumptions of easy internal collaboration in a tight-knit society do a lot of lifting. So does the idea that Greenlanders are dazzled by projects or money. They know the coloniser’s soul. Frightening nevertheless.

[Andy Carl @AndyDCarl]

This is leadership.

[Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻 @Ragnar_H]

@jetskitosway2 Agree, this is more the vibe Heute: https://t.co/DiigVaavWC

[Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻 @Ragnar_H]

11/11
Iceland is showing us something rare: centrist pragmatism, female leadership, and a rejection of polarization. It’s not a solution for everyone, but doesn’t it remind us that politics can still surprise us in good ways?

[Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻 @Ragnar_H]

Iceland is on the verge of something historic—a coalition government led by three women from the Social Democrats, Liberal Reform Party, and People’s Party. With the President (also a woman) poised to confirm the coalition, it would be a global first. 🧵 1/11 #Democracy #Iceland

[Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻 @Ragnar_H]

10/11
Coalition talks are underway, with hopes of resolution before Christmas. For context, Iceland’s last coalition took 8 weeks to finalize. Could these women leaders bring a faster, fresher approach? The nation awaits.

[Ragnar Hjalmarsson🌻 @Ragnar_H]

@IKovras @europeanisa @EuroJournIR Fantastic!

[Catalan Gov. EU @Catalonia_EU]

🎥 According to the expert consultant in conflict resolution and peace building @AndyDCarl, "amnesties are a normal tool in the response to the resolution of political conflicts around the world."

[Thomas de Waal @Tom_deWaal]

Always read Laurence on the #Karabakh situation. Fully endorse everything, except that it was expected. There was hope that after a couple of weeks of intense diplomacy by EU and US that this had been averted. But Russia's role (decision not to act) probably crucial

[EJIR (European Journal of International Relations) @EuroJournIR]

How can forensic technologies help societies deal with their violent past?

@IKovras examines this question in connection to transitional justice and accountability in his newest article published Online First in EJIR.

Read the full piece here: 🔗https://t.co/gPVWsheWgh