LeonLewin

Peace and Conflict, African Politics, esp. Sahel

[LeonLewin @LeonLewin3]

@Julius_Ktxt @s_cremaschi @cps_journal For me neither, here's another version: https://t.co/LbOvWLDXQE

[Oxford Politics and IR @Politics_Oxford]

Our Oxford Spring School class of 2024!🥳As we approach the final day tomorrow and our drinks reception at Brasenose College tonight, we wanted to say a huge thanks to you all for your energy and dedication! #OSS2024 🥂

Shout-out to our wonderful tutors @KosmidisSpyros @jodylaporte1 @ValentimVicente @RIBernhard @DrTomD_OG @nosnibor_mot @marnie_howlett

[José Luengo-Cabrera @J_LuengoCabrera]

Sudan: armed violence

Data: @ACLEDINFO

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

The longer the international community fails to act, and the longer the conflict in Sudan is allowed to drag on, the more likely it is that actors like the Chadian rebels and Russian mercenaries will benefit from it. https://t.co/teYlqA5cAn

[Tim Glawion @timglawion]

Leaving academia (for soc. scientists) remains an illusion, if international institutions don't value profound area and topical knowledge.
Academic precarity (see #WissZeitVG ) is so high because we have no leverage: it is either science for science itself or no science.
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[Philippe M. Frowd @PhilippeMFrowd]

A must-read on Mali, and the observations here apply to a lot of francophone West Africa too. https://t.co/fouypTyjIA

[LeonLewin @LeonLewin3]

@LUCIRLeiden @jleadermaynard @EelcoMaat @JensIverson @coboje Will there be a way to join online?🤓

[Samuel Misteli @smisteli]

Wie entstand im Sahel eine der grössten Krisen weltweit? @fabianurech und ich haben uns zusammen mit @nzzvisuals Ursachen und Entwicklung angeschaut und diese in einen grossen Explainer gepackt. Inkl. Stimmen, die man selten hört - jenen von Betroffenen. https://t.co/OV3FG3qyBH

[LeonLewin @LeonLewin3]

@SKalyvas Germany seems to be an exception, where there has been a strong polarisation on this issue since the beginning of the war. Extreme left and right, as well as an alliance of intellectuals, frame their rejection of support as "neutrality" or "diplomatic solutions".

[Shawn Carrié @shawncarrie]

Now that's some excellent #datajournalism:

By corellating a database of protests, @ACLEDINFO documents evidence that the presence of armed far-right militias like the Proud Boys correlates to violence.

https://t.co/K5G39ou0OQ

[LeonLewin @LeonLewin3]

@BerndDoerries Vielen Dank für Ihre hervorragende Arbeit die ich auch sehr schätze – Stimmt es aber nicht dass es in SA durchaus Massenproteste und Unruhen auch gegen die Politik der ANC gibt?

[Constantin Gouvy @ConstantinGouvy]

In video statement recorded yday & circulating today, #Damiba addresses #BurkinaFasoCoup for 1st time since it began on Friday. He highlights 26 Sept attack on Gaskindé convoy as one of the sparks for the coup, leading to “tensions, misunderstandings & criticism”. Gaskindé was …

[Andrew Shaver @AndrewCShaver]

Do you use conflict event data in your research as a scholar; in forecasting as a government analyst? I am delighted to share my latest working paper (w/ @miweintraub83, @dandekadt, @JoeFelter, and an outstanding team of @PolViol_Lab research intern co-authors). 1/3

[Philippe M. Frowd @PhilippeMFrowd]

This is a carefully researched piece that shows astonishing levels of civilian targeting by Wagner Group in Mali and the CAR. Note the differences in how independently the group acts from its host state’s forces in each country. https://t.co/7Z5t23NLlB