๐ข Come and work with us at Politics in Liverpool ๐ข TWO permanent T&R lectureships in Politics/IR (tinyurl.com/4zmcmy6a) and FIVE 3-year T&S lectureships in Politics/IR (tinyurl.com/3nse3a48). Please circulate.
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Birte Julia Gippert
@birtegippert.bsky.social
Reader in IR at the University of Liverpool. Specialises in peacekeeping, legitimacy, (de)legitimation of international organizations, democratization, Western Balkans.
Looking forward to participating in this great event. Thanks for having me.
CIPS / CรPI@cepi-cips.bsky.social ยท 8mo agoJoin us Monday at 3:30pm! โก๏ธThe End of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the โLocal Turnโ in Peace and Security ๐ดFeaturing Dirk Druet, Eric Manton & @birtegippert.bsky.social ๐ดModerated by Katharina Coleman ๐ดChaired by Benjamin Zyla FSS 4004 or online >>> bit.ly/49serr3
Thanks to the Politics Peace Conflict cluster and LJMU's LCCSPR for supporting both great events!
Liv Uni Politics@livunipol.bsky.social ยท 9mo agoYesterday was a very busy day for our department and knowledge production! Thank you to everyone who attended the book launch for Dr @ndmlees.bsky.social and our offsite round table for the Dayton Peace Agreement which featured Dr @birtegippert.bsky.social at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social ๐๐ฉโโ๏ธโ๏ธ
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RUSI@rusi.bsky.social ยท 10mo ago#HIRING Ready to make an impact in nuclear policy? RUSIโs United Kingdom Project on Nuclear Issues (UKPONI) is hiring a Project Manager - help us build a dynamic, inclusive network of specialists shaping the future. Apply on our website and/or share with your network: https://bit.ly/3JdxWZH
Can we please hand this paper to all our main parties? ASAP!
Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte@turnbulldugarte.com ยท 11mo agoRadical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...
๐ฃ Book giveway to celebrate new academic year! โUnited Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianismโ (2025) co-authored with Sarah Von Billerbeck (@uor-research.bsky.social), @birtegippert.bsky.social & @oisintansey.bsky.social out with @oxfordacademic.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bp83aum7
Please share: by Sept 1, we solicit nominations for @isanet.bsky.social Karl Deutsch Award to recognize ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฑ, ๐ผ๐ฟ โค๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป who have made significant contribution to the study of #๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ & #๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa... #IR
Karl Deutsch Award
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New article alert - with Theresa Squatrito. We show that negativity bias, a well-known principle of human cognition, shapes decisionmakers' choices in creating a new international institution. We illustrate this argument on the example of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. share.google/krRwYzuDqzNd...
Bad versus good enough: Negativity bias and institutional choice - Birte Julia Gippert, Theresa Squatrito, 2025
Why do decision-makers choose to create new international institutions, even though an existing institution appears to be both suitable and good enough? This ar...
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Bosnia at a crossroads? My analysis in @theconversation.com on the recent secession threats by RS President Dodik: theconversation.com/bosnia-and-h...
Bosnia and Herzegovina in crisis as Bosnian-Serb president rallies for secession
The fragile 30-year peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina is under threat from Serbian nationalists.
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Three lectureships in IR at Oxford - appointments are fixed for 5 years: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK960/d...
Departmental Lecturers in International Relations at University of Oxford
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What a great experience presenting out book findings to FCDO and MoD with my amazing colleagues @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social, @oisintansey.bsky.social, and Sarah von Billerbeck.
Kseniya Oksamytna@kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social ยท last yr.It's been a pleasure presenting our book "United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism" co-authored with @birtegippert.bsky.social, @oisintansey.bsky.social and Sarah von Billerbeck (@uor-research.bsky.social) to colleagues from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office/HMG!
๐ช๐บ 9 May = #EuropeDay. But do you know why? On 9 May 1950, 75 years ago, Robert Schuman proposed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community โ the first step towards todayโs EU. A bold vision of peace and unity that changed Europe forever. ๐ Learn more: europa.eu/!PV8b7c
Great to see our new book UN Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism has an OUP discount code - AUFLY30 (via global.oup.com/academic).
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Not the time to read our new book, UN Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism? Here's the argument on a nutshell!
Daniel Naujoks@danielnaujoks.bsky.social ยท last yr.๐จNew on Multilateralism in Action๐จ In ๐ผ๐ต ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? Sarah von Billerbeck, @birtegippert.bsky.social, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social & @oisintansey.bsky.social show that UN peacekeeping activities can enable authoritarian activities ๐บ๐ณ๐ซก๐ช A short ๐งตโ๐below
Here's a summary of our book, "United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism" (Oxford University Press, 2025), which we published last month with stellar colleagues Sarah von Billerbeck, @oisintansey.bsky.social & @birtegippert.bsky.social!
Daniel Naujoks@danielnaujoks.bsky.social ยท last yr.๐จNew on Multilateralism in Action๐จ In ๐ผ๐ต ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? Sarah von Billerbeck, @birtegippert.bsky.social, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social & @oisintansey.bsky.social show that UN peacekeeping activities can enable authoritarian activities ๐บ๐ณ๐ซก๐ช A short ๐งตโ๐below
Still @ISA2025? Join us at 1.45pm for a Roundtable on Coercion in Peacebuilding. PDR 3, Hilton 3rd floor.
Not sure what #ISA2023 panel to attend this afternoon? Join us for Reflections on Peacebuilding at 13.45 in the Chicago Hilton room 4K!
Join us at #ISA2025 for two exciting Roundtables: - Reflections on Peacekeeping (SC43) - Use of Force in Peacekeeping (MB18)
๐ We are now on BlueSky! ๐โจ Stay tuned for the latest insights and cutting-edge research on global security. Follow us to keep up with the conversations shaping the future! #JOGSS
So excited to see our new book out - UN Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism with amazing colleagues @oisintansey.bsky.social, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social, and Sarah von Billerbeck!
Oisรญn Tansey@oisintansey.bsky.social ยท last yr.Great to see our new book out in the real world, with @birtegippert.bsky.social @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social and Sarah von Billerbeck. "United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism" is now available here: academic.oup.com/book/59435 We hope you read and enjoy!
Excited to see the Journal of Global Security Studies migrating to Bluesky. Watch the space!
James Pattison@jamespattison.bsky.social ยท 2y agoThe Journal of Global Security Studies will be coming to BlueSky soon. Watch this space!
Delighted to join the new editorial team of Journal of Global Security Studies! Editors-in-Chief @jamespattison.bsky.social & Ulrich Petersohn. Associate Editors: (@birtegippert.bsky.social), Belgin San-Akca, Reed Wood and me. Find out more or submit an article: academic.oup.com/jogss?login=...
The Journal of Global Security Studies is under new editorship. Looking forward to working with my amazing colleagues for the next five years - @jamespattison.bsky.social, Ulrich Petersohn, Belgin San-Akca, @drgholmes.bsky.social, and Reed Wood. Please send your submissions!
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An official journal of the International Studies Association. Publishes first-rate work addressing the variety of methodological, epistemological, theoretical, normative, and empirical concerns reflec...
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๐๐๐ Our new book 'United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism' with @oisintansey.bsky.social, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social, and Sarah von Billerbeck is now available for pre-order and will be open access with Oxford University Press from February 2025 ๐๐๐ (1/5)
The timing could not be worse. A deepening security and humanitarian crisis in Haiti may lead to thousands of Haitians fleeing by boat to Florida just as the new Trump administration takes power in Washington. open.substack.com/pub/globaldi...
Haiti May Be the First Foreign Policy Crisis of the Trump Administration
The timing could not be worse
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Politics at Liverpool is inviting applications for the UKRI-funded PhD or MA+PhD scholarships through the NWSSDTP. Open to UK and international students, fully funded, start date October 2025, application deadline 3rd February 2024. Seperate application for PhD in Politics at Liverpool needed!
How to Apply
The NWSSDTP holds an annual competition for postgraduate studentship funding. Candidates may apply for funding towards masters and doctoral study, or doctoral study only. Candidates can study on a โฆ
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UK dilemma: funding the national health service or the royal family... choices, choices...
CHARLES, STOP FLEECING BRITAIN
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