Brian Drohan

@briandrohan.bsky.social

US Army officer and historian of war, humanitarianism, human rights, and the United Nations at the US Military Academy - West Point. Author of *Brutality in an Age of Human Rights* (Cornell UP ‘18).

Our Special Issue of @jsas-journal.bsky.social 'Liberation Armies' Imagined Futures in Southern Africa' is now out. We focus on military institutions formed by liberation struggles & remade in independent states as sites of political, social & cultural production. www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjss20/5...

Journal of Southern African Studies

Liberation Armies' Imagined Futures in South Africa. Volume 51, Issue 6 of Journal of Southern African Studies

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A little over a month until our book launch in the centre of Bristol for our edited volume, Military Humanitarianism: Histories and Practices on 17th June @ 5.30pm. Join @briandrohan.bsky.social and me to celebrate the publication and all its contributors! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/military-h...

'Military Humanitarianism' Book Launch

Join us in Bristol to celebrate the launch of our edited volume 'Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations & Armed Forces'

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We are looking for relatively short (1-2,000 words) opinion pieces on issues pertaining to imperial history, historiography, colonialism or the legacies of empire. Please do not hesitate to get in touch (jonas.f.gjerso@uis.no)!

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History@jich.bsky.social · 2y ago

@jich.bsky.social We have launched a new 'Current Debates' section, edited by Dr Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social! If you are interested in contributing, please see the CfP for more information, and please share with your networks: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

I wrote an essay on decolonization talk for Aeon Magazine, sparked in part by the seemingly odd image search results for 'decolonization' when making posters for Ohio State's International History Seminar last year. @mershoncenter.bsky.social @osuhistory.bsky.social aeon.co/essays/what-...

What is behind the explosion in talk about decolonisation? | Aeon Essays

There’s more talk of decolonisation than ever, while true independence for former colonies has faded from view. Why?

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Can report there is still no opt-out. I'm part of a team of #milhist scholars that has voided its contract for a 4th ed of American Military History with Routledge because T&F sold out to Microsoft rather than protect its authors' IP. 🗃️ #academicsky www.thebookseller.com/news/academi...

Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI

Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.

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It's been a fantastic project working together with amazing @oisintansey.bsky.social, @birtegippert.bsky.social and Sarah von Billerbeck! "United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism" is open access, out in early 2025 If you're an academic, please order a copy for your library

Birte Julia Gippert@birtegippert.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉🎉🎉 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 🎉🎉🎉 (1/5)

If you're a history graduate student, organizing conference panels is a game changer. You meet people, get your name out there, and set the terms for how your own work is presented. But how do you find people to invite if you don't know anyone? A 🧵