Michael Lister
@michaellister.bsky.social
Politics, Oxford Brookes University. Researching security, terrorism, counterterrorism, public opinion
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Exeter UCU@exeterucu.bsky.social · last mo.Hey Bluesky crowd! You also should be signing our petition opposing the announced redundancies at the University of Exeter. 📢 We're 17k and growing! Redundancies ARE NOT necessary and we must #DefendExeterUni 🩷 c.org/RFqMvrKb6z
Recently did an interview with Anya Pearson @politicalquarterly.bsky.social and my co-authors @leejarvis.bsky.social and @apowelllaw.bsky.social on our Crick Prize winning article on the phenomenon of naming laws after specific people, or Nominative Laws. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/it-give...
“It Gives me a Sense of Disquiet to Criticise These Things, but That’s why These Questions are Worth Asking”: Interview with Lee Jarvis, Michael Lister, Alex Powell
Anya Pearson interviews the 2026 winners of the Crick Prize.
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New article w. @leejarvis.bsky.social and Andrew Whiting, contrasting contemporary framings of terrorism in the US and UK. Whilst both understand terrorism in similar ways, its temporal framing, old or new, varies according to political circumstances. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The New ‘New terrorism’?: Continuity and Change in Temporal Constructions of Violence in the US and UK
This article contrasts political discourse on the threat posed by terrorism today from the US and UK. Three arguments are made. First, there is significant overlap in the characterisation of today’...
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Really honoured to receive the Crick Prize last night at the @orwellprize.bsky.social ceremony, with @leejarvis.bsky.social and @apowelllaw.bsky.social. So many other inspiring award winners and finalists - especially the Orwell Youth Prize finalists.
Political Quarterly@politicalquarterly.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations! @leejarvis.bsky.social @michaellister.bsky.social @apowelllaw.bsky.social for winning the PQ Crick Prize for Best Piece @orwellprize.bsky.social for their article Stop in the Law of the Name! Nominative Lawmaking, Populism and Justice onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Final reminder that this event is happening TOMORROW from 5pm in the East Oxford Community Centre. I'll be sharing some reflections on interviews I did with HIV positive people about how we've been (and could be better) represented culturally, followed by a discussion, with refreshments provided! ☕
Max Morris@maxmorris.bsky.social · 4mo agoReminder that this FREE event for the Think Human Festival will be happening in just 2 WEEKS. If you want to learn from people challenging outdated stigma, join us! Please register to attend so that we have a sense for numbers before 5pm on Thursday April 16th: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recentring...
I’m giving my inaugural lecture on 25th March, 6-7pm at Oxford Brookes University, entitled “Who cares what you think? Public voices, politics and security”. Tickets are free, book at the link below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-cares-...
Who cares what you think? Public voices, politics and security
Join us for this open lecture with Professor Michael Lister, exploring the views, thoughts and experiences of "ordinary" people in politics.
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I’m giving my inaugural lecture on 25th March, 6-7pm at Oxford Brookes University, entitled “Who cares what you think? Public voices, politics and security”. Tickets are free, book at the link below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-cares-...
Who cares what you think? Public voices, politics and security
Join us for this open lecture with Professor Michael Lister, exploring the views, thoughts and experiences of "ordinary" people in politics.
eventbrite.co.uk
Today's news on a new 'Virginia's Law' after Virginia Giuffre is an important case of campaigning for rights in the name of victims of injustice. Here, @apowelllaw.bsky.social, @michaellister.bsky.social & I explore the socio-political contexts of this trend: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social - Beware! Here (might) be terrorists: Constructing the threat of terrorism in foreign travel advice - https://cup.org/3NM5xvD - @leejarvis.bsky.social #FristView
Out today-and with 20% off! The latest in a series of collections on vernacular security I’ve co-edited with @akinoyawale.bsky.social and @leejarvis.bsky.social. Contains some great chapters by @andri-i.bsky.social @samarjit.bsky.social, Nils Bubandt and others. www.routledge.com/Vernacular-S...
Vernacular Security Studies: Concepts, Cases, and Critiques
This book covers new conceptual, methodological, and empirical issues that will progress debate on Vernacular Security Studies (VSS) and the value of studying ordinary articulations of (in)security. B...
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1/9 New article out in International Affairs! 'After Nord Stream: four security dilemmas in critical maritime infrastructure protection' – open access. How do efforts to protect pipelines, cables & wind farms paradoxically create new vulnerabilities? 🔗 academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
After Nord Stream: four security dilemmas in critical maritime infrastructure protection
Measures intended to protect critical marine infrastructure against persistent hybrid threats can generate unintended vulnerabilities and dilemmas. This ar
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Out now! New edited book “New Directions in Vernacular Security” with Palgrave. Great working with @leejarvis.bsky.social & @akinoyawale.bsky.social to bring it together. Great contributions-from Rohingya refugee camps, to military self help books & more in between link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
New Directions in Vernacular Security Research
This book provides a fresh perspective on vernacular security, featuring diverse case studies and unique sources to enrich your understanding.
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Just in time for your weekend: New blogposts on the @secdialogue.bsky.social blog covering Vernacular security, Hezbollah's endurance and threat forecasting:
Out now! A new special issue from @secdialogue.bsky.social with an excellent line-up of contributors to mark 20 years of vernacular security research! Guest edited by @leejarvis.bsky.social @michaellister.bsky.social & Akinyemi Oyawale journals.sagepub.com/toc/SDI/curr...
A real pleasure to work with @leejarvis.bsky.social @akinoyawale.bsky.social, the @secdialogue.bsky.social editorial team and all the excellent contributors to this volume: Joseph Downing, Nicole George, Sarai B. Aharoni, Amalia Sa’ar, @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social, Nick Vaughan-Williams & Hannah Owens
Security Dialogue@secdialogue.bsky.social · 9mo agoOut now! A new special issue from @secdialogue.bsky.social with an excellent line-up of contributors to mark 20 years of vernacular security research! Guest edited by @leejarvis.bsky.social @michaellister.bsky.social & Akinyemi Oyawale journals.sagepub.com/toc/SDI/curr...
New publication from PAIS' Akinyemi Oyawale! Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article just published in the Journal of Global Security Studies on different critical strategies within vernacular discourse on security. The article's open access and free to read here academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
So pleased to see the introduction to our special issue on #vernacularsecurity published in Security Dialogue! Coauthored with @michaellister.bsky.social & Akin Oyawale, the issue pushes vernacular security research into exciting new directions. Free to read here journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Thrilled to have a chapter in this new book, now published with @manchesterup.bsky.social. My chapter with @michaellister.bsky.social looks at UK security policies and priorities, including in relation to COVID, terrorism, and austerity.
Great, balanced @politicalquarterly.bsky.social essay on the unhappy rise of laws named after victims onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social w/ @michaellister.bsky.social & @apowelllaw.bsky.social on the naming of laws after exemplary victims of injustice. While opening space for addressing harm, such laws also, we argue, pose political & legal risks: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great working with @apowelllaw.bsky.social and @leejarvis.bsky.social on this piece about the increasing prevalence of naming laws after specific people. Open Access at the link 👇
Cllr Dr Alex Powell@apowelllaw.bsky.social · last yr.New Publication with @leejarvis.bsky.social and @michaellister.bsky.social outlining the phenomenon that we have dubbed 'nominative laws'. The Article is available Open Access via the link below. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New piece with @timlegrand.bsky.social on the proposed proscription of Palestine Action: www.e-ir.info/2025/06/27/p...
Proscribing Palestine Action: Questions and Issues for the UK
The freedom of association is a fundamental tenet of liberalism, and interfering with it can evoke authoritarianism.
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Really enjoyed working with @leejarvis.bsky.social and @apowelllaw.bsky.social on this. Full article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social soon!
Lee Jarvis@leejarvis.bsky.social · last yr.Why do we see laws being named after victims of tragedy or crime? And why it might matter socially and politically? New piece with @michaellister.bsky.social & Alex Powell previews a forthcoming article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/stop-in...
Just out in @secdialogue.bsky.social My new article, "From individual to collective: Vernacular security and #Ukrainian civil society in wartime" - part of the special issue on the 20th anniversary of #VernacularSecurity doi.org/10.1177/0967...
1/3. We're excited to announce the publication of our latest article: "Security Professionals and Public Opinion: Legitimacy, Publicity, and Brand Identity", by Michael Lister! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
My new article is out in @journalpolitics.bsky.social. “Security professionals and public opinion: legitimacy, publicity and brand identity”. It looks at the ways in which non elected security professionals, think about public opinion. Open access (1/2) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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