James Pattison
@jamespattison.bsky.social
Prof. of Politics, Uni. of Manchester. Interested in ethical questions around global security, including R2P, war, & changing global order. And Leyton Orient.
The Journal of Global Security Studies is at #ISAPretoria2026 Our roundtable discussion is on Wednesday 2:30pm. Come and find us! #ISA @journalofgss.bsky.social Editorial team: Ulrich Petersohn; @jamespattison.bsky.social @birtegippert.bsky.social, Reed Wood; Belgin San-Akca and Dr Georgina Holmes
I've written a new blog post on the ethics of intervention in Iran. Some justify the US–Israeli strikes as humanitarian. I argue, by contrast, that the ethical case is even weaker than the 2003 Iraq War. @publicethicsblog.bsky.social www.publicethics.org/post/the-eth...
The Ethics of Intervention in Iran
James Pattison criticises the humanitarian intervention rhetoric used to justify the recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
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Humanitarian Regime Change? In our latest post, @jamespattison.bsky.social criticises the humanitarian rhetoric used in the justification of the ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
The Ethics of Intervention in Iran
James Pattison criticises the humanitarian intervention rhetoric used to justify the recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
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CFP for our wonderful Brave New World graduate conference in pol theory. Please share.
Yonghao Matt Huang@yonghaohuang.bsky.social · 8mo agoPlease share!!! Brave New World Graduate Conference in Political Theory 2026 at Mancept @uompols.bsky.social Call for papers:
Please share!!! Brave New World Graduate Conference in Political Theory 2026 at Mancept @uompols.bsky.social Call for papers:
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Delighted to announce that Fredrik Dybfest Hjorthen and I have secured an ARHC grant to work on "The Ethics of Responding to Rising Global Authoritarianism", for two years from Feb 2026.
🚨New Shepherd.com article by James Pattison article out now! 🚨 Exploring 'The best books to understand how the global order is changing' w/ Anne Applebaum, Lucia Rafanelli Henry Farrell Abe Newman and more! 🌟 Read more about his book and his picks here 👉 https://ow.ly/MMMW50XxyAS
The best books to understand how the global order is changing
James Pattison gives us his best books to understand how the global order is changing.
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. @jamespattison.bsky.social and I are organizing a section for the upcoming ECPR GC, this time in lovely Krakow (08-11 Sept. 2026). This year's theme is: A World in Crisis: Conflict and the Future of Global Justice. Please consider submitting panels or papers by January 5. ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
A World in Crisis: Conflict and the Future of Global Justice
European Consortium for Political Research
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Our book, Prioritizing Global Responsibilities, is now featured on Shepherd.com. For this feature, I highlight five best books that have helped me understand how the changing global order affects our understanding of global responsibilities. shepherd.com/best-books/u...
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Watch the interview with #JOGSS editors @jamespattison.bsky.social & Ulrich Petersohn! JOGSS welcomes novel research on global security 📝 No fixed reference style at submission 📚 Bibliography excluded from word count ⚡ Quick turnaround 🤝 Pre-submission exchange 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6oe...
Interview with James Pattison and Ulrich Petersohn | Journal of Global Security Studies
YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)
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Important paper on the Tigray War. Key points: Death toll likely to be larger than 800k and Ethiopia obscured the crisis, creating 'zone of invisibility' to reduce calls for international action : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tigray war: Modern geographies of mass violence and the invisibilization of populations
The war in Tigray, Ethiopia, which erupted in November 2020, has been marked by widespread atrocities, including organized massacres, the systematic u…
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🚨 #REF2029 update - Matthew Flinders and @ailsahenderson.bsky.social provide an update on REF2029 sub-panel 19 - Politics and IR: 🎉 Pause button pressed & Sub-panel members appointed: @usempire.bsky.social @rgwhitman.bsky.social @jamespattison.bsky.social @whitproject.bsky.social Read here 👉
REF2029: Update on Politics and International Relations
Matthew Flinders and Ailsa Henderson provide an update on the timeline and panel remembers.
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By a factor of 10. And the number users who likely saw it in their feeds is higher over on Bluesky as well, which is remarkable. www.altmetric.com/details/1807...
Altmetric@altmetric.com · 11mo agoSheffield researchers doing The Lord’s work. Great study. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
With global health budgets collapsing, @lukeglanville.bsky.social and I have a short reply up at BMJ Global Health. We argue that states must resist the pull of self-interest and short-termism. Ethical prioritisation means focusing on effectiveness and the worst-off. 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Trump 2.0: what implications for global health?
The second Trump presidency will be disruptive for global health, so threats must be anticipated and opportunities seized argue Kent Buse and Martin McKee If the 2024 US presidential election was dif...
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From 2025, #JoGSS is run by a new editorial team headed by Ulrich Petersohn & @jamespattison.bsky.social. Read their editorial to learn about the vision and goals shaping the journal's next chapter 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
How do China and Russia employ economic coercion through subtle and less conspicuous means? 📘 @victoraferguson.bsky.social’s comparative study offers valuable insights into the mechanisms and strategic logic underpinning their sanctioning behaviour. 🔗 Open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
Why do states implement certain cyber strategies, and why might they change over time? CMIST’s Nadiya Kostyuk together with Evan Perkoski and Michael Poznansky argue that bureaucratic politics is an important factor. Read their latest in @journalofgss.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
The Bureaucratic Politics of Cyber Strategy
Abstract. Why do states implement certain cyber strategies, and why might they change over time? We argue that an important but overlooked factor is bureau
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My new paper, "The duty to confront global authoritarianism", is now out in the European Journal of Political Theory. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I've written a short blog about my paper on responding to backsliding, available here: ajps.org/2025/04/14/t...
The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad
The forthcoming article “The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad” by James Pattison is summarized by the author below. The past decade has seen many previously liberal democratic …
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New open access article in @journalofgss.bsky.social on how China and Russia (similarly!) use economic sanctions. Using new data, I disaggregate 53 CN and 50 RU cases from 2000-23 to look at ~300 separate sanctions, examining 6 mechanisms of implementation and their dynamics. doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
our new editorial team of the Journal of Global Security Studies at the ISA JOGSS's reception @journalofgss.bsky.social @drgholmes.bsky.social
Curious about the latest research from our editorial team? 📖 Read @dingbatacus.bsky.social's article exploring how electoral turbulence and violence lead to gendered outcomes — and how they impact women's representation in legislative bodies 🗳️ Available open access 👇 doi.org/10.1177/1065...
Read Christopher Whyte's research to explore the "subversion aversion paradox" in cyber-enabled influence operations (CEIOs). While CEIOs favour subtle tactics, states are more likely to adopt performative actions when chances of subversive success diminish. 🔍 Learn more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
My paper on “The Ethics of Responding to Democratic Backsliding Abroad” is now out in AJPS (open access). It defends “a responsibility-based approach” that emphasises the challenges that backsliding poses to the fulfilment of global responsibilities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The past decade has seen a marked shift as many previously liberal democratic states have backslidden, taking authoritarian turns. How should liberal actors respond to democratic backsliding by other...
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Interesting -- makes a lot of sense (even if not the right strategy)
Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social · last yr.Lots of people on here asking what can possibly be Labour’s strategy at the moment. So here is what key strategists are telling MPs who are saying the same… (don’t shout at me if you disagree, take it up with them!)
Yesterday, Germany decided to increase borrowing to fund defence. In my paper on borrowing, I argue this approach is wrongheaded for intergenerational justice. TDLR: young and future generations will have much to handle, given climate change and rising authoritarianism—this is unfair on them.
State Borrowing and Global Responsibilities
This article explores the ethics of state borrowing to fulfil global responsibilities. Although borrowing may appear attractive in the face of budgetary pressures and an increased number of crises in...
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I wouldn't normally repost The Sun, but this headline is excellent
Russia is now hitting Kyiv with drones. Trump looks like a naive idiot to the world.
