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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos

@alexchristoy.bsky.social
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Reader in Politics & International Relations. Editor of Journal of Pacifism & Nonviolence (@jpacnv.bsky.social). Consumer/sharer of politics. Foreigner everywhere. Views my own.

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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today = 4th 🎂of my article in International Studies Quarterly presenting an #anarcho-#pacifist reading of #IR (freely available via #openaccess): doi.org/10.1093/isq/...
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
IRPH Alumni – we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for IRPH graduates who might be interested in getting involved in one (or both!) of the following: 1) Share your career journey. 2) Share your IRPH experience. If these opportunities sound of interest, please comment below.
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today = 13th 🎂 of publication of "Die Bergpredigt - ein #christlich-#anarchistisches Manifest: Ausgewählte Passagen #libertär interpretiert": graswurzel.net/gwr/produkt/..., German translation of parts of chapter 1 of my 2010 book: sites.google.com/site/christo...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That's 4 volumes completed. If you like our work, please consider encouraging your institutions to #subscribe (if they haven't already).
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎙️Looking forward to presenting #anarchopacifist critique of European project at #UACES2026, my 1st @UACES virtual conference, in 15 mins: www.conftool.org/uaces2026/se...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🎂Today is #Tolstoy's birthday. His #politicalthought is radical, #anarcho-#pacifist & #iconoclastic. Here's my book on it: sites.google.com/site/christo...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📅 CfP reminder. Deadline 15 September.
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🎙️Looking forward to presenting on obstacles to wider adoption of civilian-based (nonviolent) defence ( #CBD) at #EISAPEC26 conference, in 1 of 5 panels on pacifism & nonviolence, in a few mins: eisa-net.org/pec-2026/
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PEC 2026 | EISA
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🎙️Looking forward to presenting on obstacles to wider adoption of civilian-based (nonviolent) defence ( #CBD) at #EISAPEC26 conference, in 1 of 5 panels on pacifism & nonviolence, in 10 mins: eisa-net.org/pec-2026/
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PEC 2026 | EISA
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢Looking forward to 4th of 5 #EISAPEC26 sessions on #pacifism & #nonviolence, this one a roundtable on "Mapping Non-Militarist Thought and Practice", with Victoria Basham, @jeremymosesnz.bsky.social, Noga Glucksam and @furtadoht.bsky.social , in 5 mins: eisa-net.org/pec-2026/
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢Currently in 3rd of 5 #EISAPEC26 sessions on #pacifism & #nonviolence, on "Pacifism and Nonviolence in #PoliticalThought": eisa-net.org/pec-2026/
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Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence @jpacnv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📰 Amos Olumatoye assesses the multisectoral consequences of the Indigenous People of Biafra ( #IPOB) movement’s strategic shift from nonviolent resistance to armed struggle on people of Southeast #Nigeria: doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📢Looking forward to 2nd of 5 #EISAPEC26 sessions on #pacifism & #nonviolence, on "Contemporary Cases of Nonviolent and Pacifist #Resistance & #Prefiguration" in a few mins: eisa-net.org/pec-2026/
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🎙️Looking forward to contributing to #EISAPEC26 roundtable on "How Should We Think About #Violence Today?" with Birgit Poopuu, @sladjanalazic.bsky.social, Zeus Hans Mendez, & Moara Assis Crivelente, in a few mins: eisa-net.org/pec-2026/
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🎙️Enjoying first of many panels in PEACE stream at #EISAPEC26 conference, where I just presented #pacifist rejoinders to " #Hitler question" (full paper here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....)
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🎙️Looking forward to presenting on 7 historical currents of #anarchopacifism (religious, socialist, individualist, feminist, anticolonial, radical nonviolence since 1945, & research) at Anarchist Studies Network conference in 10 mins
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today = 2nd 🎂 of co-authored @jpacnv.bsky.social forum on #Malm's How To Blow Up a Pipeline, complicating his call for #sabotage in light of scholarship on #pacifism & #nonviolence doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence @jpacnv.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
📰 Błażej Bado identifies strategies used by #protestant religious #pacifists in #Poland in pursuit of peace & analyses them in relation to Marc Gopin's 8 steps of peacebuilding: doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence @jpacnv.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📰 Jacopo Viti & @alexchristoy.bsky.social reflect on how German, French & Italian #Green parties have struggled to reconcile historic pacifist commitments with #Ukraine crisis, resulting in marginalisation of strategic #pacifism from their discourses: doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
JOB KLAXON! We're looking to hire a lecturer or senior lecturer in philosophy. This is a permanent, full-time teaching-and-research position. The deadline for applications is 26 August. Further details below. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG697/l...
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Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence @jpacnv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📰 Sefa Secen traces genealogy of nonviolence from separatism to activism from #Molokans, #Doukhobors, #Brethren, #Mennonites, & #Quakers, through #Ballou, #Garrison, #Tolstoy & #Thoreau, to #Gandhi & #MLK: doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Mouvement pour une Alternative Non-violente [Unofficial] @nonviolence.fr.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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November 13-14, 2026 : join our international conference on civilian based-defence in Strasbourg
The Mouvement pour une Alternative Non-violente (MAN), the Institut pour la Paix (IPP), the Institut de recherche sur la Résolution Non-violente des Conflits (IRNC), the Organization for Nonviolent Movements (ONM), the Center on Nonviolent Conflict Research (CNCR, USA) and the Organization for Nonviolent Movements (ONM) are organising a conference on November 13th and 14th 2026 : **« CONSTRUCTIVE DEFENCE : The contribution of unarmed civilian-led strategies to whole-of-society defence »** - Défense non-violente
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We welcome applications from competitive early-career scholars for the MSCA postdoctoral fellowships. (Scheme details linked.) If you are interested, reach out to a potential supervisor comfortably in advance of the internal deadline of 3 July.
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MSCA opens €399 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Today = 3rd 🎂 of #Greek translation of 4 of my publications (some w/ @msadams.bsky.social) on #anarchism & #religion / 4 κείμενά μου για τον #αναρχισμό και τη #θρησκεία στα #ελληνικά. #ΕκδόσειςFirebrand www.pixelbooks.gr/book/apenant...
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We welcome applications from competitive early-career scholars for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme in our areas of research expertise! (Scheme details linked.) If you are interested, reach out to a potential supervisor comfortably in advance of the internal deadline of 15 July.
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Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📢 Call for Papers – Workshop on Obstacles to Civilian-Based Defence, Loughborough University, 22-24 March 2027 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...
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#militarisation #nonviolent #defence | Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
📢 Call for Papers – Workshop on Obstacles to Civilian-Based Defence, Loughborough University, 22-24 March 2027   The Ukraine conflict has led to a spectacular escalation of #militarisation and heighte...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
For those of you who prefer to read my writings in Italian 🇮🇹👇 comune-info.net/la-questione...
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Come contrastare la “Questione Hitler” - Comune-info
Come reagiresti a un'invasione nazista? 10 risposte. Articolo di Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Today = 6th 🎂 of 3rd volume of Essays on #Anarchism & #Religion co-edited with @msadams.bsky.social: www.stockholmuniversitypress.se/books/e/10.1... including essays on #AbrahamHeyn, #HerbertRead, #LeoTolstoy, #DanielGuérin, #MartinBuber, #mysticism & #spiritualanarchism
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today = 2nd 🎂 of article published with BJPIR mapping both tensions & overlaps betw #anarchism& #pacifism, including on effectiveness of #nonviolence, questionable compromises, censorship within movements, flirting with #violence, & radicalism: doi.org/10.1177/1369...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🎙️Looking forward to presenting an #anarcho-#pacifist critique of #collective #security (& counterproposal) in #BISA2026 panel at 1:15pm: conference.bisa.ac.uk
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Loving Prof Kim Hutchings’s #BISA2026 keynote on #violence and the meaning of #peace
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🎙Enjoying roundtable on "Waging #war, making #peace" with @rogermacginty.bsky.social, @giuliapiccolino.bsky.social, Aaron Edwards, Claire Smith, and Mary Kaldor at #BISA2026 panel at 1:15pm: conference.bisa.ac.uk
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🎙️Looking forward to presenting on #memories of #war in the British #militarisation offensive in #BISA2026 panel alongside Larry Attree, Victoria Basham & Paul Kirby at 9am: conference.bisa.ac.uk
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🎙️Looking forward to "Dissenting #Theology: Faith Against Authoritarianism" workshop in Birkbeck today where I'll be talking about Christian #anarchist #dissent in theory and practice across time & space: evhttps//www.eventbr...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📜Ravi d'avoir participé à ce travail collectif avec Repenser la Sécurité France face au retour en force de la guerre et du militarisme en Europe: "Repenser la #Sécurité : Réinventer la #Paix !" www.repenserlasecurite.org/blank-3
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🗞️New piece from me in @wagingnv: The “#Hitler question” should never justify #war 👉 wagingnonviolence.org/2026/05/hitl...
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The “Hitler question” should never justify war
The argument that only war could have stopped the Nazis rests on shaky assumptions and simplifications that need to be challenged.
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We're very pleased to share the new website of our Centre for Security Studies! The Centre is directed by @giuliapiccolino.bsky.social, and connects with researchers from across the University to analyse security challenges through an interdisciplinary lens. www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol...
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Centre for Security Studies | International Relations, Politics and History | Loughborough University
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🎙It was great to present paper on #Tolstoy's #anarcho-#pacifism at Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie conference on "Law in Culture and Pop Culture" earlier this morning
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today's = 10th 🎂of my article on #LeoTolstoy's #anticlericalism, looking at both what he said then and how some of it still applies today. Freely available here: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/7/...
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Loughborough University is advertising a Sanctuary Scholarship scheme open to doctoral researchers applying to work in IRPH. Further details below. www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Loughborough University Sanctuary PhD Scholarships | Postgraduate study | Loughborough University
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Would you like to work in IRPH? We're hiring a University Teacher in Philosophy to start in September 2026. Applications are due by 8 June. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRN776/u...
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University Teacher in Philosophy at Loughborough University
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
👨‍🎓Looking forward to 2-day symposium starting now in Copenhagen on "Thinking #Nonviolence with #Art and Art’s Histories: #Aesthetic Theories and Practices for a Peaceful Planet", to lead to a special issue of @jpacnv.bsky.social
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Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence @jpacnv.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
📰Brian Martin reflects on how powerful opponents have incorporated insights about political #jiujitsu in the dynamics of #nonviolent action (following #Sharp), & considers activist counter-tactics to overcome them: doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Today = 9th 🎂 of 1st V of Essays on #Anarchism & #Religion co-ed with @msadams.bsky.social, incl chapts by @benjaminjpauli.bsky.social, @ruyllerablanes.bsky.social, @egalvanalvarez.bsky.social, @justinmeggitt.bsky.social, @franziskah.bsky.social, Simon Podmore & Hugo Strandberg: doi.org/10.16993/bak
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📢Delighted to announce new article (with Daniel Santos) in @joppower.bsky.social discussing 4 ways in which '#violence' & '#nonviolence' are #contested terms in resistance: doi.org/10.1080/2158...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Saturday was 8th 🎂 of publication of #Anarchisme et #religion (co-authored with Lara Apps) with Atelier de création libertaire: atelierdecreationlibertaire.com/Anarchisme-e..., French translation of drive.google.com/file/d/0B4_f...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Yesterday = 3rd 🎂 of opening editorial for JPN where I reflect on why " #pacifism *and* #nonviolence" (as well as their definitions, differences, & shared territories) & then delineate the research agenda/questions JPN intends to nurture: doi.org/10.1163/2772...
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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
To learn more about PhDs in IRPH, see www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr... We have multiple studentships available right now. For more details, see www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
4 years today since Putin launched his full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. Are we still sure there was no better way to respond to it? #pacifist #critique #war 🇺🇦☮️⚖️
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Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence @jpacnv.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
📢JPN 4:1 now out. Includes articles on #Ukraine, #Hobbes, #ontology, #Islam, & #care, plus 3 book reviews: brill.com/view/journal...
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