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Amy French

@amy-french.bsky.social
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PhD student at the Open University 📚 violence against women amidst the climate crisis 🌍 a criminologist exploring global development ✨ specialist in research ethics📌

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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? Listen as @justicefocus.org digs into Lynne Copson's new co-edited collection (with Eleni Dimou & @stevetombs.bsky.social) @brisunipress.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Crime, Harm & the State with Dr Lynne Copson
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A wet weekend in Wales⛰️
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A fun Sunday 🌻🌍🦊
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The three years of funding rejection was so worth it📚💫 #PhDStudent #PhDCommunity #development #criminology #university #academia #studywithme #genderstudies #humangeography #structuralviolence #criticalcriminology #environment #climatecrisis
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Charlotte Weatherill @ckweatherill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I've written a new blog - Where do you start the story of climate change? This blog lays out the argument for why climate baselines should not be taken from the industrial revolution, and why the science needs to get past its fixation on attribution. blog.geographydirections.com/2026/01/29/w...
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Where do you start the story of climate change?
By Charlotte Weatherill, University of Manchester Where you start any story matters. Especially when describing how a problem came to be, your starting point establishes what has caused it, and the…
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The poignancy of this book continues to floor me. Violence, anarchy, class, power, resistance, collective resilience🙅🏼‍♀️
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
“Climate gentrification” is when high-income households move to low-income communities that happen to be well defended against climate change On our podcast, we explore it as one type of climate migration Tune in
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Laugh or you’ll cry🥲
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
What’s climate migration? Our Climate Migration 101 explainer gives you all the info you need. bit.ly/3LxCVoX
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
How are environmental activists using TikTok to express their emotions relating to the climate crisis? View my latest article here⬇️
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GCSJ - Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice @ou-gcsj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
In our latest GCSJ seminar, the OU Palestine Solidarity Group discussed the Palestine Exception and their transdisciplinary decolonisation research. Watch the recording now: youtu.be/pMJgxWobZgU?... More events: fass.open.ac.uk/events @gunjans.bsky.social
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We are thrilled to announce we have kicked off todays event: Public engagement in research: tools and reflections on reaching new audiences with @adriangallagher.bsky.social, Michaelina Jakala and Elly Harrowell 🌟 A fascinating event a huge thank you to everyone who took part! 🎉
Adrian Gallagher talking about his slide - What I did/am doing? 

The words: 
- Oct 1 2024 - Launched A-Z in International Politics 
1. IG had strict rules on Political posts which hit me hard. Youtube/dead algo. 
2. 500 followers after 4 posts: Anarchy, BoP, Cooperation Democracy. Boost.
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
A very useful session✨
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Open University Graduate School, UK @ougradsch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Loving autumn on campus at Walton Hall at @openuniversity.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social
A lawn in front of trees of many different colours - deep red, rust orange, yellow green, blue-green.
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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 09/10/2025
"The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power?" @eeshani.bsky.social discusses what the Gen Z-led protests could mean for stability and governance in South Asia: bit.ly/3KwlN2j
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Gemma Bird @gemmabird.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Pleased to share our new article in which we critically engage with the role that the “categories of migration” play in determining who does and does not “belong” in Europe and how they are changing.
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IDMC (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) @idmc-geneva.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🌊 Disaster displacement can affect anyone, anywhere In 2024, disasters drove people from their homes on every continent: From historic floods in Brazil, Chad & Europe to devastating storms in the Philippines & the US. Governments need to invest in preparedness & resilience.
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ODI Global @odi.global · 29/09/2025
The UN is facing a crisis of confidence and funding, which made for a challenging backdrop to #UNGA80. As the dust settles on discussions in New York, our experts give their take on some of the key talking points – covering humanitarian reform, gender equality and Palestine.
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Three key takeaways from UNGA 80
Three ODI Global experts share their thoughts on a week which saw significant upheaval both inside and outside the UN building.
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
❝ The devastation in Gaza is not just genocide but also ecocide - the intentional destruction of the ecology. Israel’s assault shows how settler-colonial violence is tied to environmental harm, and why climate justice depends on Palestinian liberation ❞
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Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation
The devastation in Gaza is not just genocide but also ecocide - the intentional destruction of the ecology. Israel’s assault shows how settler-colonial violence is tied to environmental harm, and why ...
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Amy French @amy-french.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Let’s goooo📝
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