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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This paper builds on important work on roadblock politics by @peerschouten.bsky.social and rebel governmentality by @judithverweijen.bsky.social to understand the relationship between spatial mobilities, governance, and power.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I find that this roadblock 'governmentality' is not only a security measure but also reproduces the territorial 'citizen' through health requirements and civic obligations.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In it, I explore the new use of ID cards and other bureaucratic tools at roadblocks by FARC dissidents in Colombia. FARC dissidents use these roadblocks to project the illusion of state-like power in a territory while also revealing their dependence on civilians and state institutions for control.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Excited to share a very interesting conversation on nostalgia and its role in driving different cycles of conflict. We drew especially on our varied experiences working in Northern Ireland, Colombia, and Lebanon.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

a very lucid analysis of the growing academic and moral crises in this field

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Obviously concerning on many levels but I've not stopped laughing at 'gorillas by night' all morning 'Gorillas by Night' Literary fiction NYT list Indie band name Oscar-nominated Jane Goodall (rip) biopic that just makes it about her and forgets about the gorillas (set in undefined African country)

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Exposed: Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’ for ‘gorillas by night tactics’ – HOPE not hate

Reform UK national director Adam Bounds tried to recruit members to a “physical resistance group” for “gorillas by night tactics” and promoted far-right and conspiracy...

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Fundamentally, if you were designing a refugee policy that annoyed everyone, then I'm not sure you could do much worse than still accepting refugees but turning them into a permanently precarious underclass.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

New article alert with Dr Thia Sagherian-Dickey @coco-journal.bsky.social! We examine how children are raised in protracted conflict, how it offers civilians agency in transmitting protective strategies, and pathways (and pitfalls) to conflict transformation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Excited to share my blogpost for @civilwarpaths.bsky.social Fellowship on the complex entanglements between business, conflict, and human rights! I discuss how corporations integrate the 'cost' of conflict into their ventures, despite dangerous consequences for civilians on the ground.

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The Cost of Doing Business - Civil War Paths

Dr Clara Voyvodic is Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford, focusing on the intersections of armed conflict, development, and local order

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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Our brilliant Peace Studies students came from all over the world to spend a very thought-provoking week speaking with experts and peacebuilders working across Northern Ireland. Thank you to the Quakers Peace Studies Trust (QPST) for making our Annual Peace Studies Visit possible!

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Revista RAYA @revistaraya.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🚨 La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) pretende renovar por 30 años la explotación de la mina El Roble (Carmen de Atrato, Chocó). Los socios, Ático Mining y la familia del exgobernador Aníbal Gaviria, fueron condenados a pagar $119 mil millones por regalías no liquidadas.

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Gobierno pretende renovar contrato con minera que debe al Estado $119.000 millones en regalías

La ANM pretende renovar el contrato de explotación de la mina El Roble, ubicada en el Carmen de Atrato (Chocó), por 30 años. Esta mina, propiedad de la canadiense Ático Mining (90%) y de la familia de...

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale! Show local businesses your love (and tell Bezos to stick it on a rocket ship)

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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Applications are open for the 2025-26 Aziz Foundation Masters Scholarships. 📣 Full-fee scholarships for British Muslims to advance in their careers and bring positive change to their communities and beyond. Please share with your networks! Find out more and apply before 20 June: bit.ly/41iNb8w

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Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2025/26) - Scholarship

Apply for Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2025/26). Available to postgraduate taught students.

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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Yesterday, the department's Global Security Research Group held an informal workshop to discuss a number of fascinating research projects spanning rich archival work, deep ethnographies and quantitative modelling. Particularly great to see our PhD students showcasing the evolution of their projects!

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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Excited to share new research from one of our colleagues! Dr Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social has two papers out on armed groups and rebel authority in Colombia. Clara’s work explores the intersections of conflict, development, and non-state governance. www.bradford.ac.uk/staff/cvoyvo...

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Dr. Clara Voyvodic Casabo - University of Bradford

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

6/ What are your thoughts on the role of non-state actors in shaping the global economy? Let’s discuss! 🗣️⬇️ #Geoeconomics #Megaprojects #ArmedConflict #IllicitAuthority

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

5/ The key takeaway? Geoeconomic power isn’t just wielded by states & corporations—local illicit authorities can significantly influence global investments, challenging traditional power structures. ⚖️

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

4/ The research, based on extensive fieldwork, highlights how: VNSAs regulate access to construction sites Extortion payments can determine project continuation States & corporations must engage with these actors to move forward 🚧🔄

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

3/ In conflict-affected territories, VNSAs like the FARC & Kachin Independence Army (KIA) don't just resist megaprojects—they negotiate, extort, & even facilitate them based on their strategic interests. 💡

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

2/ This study challenges state-centric narratives, showing how projects like the Hidroituango Dam (Colombia) & Myitsone Dam (Myanmar) were deeply influenced by VNSAs, reshaping both domestic & global geoeconomic goals. 🌎💰⚖️

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

1/ Megaprojects—massive infrastructure ventures—are often seen as symbols of state power and geoeconomic ambition. But what happens when they intersect with local illicit authorities in conflict zones? 🤔

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 with @annetteidler.bsky.social How do violent non-state actors (VNSAs) shape the fate of massive infrastructure projects? Our new article in International Studies Quarterly reveals the hidden forces behind global megaprojects. 🧵👇 👉 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...

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Rescaling Geoeconomics: The Role of Local Illicit Authority in Global Megaprojects

Abstracts. This article examines the influence of violent non-state actors (VNSAs) on the construction of large-scale infrastructure projects in conflict-a

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Our research university leaders are totally failing us in the authoritarian moment. Not even trying to loudly & publicly defend the project of academia or the institutions. Just choosing a combination of “keep our heads down” & anticipatory compliance. Shamefully inadequate to the moment.

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Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The Department of Peace Studies and International Development is now on BlueSky!

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

All comms were able to make demands and even take some action, but they remained constrained by lack of organisation as well as the capacity and ideology of the different armed groups. However, all communities related current expectations of order to the precedence set by previous FARC governance.

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Kicking off 2025 with a new paper from the eternally-absent-from-social-media but wonderful coauthor Jose Gutierrez! In this paper we explore how communities in rural Colombia used their experiences of rebel order to evaluate and renegotiate the entry of new armed groups.

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(PDF) Gone with the Rebels: Reshaping Local Orders in Post-Peace Agreement Colombia

PDF | The 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP, and the demobilization of the latter, dismantled the governance... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

1. Here's why I'll never use AI to assist my research or writing: A. I don't want to know exactly what I'm looking for. I mean that when I start researching a topic, I want to remain open to its contradictions and paradoxes, and to the unexpected paths that might lead off it. 🧵

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Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Funnily enough, I explored this idea at the local level in Colombia. Having two actors vying for people's goodwill can force them to be more accountable (rather than when its just one). So I imagine the premise could scale up all the way to superpowers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Negotiating ‘Hearts and Minds’: conflict, infrastructure, and community support in Colombia

Research has shown that the counterinsurgent proposition of ‘winning Hearts and Minds’ is more complex than building a road. This paper examines how project workers in three infrastructure projects...

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