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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Announcing this new monograph, from @duncanjane.bsky.social, which explores the weaponisation of state intelligence systems, and the struggle of activists demanding greater accountability.
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Rogue Spying | Wits University Press
Drawing on exclusive interviews, declassified documents, and the author’s intrepid activism, this account reveals how whistleblowers, journalists, and counsel have fought for accountability in the sta...
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Out now: a special issue focused on the question of public oversight of digital surveillance in Africa, co-edited by @duncanjane.bsky.social and Sarah Chiumbu.
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Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Watching the Watchers: Public oversight of digital surveillance in Africa. Volume 44, Issue 3 of Journal of Contemporary African Studies
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The article draws on Jane Duncan and Allen Munoriyarwa’s Democratising Spy Watching, which examines how movements across southern Africa have developed public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance. Published by @scotunipress.bsky.social and available open access: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
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Democratising spy watching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa | Scottish Universities Press
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Our latest Sociological & Cultural Studies blog has just been published. In it, Les Back (@academicdiary.bsky.social) reflects on his experiences teaching Sociology in Nelson, Lancashire, and on the town’s significance as a site of anti-imperial and socialist struggle.
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My new article with @dparry777.bsky.social for Foreign Policy in Focus examines how civil society is challenging Five Eyes surveillance across borders. Drawing on research by @duncanjane.bsky.social and Allen Munoriyarwa, we consider the potential for broader mobilization. fpif.org/the-five-eye...
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The Five Eyes Have Global Reach and So Do Their Opponents - FPIF
International coalitions are challenging Five Eyes surveillance through courts, legislatures, and public campaigns.
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Congratulations to Phillip Santos, Frederico Links and Allen Munoriyarwa on their new article about surveillance oversight in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Part of Jane Duncan’s wider research project, @duncanjane.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1080/0258...
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I’m pleased to share my new open-access article, "Decolonising public oversight of digital surveillance, comparing South Africa, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom." It forms part of @duncanjane.bsky.social's Watching the Watchers special issue. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Congratulations @duncanjane.bsky.social, #RuiVerde and #TrésorMahesheMusole on your new article in the #JournalofContemporaryAfricanStudies. A vital comparative study of digital surveillance oversight in South Africa, Angola & the DRC. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Published (2025) @duncanjane.bsky.social, “Mass digital surveillance and national security technotopias: technotopia, power and risk,” in Satgar (ed.) Digital Capitalism and its Limits, pp. 35–52. DOI doi.org/10.18772/220... #DigitalSurveillance #NationalSecurity #Privacy #SurveillanceStudies
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
📄 Open-access article (2025): @duncanjane.bsky.social — “Abolishing dragnet surveillance: Assessing the relevance of the movement to defund the police for bulk signals intelligence surveillance” *King’s Law Journal* DOI: doi.org/10.1080/0961... #OpenAccess #SIGINT #Surveillance #AcademicOutputs
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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Join us on March 18 for a hybrid book launch hosted by the University of Johannesburg to hear from the authors of our latest book on democratising spy watching. 18 March | 12PM SAST | 10AM GMT Register: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2z-wr2L…
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Sharing here an invitation to attend the hybrid book launch for @duncanjane.bsky.social and Allen Munoriyarwa's new edited collection. Registration link below. Wed. 18 March 2026 (10-12 UK time/12-14.00 South Africa time). Online or in the Nadine Gordimer auditorium, University of Johannesburg.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Hybrid Book Discussion: Democratising spywatching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa. After registering, you will rece...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Hybrid Book Discussion: Democratising spywatching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa. After registering, you will rece...
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Daniele-Hadi Irandoost @danielehira.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📢 New open-access volume: *Democratising Spy Watching* by @duncanjane.bsky.social launches 18 Mar 2026. It explores public oversight of intelligence-driven digital surveillance across eight Southern African countries. Published by @scotunipress.bsky.social | @uofgsps.bsky.social #DigitalRights
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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Want to know what the buzz is about? Here’s a glimpse of our new book - swipe to see what’s waiting for you 📖✨ books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/book/su… #BookBlurb #SneakPeek
Book cover titled 'Democratising Spy Watching' about public oversight of intelligence surveillance in Southern Africa, edited by Jane Duncan and Allen Munoriyarwa, with silhouettes and a CCTV camera illustration.Cover of 'Democratising Spy Watching' showing silhouettes of people and a surveillance camera, highlighting digital surveillance oversight in Southern Africa. Text is book blurb from webpage
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IAMCR @iamcr.org · 04/02/2026
📘 Democratising Spy Watching explores public oversight of intelligence-driven digital surveillance across Southern Africa. A new book edited by IAMCR member Jane Duncan & Allen Munoriyarwa. iamcr.org/books-Duncan...
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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Meet the authors behind our latest release Jane Duncan and Allen Munoriyarwa Want to know more? books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/book/su… #AuthorSpotlight #BookLaunch
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Out now, from our own @duncanjane.bsky.social and Allen Munoriyarwa, this new study with @scotunipress.bsky.social explores the need for public oversight of intelligence driven surveillance in Southern Africa.
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Democratising spy watching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa | Scottish Universities Press
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duncanjane.bsky.social @duncanjane.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Thrilled that the wait is over @uofgsociology.bsky.social
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duncanjane.bsky.social @duncanjane.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
A piece I did on the power of cultural boycotts and why Israel should be removed from Eurovision and individual Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Winter Olympics, learning the lessons from the hugely impactful cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa www.lbc.co.uk/article/cult...
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Cultural boycotts are a tool of the oppressed - and Eurovision organisers ought to pay attention | LBC
The European Broadcasting Union has failed to take a decision to withdraw Israel’s participation from the Eurovision song contest.
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duncanjane.bsky.social @duncanjane.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Proud to say this book will be out in the next two weeks @uofgsociology.bsky.social
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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Here's a new piece by our own Jane Duncan, in the @dailymaverick.co.za, about the increasingly unaccountable use of AI by national security agencies.
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We need to stop the spies abusing Silicon Valley’s runaway AI in the name of national security | Daily Maverick
Intelligence has become about obtaining and maintaining global dominance rather than just protecting countries against imminent threats. It is now too risky to leave intelligence agencies to police th...
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