Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Today we published a new report: Climate Change and Violent Extremism in Northeastern Kenya: Towards an Integrated Response. In the report we explore how climate change and violent extremism are interacting in complex ways in Garissa and Wajir counties. monographs.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/co... 042
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollSIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 15/12/2025This new partner publication by @giz.de, ISS and SIPRI brings together research and practical experience to offer actionable recommendations for making work on fragility more effective and sustainable➡️ bit.ly/44skwQW #Peace #Development @floriankrampe.bsky.social @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social 072
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollDavid Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Reading the walls of Belfast: @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social @birtevogel.bsky.social & @ericlepp.bsky.social trace the changing content of the city's murals theconversation.com/what-belfast...theconversation.comWhat Belfast’s changing murals can tell us about peaceBy systematically tracking changes in murals over time, we have gained profound insights into the dynamics of peace and conflict. 041
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 05/02/2025In my latest paper with colleagues from ISS and GIZ, we examine the need for peacebuilding to be better integrated across aid. 073
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollDylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 12/11/2024There are many starter packs out there more generally on peace and conflict, but wanted one for those people that specifically focus more on the local and everyday. Please reach out if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/5zcdot5 7186
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Check out our latest open access article with Eric Lepp, Birte Vogel, and Dan Morecroft-Rice, which is published in @jisb.bsky.social and develops a spatio-temporal method to understand the local through graffiti. ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1750... 0114
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollDylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Funded PhD opportunity at the Centre for Peace and Security with Aurélie Bröckerhoff, Elly Harrowell and myself - entitled "The peace potential of everyday economic spaces and practices in conflict-affected societies". ➡️ www.coventry.ac.uk/research/res...coventry.ac.ukThe peace potential of everyday economic spaces and practices in conflict-affected societiesThis three-year funded PhD studentship enables research into the everyday economic spaces and practices that emerge during and following war, exploring the peace potential they offer to conflict-affec... 01516
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollSebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se · 10/12/2024Do you want to work with world-class conflict researchers in a supportive environment? Come be my new colleague! @uupeace.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Lecturer and an Associate Senior Lecturer. More info here ➡️ www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... and here ➡️ www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... Conflictsky 14246
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Funded PhD opportunity at the Centre for Peace and Security with Aurélie Bröckerhoff, Elly Harrowell and myself - entitled "The peace potential of everyday economic spaces and practices in conflict-affected societies". ➡️ www.coventry.ac.uk/research/res...coventry.ac.ukThe peace potential of everyday economic spaces and practices in conflict-affected societiesThis three-year funded PhD studentship enables research into the everyday economic spaces and practices that emerge during and following war, exploring the peace potential they offer to conflict-affec... 01516
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollJournal of Intervention and Statebuilding @jisb.bsky.social · 01/12/2024We are incredibly excited to announce that this wonderful Special Issue is out with Issue 4 of 2024! Edited by Sladjana Lazic and Elena B Stravrevska @ebstavrevska.bsky.social Peace in Plural: Towards Decolonial and Feminist Approaches to Peace Read the intro👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPeace in Plural: Towards Decolonial and Feminist Approaches to PeaceThis Special Issue delves into the concept of peace beyond traditional definitions, engaging with decolonial and feminist perspectives to emphasize peace not merely as the absence of war or conflic... 21612
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollDylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 25/11/2024We have an article published in the November issue of @politicalgeography.bsky.social. In this article we develop an analytical framework around the concepts of ‘theft of time’ and ‘stolen dignity’ to examine the impact of checkpoints on people's everyday lives in Iraq. ➡️https://rb.gy/rdxr9t 284
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollPatrick Flamm @ptrckflmm.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Come and work with me at @prif.org! We are looking for a #Postdoc working on #peace and #security in the #Anthropocene (3 year contract, starting immediately, based in #Frankfurt) www.prif.org/en/career/va...prif.orgPostdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) in the field of “Peace and Security in the Anthropocene”Full-time, salary group 13 TV-H*, immediately until the 31st of December 2027 (acc. to WissZeitVG § 2 paragraph 1**) 11316
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollAbdalhadi Alijla @abdalhadi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Hello academic folks. Do you work on Multilateralism? Come to Stockholm. Our workshop on “The future of multilateralism in peace, security and development”. We will cover everything. 096
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 25/11/2024We have an article published in the November issue of @politicalgeography.bsky.social. In this article we develop an analytical framework around the concepts of ‘theft of time’ and ‘stolen dignity’ to examine the impact of checkpoints on people's everyday lives in Iraq. ➡️https://rb.gy/rdxr9t 284
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollTim Glawion @timglawion.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Let's test Bluesky's networking potential! Who works on local security with a comparative approach? We just got pilot funding, but will expand afterwards: www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/projects/... Get in touch and link ppl in replies! Will create a Starter Pack. #conflictsky #afripolskyarnold-bergstraesser.deExploring opportunities for decolonial cross area comparison – Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo | Arnold Bergstraesser InstituteFunded by the De/Coloniality Now initiative, this research project brings together a multidisciplinary team of German, Central African and Congolese researchers. 272
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollJournal of Intervention and Statebuilding @jisb.bsky.social · 17/11/2024The runner-up to our 2024 JISB Innovation Prize! 🙌 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ris.... 'The Failure of the Social Contract in Iraq: Iraqi Perspectives' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Congratulations to Lucia Ardovini and @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social for this exceptional contribution 🎊tandfonline.comThe Failure of the Social Contract in Iraq: Iraqi PerspectivesThis article focuses on the failure of the post-2003 social contract in Iraq. It relies on extensive primary data collected in all of Iraq's 19 provinces through Focus Groups and Online Surveys. It... 0113
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollFlorian Krampe @floriankrampe.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Excellent starter pack on Local and everyday peace by @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social. Add your suggestions! go.bsky.app/5zcdot5 1115
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 12/11/2024There are many starter packs out there more generally on peace and conflict, but wanted one for those people that specifically focus more on the local and everyday. Please reach out if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/5zcdot5 7186
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollSebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se · 09/11/2024As people are leaving X and joining Bluesky instead, here is a starter pack of peace and conflict researchers for all new users ⤵️ go.bsky.app/7o8tZt2 36188107
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 15/10/2024Together with Omran Ali & Remonda Armia we have published a new article in Political Geography. The article uses the concepts of the ‘theft of time’ and ‘stolen dignity’ to examine the impact of checkpoints on the everyday lives of people in Nineveh, Iraq. ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.po... 060
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 24/04/2024In this open access International Affairs article, Florian Krampe, McKenzie Johnson, Dahlia Simangan, Farah Hegazi, Cedric de Coning and I lay out what we see as a research agenda for climate change and peacebuilding. Great to work with this multidisciplinary team. doi.org/10.1093/ia/i... 082
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 09/02/2024Some reflections on water security in the Nineveh Plains and the critical need for action. www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/02/weak...newsecuritybeat.orgWeakened Infrastructure and Climate Change: The Threat to Water Security in NinevehIraq is incredibly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Temperatures are increasing, rainfall is decreasing, and the country experiences prolonged periods of drought. These conditions, as [...... 000
Reposted by Dylan O'DriscollHamzeh Hadad @hamzehhadad.bsky.social · 02/02/2024Honoured to have been part of this special issue. 032
Dylan O'Driscoll @dylan-odriscoll.bsky.social · 03/01/2024Our Special Issue reflecting on 20 years since the invasion of #Iraq was published at the end of the year in International Peacekeeping. Articles cover governance, liberal peace, security sector reform, local dynamics, and much more. Check it out www.tandfonline.com/toc/finp20/c... 070