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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This was Emma’s last project. She gave it her everything, working out of hospitals in very difficult circumstances. In the end she ran out of time and life. I then spent the next 18 months doing my best to complete the project as Emma had envisaged it. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

WS-K: Security Narratives and Temporality in IR signing off from #EWIS2026. Three days of engaging conversations, constructive feedback and hearing about brilliant research, especially new work done by early career scholars and PhD students. Thank you for having us Izmir!

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

If you are in Stockholm next week and up for this and, especially, for a chat over drinks, then please come along to my little ‘installation’ gig at the Swedish Defence University. Details here (all welcome but registration required): www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...

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Linus Hagström @linushagstrom.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Välkommen till installationen av Victoria M. Basham för 2026 års Kerstin Hesselgrens gästprofessur och Roland Bleiker för 2026 års Olof Palmes gästprofessur Försvarshögskolan 6 maj 2026. Installationsföreläsningen är öppen men anmälan krävs. www.fhs.se/en/swedish-d...

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Registration for the inauguration of the 2026 visiting professorships

Here you can register for the inauguration of Victoria Basham as the 2026 Kerstin Hesselgren Visiting Professor and Roland Bleiker as the 2026 Olof Palme Visiting Professor, on 6 May at 15:00 to 17:30...

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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

💫 'Who supports hostage recovery? Explaining individual variation in American support for bringing hostages home' from @laurenrprather.bsky.social & @laurenrprather.bsky.social is the 10th article from our special issue on kidnapping! 👉 Read, for free, here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Dani Gilbert @danigilbert.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

One day, @laurenrprather.bsky.social is going to ask you to embark on a joint research agenda. It’s very important that you say yes 🤝 Thrilled that our first collaboration is out in the world! 👇👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Title and abstract of an academic article, “Who supports hostage recovery? Explaining individual variation in American support for bringing hostages home”

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The 10th article from our special issue ‘Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security’ is out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social! In the article, Danielle Gilbert and Lauren Prather explore determinants of support for hostage recovery among the American public. doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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Who supports hostage recovery? Explaining individual variation in American support for bringing hostages home | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Who supports hostage recovery? Explaining individual variation in American support for bringing hostages home

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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🌎 NEW: "Kidnapping politics: The sorcerer’s apprentice effect", from Nick Ackert and @rjsamuels.bsky.social, looks at how leaders manipulate public emotions during kidnapping crises to advance political goals - and how it can become a trap. 📚👉 Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The 9th article from our special issue ‘Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security’ is out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social! Nick Ackert and @rjsamuels.bsky.social show how leaders manipulate captivity-related emotions, but often lose control over them. doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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Kidnapping politics: The sorcerer’s apprentice effect | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Kidnapping politics: The sorcerer’s apprentice effect

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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🚀 "Capturing the minds: The role of child deportation in maintaining Russian authority over Ukraine’s occupied territories" by @drjademcglynn.bsky.social & Anastasiia Romaniuk is the eighth article of our special issue on kidnapping - and OUT NOW: 🇺🇦 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🇯🇵🚀🇨🇳 NEW: "Political captives in East Asia: Thought reform and national security" from Barak Kushner is this week's must-read article. 📚👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The 8th article from our special issue on captivity passions is out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social! Jade McGlynn and Anastasiia Romanyuk show how Russia's child deportations seek to pressure local families, disrupt Ukrainian identity and facilitate demographic restructuring. doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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Capturing the minds: The role of child deportation in maintaining Russian authority over Ukraine’s occupied territories | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Capturing the minds: The role of child deportation in maintaining Russian authority over Ukraine’s occupied territories

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The 7th article in our special issue ‘Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security’ is out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social. Barak Kushner explores how authoritarian states in 20th-century East Asia sought to reeducate captives for security reasons. doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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Political captives in East Asia: Thought reform and national security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Political captives in East Asia: Thought reform and national security

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The sixth article in the special issue ‘Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security’ that I have co-edited with @rjsamuels.bsky.social has now been published in @ejisbisa.bsky.social

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Minseon Ku @minseonku.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

My co-authored article with @nckc.bsky.social is published in @ejisbisa.bsky.social with #openaccess! We theorize captivity/kidnapping as a sovereignty violation, and states respond with emotional performativity to protect their dignity, constructing personhood. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The emotional politics of sovereignty: On dignity, state personhood, and kidnappings

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The fifth article in our special issue "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" is now out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social! The article, written by Roger Petersen explores how emotions such as contempt and anger affects hostage recovery. doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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How anger and contempt affect hostage recovery policy: Understanding Israel’s response to Gaza | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

How anger and contempt affect hostage recovery policy: Understanding Israel’s response to Gaza

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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🇰🇵🚨 First View: "Between power and powerlessness: Families and politicised captivity" by @anhphnguyen.bsky.social & Todd H Hall, is the fourth article from our latest special issue. 📚👉 Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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P. Anh Nguyen @anhphnguyen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’m very excited to share that my co-authored article with Todd Hall is now published in the @ejisbisa.bsky.social ! Many thanks to @profgustafsson.bsky.social and @rjsamuels.bsky.social for organising the special issue and for their guidance throughout the process. doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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Between power and powerlessness: Families and politicised captivity | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Between power and powerlessness: Families and politicised captivity

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The 4th article in the special issue I have co-edited with @rjsamuels.bsky.social on "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" is out in @ejisbisa.bsky.social! The article, written by @anhphnguyen.bsky.social & Todd Hall explores the role of families in captivity dramas.

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Between power and powerlessness: Families and politicised captivity | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Between power and powerlessness: Families and politicised captivity

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

@simonkoschut.bsky.social's article from our special issue on kidnapping politics and captivity passions has been published! More information on the special issue, including the introductory article, can be found here: cup.org/45Q7Q7i

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Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 09/02/2026

#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social - Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security - cup.org/45Q7Q7i - @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels #FirstView

Cover of the European Journal of International Security with the hashtag #OpenAccess.

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European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🚨🪖 Key read: "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" from @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels introduces a very special issue... 👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Can't wait to read this special issue of @ejisbisa.bsky.social edited by @profgustafsson.bsky.social and @rjsamuels.bsky.social.

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Apart from the introduction, the special issue will contain 9 more articles. So far the only other article from the special issue that has been published is my individual article ‘Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security’, doi.org/10.1017/eis....

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Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

My co-authored (with Richard Samuels) special issue introduction 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security', has just been published open access in @ejisbisa.bsky.social. The forthcoming special issue will contain 9 articles that will soon be published. cup.org/45Q7Q7i

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Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

My article 'Deterrence through captivity: China's use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security' has been published in @ejisbisa.bsky.social It is part of the forthcoming special issue (co-edited with Richard Samuels) 'Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security'.

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Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security

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Nicolai Gellwitzki @ngellwitzki.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚨 New Publication in International Organization! 🚨 Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002... @iojournal.bsky.social

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The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order | International Organization | Cambridge Core

The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order - Volume 79 Issue S1

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Inför vårterminen 2026 söker jag en praktikant med inriktning på säkerhetspolitik. www.fhs.se/om-forsvarsh...

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Praktik - Försvarshögskolan

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I am off to Pamplona to attend the "Empires: Experience, Memory and Idea" conference at the University of Navarra. Looking forward to interesting discussions! en.unav.edu/web/institut...

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International Conference "Empires: Experience, Memory and Idea". challenge ICS 2024-2025. Institute for Culture and Society. University of Navarra - Institute for Culture and Society

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Karl Gustafsson @profgustafsson.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Thank you! We actually discuss what inspired us to write this piece in the article (on p. 484).

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Linus Hagström @linushagstrom.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Swedish Defence University advertises two postdoc positions focused on narrative geopolitics, or how emotional and widely circulated narratives shape international security, great power relations & geostrategic rivalry. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/... fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline: 31 Aug

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Swedish Defence University @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

An award-winning article by researchers from Stockholm University and the Swedish Defence University explores how anxiety can contribute to a more creative research process and more interesting research problems. tinyurl.com/zbfs2z2n @profgustafsson.bsky.social @linushagstrom.bsky.social

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Award-winning article highlights anxiety as a creative force in the research process

Karl Gustafsson and Linus Hagström have been awarded the European Political Science journal's Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize for the best academic article of 2024.

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

👏 Congratulations to ‪@ecprtheloop.bsky.social authors @profgustafsson.bsky.social & @linushagstrom.bsky.social on winning the 2024 Jacqui Briggs 📗 EPS Prize! ✍️ Read their Loop blog piece 'Embracing anxiety can help us do better research', based on the winning research: ow.ly/pIIq50W4ULl

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Embracing anxiety can help us do better research

Anxiety is widespread in academia, among faculty members and students. However, anxiety is not unequivocally a negative emotion. Karl Gustafsson and Linus Hagström argue that it can also be a creative...

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Linus Hagström @linushagstrom.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Very happy that @profgustafsson.bsky.social and I have been awarded the Jacqui Briggs Prize for best article published in @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social journal European Political Science in 2024. The statements by the jury and the editor can be read here: ecpr.eu/News/News/De...

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Announcing the winners of the 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize

European Consortium for Political Research

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🏆 Our 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize goes to @profgustafsson.bsky.social‬ & @linushagstrom.bsky.social‬ for their article📗 The insecurity of doing research and the ‘so what question’ in #PoliticalScience 👏 Congratulations! @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social‬ #ECPRPrizes #AcademicSky #Polisky

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Announcing the winners of the 2024 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize

Congratulations to Karl Gustafsson and Linus Hagström of the Swedish Defence University

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