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TWQ journal publishes leading research in international studies, examining issues, policy & development discourses that affect the Global South.

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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
⚠️ Fraud prevention advice for authors, editors & contributors Taylor & Francis has shared guidance to help you spot common warning signs, verify unexpected approaches, & protect your manuscript, personal info and accounts. 🔗 Read the guidance: authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publish-your...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📢 New #ThirdWorldQuarterly research examines the lived experiences of women managers in Sierra Leone’s NGO sector—and how gendered norms, opaque promotion systems and work–family conflict continue to shape their careers. Read open access:
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Breaking the glass ceiling revisited: examining the lived experiences and reflections of women in managerial positions in Sierra Leone
Globally, gender inequality in corporate management remains a recurring problem as women continue to be underrepresented in managerial roles despite increasing participation in the workforce. In Si...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎉📚 Congratulations to Azzeddine Tajjiou, the inaugural recipient of the TWQ Kassahun Checole Award in #AfricanStudies! His innovative work rethinks how African literatures are studied and compared, opening up new possibilities for scholarship in the field. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Review of International Studies is looking for a new editorial team 📣 An exciting opportunity to edit one of the discipline’s leading journals! 📚 You can find out more about RIS here and submit today! 👉 ow.ly/F10250ZkzjC Andy Hom Juanita Elias @julietdryden.bsky.social
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New editorial team for Review of International Studies: Call for expressions of interest
We are seeking to appoint a new editorial team for our journal Review of International Studies.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New Special Issue in Third World Quarterly (TWQ): Polyalignment and the Second Cold War 🌍This SI explores why many states refuse to choose between the US and China and why “alignment” looks different in a deeply interconnected world. Read more about the SI here 👇 globalsouth.org/2026/09/twq-...
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“We’re neither facing east nor west; we're facing forward where opportunities are.” Those are the words of Kenyan President William Ruto in response to a journalist who asked whether Kenya would prefe...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In “Policy implementation and public organisations: exploring change and stability in Ecuador’s social sector (2007–2023), Robalino traces sixteen years of organisational change across Ecuador’s social sector and five presidential terms under Rafael Correa, Lenín Moreno and Guillermo Lasso.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How do changes in political leadership reshape the institutions responsible for delivering social policy?  Read the full article :
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Policy implementation and public organisations: exploring change and stability in Ecuador’s social sector (2007–2023)
This research analyses organisational changes in Ecuador’s social sector on the premise that the implementation of new policies entails transformations in the institutions responsible for their exe...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What happens when football becomes more than a game—when it also becomes a political and symbolic arena?  ⚽ Read the article in Third World Quarterly.
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Beyond the pitch: sportswashing and nation-building in Latin American World Cup media
This study examines how the FIFA World Cup has been framed as a political and symbolic arena in Latin American newspaper coverage from 1978 to 2022. Drawing on thematic content analysis of 49 artic...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In a new Third World Quarterly article, the authors explore what they call the "Colombian Puzzle"—the coexistence of democracy and persistent violence—continues to endure on Colombia's Caribbean Coast.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Why does violence persist alongside democracy in Colombia? Read:
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Turbulent equilibria: the coexistence of civil and warring oligarchic modes of rule in Colombia’s Caribbean Coast
This paper explores the persistence of the Colombian Puzzle, democracy with violence, in Colombia’s Caribbean Coast by analysing the coexistence of distinct modes of oligarchic rule, drawing on Win...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🌱 4. ‘Internal Localisation’ and Early Action: Exploring Decision-Making and Power Amongst Humanitarian Actors in South Sudan Evan Easton-Calabria | TWQ Vol. 46, No. 5 | 2025 👉
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‘Internal localisation’ and early action: exploring decision-making and power amongst humanitarian actors in South Sudan
Based on in-depth qualitative research, this article explores the process of a United Nations (UN) early action intervention in response to extreme flooding in South Sudan in 2022. Drawing on the e...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🫂 3. Procedural (In)Justice: Unpacking the Role of Humanitarian Aid Targeting in Shaping Host–Refugee Relations in Lebanon Kristina Tschunkert | TWQ Vol. 47, No. 7 | 2026 👉
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Procedural (in)justice: unpacking the role of humanitarian aid targeting in shaping host–refugee relations in Lebanon
This article argues that perceptions of injustice in humanitarian aid are shaped not only by who receives aid (distributive justice) but also by how those decisions are made (procedural justice). H...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🤝 2. Mechanisms of Invisibility: The Contradictions of Localising and Decolonising Humanitarian Aid Jenna Imad Harb | TWQ Vol. 46, No. 7 | 2025 👉
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Mechanisms of invisibility: the contradictions of localising and decolonising humanitarian aid
Localisation refers to shifting the ownership and leadership of crisis response to local actors. Within the humanitarian sector, localisation has been framed as making aid delivery more reflective ...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
⚖️ 1. Humanisation through International Law? The Global South’s Role in Accountability Noha Aboueldahab | TWQ Vol. 47, No. 10 | 2026 👉
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Humanisation through international law? The Global South’s role in accountability
This article considers the role of international law in countering the dehumanisation of Palestinians in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It argues that preoccupations with the lack of ...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Revisit recent TWQ articles exploring humanitarian action, dignity, justice, and power across the Global South in this World Humanitarian Day🌍 under the 2026 theme “Strengthening Global Solidarity and Empowering Local Communities,”
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In this short practical guide from Taylor & Francis, you’ll discover practical strategies for building a compelling online research identity including collaborating effectively with colleagues digitally, and monitor the impact of your published work.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚀 Transform your research visibility in the age of AI Read the full guide:
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This guide offers practical steps to build a strong digital presence with traditional and AI-enhanced approaches to amplify research impact.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Featured under International Relations and Politics, Third World Quarterly’s special issue, The International Politics of Ebola, explores the global politics, governance and international dimensions of Ebola responses. #Ebola #GlobalHealth #InternationalRelations #GlobalPolitics #TWQ
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New research collection Taylor & Francis Group has launched a free-to-access collection of research to support the global response to Ebola, bringing together perspectives from across the medical and social sciences. Explore 
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Ebola: Free-to-access medical and social science research
Journal articles, books, and book chapters to support the global response to the Ebola epidemic, handpicked by our expert editors and publishers.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Woman, Life, Freedom — or Jin, Jiyan, Azadî in Kurdish — became the defining slogan of the 2022 movement in Iran. But what happens when its Kurdish and decolonial roots are overlooked? Read the full article: 
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Jin, Jiyan Azadî: decolonising the ‘Iranian Nation’
The national question in Iran has been both a catalyst for and an obstacle to the women-led 2022 Jin, Jiyan, Azadî (JJA; Woman, Life, Freedom) movement. While the movement generated unprecedented t...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Whether you're new to peer review or looking to strengthen your reviewing skills, this session will offer practical guidance, insights into the review process, and an opportunity to learn from experienced editors. 📅 7 October 2026 🕒 3pm UTC 💻 Online via Zoom We look forward to seeing you there!
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🚨 Calling all early-career researchers! Interested in becoming a more confident and effective peer reviewer? Join the upcoming Reviewer Event hosted by Third World Quarterly, Central Asian Studies, and Globalizations
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In a new Third World Quarterly article, Cornel Ban and Matthias Kranke find that climate change is increasingly treated as macro-critical, but remains unevenly integrated into International Monetary Fund lending and tied to fiscal discipline, private finance and investor confidence
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Has the International Monetary Fund (IMF) fully embraced climate action? Read the full article: 
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Macro-critical but market-centric: the IMF’s half-turn on climate
This article examines the evolving climate policy stance of the International Monetary Fund (hereafter the IMF or the Fund), highlighting an evolution towards greater acceptance of climate policy, ...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Guest-edited by Detlef Müller-Mahn, Eric Kioko, and Theo Aalders from sub-project C03 "Green Futures," and featuring contributions from several Future Rural Africa researchers, the issue was officially launched on 15 June 2026 at a project meeting in Bonn.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A new special issue, "Ghost Projects – Ruined Futures and the Unfulfilled Promises of Infrastructure Development," explores how unfinished, half-present projects continue to shape the future long after construction stalls.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Now online: the full video from Third World Quarterly special issue launch🌍 🎥 Watch :
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Full Video: Ghost Projects and Infrastructure Development - Third World Quarterly Special Issue Launch - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228
Guest-edited by Detlef Müller-Mahn, Eric Kioko and Theo Aalders from our sub-project C03 “Green Futures”, this special issue of Third World Quarterly was
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A new article examines AI and cybersecurity governance in Ghana and Trinidad & Tobago, calling for local ownership, knowledge transfer and epistemic plurality.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What does digital sovereignty mean when AI infrastructure, expertise and standards remain controlled elsewhere? Read:
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Reimagining sovereignty in the Global South: digital dependency, AI and cybersecurity
Much of how cybersecurity is implemented and regulated today is now shaped by new developments in artificial intelligence (AI). International standards and donor benchmarks demand AI-related risk m...
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richie-in-bradwell.bsky.social @richie-in-bradwell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Event in Leeds on July 27th with Ivanir dos Santos : Race, Religion and Resistance in Brazil Sign up: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @slaslatam.bsky.social @mariekeriethof.bsky.social
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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Follow SLAS across all platforms for the latest in Latin American studies! Twitter/X: @SLASLatAm LinkedIn: Society for Latin American Studies IG: @SLASLatAm Mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba... Stay connected with research highlights, events, and more.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
📢 Call for Research Notes | Third World Quarterly Submissions should be in the form of Research Notes. 📅 Abstract deadline: 23 August 2026. 🔗 Find out more: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_… #CallForPapers
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What would it mean to treat pluriversality not only as a theoretical concept, but as a methodology? Read the Research Note:
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Pluriversality as methodology
This reflection highlights three key political, ethical, and methodological contributions of pluriversality that demand attention. First, pluriversality as methodology or cosmopraxis is not just ab...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🔍 The piece invites us to think critically about the relationship between law, development, and extractivism, and to ask whose interests are served when ideas such as "improvement" and "progress" shape rural futures.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📖 A new article in Third World Quarterly by Natalia Torres Zúñiga explores how law shapes agrarian extractivism in Colombia through the concepts of wasteland, property, and improvement. 📚 Read the article here:
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Law and agrarian extractivism in Colombia: property, public wasteland and improvement
This article examines the relationship between law and agrarian extractivism in Colombia by analysing the 2016 legislation that created the country’s ‘zones of interest for rural, economic, and soc...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A reminder of how far international justice has come, and how far it still has to reach. Marking it with recent TWQ articles on accountability, impunity, and atrocity crimes across the Global South — Sudan, Gaza, and beyond.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
⚖️ 17 July, World Day for International Justice. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0143... 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0143... 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0143... 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0143... #InternationalJusticeDay #ThirdWorldQuarterly #GlobalSouth
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Sudan’s forgotten war and exploitation: reasserting the legal obligations of parties to prevent trafficking and slavery during armed conflicts
Relative to other global conflicts, the ongoing war in Sudan has exemplified a paradigmatic forgotten war, despite its varying ramifications for victims and the wider civilian population. In many w...
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SGIA Durham @sgiadurham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨New Article🚨 Kodili Henry Chukwuma's new paper in @thirdworldq.bsky.social conceptualises terrorism trials as opaque shows, highlighting the ambivalent reproduction of law and order. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Opaque trials: prosecuting terrorist suspects in Nigeria
This article examines the prosecution of Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria through an analysis of official reports and court documents from the so-called Kainji trials. Moving beyond dominant narrativ...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
TWQ is recruiting a Coordinating Lead Editor | Third World Quarterly. ➡️ Read more and apply: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_r…
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Two countries, two very different BRI strategies. New at TWQ: Saudi Arabia hedges with China from a position of strength (oil money, centralised decisions); Turkiye hedges from vulnerability (locked out of IMEC, running a trade deficit).   doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.26853… #BeltAndRoad
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Connecting ambitions: how Riyadh and Ankara navigate China’s Belt and Road Initiative for economic and geopolitical gains
This paper argues that the Belt and Road Initiative has catalysed a fundamental strategic reorientation in the Middle East, particularly for the agency of ambitious regional nodal powers like Turki...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
No open access? No problem. Taylor & Francis now lets authors share read-only EPUB versions of their articles, giving research another route to reach readers.   
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Journal articles made more accessible and shareable with eReader
The ePUB file format offers a more accessible, engaging, and natural digital reading experience for all users, on all devices.
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New in TWQ:  Azami and Sandal on how Iran's government state-supported film industry functions as a tool of statecraft or foreign policy tool —not just to entertain people, but to shape how Iran is seen at home and abroad.  Read here:
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Cinematic statecraft: ontological security and state-supported filmmaking in Iran
This article examines state-supported Iranian cinema as a form of statecraft that mediates the Islamic Republic’s pursuit of ontological security. Drawing on international relations theory, it argu...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Why do peace interventions keep missing the people they're meant to help?  Lakitsch says it's an ontology problem, and proposes "relational peace" — pluriversal, non-anthropocentric, built from cases in Iraq, Rwanda, East Timor, Nepal, Yemen. 🧵  
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Relational peace: navigating pluriversal and non-anthropocentric international peace practice
International peace interventions are being haunted by an inability to relate to the lived realities of actors living in (post-)conflict environments. The crucial underlying challenge concerns the ...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Sudan's war (150k+ dead, 14m+ displaced) has a trafficking and slavery crisis that's barely been studied. Ogunniyi traces it from the Pharaohs to RSF slave markets today — and asks why international law isn't being enforced. 🧵 doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.26825… #Sudan #HumanRights
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Sudan’s forgotten war and exploitation: reasserting the legal obligations of parties to prevent trafficking and slavery during armed conflicts
Relative to other global conflicts, the ongoing war in Sudan has exemplified a paradigmatic forgotten war, despite its varying ramifications for victims and the wider civilian population. In many w...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The article responds to a timely question: as coups d’état and democratic backsliding raise concerns across parts of Africa, what role can international actors play in addressing democratic backsliding?
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What shapes public support for political conditionality in Africa? 🔗 Read the open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.26762… #ForeignAid #PoliticalConditionality #Afrobarometer #DemocracyPromotion
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Public support for political conditionality in Africa
The recent spate of coups d’état and other threats to democratisation in Africa has raised questions about the role international actors can play in addressing democratic backsliding. International...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
What does divorce mean when the courts have closed, the shelter has collapsed, and there is no food? Read the full article:
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Family fragmentation, divorce and legal limbo in Gaza: a qualitative study of Palestinian mothers
This study explores how genocide in Gaza has reconfigured family life, with a focus on divorce, family fragmentation and legal paralysis. This research examines the lived experiences of Palestinian...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This year’s Refugee Week theme, “Courage”, invites reflection on the lived realities, political struggles, and knowledge produced by refugees and displaced communities. #RefugeeWeek2026 #RefugeeWeek #WorldRefugeeDay #ThirdWorldQuarterly #GlobalSouth #Refugees #Migration #Humanitarianism
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🧭 4. Invisible Pasts, Erased Futures: Epistemic Erasure in Refugee and Migrant Experiences Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, F. Melis Cin, Edip Asaf Bekaroğlu & Necmettin Doğan | TWQ Vol. 46, No. 14 | 2025 | Open Access 👉
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Invisible pasts, erased futures: epistemic erasure in refugee and migrant experiences
The ongoing influx of refugees and undocumented migrants has catalysed a more profound discourse on discrimination, stigmatisation, and social exclusion. Existing scholarship often delineates these...
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thirdworldq.bsky.social @thirdworldq.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🚶 3. The Rise of Repatriation: Global South Refugees and Forerunners of the International Organization for Migration in the Long 1970s Christopher Szabla | TWQ Latest Articles | 2026 👉
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The rise of repatriation: Global South refugees and forerunners of the International Organization for Migration in the long 1970s
Contemporary international migration debates have been marked by a confrontation between the requirements of refugee and asylum law, on the one hand, and accusations they are being abused, concerns...
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