The Conflict Research Society’s Emerging Scholars Initiative is now accepting applications for its 2026 cohort.
This programme supports early-career researchers working on peace and conflict at a pivotal stage of their academic journey,
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The Conflict Research Society’s Emerging Scholars Initiative is now accepting applications for its 2026 cohort.
This programme supports early-career researchers working on peace and conflict at a pivotal stage of their academic journey,
Read more:
Wishing all our members and friends a peaceful holiday season and a hopeful start to 2026.
Thank you for being part of the CRS community.
#CRSmembers#PeaceStudies
🗣️ Call for papers!
CRS 2026 Conference (8–10 Sept, Glasgow) is now open for submissions.
Theme: Disruption, Resilience & Adaptation in an Age of Crisis
🔗 buff.ly/8K2nrOa#CRS2026#ConflictResearch
🎓 CRS is accepting submissions for the Cedric Smith Prize 2026 — best paper by a grad student or recent PhD in conflict research.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
🔗 buff.ly/er0QrBf#CRSmembers#AcademicPrize
🗣️ Call for papers!
CRS 2026 Conference (8–10 Sept, Glasgow) is now open for submissions.
Theme: Disruption, Resilience & Adaptation in an Age of Crisis
🔗 buff.ly/8K2nrOa#CRS2026#ConflictResearch
We are excited to share that Jamal Abdi published his paper "Self-led Peacebuilding as a Collective Action Problem: Evidence from Somaliland (1991-2001)" and analyses self-led peacebuilding through the lens of collective action and cooperation.
doi.org/10.1080/2164...
Congratulations to Michel Thill on the publication of his new book The Police, the State and the Congo Cop.
The book offers deep insights into everyday policing and reform in the DR Congo — and what this reveals about the state in conflict-affected contexts.
📖 Access the book:
The CRS is inviting expressions of interest for the 2026 Conference Programme Chair.
This role offers a chance to:
– Gain experience in academic leadership
– Help shape an international, interdisciplinary event
Send your expression of interest (1 page max) to crsconf@gmail.com by 24 November 2025.
We’re looking for a Programme Chair to lead panel selection and programme design for the 2026 event. Gain leadership experience and build your network in the peace and conflict community.
Apply by 24 November 2025 with a 1-page letter of interest to: crsconf@gmail.com
Dan Canon shares his thought-provoking article, “Radical Lawyering: A Plea for Conflict,” published earlier this year in the Rutgers University Law Review.
This powerful piece explores the role of conflict in legal advocacy and progressive lawyering.
🔗 Read the article:
Have you or someone else published a great book within peace and conflict studies, broadly defined? Send your nomination directly to Corinne Bara (corinne.bara@sipo.gess.ethz.ch).
Deadline for nominations is 31 January 2026, self-nominations welcome!
We congratulate Zurab Bezhanishvili on the upcoming publication of his article, “From the Epoch of Total Lies to the Epoch of Total Distrust: Leadership Challenges and Doctrinal Shifts in Contemporary Hybrid Warfare,” in the Defence Forces Review 2025.
📍The journal launches on 7 November 2025.
We are seeking a Programme Chair for the 2026 Annual Conference. This is a great opportunity to shape one of the leading peace and conflict studies events.
Open to second-year PhD students and beyond.
Deadline: 24 November 2025
Apply by sending a 1-page expression of interest to: crsconf@gmail.com
⏳ Just a few days left!
Applications for the Sidney Bailey Peace Prize close on 1 November 2025.
The fund supports research and practical work aligned with the values of peace, justice, and conflict transformation.
🔗 Apply now: buff.ly/nyMhxsO#CRSmembers#PeaceFunding#ConflictResearch
👏 We’re excited to share that Dr Ezenwa Olumba has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship!
His project explores cognitive immobility, migration, and mental health in adolescent asylum seekers through an interdisciplinary lens.
#CRSmembers#Migration
📰 In case you missed it:
Several Global South journal articles were made free-to-view for the CRS 2025 Annual Conference on Legitimacy in Conflict and Peace.
Explore contributions that examine legitimacy through diverse global lenses.
🧠 Read them here: buff.ly/ZvVqtLq#CRS2025#Legitimacy
🌍 Are you engaged in peace and conflict research, practice, or policy?
Join the Conflict Research Society (CRS) to connect with a vibrant, global community of scholars and practitioners.
Learn more and become a member: buff.ly/ih5ZCs2#CRSmembers#PeaceResearch
📚 Two new articles from Johanna Amaya-Panche shed light on peacebuilding in Colombia:
1️⃣ Foreign Aid for Peace and Civilian Victimisation – buff.ly/bWoTsHN
2️⃣ Religiosity and Reconciliation – buff.ly/S19Mnau
New publication by Adrian Florea and Reyko Huang in International Studies Quarterly:
“Functional Sovereignty in Contested Territories” — originally presented at #CRS2024.
The article examines how governance operates in de facto states and contested areas.
🔓 Free access: buff.ly/A4D2cPX#CRSmembers
🎓 A huge congratulations to Finn Klebe for successfully passing his viva at University College London (UCL)!
We’re delighted to celebrate this important academic achievement with him and wish him continued success in his research journey.
#CRSmembers#PhDsuccess#PeaceResearch
🌟 We were delighted to welcome participants from the CRS Emerging Scholars Initiative at last week’s Conflict Research Society Conference!
Their insights and enthusiasm brought fresh energy into our panels and conversations, reminding us how vital early-career voices are to the future of academia.
🎓 The Conflict Research Society is offering the Sydney Bailey Fund — small grants (up to £1,000) for PhD students conducting research in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and related fields.
🔗 Full details: buff.ly/qrIPZy3
That’s a wrap on the 62nd Annual #CRS2025 Conference! 🎉
A huge thank-you to our speakers, participants, panel chairs, volunteers, and organisers for making this year such a success. We’re leaving inspired, challenged, and energised.
Stay tuned for more updates in our newsletter. Until next year! 🌟
It was an honor to discuss my book at the @thecrs.bsky.social's annual conference, and I am grateful for "Guilt by Location" receiving this year's CRS book award. If you missed the keynote, don't worry, you can still order the book today!
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Live at #CRS2025 🎤 Adam Lichtenheld, winner of the CRS Book of the Year, is presenting his groundbreaking research on strategic displacement as part of military & political tactics.
Grateful to our judges — and especially Corinne Bara for guiding the award process.
On the final day of the @thecrs.bsky.social conference, we can also announce that we have made Global Society Special Issue 38(1), "The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare", freely accessible until 31/10/25. Read the whole issue here:
#CRS2025www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...
It’s the last day of the #CRS2025 Conference!
What’s been your favourite session, insight, or connection so far? ✨ Drop your thoughts below and keep tagging us—we love seeing the conversations continue online as much as in the hallways.
Live at #CRS2025 🎤 Adam Lichtenheld, winner of the CRS Book of the Year, is presenting his groundbreaking research on strategic displacement as part of military & political tactics.
Grateful to our judges — and especially Corinne Bara for guiding the award process.
How’s everyone finding Day 1 of the #CRS2025 Conference? 🌍
Whether you’re deep in panels, networking over lunch, or soaking up a keynote, we’d love to hear what’s stood out to you so far. Share your highlights and don’t forget to tag us so we can amplify your reflections!
🎉 The 62nd Annual Conflict Research Society Conference is officially underway!
We’re bringing together leading academics, practitioners, and students from across the world to share research, exchange ideas, and explore solutions to today’s most pressing conflicts.
We are off to a great start at #CRS2025! The workshop "The Research Flow" is exploring a framework for practicing scientific reflexivity in research. This afternoon we have more workshops on state formation and military responses.
From Vancouver to Canterbury. Really looking forward to our @thecrs.bsky.social conference at the University of Kent from 17-19 Sep. It's been a great pleasure to be on the organising team again and we look forward to 200+ papers, panels, workshops, and high-level research/policy keynotes! 🎉#CRS2025
It starts tomorrow! 🎓✨ The CRS 62nd Annual Conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and students for days of rich discussion and new connections.
Don’t forget to tag us and add #CRS2025 to your posts—we’ll be resharing throughout the event!
A big thank you to Global Souths Hub, Third World Quarterly & Conflict, Security & Development for curating a Conference Spotlight on our theme Legitimacy in Conflict & Peace.
📚 Explore 10 free-to-view articles until 31 Oct 2025:
👉 buff.ly/9dzGRpj#CRS2025#Legitimacy
The @thecrs.bsky.social annual conference for 2025 (Sep 17-19) is being hosted by @kent.ac.uk (which is where we are based), so our September monthly picks highlight recent research on conflict published in Global Society. Our Editor-in-Chief Rubrick Biegon is attending, so come and say hello!
Attending the Conflict Research Society @thecrs.bsky.social conference in Canterbury this week? Come along to our drinks reception tomorrow (see conference programme for details)! Interested in pitching work to us? Get in touch with @jamesworrall.bsky.social to fix a coffee meeting!
It starts tomorrow! 🎓✨ The CRS 62nd Annual Conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and students for days of rich discussion and new connections.
Don’t forget to tag us and add #CRS2025 to your posts—we’ll be resharing throughout the event!
🛰️ William Goodhin reflects on geolocating over 1,000 satellite images from media, NGOs & open sources—highlighting the promises and pitfalls of satellite-based OSINT.
📖 What I Learned from Geolocating 1,000 Satellite Images
📍 E-International Relations
🔗 buff.ly/iwhQ6Vv#OSINT#GeospatialAnalysis
We’re delighted to share findings from Lucy Kentish, recipient of the 2024 Sydney Bailey Fund!
She explores how education can address division in Northern Ireland through Integrated & Shared Education. With CRS support, she expanded her fieldwork with young people.
Read more 👉
🌌 Can nighttime light data help monitor rural conflict?
In a new article, Valerie Sticher & Corinne Bara explore the limits of satellite imagery in capturing conflict dynamics outside urban areas.
🛰️ The rural limits of nighttime light for conflict monitoring
🔗 Read the article:
📢 Interested in conflict and peace research? Join a global community of academics, students, and practitioners committed to interdisciplinary dialogue.
✨ Network, publish, and participate in events through the Conflict Research Society.
🔗 Become a member: buff.ly/4UKi2vg#CRSmembers#JoinCRS
📘 How does education reshape how people define terrorism?
New research by Betül Özturan, Peter Krause, and Liane Young shows public definitions evolve significantly after academic exposure.
🔗 Read in Terrorism and Political Violence: buff.ly/8K7pg9q
🗳️ Peter Emerson continues his global critique of binary voting, travelling from Europe to China and Mongolia to promote preferential decision-making.
His journey includes lectures, field research, and demonstrations using DeBordaVote.
🧭 Read his full reflections:
🧠 From post-conflict reconciliation to political education, CRS members are producing timely, innovative work across peace and conflict studies.
📚 Want to explore the latest? Catch up on new publications, reflections, and global fieldwork in our latest newsletter.
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(1/2) New from Mehmet Yavuz: Two recent articles explore LGBTQIA+ peacebuilding and reconciliation in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina.
📝 “All I Want is to Leave, but When I Do, I Never Truly Leave”
📍 Journal of Homosexuality
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✨ Be part of a global network tackling today’s toughest questions:
🔍 How do conflicts transform societies?
🤝 How is peace built — and sustained?
📣 How can research shape practice?
CRS brings together diverse voices to collaborate, learn, and create impact.
Join us! conflictresearchsociety.org
📢 Call for Papers!
The Journal of Perpetrator Research is seeking contributions for a special issue on ‘Dehumanization and Violence’, guest edited by Prof. Kjell Anderson.
🗓️ Full papers due: 15 Dec 2025
🔗 Details & submit
#Dehumanization#Violence#CFP#CRSmembers#PeaceResearch
🤝 CRS is where ideas meet action.
From grassroots peacebuilding to global security research, our members shape debates and build connections across disciplines.
✨ Discover workshops, book prizes, mentoring, and more.
📌 Join the community: conflictresearchsociety.org#CRSmembers#PeaceAndConflict
🌍 Are you researching conflict, peace, security, or justice?
Connect with an international network of scholars, practitioners & students through the Conflict Research Society.
📚 Share your work, access opportunities, and be part of our annual conference.
🔗 Learn more: conflictresearchsociety.org
New from Ezenwa Olumba: A New Perspective on Immobility Amidst Adversity
This open-access article introduces a framework for understanding why people—especially indigenous communities—stay in conflict-affected areas.
📖 buff.ly/NgjoGKh#CRSmembers#Immobility#Resilience#Migration#OpenAccess
🌍 From Myanmar to Northern Ireland, and from workshops to publications—our members are shaping critical conversations across the globe.
🧠 The CRS community brings together diverse voices working at the intersection of conflict, peace, politics, and justice.
