Alex Waterman
@alexwaterman.bsky.social
Order in Civil Wars, Counterinsurgency, Ceasefires, NE India, Co-Editor of Civil Wars Journal. Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford. Guitars, Leeds United FC
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Enjoyed delivering this morning’s session on Lit Reviews and Theoretical Frameworks in journal articles with @jamesworrall.bsky.social in @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social contribution to the “International Writing Workshop Mindanao," supporting emerging scholars from Mindanao:
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Enjoyed delivering this morning’s session on Lit Reviews and Theoretical Frameworks in journal articles with @jamesworrall.bsky.social in @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social contribution to the “International Writing Workshop Mindanao," supporting emerging scholars from Mindanao:
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A great #CRS2025 at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Here are some photos from our @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social annual CRS drinks reception. It was great to catch up with friends old and new!
September 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A great #CRS2025 at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Here are some photos from our @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social annual CRS drinks reception. It was great to catch up with friends old and new!
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#CRS2025 also saw the launch of our latest @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social Special Issue on the Legacies of Rebel and Paramilitary Governance.
Check out the SI here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fciv20/c... with @nielsterpstra.bsky.social
Check out the SI here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fciv20/c... with @nielsterpstra.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#CRS2025 also saw the launch of our latest @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social Special Issue on the Legacies of Rebel and Paramilitary Governance.
Check out the SI here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fciv20/c... with @nielsterpstra.bsky.social
Check out the SI here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fciv20/c... with @nielsterpstra.bsky.social
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Rounding off a busy #CRS2025 @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social also held its second Roundtable at CRS with some great discussions about epistemology and methodology, thanks to the very engaged audience and panelists. Check out the write up of our ISA Roundtable here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Civil Wars ISA Roundtable 2025 Civil War and Intrastate Conflict: Reimagining a Field of Study
Published in Civil Wars (Vol. 27, No. 2, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Rounding off a busy #CRS2025 @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social also held its second Roundtable at CRS with some great discussions about epistemology and methodology, thanks to the very engaged audience and panelists. Check out the write up of our ISA Roundtable here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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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!
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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!
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Our brilliant Reviews Editors @drincon.bsky.social and @rtapscott.bsky.social are seeking expressions of interest for the journal's revamped reviews section. We look forward to seeing exciting and creative proposals! www-tandfonline-com.brad.idm.oclc.org/action/autho...
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our brilliant Reviews Editors @drincon.bsky.social and @rtapscott.bsky.social are seeking expressions of interest for the journal's revamped reviews section. We look forward to seeing exciting and creative proposals! www-tandfonline-com.brad.idm.oclc.org/action/autho...
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Huge thanks to our contributors @christinaboyes.bsky.social @hyyppati.bsky.social @mervekeskin.bsky.social Dana Landau, Rachel Schwartz and @meganastewart.bsky.social for reflecting on the fuzzy edges, ordering processes, need to de-centre violence and issues of knowledge production in the field
September 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Huge thanks to our contributors @christinaboyes.bsky.social @hyyppati.bsky.social @mervekeskin.bsky.social Dana Landau, Rachel Schwartz and @meganastewart.bsky.social for reflecting on the fuzzy edges, ordering processes, need to de-centre violence and issues of knowledge production in the field
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Is there a “field” of civil wars research? How is the field evolving, and what challenges is it likely to face in future years? We discussed these questions and more in a fascinating roundtable discussion at @isanet.bsky.social in March, written up here:
doi.org/10.1080/1369...
doi.org/10.1080/1369...
September 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Is there a “field” of civil wars research? How is the field evolving, and what challenges is it likely to face in future years? We discussed these questions and more in a fascinating roundtable discussion at @isanet.bsky.social in March, written up here:
doi.org/10.1080/1369...
doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Nice to see that my India Review article with Ben Holt analysing variation in the character of state-rebel conflict across Northeast India's "Highland," "Heartland" and "Hinterland" conflicts is the journal’s 3rd most-read article in the last year!
Read it Open Access here: lnkd.in/e-6XjJEw
Read it Open Access here: lnkd.in/e-6XjJEw
August 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Nice to see that my India Review article with Ben Holt analysing variation in the character of state-rebel conflict across Northeast India's "Highland," "Heartland" and "Hinterland" conflicts is the journal’s 3rd most-read article in the last year!
Read it Open Access here: lnkd.in/e-6XjJEw
Read it Open Access here: lnkd.in/e-6XjJEw
Reports of large-scale drone strikes against northeast Indian insurgent camps in Myanmar. As with most other conflict zones, the Northeast/Sagaing border area has gradually seen the arrival of drone warfare over the last couple of years www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam...
Indian Army Carries Out Major Drone Strikes on ULFA-I, NSCN(K) Camps in Myanmar
Tinsukia | Assam | Top Stories | The Indian Army reportedly launched a series of drone strikes on insurgent camps belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent
www.pratidintime.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Reports of large-scale drone strikes against northeast Indian insurgent camps in Myanmar. As with most other conflict zones, the Northeast/Sagaing border area has gradually seen the arrival of drone warfare over the last couple of years www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam...
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Next Wednesday (11 June) our very own Professor Christoph Bluth is presenting the Freedom Speakers International at the Light Church in Bradford. The three speakers, Yuna Jung, Riha Kim, and Sujin Kim, will share their stories about escaping from North Korea and their journey since.
June 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Next Wednesday (11 June) our very own Professor Christoph Bluth is presenting the Freedom Speakers International at the Light Church in Bradford. The three speakers, Yuna Jung, Riha Kim, and Sujin Kim, will share their stories about escaping from North Korea and their journey since.
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Pleased to see the second article from our Gerda Henkel Stiftung funded research project on counterinsurgency doctrine published online, plenty more to come. I’ll let @alexwaterman.bsky.social explain this one in his detailed thread!
In this open-access article with @jamesworrall.bsky.social in the Journal of Strategic Studies, we theorise how specific elements of knowledge - in this case knowledge of insurgencies - are integrated, negotiated and codified into doctrine doi.org/10.1080/0140...
May 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Pleased to see the second article from our Gerda Henkel Stiftung funded research project on counterinsurgency doctrine published online, plenty more to come. I’ll let @alexwaterman.bsky.social explain this one in his detailed thread!
In this open-access article with @jamesworrall.bsky.social in the Journal of Strategic Studies, we theorise how specific elements of knowledge - in this case knowledge of insurgencies - are integrated, negotiated and codified into doctrine doi.org/10.1080/0140...
May 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
In this open-access article with @jamesworrall.bsky.social in the Journal of Strategic Studies, we theorise how specific elements of knowledge - in this case knowledge of insurgencies - are integrated, negotiated and codified into doctrine doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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Interested in joining us for a discussion? DM us or contact @alexwaterman.bsky.social. We're particularly keen to pull in a broad church of civil wars scholars reflecting the field's methodological diversity, so please do circulate widely!
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Interested in joining us for a discussion? DM us or contact @alexwaterman.bsky.social. We're particularly keen to pull in a broad church of civil wars scholars reflecting the field's methodological diversity, so please do circulate widely!
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We are keen to build on our excellent roundtable at #ISA2025 in Chicago this year (keep an eye out for a write-up in our next issue!) by reflecting specifically on epistemology and the diverse research approaches that make up our field of study
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are keen to build on our excellent roundtable at #ISA2025 in Chicago this year (keep an eye out for a write-up in our next issue!) by reflecting specifically on epistemology and the diverse research approaches that make up our field of study
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Interested in attending @isanet.bsky.social #ISA2026? Interested in discussing how we create and produce knowledge about civil wars, and how this informs our research approaches? We are looking for participants to join a roundtable proposal for our "Reimagining a Field of Study" roundtable series!
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Interested in attending @isanet.bsky.social #ISA2026? Interested in discussing how we create and produce knowledge about civil wars, and how this informs our research approaches? We are looking for participants to join a roundtable proposal for our "Reimagining a Field of Study" roundtable series!
India and Pakistan have agreed a precarious peace – but will it last? My short piece with @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social theconversation.com/india-and-pa...
India and Pakistan have agreed a precarious peace – but will it last?
The ceasefire between these two nuclear powers appears to be holding, but deeper resolution appears unlikely.
theconversation.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
India and Pakistan have agreed a precarious peace – but will it last? My short piece with @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social theconversation.com/india-and-pa...
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Dr Rashmi Arora gave a talk this week at Manchester Metropolitan University for the Women in Economics Mentoring Scheme, exemplifying PSID's bridge between research and practice!
April 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Dr Rashmi Arora gave a talk this week at Manchester Metropolitan University for the Women in Economics Mentoring Scheme, exemplifying PSID's bridge between research and practice!
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Yesterday, the department's Global Security Research Group held an informal workshop to discuss a number of fascinating research projects spanning rich archival work, deep ethnographies and quantitative modelling. Particularly great to see our PhD students showcasing the evolution of their projects!
April 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yesterday, the department's Global Security Research Group held an informal workshop to discuss a number of fascinating research projects spanning rich archival work, deep ethnographies and quantitative modelling. Particularly great to see our PhD students showcasing the evolution of their projects!
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Abstract here 👇
Thank you to @hannahrwest.bsky.social and @alexwaterman.bsky.social for editing this special issue; stay tuned for the full line-up of papers imminently!
Thank you to @hannahrwest.bsky.social and @alexwaterman.bsky.social for editing this special issue; stay tuned for the full line-up of papers imminently!
April 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Abstract here 👇
Thank you to @hannahrwest.bsky.social and @alexwaterman.bsky.social for editing this special issue; stay tuned for the full line-up of papers imminently!
Thank you to @hannahrwest.bsky.social and @alexwaterman.bsky.social for editing this special issue; stay tuned for the full line-up of papers imminently!
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New publication in the Journal of Strategic Studies (part of a special issue on "Reimagining COIN after Afghanistan): What lies over the Horizon?
In this, I question the meaning of "over-the-horizon" counterterrorism, and what kinds of futures it points towards.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this, I question the meaning of "over-the-horizon" counterterrorism, and what kinds of futures it points towards.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What lies over the horizon? Remoteness and the evolution of American global counterterrorism
This article examines the War on Terror’s shift to ‘over-the-horizon counterterrorism’ after the 2021 American withdrawal from Afghanistan. I argue that the concept of the ‘horizon’ provides tempor...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New publication in the Journal of Strategic Studies (part of a special issue on "Reimagining COIN after Afghanistan): What lies over the Horizon?
In this, I question the meaning of "over-the-horizon" counterterrorism, and what kinds of futures it points towards.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this, I question the meaning of "over-the-horizon" counterterrorism, and what kinds of futures it points towards.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Excited to share new research from one of our colleagues! Dr Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social has two papers out on armed groups and rebel authority in Colombia. Clara’s work explores the intersections of conflict, development, and non-state governance. www.bradford.ac.uk/staff/cvoyvo...
Dr. Clara Voyvodic Casabo - University of Bradford
Lecturer
www.bradford.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Excited to share new research from one of our colleagues! Dr Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social has two papers out on armed groups and rebel authority in Colombia. Clara’s work explores the intersections of conflict, development, and non-state governance. www.bradford.ac.uk/staff/cvoyvo...
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***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Highland, Heartland and Hinterland Conflicts: Introducing a Typology of State-rebel Conflict in Northeast India
The many “forgotten conflicts” of Northeast India remain poorly understood. Important works have highlighted deep nuances and historical variation in patterns of state-society relations across the ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Highland, Heartland and Hinterland Conflicts: Introducing a Typology of State-rebel Conflict in Northeast India
The many “forgotten conflicts” of Northeast India remain poorly understood. Important works have highlighted deep nuances and historical variation in patterns of state-society relations across the ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great end to a productive @isanet.bsky.social in Chicago! Presented preliminary research with Ryan O'Connor on the relationship between Naga rebel narratives and conflict events during a fascinating panel on rebel governance. Fascinating papers and super helpful discussion - thank you all! #IA2025
March 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Great end to a productive @isanet.bsky.social in Chicago! Presented preliminary research with Ryan O'Connor on the relationship between Naga rebel narratives and conflict events during a fascinating panel on rebel governance. Fascinating papers and super helpful discussion - thank you all! #IA2025