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Dr Emeka Njoku
@emekatn.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @iddbirmingham | Associate Editor @JISBjournal | #terrorism, #counterterrorism #civilsociety, #development, #gender, #sexuality
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After 4 years since the first draft in Nigeria, I'm honoured to finally share my review article on the crossroads of counter-terrorism and civil society organisations—crystallising the state-of-the-art in the field & proposing a future research agenda. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Counter-terrorism measures and civil society organisations: A review of literature and agenda for future research
After more than 20 years of research, it is well established that states used counter-terrorism measures (CTMs) to close civic spaces for civil society under the pretext of curbing terrorism. Howev...
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🗓 April 25, 2025 | 🕙 10 AM EAT / 8 AM WAT / 7 AM GMT
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April 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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April 25, 2025 
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April 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
After 4 years since the first draft in Nigeria, I'm honoured to finally share my review article on the crossroads of counter-terrorism and civil society organisations—crystallising the state-of-the-art in the field & proposing a future research agenda. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Counter-terrorism measures and civil society organisations: A review of literature and agenda for future research
After more than 20 years of research, it is well established that states used counter-terrorism measures (CTMs) to close civic spaces for civil society under the pretext of curbing terrorism. Howev...
www.tandfonline.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I've read @akintayo.bsky.social new article and highly recommend it!🙌 It offers a deep, contextual perspective on the unanswered question: What is the 'local' in local peacebuilding? Amid so many works, this piece truly stands out.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21647259.2025.2450574
Sulhu as local peacebuilding
Local peacebuilding surfaced to contest the fundamental premise of the liberal peace paradigm, specifically its hierarchical top-down approach and inadequacy in guaranteeing sustainable peace. Howe...
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January 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Reposted by Dr Emeka Njoku
Advanced Article Alert! @emekatn.bsky.social atn.bsky.social @edrees4p.bsky.social & @akintayo.bsky.social explore what happens to knowledge production when African researchers study terrorism & conflict related sexual violence.

#academicsky #poliscisky #gendersky

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Positionality and Knowledge Production on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in (Counter-) Terrorism
Abstract. What happens to knowledge production when African-based researchers studying intersections between terrorism and wartime sexual violence interrog
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January 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Excited to share our new article. 🎉Co-authored with
@akintayo.bsky.social @edrees4p.bsky.social . We explore the complexities of shared identities, existential (in)security, and the politics of fieldwork, advancing feminist-informed reflexivity in international relations. doi.org/10.1093/isp/...
Positionality and Knowledge Production on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in (Counter-) Terrorism
Abstract. What happens to knowledge production when African-based researchers studying intersections between terrorism and wartime sexual violence interrog
doi.org
January 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In case you missed it! 😊
Are you researching the complexities of (counter)terrorism in your national or regional context? Akin Oyawale and I are co-editing a special issue on the challenges, insights, and methods of studying (counter)terrorism in the global South.
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www.anecs.net/articles/cal...
Call for Expression of Interest (Special Issue Proposal) — Africa Network of Critical Security Scholars
Emeka Njoku (University of Birmingham, UK) and Akinyemi Oyawale (University of Warwick, UK) are preparing a special issue that examines ‘Reflections on Identity/Nationality, Positionality and Knowled...
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December 10, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Interested in reflecting on how power dynamics, shared identity, & social norms shape terrorism research?
Consider submitting your abstracts to our special issue, edited by @Akinyemi Oyawale & myself, which explores the positionality & knowledge production in researching (Counter-)Terrorism.
November 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Our article received an honourable mention in the 2024 Best Article award by the African Studies Association.

Grateful for the recognition & excited to keep studying gender and security.

If you haven't read it yet, here's a great reason to 🙃

Link below to article below👇🏾

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September 3, 2024 at 11:26 AM
My article "Queering Terrorism" has finally been assigned an issue number. Sharing it again for those who might have missed it! 🙌🏾
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Queering Terrorism
There are few theoretical and empirical researches on sexual fluidity and sexual victimization against men inside terrorist groups. Drawing from the case of Islamic terrorists group (Boko Haram), q...
www.tandfonline.com
August 19, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Excited to share our article exploring the logic and consequences of sexual violence victimisation during wartime from a perpetrator-centered lens.

doi.org/10.1177/0095...
Moral Injury: A Framework for Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men - Emeka Thaddues Njoku, Isaac Dery, Scott Nicholas Romaniuk, 2024
Studies on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) emphasize the need for the integration of a victim-centered lens into Feminist International Relations (IR) f...
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June 24, 2024 at 4:33 PM
What are the boundaries of partnership between states and CSOs, and who gets to define them? I highly recommend reading this important paper authored by my colleague @akintayo.bsky.social. It is the 1st paper from his PhD thesis and offers groundbreaking insights on state-CSO relations.
June 2, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Fantastic to see 8 of our books reviewed by Joshua Sinai in this @Perspectives_T issue!

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