We're excited to welcome Dr Matthew Ford
@warmatters.bsky.social to Royal Holloway next week to talk on: 'War in the Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity & the Crises at Our Fingertips' chaired by CVTRC Snr Fellow @benoloughlin.bsky.social
📆16 Oct, 5:15-6:30pm in Shilling Lecture Theatre

📣 The CVTRC is pleased to announce a 1-day Symposium on 'Popular Culture and World Politics: Portraying War, Conflict & Political Violence'.
Full Programme below

📆 24/07/25 at Stewart House, London.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch: akil.awan@rhul.ac.uk

Wrapping up #STR2025 with a thought-provoking keynote from Professor Charlotte Heath-Kelly, exploring state power, counterterrorism, and the politics of memory. A compelling end to two days of rich discussion and critical reflection. 🎤📚 @socterres.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social

A brilliant group of delegates at #STR2025 - representing diverse institutions, disciplines, and perspectives in the study of terrorism and political violence. 🌍📚 @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social

Day 2 of #STR2025 is underway! Looking forward to another full day of panels, debate, and insight as we continue exploring the dynamics of terrorism, security, and political violence. 🔍🌍 @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social

A fitting close to Day 1 of #STR2025 - bringing together delegates for discussion, networking, and shared reflection. @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social

This afternoon at #STR2025, guest speaker Travis Frain OBE shared a moving reflection on 20 years since 7/7: resilience in unity and the human cost of terrorism. A powerful reminder of the lived realities behind this research. 🕊️ @royalholloway.bsky.social

The iconic Founders Building provides a striking backdrop as #STR2025 begins - two days of vital discussion on terrorism, security, and political violence. @royalholloway.bsky.social

🎉 The 17th Annual International Society for Terrorism Research Conference is officially underway! We’re excited to welcome researchers and practitioners from around the globe for two days of rich discussion, critical insights, and fresh perspectives. #STR2025

Important new article from Senior Research Fellow @yoavgalai.bsky.social: 'The Racial Visual Imaginary of International Relations' which considers how visual politics is structured to ignore race & racism and why it shouldn’t.
OA in International Political Sociology
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...

At least 51,266 Palestinians have been killed in the 18 months since the Gaza war began ~ a third of the dead are children.

Some helpful context from CVTRC Senior Research Fellow @michael-spagat.bsky.social for the BBC here on the revised casualty figures from Gaza.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📣 Call for Papers 📣
The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre is pleased to announce a one day Symposium on:
'Popular Culture and World Politics: Portraying War, Conflict, & Political Violence'

📅 24/07/25 at Stewart House, London

⏳ Submission deadline: 23/06/25. Full Call for Proposals 👇

📢 Registration is now open for the Society for Terrorism Research 17th Annual International Conference, hosted on 7-8 July at Royal Holloway, University of London.

📅 You can still submit Paper, Panel & Symposia Proposals until the April 11 deadline societyforterrorismresearch.org/conferences/...

We look forward to hosting @lisastampnitzky.bsky.social tomorrow at Royal Holloway for her talk on ‘How Torture Became Speakable: Fractured Acknowledgements & the Social Reproduction of Denial’ chaired by CVTRC Snr Fellow Dr Yoav Galai.
Thurs 20 Feb, 5–6:30pm in Shilling Lecture Theatre. All welcome

We are looking forward to hosting @ashkingdon.bsky.social tomorrow at Royal Holloway for her talk on "The World White Web: Uncovering the Hidden Meanings of Online Far-Right Propaganda" chaired by our Snr Fellow Dr. Anthony Richards. Thursday 23 Jan, 5-6:30pm in Shilling Lecture Theatre. All welcome

Great to host Dr Kate Cronin Furman yesterday, chaired by CVTRC Fellow @michael-spagat.bsky.social. Kate's talk explored how state perpetrators of mass atrocities use denials alongside info access restriction to create a heightened burden of proof on the world stage for victims and their allies....

It's tomorrow! Dr Kate Cronin-Furman (UCL) will be speaking at Royal Holloway on:
'Mass Atrocities: Documentation, Denial & the Fight Over Evidence' chaired by Senior Fellow Prof Michelle Bentley @rhulpirp.bsky.social
Time/Location: 6:15-7:30pm in Shilling Lecture Theatre.
All Welcome!