Laura J. Shepherd
@drljshepherd.bsky.social
Researcher, educator, enthusiastic but terrible dancer, writing about gender, governance, security, pop culture. Views mine. She/they.
Thank you! Glad it resonated...
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Thank you! Glad it resonated...
Yes! Will miss you too, and all the great conversations I am sure you will have. Would be lovely to convene elsewhere as well - perhaps through a virtual event, or just a Zoom chat...
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yes! Will miss you too, and all the great conversations I am sure you will have. Would be lovely to convene elsewhere as well - perhaps through a virtual event, or just a Zoom chat...
Ah sorry dear one, I won't be at ISA next year... Hope to continue the conversation in any case
June 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ah sorry dear one, I won't be at ISA next year... Hope to continue the conversation in any case
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing
June 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing
Me too... I described the feeling I had after reading it as "empty and joyful at once". It has stayed with me
May 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Me too... I described the feeling I had after reading it as "empty and joyful at once". It has stayed with me
Woohoo! Many congratulations, you wonderful, clever humans! So delighted to see this article in the world. Well done to you both 🥳
May 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Woohoo! Many congratulations, you wonderful, clever humans! So delighted to see this article in the world. Well done to you both 🥳
I agree with this advice: articles need to be more assertive, with less hedging and paying homage to the extensive scholarship on XYZ. In a thesis, you've got 80,000 words to make your point and an article usually offers a tenth of that, so you also need to be concise. A tight structure helps too.
May 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I agree with this advice: articles need to be more assertive, with less hedging and paying homage to the extensive scholarship on XYZ. In a thesis, you've got 80,000 words to make your point and an article usually offers a tenth of that, so you also need to be concise. A tight structure helps too.
Delighted to share the closing post that @paulcinnamon.bsky.social and I wrote to round out the symposium! "Feminist Peace in Question" is our attempt to respond to the reviews we've shared here: thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/11/f.... Huge thanks again to Meera Sabaratnam for coordinating.
Feminist Peace In Question
Our final piece in the symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace is a reply from our authors to the contributions by Nicole, Mohamed, Helen, and Laura. It is customary to begin such closing essays …
thedisorderofthings.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Delighted to share the closing post that @paulcinnamon.bsky.social and I wrote to round out the symposium! "Feminist Peace in Question" is our attempt to respond to the reviews we've shared here: thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/11/f.... Huge thanks again to Meera Sabaratnam for coordinating.
The final essay/ review is up! "Women, Peace, and Security as Argument and Tension" by the brilliant Laura Sjoberg is a thoughtful and generous engagement with the broader contribution of our book: thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/09/w...
Women, Peace, and Security as Argument and Tension
Today’s piece for our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace is from Laura Sjoberg. Laura is Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and Kloppenburg Official Fello…
thedisorderofthings.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The final essay/ review is up! "Women, Peace, and Security as Argument and Tension" by the brilliant Laura Sjoberg is a thoughtful and generous engagement with the broader contribution of our book: thedisorderofthings.com/2025/04/09/w...