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Marie-Joëlle Zahar
@marie-joellez.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Science, UN Mediation Expert. Researching armed groups and sustainable peace.
When not working for peace : avid reader, foodie, cat lady.
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Vendredi prochain, joignez-vous à notre conversation sur la sécurité mondiale et la remilitarisation, avec @marie-joellez.bsky.social, @ldlmontreal.bsky.social, Alexandra Parada et Bénédicte Santoire!

📍Le 7 novembre à partir de 12h30, au 3744 rue Jean-Brillant.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Réécoutez l'intervention de Marie-Joëlle Zahar, professeure titulaire au département de science politique de l'Université de Montréal, invitée hier au 15-18, chez Radio-Canada!
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Afghanistan, à quoi ont servi les milliards d’aide? Marie-Joëlle Zahar | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le 15-18 : Afghanistan, à quoi ont servi les milliards d’aide? Marie-Joëlle Zahar
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September 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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🗞️ À lire ce matin: la chronique de @laura-julie.bsky.social dans @lapresse.ca qui cite nos chercheuses Marie-Joëlle Zahar et Laurence Deschamps-Laporte!

@marie-joellez.bsky.social @ldlmontreal.bsky.social

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Guerre à Gaza | L’impuissance des pays arabes
« C’est bien beau d’accuser l’Occident d’inaction, mais pourquoi diable les pays arabes ne font-ils rien pour mettre fin à la guerre à Gaza ? »
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September 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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On y va! 🇨🇦 Let's go!

Researchers are ready for #Elxn45! We'll vote for candidates who see that #TeamCanada needs a robust research sector to thrive.🗳️Les chercheur.e.s sont prêt.e.s à voter pour la recherche et ses atouts pour #ÉquipeCanada!

Info: core-coeur.ca

#VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote
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March 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Glad to see this collaboration with Jennifer Welsh out. Much thanks to our amazing contributors Dirk Druet, Emily Paddon-Rhoads, @johnkarlsrud.bsky.social and Victoria Holt
cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Mar 7
#OpenAccess from Ethics & International Affairs -

What Future for Peace Operations? - cup.org/4kwG3y9

"Rising expectations of peacekeeping have led to disenchantment with what they can deliver..."

- Jennifer Welsh & @marie-joellez.bsky.social

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March 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Ma maxime de la journée - Riches dans notre diversité, forts dans notre unité, résilients face à l’adversité. Nous sommes multitudes.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Worth checking out.
enzonussio.bsky.social Enzo Nussio @enzonussio.bsky.social · Jan 28
New book: "Ceasefires" edited by Govinda Clayton and colleagues @ethzurich.bsky.social.

Includes case studies on how ceasefires are negotiated and influence violence: Syria, Sudan, Bosnia etc.

One is on #Colombia by Valerie Sticher, Juanita Millán and me.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Enchantée de participer à cette discussion sur l’agenda femmes, paix et sécurité. Un agenda plus important que jamais.
cerium-udem.bsky.social CÉRIUM @cerium-udem.bsky.social · Jan 27
Femmes, paix et sécurité : 25 ans plus tard, un nouvel élan est-il possible ?

Conférence avec @leclerck.bsky.social, @marie-joellez.bsky.social et @smmartinbrule.bsky.social & animée par @ldlmontreal.bsky.social.

S'inscrire : cerium.umontreal.ca/nouvelles-et...

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January 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Why education and critical thinking are more important today than ever before.
December 8, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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My latest for Jacobin mag
40 years after The Terminator warned us, killer robots & autonomous weaponised drones are being deployed in real-world conflicts.
From Gaza's AI-enabled Genocide to Ukraine, the dystopian future of machine warfare isn’t science fiction anymore
jacobin.com/2024/12/term...
The Terminator’s Vision of AI Warfare Is Now Reality
Forty years after The Terminator warned us about killer robots, AI-powered drones and autonomous weapons are being deployed in real-world conflicts. From Gaza to Ukraine, the dystopian future of machi...
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December 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Prepping a keynote for #DohaMediationForum #DohaForum24 on #SCR1325 & getting women peacebuilders to the peacetable.
Bad news: Barriers persist, bureaucracy is erasing civil society's transformative role & peace is being thrown out the window.
The good news: We do know what to do/how to do it.
December 5, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Together \w @jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social, I wrote a blog post for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social on women in autocratic cabinets and how dictators treat their political elites.

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♟️Autocracies are giving more women political power, but that isn't necessarily good news for democracy
International observers generally praise the rise in female politicians in autocracies, but the inclusion of women in politics can also be a means by which autocrats polish their image without real re...
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December 3, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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We are incredibly excited to announce that this wonderful Special Issue is out with Issue 4 of 2024!

Edited by Sladjana Lazic and Elena B Stravrevska @ebstavrevska.bsky.social

Peace in Plural: Towards Decolonial and Feminist Approaches to Peace
Read the intro👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Peace in Plural: Towards Decolonial and Feminist Approaches to Peace
This Special Issue delves into the concept of peace beyond traditional definitions, engaging with decolonial and feminist perspectives to emphasize peace not merely as the absence of war or conflic...
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December 1, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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Are you a @UN Member State, regional organization or an entity actively engaged in mediation? Join the UN Secretary-General’s recently announced Common Pledge on women’s participation in peace processes!
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(The adopters' list in the link is updated regularly. )
A Common Pledge for Women's Participation | UN Peacemaker
During the annual Security Council Open Debate on women, peace and security held on 24 October 2024, the Secretary-General’s “Common Pledge for Women’s Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation in Peac...
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November 25, 2024 at 6:35 PM