Michael Lister
@michaellister.bsky.social
Politics, Oxford Brookes University. Researching security, terrorism, counterterrorism, public opinion
A real pleasure to work with @leejarvis.bsky.social @akinoyawale.bsky.social, the @secdialogue.bsky.social editorial team and all the excellent contributors to this volume: Joseph Downing, Nicole George, Sarai B. Aharoni, Amalia Sa’ar, @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social, Nick Vaughan-Williams & Hannah Owens
Out now! A new special issue from @secdialogue.bsky.social with an excellent line-up of contributors to mark 20 years of vernacular security research! Guest edited by @leejarvis.bsky.social @michaellister.bsky.social & Akinyemi Oyawale journals.sagepub.com/toc/SDI/curr...
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A real pleasure to work with @leejarvis.bsky.social @akinoyawale.bsky.social, the @secdialogue.bsky.social editorial team and all the excellent contributors to this volume: Joseph Downing, Nicole George, Sarai B. Aharoni, Amalia Sa’ar, @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social, Nick Vaughan-Williams & Hannah Owens
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This is an important point. In addition to the odiousness of the suggestion, if you wanted to flambé the UK economy I can’t think of a better way.
Although many of these people are clearly insane we do need to do more than laugh at the idiocy of these proposals, and point out they aren't just a bit of fun but nasty and likely to be massively damaging to our economy and way of life.
October 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is an important point. In addition to the odiousness of the suggestion, if you wanted to flambé the UK economy I can’t think of a better way.
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New publication from PAIS' Akinyemi Oyawale!
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New publication from PAIS' Akinyemi Oyawale!
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New article just published in the Journal of Global Security Studies on different critical strategies within vernacular discourse on security. The article's open access and free to read here academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
September 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
New article just published in the Journal of Global Security Studies on different critical strategies within vernacular discourse on security. The article's open access and free to read here academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
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So pleased to see the introduction to our special issue on #vernacularsecurity published in Security Dialogue! Coauthored with @michaellister.bsky.social & Akin Oyawale, the issue pushes vernacular security research into exciting new directions. Free to read here journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
So pleased to see the introduction to our special issue on #vernacularsecurity published in Security Dialogue! Coauthored with @michaellister.bsky.social & Akin Oyawale, the issue pushes vernacular security research into exciting new directions. Free to read here journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Thrilled to have a chapter in this new book, now published with @manchesterup.bsky.social. My chapter with @michaellister.bsky.social looks at UK security policies and priorities, including in relation to COVID, terrorism, and austerity.
July 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thrilled to have a chapter in this new book, now published with @manchesterup.bsky.social. My chapter with @michaellister.bsky.social looks at UK security policies and priorities, including in relation to COVID, terrorism, and austerity.
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Great, balanced @politicalquarterly.bsky.social essay on the unhappy rise of laws named after victims onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
July 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Great, balanced @politicalquarterly.bsky.social essay on the unhappy rise of laws named after victims onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social w/ @michaellister.bsky.social & @apowelllaw.bsky.social on the naming of laws after exemplary victims of injustice. While opening space for addressing harm, such laws also, we argue, pose political & legal risks: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social w/ @michaellister.bsky.social & @apowelllaw.bsky.social on the naming of laws after exemplary victims of injustice. While opening space for addressing harm, such laws also, we argue, pose political & legal risks: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great working with @apowelllaw.bsky.social and @leejarvis.bsky.social on this piece about the increasing prevalence of naming laws after specific people. Open Access at the link 👇
New Publication with @leejarvis.bsky.social and @michaellister.bsky.social outlining the phenomenon that we have dubbed 'nominative laws'. The Article is available Open Access via the link below.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Stop in the Law of the Name! Nominative Lawmaking, Populism and Justice
Nominative laws—laws named after particular victims of violence or injustice such as Martyn's Law, Sarah's Law and Awaab's Law—have become increasingly prominent in the UK. In this article, we offer ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Great working with @apowelllaw.bsky.social and @leejarvis.bsky.social on this piece about the increasing prevalence of naming laws after specific people. Open Access at the link 👇
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Really pleased to talk about #proscription with @gavinesler.bsky.social on @bunkerpod.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Trial and terror: What actually happens when a group is 'proscribed'?
Podcast Episode · The Bunker – News without the nonsense · 03/07/2025 · 18m
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July 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Really pleased to talk about #proscription with @gavinesler.bsky.social on @bunkerpod.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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New piece with @timlegrand.bsky.social on the proposed proscription of Palestine Action: www.e-ir.info/2025/06/27/p...
Proscribing Palestine Action: Questions and Issues for the UK
The freedom of association is a fundamental tenet of liberalism, and interfering with it can evoke authoritarianism.
www.e-ir.info
June 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New piece with @timlegrand.bsky.social on the proposed proscription of Palestine Action: www.e-ir.info/2025/06/27/p...
Really enjoyed working with @leejarvis.bsky.social and @apowelllaw.bsky.social on this. Full article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social soon!
Why do we see laws being named after victims of tragedy or crime? And why it might matter socially and politically? New piece with @michaellister.bsky.social & Alex Powell previews a forthcoming article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/stop-in...
Stop in the Law of the Name! Nominative Lawmaking, Populism, and Justice
Naming of a law after a person – nominative lawmaking - appears to be something of a growing trend in the UK.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Really enjoyed working with @leejarvis.bsky.social and @apowelllaw.bsky.social on this. Full article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social soon!
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Just out in @secdialogue.bsky.social
My new article, "From individual to collective: Vernacular security and #Ukrainian civil society in wartime" - part of the special issue on the 20th anniversary of #VernacularSecurity
doi.org/10.1177/0967...
My new article, "From individual to collective: Vernacular security and #Ukrainian civil society in wartime" - part of the special issue on the 20th anniversary of #VernacularSecurity
doi.org/10.1177/0967...
May 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Just out in @secdialogue.bsky.social
My new article, "From individual to collective: Vernacular security and #Ukrainian civil society in wartime" - part of the special issue on the 20th anniversary of #VernacularSecurity
doi.org/10.1177/0967...
My new article, "From individual to collective: Vernacular security and #Ukrainian civil society in wartime" - part of the special issue on the 20th anniversary of #VernacularSecurity
doi.org/10.1177/0967...
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1/3. We're excited to announce the publication of our latest article: "Security Professionals and Public Opinion: Legitimacy, Publicity, and Brand Identity", by Michael Lister!
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March 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
1/3. We're excited to announce the publication of our latest article: "Security Professionals and Public Opinion: Legitimacy, Publicity, and Brand Identity", by Michael Lister!
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
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My new article is out in @journalpolitics.bsky.social. “Security professionals and public opinion: legitimacy, publicity and brand identity”. It looks at the ways in which non elected security professionals, think about public opinion. Open access (1/2)
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March 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My new article is out in @journalpolitics.bsky.social. “Security professionals and public opinion: legitimacy, publicity and brand identity”. It looks at the ways in which non elected security professionals, think about public opinion. Open access (1/2)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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In our latest issue, Chris Hesketh elucidates on the concept of ‘coloniality of space’ in the context of Latin America. It's #OpenAccess and free to read!
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March 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In our latest issue, Chris Hesketh elucidates on the concept of ‘coloniality of space’ in the context of Latin America. It's #OpenAccess and free to read!
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Groups like Al Qaeda used to be the antithesis of older terrorisms like the IRA. Now they're often seen as equivalent. What's going on with our temporal imaginaries of terrorism? And why does it matter? New
E-IR piece w/ Andrew Whiting & @michaellister.bsky.social: www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
E-IR piece w/ Andrew Whiting & @michaellister.bsky.social: www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
Reflecting on Terrorism’s Temporalities After the Southport Attacks
The question over what ‘terrorism’ means has divided and confounded researchers, as well as policymakers and citizens, since the term’s emergence.
www.e-ir.info
January 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Groups like Al Qaeda used to be the antithesis of older terrorisms like the IRA. Now they're often seen as equivalent. What's going on with our temporal imaginaries of terrorism? And why does it matter? New
E-IR piece w/ Andrew Whiting & @michaellister.bsky.social: www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
E-IR piece w/ Andrew Whiting & @michaellister.bsky.social: www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
New blog post about how we think about terrorism and time, with @leejarvis.bsky.social and Andy Whiting. Short thread: (1/n)
www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
Reflecting on Terrorism’s Temporalities After the Southport Attacks
The question over what ‘terrorism’ means has divided and confounded researchers, as well as policymakers and citizens, since the term’s emergence.
www.e-ir.info
January 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New blog post about how we think about terrorism and time, with @leejarvis.bsky.social and Andy Whiting. Short thread: (1/n)
www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
www.e-ir.info/2025/01/29/r...
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Fascinating new open access article from @leejarvis.bsky.social and @michaellister.bsky.social. They argue, in short, that we critical security/terrorism scholars told you so, but that converging with the mainstream raises questions for the critical project.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Critical security research and the war on terror: From the margins to the mainstream? | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Critical security research and the war on terror: From the margins to the mainstream?
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December 5, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Fascinating new open access article from @leejarvis.bsky.social and @michaellister.bsky.social. They argue, in short, that we critical security/terrorism scholars told you so, but that converging with the mainstream raises questions for the critical project.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The special issue's final piece, by @michaellister.bsky.social & me, asks what happens to critical security thinking when its ideas and arguments achieve (or appear to achieve) wider currency: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (Thread, 11/12)
Critical security research and the war on terror: From the margins to the mainstream? | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Critical security research and the war on terror: From the margins to the mainstream?
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December 9, 2024 at 10:42 AM
The special issue's final piece, by @michaellister.bsky.social & me, asks what happens to critical security thinking when its ideas and arguments achieve (or appear to achieve) wider currency: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (Thread, 11/12)
Really proud to be part of this excellent collection of articles. Thanks to the editors!
Our new special issue on 'What the War on Terror Leaves Behind' is now out! 9 amazing *open access* articles on topics including social policy, proscription, climate change, nuclear politics, monstrosity, coloniality, anarchism, securitisation, nuclear politics, & critical theory (Thread 1/12)
December 9, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Really proud to be part of this excellent collection of articles. Thanks to the editors!
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I was honored to be a part of this wonderful issue. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What the War on Terror leaves behind: An introduction | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
What the War on Terror leaves behind: An introduction
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November 27, 2024 at 11:14 PM
I was honored to be a part of this wonderful issue. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Great to work with @leejarvis.bsky.social on this. It’s part of a special issue ‘What the War on Terror Leaves Behind’, which has some awesome papers. Thanks to the brilliant special issue editors @htoros.bsky.social @fr33palest1ne.bsky.social @leejarvis.bsky.social
Delighted to see this now out & open access in EJIS. The article explores what happens when seemingly critical ideas around counterterrorism achieve wider currency. Coauthored with @michaellister.bsky.social, huge thanks to the reviewers & editors. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
November 27, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Great to work with @leejarvis.bsky.social on this. It’s part of a special issue ‘What the War on Terror Leaves Behind’, which has some awesome papers. Thanks to the brilliant special issue editors @htoros.bsky.social @fr33palest1ne.bsky.social @leejarvis.bsky.social
New blog post on the forthcoming Terrorism
(Protection of Premises) Bill, aka Martyn’s Law, with Lee Jarvis, Birgit den Outer, Dan Stevens & Nick Vaughan-Williams
www.e-ir.info/2024/10/30/c...
(Protection of Premises) Bill, aka Martyn’s Law, with Lee Jarvis, Birgit den Outer, Dan Stevens & Nick Vaughan-Williams
www.e-ir.info/2024/10/30/c...
Contexts and Questions Around the UK’s New Protect Duty
The United Kingdom’s counterterrorism framework is about to be dramatically extended – but with what consequences and for whom?
www.e-ir.info
October 30, 2024 at 9:34 AM
New blog post on the forthcoming Terrorism
(Protection of Premises) Bill, aka Martyn’s Law, with Lee Jarvis, Birgit den Outer, Dan Stevens & Nick Vaughan-Williams
www.e-ir.info/2024/10/30/c...
(Protection of Premises) Bill, aka Martyn’s Law, with Lee Jarvis, Birgit den Outer, Dan Stevens & Nick Vaughan-Williams
www.e-ir.info/2024/10/30/c...
Time to dust this one off….
November 13, 2023 at 9:15 AM
Time to dust this one off….