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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 1d

We have a new #OnlineFirst #OpenAccess article! "The International Criminal Court and Organised Violence" is by Mattia Cacciatori and Timo Kivimäki (both @uniofbath.bsky.social). Be sure to give it a read!

#ICC #Violence #Deterrence

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This article examines the long-term and short-term effects of all 15 ICC operations by distinguishing between those with and without great power military resources associated with the intervention. The findings suggest that ICC investigations are significantly associated with reductions in fatalities from organised violence, equally in the short and long term. There is an inverse association between resources of deterrence and the reduction of violence: the higher the level of deterrence, the less violence is reduced. To make sense of this, we present illustrative case studies that demonstrate how the ICC’s pursuit of justice can reduce violence – provided this pursuit is grounded in cooperation and dialogue, rather than imposition and deterrence. The findings of this study are significant for their support of the theory of less power-centric, relational, and cooperative conflict management. They also hold practical significance for policymaking regarding when and how to employ the ICC to mitigate organised violence.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 2d

Our third article in Global Society 39(4) is "Gendered Citizenship: Land Reform, Authority, and the Limits of “Gender Equality” in Liberia and Sierra Leone" by Caitlin Ryan (@rug.nl). It's #OpenAccess, so do give it a read!

#Gender #Equality

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Land reform is frequently framed as a means of regularising access to land and strengthening the rule of law. In conjunction with current campaigns to formalise customary land rights, there is a major push to make these processes more gender equal. In this paper, I analyse two such reforms – the Liberian Land Rights Act and the Sierra Leonean Customary Land Rights Act. I start from the question of “What gendered forms of power are deployed in making claims to authority? Based on research in Liberian and Sierra Leonean communities that have taken part in projects to implement land reform, I explore how gendered forms of autochthony are used as a basis to claim entitlement and authority over land. Drawing on the existing debates on women’s land rights, and on autochthony, I argue for a more explicitly gendered approach to understanding autochthony. The gender provisions of the reforms highlight wider tensions between autochthony, authority, and citizenship. The findings clearly show that entitlement claims to land made through the gendered power of autochthony are not static or anachronistic, but part of dynamic and contemporary processes of contestation that are as much global as they are local.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 7d

The next. #OpenAccess, article in Global Society 39(4) is "(De)Weaponizing Climate-Induced Recruitment: Prospects of Climate Change Adaptation as a Non-Kinetic Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Lake Chad Basin Region" by Folahanmi Aina and @jayblux.bsky.social.

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To what extent can climate change adaptation be incorporated into counterterrorism strategies in the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region? As part of the Lake Chad region counterterrorism strategy, we explore how climate change adaptation can be used to prevent local population recruitment into violent extremism. Over the years, the Lake Chad Basin has been entangled with complex and multivariant challenges, such as climate threats, jihadist extremism, and intercommunal and religious conflicts. These variabilities have adversely affected people's livelihoods and security. This paper provides a complementary approach to counter-terrorism operations in the Lake Chad Basin region. We argue that local vulnerabilities create a favourable climate for jihadist extremist recruitment of vulnerable local populations. In response to climate change, it suggests adaptation measures as a non-kinetic counter-terrorism measure to help mitigate the recruitment of vulnerable populations into violent extremism. Non-kinetic adaptation measures, in a relative sense, employ a non-military approach to minimise the vulnerability and recruitment of the local population that has experienced climate-related shocks into jihadist enclaves. This approach, which has received little attention in the literature, can be integrated into counter-terrorism operations to prevent the recruitment of vulnerable communities whose livelihoods have been destroyed by climate fragility, violent extremism, and forced displacement nexus in the Lake Chad Basin. The paper concludes by advocating adequate mobilisation of resources to promote adaptation strategies and their implementation.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 9d

Our 1st monthly pick is"Envisioning Human-Machine Interaction in Future Warfare: Defence Industry Narratives on Human Control of Autonomous Weapon Systems" by Thea Riebe, Anja-Liisa Gonsior, Lilian Reichert, & Christian Reuter (all @tuda.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The development of artificial intelligence and autonomous functions in the military domain has an immense impact on technologies being developed by the private defence industry. Defence firms contribute to the narratives and visions on autonomous weapon systems and the future of warfare, e.g. in the form of strategic marketing of their products. However, their role has so far been understudied, especially regarding autonomous weapon systems. As the normative debate revolves around aspects of human control, this work examines the narratives of (meaningful) human control in the marketing of autonomous military systems by defence manufacturers. Based on a comprehensive content analysis of twenty defence firms, we identified three main narratives, which envision autonomy as a military advantage, the role of the human in the future of warfare, and human-machine teaming. Based on the results, we argue that defence companies reproduce and adapt narratives which shape expectations and visions of human control of autonomous weapon systems in anticipation of emerging norms for (meaningful) human control. However, without specifications and verification mechanisms, there is no indication that human control will be meaningful.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 14d

Global Society Volume 39 Issue 4 has now been published, with over half of the articles published being #OpenAccess. We will highlight each of the articles throughout October.

To access to the full issue now, click the link below!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

Global Society

Volume 39, Issue 4 of Global Society

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · 19d

Deleuze's Postscript will be getting a load more downloads today, eh?

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

I'm really excited to announce that the first publication from my PhD has been published in Philosophy & Social Criticism!

The paper is my attempt to resolve the paradox central to my thesis around ideology and creativity (1/6)

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Literature on the relationship between creativity and ideology is comprised of two broad schools of thought: either creativity is the limit to ideology and vice-versa, or creativity is subordinate to ideological systems. These positions demonstrate that, paradoxically, to surpass an ideology one must create an alternative, but creativity can always be reincorporated into the dominant mode of politics. Thus, I draw on the work of Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, and Catherine Malabou to reconceptualise ideology and address this paradox. I argue that ideological forces produce meaning by creatively returning to old systems of thought. Simultaneously, creative forces can only disrupt meaning if they are conditioned by the ideologies they depart from. This reconceptualization allows for a better understanding of ideologies as primarily adaptable systems of thought that avoid being transformed by events and creatively re-enforce particular ways to practice politics.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 20d

We have a new #OnlineFirst paper out in Global Society by @gregoriobuzzelli.bsky.social and @francesconicoli.bsky.social, "Future Impacts of Industry 4.0 on Labour Markets and Production Reshoring, Concentration and Sustainability: A Prospective Literature Review". Do give it a read!

Gregorio Buzzelli @gregoriobuzzelli.bsky.social · 21d

New review paper by @francesconicoli.bsky.social & myself in @globalsociety.bsky.social!

We explore how Industry 4.0 (IoT, AM, GAI) may affect future socio-economic patterns
🌱 Green transition
👷 Labour transformation
🌍 Production reshoring
⚖️ Market concentration
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Future Impacts of Industry 4.0 on Labour Markets and Production Reshoring, Concentration and Sustainability: A Prospective Literature Review

This paper presents a semi-systematic review of the forward-looking literature that investigates the socio-economic consequences of Industry 4.0 innovations. We select three relevant technologies (...

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 23d

This is your reminder that both Global Society special issues 34(1) and 38(1) are free to read until the 31/10/25!

Global Society also has an open call for special issues, so please follow the link on our pinned post if you are interested in proposing any special issues!

Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 26d

On the final day of the @thecrs.bsky.social conference, we can also announce that we have made Global Society Special Issue 38(1), "The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare", freely accessible until 31/10/25. Read the whole issue here:

#CRS2025

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

Global Society

The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare. Volume 38, Issue 1 of Global Society

www.tandfonline.com

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 26d

This special issue was edited by @profbode.bsky.social and Guangyu Qiao-Franco as part of the AutoNorms project!

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 26d

On the final day of the @thecrs.bsky.social conference, we can also announce that we have made Global Society Special Issue 38(1), "The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare", freely accessible until 31/10/25. Read the whole issue here:

#CRS2025

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

Global Society

The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare. Volume 38, Issue 1 of Global Society

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · 28d

This is a weird thing to get riled up about to be honest - there's definitely a gendered dynamic at play. Unless, of course, women have a magical sense for hidden public WCs!

NM has a lot of good people on it's payroll, but this isn't exactly the hard-hitting journalism you'd expect!

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 28d

The introduction for this special issue was written by @fr33palest1ne.bsky.social, Griffin Leonard, Aidan Gnoth, Joseph Llewellyn, and Tonga Karena!

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 28d

To celebrate the start of the @thecrs.bsky.social conference, we are thrilled to announce that Global Society Special Issue 34(1), "The Return of Pacifism to IR", is freely accessible in its entirety until 31/10/25. Read the whole issue here:

#CRS2025

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

Global Society

The Return of Pacifism to IR. Volume 34, Issue 1 of Global Society

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · 29d

There are investments of desire, exercising of power, and creation of meaning in relation to certain ideological problems, struggling against the immanent collapse of the project.

Some kind of ideology-machine or something.

Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · 29d

I think the furore that Starmer aids are making about the firing of Ovenden, the eagerness of some journalists to make this known, and the lack of care about Abbott being (effectively) sexually harassed, speaks to the nature of Starmer's ideological project.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 29d

There's a new #OnlineFirst article out with Global Society, "Macro Determinants of Global Financial Inclusion: Evidence from World Data" by Peterson K. Ozili (@cenbank.bsky.social).

Be sure to give it a read!

#Growth #Finance #Investment

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The study investigates the macro determinants of global financial inclusion using world data from 1999 to 2023 period. The data were analysed using the fully modified ordinary least squares regression estimator, the two-stage least squares regression estimator and the robust least squares regression estimator. The determinants examined are total domestic investment, macroeconomic management frameworks, international trade openness, total population size, consumer spending, and economic growth rate. The findings reveal that population size and trade openness have a positive effect on global financial inclusion through a higher financial inclusion index and commercial bank branch expansion. Total domestic investment and sound macroeconomic management have a negative effect on global financial inclusion through a decrease in the financial inclusion index and a reduction in the number of bank branches and the negative effect is more pronounced in the post-financial crisis years. However, total population size remain a positive determinant of global financial inclusion in the post-financial crisis years. Trade openness and consumer spending increase global financial inclusion during periods of economic prosperity while total domestic investment and sound macroeconomic management decrease global financial inclusion during periods of economic prosperity. In terms of forward-looking orientation, the study finds that a large population and weak macroeconomic management in the present period leads to financial inclusion gains in the future. It is recommended that policy adjustments in today’s population size and macroeconomic management frameworks can help to achieve future financial inclusion targets. The findings contribute to the financial inclusion literature by using world data to offer new insights into the factors that can accelerate global financial inclusion.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · Sep 15

Our social media editor, @poltheorypete.bsky.social
(@yorkstjohn.bsky.social), has recently published an article with Philosophy & Social Criticism titled "On ideological and creative forces". Read it by following the link below!

Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

I'm really excited to announce that the first publication from my PhD has been published in Philosophy & Social Criticism!

The paper is my attempt to resolve the paradox central to my thesis around ideology and creativity (1/6)

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Sep 14

Where is Keir Starmer? Where is the leadership?

Fascists marched on our streets yesterday and he hasn’t said a single word.

Instead the Prime Minister spends his time defending the “best pals” of paedophiles.

He is a coward. He should resign.

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

In other words, there can be no ideological production without creative production or vice-versa.

I also talk about what these forces traverse (ideology machines) and being critical of ideology as a force of meaning production, but you'll have to read the paper for those! (6/6).

Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

The ideological produces meaning differently, but this meaning "thinks itself" the same - it produces meaning as though there has been no Event.
A creative force produces an unsettling of established meaning (connecting itself to the Event), but this unsettling is always in situ. (5/6)

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

So, and this bit really is a tl;dr, I reconceptualise the ideological and the creative as co-constitutive forces of meaning production that relate to the Event that ungrounds meaning (through my reading Deleuze, Foucault, and a slightly warped Malabou). (4/6)

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

To valorise creativity (like a good poststructuralist) is ideological. At the same time, the only way to surpass ideology is the creation of a new way of thinking.

Hence the paradox: ideology is always creative, creativity is always ideological, but they also limit each other. (3/6)

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

Ideology is the limit to creativity: we are unable to think beyond what is possible and create new worlds because of ideological structures.
However!
Creativity is also always ideologically conditioned: tech bros and centrist politicians (and more of course) ground their politics in creativity (2/6)

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Dr Peter E Marshall @poltheorypete.bsky.social · Sep 13

I'm really excited to announce that the first publication from my PhD has been published in Philosophy & Social Criticism!

The paper is my attempt to resolve the paradox central to my thesis around ideology and creativity (1/6)

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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