I can’t recommend this book strongly enough - a really excellent study of international image management by authoritarian regimes. It’s a must read.

Don't forget to sign up and join us on Wednesday for this great event on peacekeeping legacies in Liberia with new research findings from Sabrina Karim and John Gledhill. Discussant comments from the great Dr Christine Cheng 鄭穎茵 Not to be missed.

🕊️ The Frontlines of Peace CSD Research Group are joined by award-winning author and researcher, Séverine Autesserre Severine Autesserre, for a discussion of her new book ‘The Frontlines of Peace’ with Kieran Mitton 📅 19 May, 16:00 - 17:30 Full info/register: ow.ly/WnG750E6gUw

After 8 years, it's finally done. I'm thrilled to announce my book, Shock to the System: Coups, Elections, and War on the Road to Democratization, is coming out at Princeton University Press. I promise it will make you think about democratization in a new way. /1 press.princeton.edu/books/paperbac…

Excellent thread on post-coup dynamics in Mali - the international community faces a familiar dilemma in choosing whether to prioritise democracy or stability/security in its response.

Thanks Erica De Bruin for this great review of my recent article with Maggie Dwyer on coups and mutinies - lots of nice praise (always welcome!) and some great constructive criticisms. I think it's the first time I've had an article reviewed like this and it's a great format.

I can't recommend this book highly enough - a really excellent critique of contemporary UN state-building efforts. Congrats @AdamDayNYC!

Great piece by Richard Gowan and Ashish Pradhan on the politics of the UN’s (wobbly) response to coups.

We are launching a new website for our ESRC project on Democratization and Peacebuilding, with Sarah von Billerbeck (Sarah Kanafani), @Birtejulia, Kseniya Oksamytna It will be regularly updated with news, publications and events. Check it out!

Our team (Oisin Tansey, Sarah von Billerbeck (Sarah Kanafani) & @Birtejulia) are pleased to share the report from the Expert Roundtable "Challenges of Peacekeeping in Authoritarian Settings" that took place a few weeks ago at War Studies democratizationandpeacebuilding.org/publications

Delighted to be hosting Jørgen Møller next week at King's College London, to talk about his new book on the history of succession in authoritarian regimes. Wed 7th at 12 noon. Do come! eventbrite.co.uk/e/authoritaria…

👑Authoritarian leadership, succession and war 📆 7 Dec, 12:00 GMT What happens when the ruler of a polity dies or is dethroned? Join Professor Jørgen Møller as he discusses his book 'Politics of Succession: Forging Stable Monarchies in Europe' ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/authoritaria…

Delighted to share a new article in International Studies Quarterly with Sarah von Billerbeck (Sarah Kanafani) @birtegippert.bsky.social and Kseniya Oksamytna We examine the factors that influence how UN peacekeeping officials respond to democratic norm violations by host states. More details in Kseniya's excellent thread...

Great to see our new book out in the real world, with Birte Gippert Sarah von Billerbeck (Sarah Kanafani) Kseniya Oksamytna "United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism" is now available digitally and in hardback here: academic.oup.com/book/59435 We hope you read and enjoy!