Publications

• Emeka Thaddues Njoku,  ‘Counter-terrorism measures and civil society organisations: A review of literature and agenda for future research‘, Journal of Civil Society
• Emeka Thaddues Njoku (With Joshua Akintayo and Idris Mohammed), Positionality and Knowledge Production on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in (Counter-) Terrorism, International Studies Perspectives
• Mariam Mufti & Sameen A. Mohsin Ali (2025). Political elite careers in Pakistan. Regional & Federal Studies, 1–24.
• Niheer Dasandi, Slava Jankin, and Dafni Kalatzi Pantera published an article (with Marina Romanello) in The Lancet Planetary Health: “Public Engagement with Health and Climate Change Around the World: A Google Trends Analysis” in March 2025.
• Adam Kochanski, Emily K M Scott, and Jennifer Welsh, Localization in World Politics: Bridging Theory and Practice, Global Studies Quarterly, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2025, ksaf023, https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksaf023

Media and commentary

• Niheer Dasandi published a commentary (with Kim van Daalen et al.) in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe: “Europe’s Climate Leadership in an ‘America First’ Era’” in April 2025.
• Sameen A. Mohsin Ali, Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence, The Conversation, 14 March 2025.

Public events

• Soomin Oh presented the latest research around public engagement with global poverty and development at the OECD Devcom-DEL joint workshop (March 2025)
• Soomin Oh spoke as the guest speaker at Scottish International Development Alliance annual conference (April 2025). She presented insights around Scottish public opinion around global poverty and development.
• “IDD British Academy International Fellow, Babatunde Obamamoye, participated in the Third GSCIS Author Symposium in Chicago on 1 March 2025 (organised by the International Studies Association [ISA]), where he presented his paper on “Decolonising Peacebuilding Interventions.” The symposium was part of the ISA 2025 Annual Convention, Chicago.”

Other research news

• Sandra Pertek was invited to share a statement at the Civil Society Forum, during the UN Commission for Social Development in NY. In Thematic Session 2, ‘Towards the Second World Social Summit: Safeguarding the Future’, she highlighted the link between women, peace and security and social development and the need for inclusive, intersectional, and cross-cultural approaches.
• Sandra Pertek spoke at the high-level panel “Safeguarding the Future: Addressing the Impacts of Conflict on Children, Youth, and Girls for Inclusive Socio-Economic Development”, during the 63rd Session of the UN Commission for Social Development. She emphasised why displaced girls must be at the centre of humanitarian and policy responses, focusing especially on GBV, education and menstrual justice.
• Sandra Pertek held an online panel to mark the launch of the UKRI-funded research initiative ‘Making aid work for displaced women’. The event brought together academics and practitioners, featuring speakers from UNHCR, IFRC and Islamic Development Bank and initiated a global conversation about the role of Islamic philanthropy in responses to women in displacement.