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It is part of a special issue co-edited with Brent J. Steele on 'Ontological Insecurities and the Politics of Contemporary Populism' that is coming out very soon with Cambridge Review of International Affairs.

The power of Trump-speak: populist crisis narratives and ontological security (2019). The power of Trump-speak: populist crisis narratives and ontological security. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. Ahead of Print.

Making sense of terrorism: a narrative approach to the study of violent events (2019). Making sense of terrorism: a narrative approach to the study of violent events. Critical Studies on Terrorism. Ahead of Print.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/news/?newsItem=8a17841a5d7a0bda015d9e34ff0c657c

New research shows benchmarking is bad science New research published in the European Journal of International Relations – one of the leading journals in the field of political science and international relations – by researchers from the Global B…

Many have shared Judith Kelley’s commentary in the Washington Post, which is based on her new book 'Scorecard Diplomacy' that explains US policy on human trafficking in extensive empirical detail.

Alexandra Homolar, Andre Broome and Matt Kranke have recently highlighted the wider ‘Bad Science’ inherent in global benchmarking practices in a forthcoming piece with EJIR. (This is related to our Global Benchmarking project with Joel Quirk.)

Links to all:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/…/cs…/benchmarking/bad-science.pdf
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/…/researchcent…/csgr/benchmarking/
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/globalbenchmarking/database
https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/the-state-department-jus…/…

Database Cite as: Global Benchmarking Database, v1.9, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick. Available at: www.warwick.ac.uk/globalbenchmarking/database.

SISAW Networks in World Politics Workshop

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/researchcentres/csgr/events/networks-in-world-politics

Networks in World Politics Workshop How networks shape political processes and outcomes has become a major focus of contemporary International Relations and International Security scholarship. At the same time, network analysis methods have gained substantial appeal among a new generation of scholars and established scholars who seek…

WHY BORROW WORDS?

"But there’s one way in which Russia and the United States are getting closer. It’s how Russian officials are waging a war of words. They’re using the language of American politics to do it.

Take “fake news” (feik nyus ), an expression that regularly appears in the denunciation by Russian officials of American and European news reports. There are plenty of ways to express “fake” in Russian — obman, falshivka, poddelka, utka — depending on whether you’re talking about a hoax, a falsification, a counterfeit or a canard.

But none of those quite captures the modern phenomenon of an industry of made-up websites, tweets and other social media posts that are created by someone and distributed by bots..."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russians-are-fighting-the-war-of-words-against-the-us-with-american-words/2017/04/25/7021c396-239e-11e7-836b-e91b113bf060_story.html?utm_term=.4fd903146b1d

Russians are fighting the war of words against the U.S. with American words How “feik nyus” went “meinstrim” in Russia.

THE POWER OF GIBBERISCH. "Without language, there is no accountability, no standard of truth. If Trump never says anything concrete, he never has to do anything concrete. If Trump never makes a statement of commitment, Trump supporters never have to confront what they really voted for. If his promises are vague to the point of opacity, Trump cannot be criticised for breaking them. If every sloppy lie (ie: “Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower … This is McCarthyism!”) can be explained away as a “generality” or “just a joke” because of “quotes”, then he can literally say anything with impunity."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/25/trump-100-days-gibberish-weaponised-white-house-language-presidency?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet

100 days of gibberish – Trump has weaponised nonsense | Lindy West The Trump White House approaches language with the same roughshod entitlement he’s applying to the presidency. His sloppy lies and vague promises must not stop us holding him to account

POOR VOCABULARY.

"Translators around the world reported that it’s a struggle to accurately interpret Donald Trump’s speeches, statements and interviews – a challenge which shows no signs of abating as the dominant newsmaker assumes the world’s most influential office."

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/01/24/translators-are-struggling-interpret-donald-trump

Translators are struggling to interpret Donald Trump Run on sentences and disjointed syntax have created an ethical dilemma for interpreters.

Upcoming deadline for proposals!

Call for proposals:
CSGR/SISAW Conference on Global Security and Diplomacy
4-5 May 2017 at the University of Warwick

Local people (Coventry, Warwickshire & surroundings) interested in Brexit, GLOBE is hosting an event on 'Trade and Investment in a Post-Brexit World: Regaining Control or in for a Ride? on Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 5.30pm - 7pm at the University of Warwick. Speakers are Dr James Harrison & Markus Wagner, trade law experts at the Warwick Law School and Dr Gabriel Siles-Brugge, trade policy expert at the Department of Politics & International Studies (PAIS). Chaired by Professor Fiona Smith, Warwick Law School & trade and commercial law expert. Discussion followed by drinks reception. No charge but please register on website:

Trade and Investment in a Post-Brexit World: Regaining Control or in for a Ride? Following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, questions remain as to what shape its trade and investment relationship with the EU and the rest of the world will look like. Does a brave new world of trade and investment deals beckon? Or will Britain be constrained by its lack of negotiating ca...