@marniehowlett
๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ. Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics at @Politics_Oxford/@REESOxford/@OSGAOxford. Deputy Director of @DTPGrandUnion. Qualitative Methods. Borders. Geopolitics. Nationalism. Ukraine.
Dissent in Russia at the Wk 8 #RESCMondaySeminar, discussed by @ktertytchnaya.bsky.social. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for RESC & @osgaoxford.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9e1...
Preferences over contested territory in #Ukraine are addressed in the Wk 7 #RESCMondaySeminar. Speakers: @carlmc.bsky.social & @marniehowlett.bsky.social. Co-convenor Roy Allison for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @lseblogs.bsky.social. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8c8...
Four years of full-scale war. Of devastation. Of loss.
Yet, Ukrainians continue their flight for freedom and independence. ๐บ๐ฆ
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'Ukrainians still unequivocally reject political or territorial concessions, at any cost, to end the war.'
Dr Marnie Howlett, from the @politicsoxford.bsky.social and @osgaoxford.bsky.social, reflects on the fourth anniversary of Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine โฌ๏ธ
Andrew Wilson (@uclssees.bsky.social) takes on the question of Ukraine's resilience for the Week 6 #RESCMondaySeminar. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d85...
When Ru tried a similar campaign in 2022-23, journalists were calling me non-stop, essentially to ask when Ukrainians would crack and demand their govt surrender to Ru. By now, the West has realized Ukr won't surrender and now our media doesn't cover the story as much, maybe because...
For the Wk 4 #RESCMondaySeminar, Rilka Dragneva-Lewers (Birmingham) investigates #Russian use of international law in its attack on #Ukraine. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/328...
News from #RussianAndEastEuropeanStudies
Do Ukrainians still prefer self-defence against Russia at any cost?
Read the new article co-authored by Dr @marniehowlett.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics @osgaoxford.bsky.social )
www.rees.ox.ac.uk/article/do-u...
Today, President Trump and President Zelensky are due to meet in Davos, amid an apparent standstill in negotiations over the Ukraine peace deal.
๐บ๐ฆ But where do Ukrainians themselves stand on political neutrality or territorial concessions? (1/2)
The paper is open-access and available here: academic.oup.com/.../10.1093/joโฆ
As the views of Ukrainians are critical for the legitimacy of any negotiated settlement to end the war, the paper underscores that Ukrainians still prefer resistance to Russia at any cost. ๐บ๐ฆ
While resistance to accepting political neutrality or conceding territory has weakened slightly, more than 2.5 years later, Ukrainiansโ still categorically resist Russian control.
Thrilled to see this Research Note with @janinadill.bsky.social and @carlmc.bsky.social published in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social!
We ran the same and (a slightly modified) experiment as in July 2022 to investigate whether Ukrainians still categorically reject political and territorial concessions.
BBC News interview with Dr @marniehowlett.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics @osgaoxford.bsky.social) discusses why Donetsk 'fortress belt' matters so much for Ukraine's defences.
Read full interview: www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/article/why-...
DPIR's @marniehowlett.bsky.social comments in an article for @cnbc.com on the conflict in Ukraine that the war will only end once Russia stops attacking Ukraine:
โGiven the Kremlin shows a lack of genuine interest in ending the conflict, no peace agreement is likely any time soon"
@marniehowlett.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics @osgaoxford.bsky.social ) comments in @cnbc.com article:
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/p...
Is it true? Yes it is! The #RESCMondaySeminar is back. Katri Pynnรถniemi (@helsinkifi) on #Russian disinformation during the attack on #Ukraine. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/888...
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Today, Ukraine celebrates 34 years of independence. Ukrainians have and continue to make immense sacrifices to ensure this beautiful country survives and prospers. And it stands stronger than ever - as a sovereign and independent state.
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Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, weโve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, or a famous Ukrainian โ some of whom, you might be surprised to learn are from Ukraine.
Here it is, my 235th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! ๐๏ธ
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the adoption of various remote research tools has emerged, increasingly blurring the line between our homes and fields.
Read NEW article co-authored by @marniehowlett.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics)
Back from mat leave to see some long-awaited publications coming out! In this Forum, I discuss the practices of flexibility in research design, ongoing reflexivity & project updating before, during & after fieldwork based on the experience of the large, team-based @civilwarpaths.bsky.social project
Now on FirstView ft. @marniehowlett.bsky.social and @lkonken.bsky.social.
How can we as a profession address that our "homes" and "fields" are not distinct and separate, especially with the rise of virtual and digital research methods?
#polisky #academisky
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Given the growing use of remote and online methods, we argue that the discipline of political science must account more seriously for the muddling of our homes and fields to support rigorous, transparent, and ethical empirical research.
We contend that the overlap of our homes and fields in digital fieldwork poses different challenges for our professional boundaries than offline research, particularly in terms of separating our personal and research lives, mitigating risk, and protecting our mental health.
Excited to see my new article co-authored with @lkonken.bsky.social published open access in @pspolisci.bsky.social!
In this article, we problematise the homeโfield dichotomy within the context of remote and online political science field research.
The war took two loved ones from her, and after that, she went to the front herself. โChaikaโ is a drone operator with the Stryzh team of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army. She joined the unit this year and has put all plans for civilian life on hold until victory.
๐น Radio Liberty
Register now for @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social โฌevent on 6 June featuring colleagues from @osgaoxford.bsky.social exploring:
- interactions between Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel in the context of global instability
- Ukraine and Geopolitical (In)Security
- Domestic Security Developments and Challenges
a very interesting paper on secondary internal displacement in #Ukraine "... trauma may encourage agency, resilience, and new opportunities for self-expression among twice displaced populations"
๐ข Forum written together with:
โก๏ธ @marniehowlett.bsky.social
โก๏ธ@rtapscott.bsky.social
โก๏ธ@grace-akello.bsky.social
โก๏ธMousumi Mukherjee
โก๏ธNatalia Otrishcenko
โก๏ธAnastasia Shesterinina
๐Rethinking Ethics Review for International Relations Research
@ispjournal.bsky.social
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