Maggie Dwyer
@MagDwyer
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Senior Lecturer @africanstudies focused on politics, security, & development in Africa; Co-Director @ceseredinburgh; PRIO Global Fellow
Edinburgh
Joined March 2009
Happy to have my new article out in @IAJournal_CH on peacekeeping contributions from Gambia during Jammeh’s authoritarian rule. Part of special section on PKO's transformative effects-edited by @lukepatey @peteralalbrecht @pdwilliamsgwu & @abrahamsen_rita.
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What are the incentives for non-democratic countries to contribute towards peacekeeping missions? Through the case of The Gambia and interviews with peacek
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Looking forward to this discussion next week with @sabrinamkarim, Debey Sayndee and Addison Barton, based on recent research with returned peacekeepers in West Africa. Online, open to all, registration link below.
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Exciting post-doc opportunities to work with @africanstudies colleague on AI and data workers, including focus on Colombia, Kenya, Uganda, and India.
Come work with me. @UKRI_News -funded project on Planetary AI. #UKRIFLF.Positions: Research Fellow (X2). Duration: 42 months. Location: Edinburgh. Links to apply given below. Get in touch if you have questions. #artificalintelligence #MachineLearning #Workers #digital.
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RT @GSSLab: Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Our second #PolicyBrief webinar launch is happening October 23rd at 9 AM EST!. REGISTER HERE: https://t….
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Much needed article on Guinea three years on from the coup, w/ excellent analysis of dynamics that have led to the all too familiar patterns of increased repression & growth of military rivalries following coup.
It’s been three years since Mamadi Doumbouya took power in #Guinea, on 5 September 2021. I have a short piece just out with a colleague in @africaarguments. A thread. 1/17.
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With start of Aug, very happy to share news of my promotion to Senior Lecturer effective as of today. Fortunate to have so much support near and far. Celebrating w/ a break from it all in the Alps :)
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RT @africanstudies: Call for papers now open for next academic year's CAS.conference in Edinburgh in April 2025. Theme is ‘Climate Dynamics….
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Lucky to spend the last few days talking about research on experiences of peacekeepers from Sierra Leone and Liberia w/ @sabrinamkarim, @ClairMacD and Debey Sayndee. Thanks to Global Strategic Collaboration Grant from @EdinburghGlobal & @CornellGlobal.
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RT @pass_blue: In this story by @ClairMacD & @MagDwyer, peacekeepers have a chance to say how they feel about their work.With original pix….
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Troops Benefit From Their Roles, but Are Big Peacekeeping Ops Over? - PassBlue
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RT @WilenNina: 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭!📣.❓What is a #peacekeeping army? .❓Why do some states develop them? .❓What influence do they have on #military org….
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My new chapter is out in this all too timely book: ‘The Resurgence of Military Coups & Democratic Relapse in Africa’ ed. by A. Akinola. My contribution is on coups & internal military dynamics. Others on regional orgs, foreign mil actors, case studies, etc
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Former Police Inspector General and Minister of Interior in #Gambia under Pres. Jammeh found guilty of crimes against humanity- the most high-profile of several Jammeh-associates being tried abroad for human rights abuses.
#Gambia #Switzerland The Federal Criminal Court’s Criminal Chamber has found Ousman SONKO guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to a prison term of 20 yrs. The court's press release attached
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RT @IAJournal_CH: Why do non-democratic countries contribute towards peacekeeping missions?. @MagDwyer draw on interviews with soldiers and….
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It explores aims to use peacekeeping for regime maintenance. But, interviews shows how these goals can be misaligned w soldiers' experience. Rather than draw soldiers closer to the regime, the peacekeeping experience led to a distancing from the forces for soldiers on return home.
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RT @sahelblog: This is a great issue. The article on Burkina Faso is particularly well done, looking at what very much appears to be forced….
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RT @africanstudies: A highlight of our conference with @ceseredinburgh this week was beautiful exhibit on women's peace movement in DR Cong….
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RT @lucyjgaynor: What a privilege to have been part of @africanstudies #conference at Uni of #Edinburgh! . Packed days of discussions & mee….
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RT @GiuliaPiccolino: I am not really active on "former Twitter" nowadays, but want to join my voice to thank @MagDwyer, Akin Iwilade and ev….
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