Senior Lecturer in Global Histories and IR 👩‍🎓 Interested in Russia, youth militarisation and memory politics 💭 love travelling & food 🍜https://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3mncmc56las2pLeaving soon for #BISA2026 in Brighton. Presenting on Victory Day celebrations and youth Militarisation! If you want to catch up, send me a message! ✨02 Jun 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncmc56las2phttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3miey2s6to22pWar impacts all facets of young life. - Children are disproportionately impacted by war as victims themselves or loss of others, they are easily displaced, exposed to horrific forms of violence. (1/)31 Mar 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3miey2s6to22phttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3mf5yx6j7ls2eJust hopping on the check on my fellow academics. Everything feels so relentless. Anyone else feeling this?18 Feb 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5yx6j7ls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3mb7zm43kjs2qBBC News - What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cre3pdxde7vo30 Dec 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7zm43kjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3mb76oklqgc2wBBC News - What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cre3pdxde7vo30 Dec 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb76oklqgc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3m5rjfqdljs26My husband was talking brought up Cynthia Enrivo earlier, but called them Cynthia Enloe by accident & I just realised he does truly listen to me 💓16 Nov 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rjfqdljs26https://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3m4t7abowvc2h✨ Pleased to see my article w/ Maryna Shevtsova & Katerina Krulisova has been published in the Journal of Pol and Mil Sociology. The article explores 🇺🇦, 🇷🇺 & 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸 media representations of the ICCs arrest warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova & Vladimir Putin. https://journals.upress.ufl.edu/jpms/article/view/335604 Nov 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t7abowvc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lwi5n2t2is2eLavrov wears a USSR sweatshirt, & people will still comment: "wHaT aBOuT NaTo?"16 Aug 2025 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwi5n2t2is2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lw526vpqik2mStarting our ✨official✨ honeymoon off (only 10 months after the fact) with a wedding trip for friends! Looking less beaut, and much more travel friendly today as we start our journey to Chile! 🇨🇱11 Aug 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw526vpqik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3ltwksuygp22iLast minute preparations are underway for my presentation at #IPSA2025 tomorrow morning. I'll be presenting mine & @jgmaber.bsky.social work on a panel with my wonderful colleagues. If you're an early bird with an interest in Ukraine and Russia, come find us at 9am.14 Jul 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwksuygp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3ltt3uoipt22jAttending Ban Ki Moon's keynote speech at #IPSA202513 Jul 2025 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltt3uoipt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3ltji5dhou22iI'm on my way to Seoul for #IPSA2025 to present mine and @jgmaber.bsky.social work on Russian youth militarization. This paper will eventually become the introduction to our book, and applies a feminist IR lens to youth militarization. Reach out if you want to meet for a ☕!09 Jul 2025 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltji5dhou22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lsmalnqaqc2iWho else is going to be at #IPSA2025 in Seoul? I'll be presenting mine and @jgmaber.bsky.social work on feminist approaches to Russian youth militarisation! Reach out if you fancy a coffee ☕27 Jun 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmalnqaqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lrj6qafksc2tFor the first time in years, I won't be at BISA 😭 will miss catching up with the BEST people. 💔13 Jun 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj6qafksc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lrat5b5eq22fOh noooo 🙄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrat5b5eq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lpqwp4lk5c2g✨Excited to share our research "Creating Good Young Patriots," which was published as an Advance Article in @cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social! 🔗 https://online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article-abstract/doi/10.1525/cpcs.2025.2465591/211850/Creating-Good-Young-PatriotsRussian-Youth-Leaders22 May 2025 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpqwp4lk5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3loobbvjys22tAhead of #Russia's Victory Day celebrations tomorrow, my new piece co-authored with @jgmaber.bsky.social is out in The Conversation! It examines the Kremlin's obsession that its youth know and understand the #Kremlin's version of the past: https://theconversation.com/russia-looks-to-frame-war-as-an-inevitable-part-of-life-on-victory-day-255751?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com08 May 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3loobbvjys22thttps://bsky.app/profile/allysonedwards1.bsky.social/post/3lol2zvyh722gI remember reading somewhere (though can't remember the exact source) that for fundamental change to happen, it needs to happen over roughly two generations (roughly 40 years). [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:vbbsaonqvkffyc6fbc7d3bda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lol2zvyh722g