Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

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Beyond Compliance

12 episodes

1 month ago

How are civilians in Ukraine exercising agency in the digital realm? And what are the consequences of their digital engagement, both politically and under international law? In this episode, Katharine and Florian bring together Oona Hathaway and Taras Fedirko (experts from law and political and economic anthropology) to shed light on this new dimension of agency during armed conflict. Cited Documents: Hathaway, Oona A. and Vera, Catherine and Pe'er, Inbar, Crowdsourced War (March 21, 2025). A...

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Episodes (12/12)

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP 12: Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm

1 month ago

56 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP11: Civilian Self-Protection and Land

How does a community’s relationship with the land they live on feed into their experiences of harm? What solutions do they find to protect themselves? Katharine and Florian speak to Dr Piergiuseppe (Pier) Parisi and Dr Marwan Darweish about their research on the different ways in which civilian communities resist against armed actors in Colombia and Palestine. Cited Documents: Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University (UK), On Our Land (video), 2021. Darweish, Marwan, ...

2 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP 10: Strengthening Civilian Protection

How is civil society in South Sudan engaging with armed actors to protect civilians? And what can humanitiarian actors do? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian talk to Rev Peter Tibi, Gemma Davies and Leigh Mayhew about how different types of actors can strengthen civilian protection. Cited Documents: Davies, Gemma, Gray, Felicity, Barbelet, Veronique, Keeping protection paramount amidst a ‘humanitarian reset’: the need for proactive protection action t...

2 months ago

55 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP9: Gender & Civilian Agency

How are women in India’s violence-affected Manipur State shaping not only conflict dynamics, but also trade and mobility? And how do ideas around gender influence, produce and challenge understandings of the principle of distinction under IHL? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian talk to Shalaka Thakur and Helen Kinsella about the synergies between their research. Cited Documents: Kinsella, Hellen, Settler Empire and the United States: Francis Lieber on...

4 months ago

45 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP8: Peacebuilding from Below

What was the role of civil society in the Basque Country conflict transformation process? How did civil society succeed to even influence the process of ETA's disarmament? And could this happen elsewhere? Florian and Katharine talk to Dr. Véronique Dudouet and Urko Aiartza Azurtza to find out more about how the conflict moved towards peace, whether lessons could be replicated elsewhere and the role of international law in the process. Cited Documents: Dudouet, Véronique, From the Street to ...

6 months ago

57 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP7: Victimhood & Everyday Peace

What role did civilians play during the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland? How does agency relate to victimhood and transitional justice? And how can people contribute to ‘everyday’ peace? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Kieran McEvoy from Queen’s University Belfast and to Roger Mac Ginty from Durham University about Northern Ireland and their research on civilians navigating armed conflicts across the world.Cited documents: Mac Ginty, Roger, Everyday Peace: How so...

8 months ago

59 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP6: Armed Groups & Counter-Terrorism

In this episode, Katharine and Florian speak to Sophie Haspeslagh from Kings College London and Gloria Gaggioli from the University of Geneva about their research on counter-terrorism law, its mechanisms, effects and how it links to civilian agency and international humanitarian law. During the conversation, Sophie and Gloria provide insights on how ‘listing' affects armed groups, civilians, everyday life and peace processes. Cited documents:Haspeslagh, Sophie, Proscribing Peace, Manche...

9 months ago

55 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP5: Decision Making in Armed Conflict

What influences civilians' decision to stay or leave in times of armed conflict? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Mara Revkin and Justin Schon about their research on civilian decision-making, access to information and flight in Syria and Iraq. They discuss the concept of civilian agency and talk about the challenges of conducting research straddling multiple disciplines.Cited documents:Revkin, M. Competitive Governance and Displacement Decisions Under Rebel Rule: Evidence...

9 months ago

59 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP4: Negotiating with Armed Actors

How do civilian communities negotiate with armed groups? What do people try to achieve in these negotiations? And what enables them to negotiate with an armed actor? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Riyad Anwar, Ashley Jackson and Abellia Anggi Wardani about their novel research on civilian agency during the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Myanmar. Cited documents:Jackson, Ashley (2021) Negotiating Survival: Civilian-Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan, Hurst/Oxford University...

10 months ago

53 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP3: Civilian Agency Outside of War Zones

How do people protect themselves in violent environments outside of ‘traditional’ war zones? And to what extent does international humanitarian law (IHL), the law of armed conflict, apply in such contexts? In this episode, Katharine and Florian talk to Chiara Redaelli and Anjan Sundaram about Mexico. Together they dive into the activism and courage of indigenous frontline environmental defenders in Mexico and explore the difficulties, risks and benefits of applying IHL in this context. ...

10 months ago

51 minutes

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP2: Civilian Agency in Violent Settings

More than half the world’s population are living in settings where they are regularly exposed to violence, whether from armed actors, gangs, community defence forces or criminal groups. What do civilian communities do to protect themselves and others in these settings? And what can we learn from them about civilian protection? To look at these questions, Katharine and Florian are joined by Juan Masullo and Emily Paddon Rhoads, who are two of the editors of the new book ‘Civilian Protective Ag...

11 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Beyond Compliance: In Conversation

S1 EP1: Engaging Armed Groups

In this episode of ‘Beyond Compliance: In Conversation’, Katharine and Florian talk to two experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross about armed groups, civilian agency and international law.Almost 200 million people live in areas controlled or influenced by armed groups, finds the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). How do armed groups govern these areas? What does the relationship between civilians and armed groups look like? And what are the obligations of arme...

11 months ago

42 minutes