Critical_Terrorism_Studies_WG

As critical scholars of terrorism, we are deeply concerned about the broad use of "terrorism" as a label to justify collective punishment in #Gaza and #Palestine. Our thoughts are with those affected and mourning at this time.

@amna_kaleem @RabeaMKhan @mcneilwillson @MYBISA @BisaCpd @BISANGOWG @europeansecbisa @bisa_ismmea @BISAPGN @BISA_Africa @bisawarstudies @BISA_SEE_WG @BISA_FPWG @bisa_ipeg @BISA_ECPWG @BISA_EEES

We’re now on LinkedIn! The Critical Studies on Terrorism Group has officially joined LinkedIn - and we’re thrilled to share updates from our growing community. ➡️Follow us there for regular updates on our work, our conferences, and how to get involved! linkedin.com/in/cst-bisa-wo…

🎉Yesterday @CST_WG held their annual conference! 👏Many thanks to the amazing convenors; @amna_kaleem, @aliceefi and @RabeaMKhan for all of their hard work ! ⭐️The #virtual conference was extremely successful in its critical engagement of terrorism studies.

Our final panel speak about the creation of 'radical communities' and the suppression of dissent with Iida Kayhko, Sophia Butt and Hanan Fara, Jane Horton and @CarlosYebraLop1 @MYBISA

Our third panel brought together excellent papers speaking to digital and algorithmic #counterterrorism from Islam al-Khatib and @cenkarslan and also student activism and #Palestine encampments from Sophia Butt and Mariyah Ali. @MYBISA

Our second panel of our @MYBISA annual conference focuses on the framing of #terrorism regarding #occupation and #Colonialism with papers from Rohi Jehan, Meabh Shearer, Hope Johnson and Abdul Rehman on #Kashmir, #Northern Ireland and #Kenya

Our first panel of the CTS annual conference 2025 critically engaged with #proscription and #definitions of terrorism. We heard about how #counterterror is used to shut down speech. Feat @mcneilwillson Kamran Khan, Kyle Matthews, Carlota Sallach and Haris Bin Aziz. @MYBISA

We started off our annual conference this morning saying a fond farewell and thank you to our wonderful outgoing convenor @amna_kaleem and welcoming two new covenors @GueguinMarine and @mcneilwillson who will be joining Rabea and Alice. ❤️ @MYBISA

Register now for the annual @CST_WG conference! 🎉 'Contemporary Issues in Critical Terrorism Studies' - "The world is on fire!" 🌎 Taking place 9 September on zoom 💻 Find out more here 👉 bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… @aliceefi @amna_kaleem @RabeaMKhan

📢📢Call for Papers! This year's CTS Annual Conference will take place online on 9 September. ➡️Submit an abstract by 30 July. @MYBISA

📢📢Join our team! We are going to elect a new convenor, if you are interested in working with us, please send us your nomination by 20 July 2025. If you have any questions, drop us an email on cst.group@bisa.ac.uk @MYBISA

Our 2025 Working Group Prize was awarded to @CST_WG 🎉 After they were ''instrumental” in putting forward ISA sponsored panels & made significant contributions to advancing the field of security studies' 🌟 Read more 👉 bisa.ac.uk/news/bisa-2025… @amna_kaleem @RabeaMKhan

🚨Become a co-convenor for @CST_WG🚨 2025's WG of the year winners is looking for a new co-convenor! The post will start in September 2025 for a three-year term 🎉 Deadline to apply is 20 July 2025 🌟 apply now - bisa.ac.uk/members/workin… @aliceefi @amna_kaleem @RabeaMKhan

Nearly 1200 academics and activists including hundreds of members of @ucu say no to the proscription of @Pal_action by @ukhomeoffice and @YvetteCooperMP. We urge MPs to vote against this repressive move. ucw4palestine.org/2025/06/27/def…

We were honoured to win the #BISA2025 best working group prize yesterday! Thank you to our wonderful community of CTS scholars for the nominations and support ❤️ @MYBISA

We are also hosting a roundtable on teaching terrorism and counterterrorism with @AliceCMartini @louisekpears @_julianschmid @RaquelBPSilva and @carl_al_ajnabee @MYBISA #BISA2025

Today we are kicking off #BISA2025 with a roundtable on Identity and positionality when researching counterterrorism in the Global South feat. @EmekaTN Akinyemi Oyawale,@Josh_Akintayo and Ernest Nnabuihe @MYBISA

We finished up the day with a fascinating panel on violence, feat @amna_kaleem Cian Bear, @nshabibi, Emma McCluskey, Same Raphael and Claire Lauterbach @MYBISA #BISA2025