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Author(s): Oxford Research Group
Publication date: October 2019
Part of Oxford Research Group
Author(s): Oxford Research Group
Publication date: October 2019
ORG Explains #11: The UK Military in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Author(s): Richard Reeve
Publication date: September 2019
Should An International Climate Crimes Tribunal Be Established?
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Author(s): Shirley Scott
Publication date: 30 January 2019
Populism and Social Media: A Global Perspective
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Author(s): John Postill
Publication date: 25 March 2019
Fear-Filled Apocalypses: The Far-Right's Use of Conspiracy Theories
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Author(s): Andrew Wilson
Publication date: 26 March 2019
The Marib Strategic Thinking Group
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Author(s): Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies and Oxford Research Group
Publication date: August 2019
Podcast: The Modernising Defence Programme Review In Focus
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Author(s): Oxford Research Group
Publication date: February 2019
Trump administration's move away from transparency may undermine US military operations
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Author(s): Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen
Publication date: May 2019
Uneasy Alliances: Learning from France's Libya Policy
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Author(s): Abigail Watson
Publication date: June 2019
Time for External Oversight of Britain's Special Forces
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Author(s): Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen and Liam Walpole
Publication date: November 2019
Infographics: Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps
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Author(s): Oxford Research Group
Publication date: November 2019
Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps: Lessons Learned from Remote Warfare in Africa
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Author(s): Abigail Watson and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen
Publication date: November 2019
Westminster Round-Up: December 2018
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Author(s): Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen
Publication date: 31 January 2019
BISA Event Podcast: Building Partner Capacity and Remote Warfare
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Speaker(s): Martijn van der Vorm, Captain Ivor Wiltenburg, Daniel Mahanty, Abigail Watson and Emily Knowles
Publication date: 27 March 2019
BISA Event Podcast: The Geographies of Remote Warfare
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Speaker(s): Alex Holder, Joseph Chapa, John Alexander and Jenny Oberholtzer
Publication date: 27 March 2019
BISA Event Podcast: Theorising Remote Warfare
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Speaker(s): Jolle Demmers, Lauren Gould, Anicee Van Engeland, Paul Schulte and Tom Watts
Publication date: 27 March 2019
The WarPod Ep #1: Building Partner Capacity in Africa
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Discussants: Emily Knowles, Abigail Watson, Nicholas Marsh and Marie Sandnes
Publication date: 28 April 2019
WarPod Ep #2: Yemen, Drones and International Law
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Discussants: Abigail Watson, Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen, Fiona Nelson and Jennifer Gibson
Publication date: 23 May 2019
WarPod Ep #5: Covert Action and Accountability
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Discussants: Liam Walpole, Abigail Watson and Jamie Gaskarth
Publication date: 15 August 2019
This collection includes digital archives produced by Greenham Women Everywhere, a partnership project between Scary Little Girls Association and The Heroine Collective.
The project was funded by Heritage Lottery South West and Supported by The University of The West of England in Bristol, Cornwall Council, Falmouth University, The Women’s Library at The London School of Economics, The East End Women’s Museum, Goldsmiths University of London, The Hypatia Trust, The Feminist Library, Kresen Kernow, the UK Parliament Vote 100 Project and Dreadnought South West.
Greenham Women Everywhere Oral Testimonies
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This series inludes the oral history testimonies collected as part of the Greenham Women Everywhere project between 2019 and 2021. Each folder includes the audio recording of the interview together with a transcript of it, and a photograph of the intervieew/s where available.
The project team has travelled the UK interviewing the women who formed the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. This is the largest collection of oral testimonies of the women yet collated, digitised and made available to the public.
Please note more interviews will be added in the coming months.
Ailsa Johnson interviewed by Jessica Layton
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Ailsa.
Ailsa had young children when the camp was set up in the 1980s and she got to know about Greenham thanks to her local CND group. She only stayed overnight once and mostly visited during the day and for the big demos. She talks about monthly peace camps at Aldermaston and Burghfield and how they went to court to 'get recognition that camping is a form of protest'. She also talks about other groups linked to the peace camps, such as Nuke Watch and Nuclear Information Service. She mentions the power of songs, NVDA and how reading 'Children of Hiroshima' was a very formative experience for her - at the end of the interview, she reads an extract from the book.
Ailsa was interviewed by Jessica Layton in 2019.
She was photographed by Christine Bradshaw (copyright Christine Bradshaw).
Ann and Sally Bell interviewed by Nicky Arikoglu
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Ann and Sally Bell.
Ann was a PhD student when she first went to Greenham and Sally an American citizen living in the UK. The women met at Greenham, living permanently at Orange Gate between 1983-85. They found in Greenham a place where women grew in confidence, could 'be themselves', many women 'becoming' feminists in a space free of male hierarchy. Both women believe Greenham had a major impact on the Cold War as its existence and actions opened up debate about nuclear weapons. They remember Greenham Women as a generation that went on to achieve remarkable things, and believe Greenham gave them, personally, the confidence to understand you do not have to follow the rules if you believe they are wrong. In addition, Greenham provided them with a strong moral foundation to pass on, and the ability to question everything.
Ann and Sally were interviewed by Nicky Arikoglu in 2019.
They were photographed by Christine Bradshaw (copyright Christine Bradshaw).
Ann Pettit and Karmen Thomas interviewed by Nicky Arikoglu
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Ann.
Without Ann and Karmen, Greenham would not have existed. Believing women's voices needed to be heard in a male dominated world of politics and anti-nuclear movements, they initiated the 1981 Women for Life on Earth walk from Cardiff to Greenham Common USAF base. Their aim was to initiate a public debate with the government regarding nuclear weapons, in particular Cruise missiles, to engage the media and make Greenham a household word. Ann believes Greenham 'had big implications...it gave a lot of different possibilities to a lot of women.' 'I can't say that Greenham stopped the arms race because I think it was one of many factors which made it imperative that leaders take disarmament seriously...but it changed the atmosphere.' Visiting Russia in 1983, they met with the Moscow Group for Trust, a peace group independent of the Soviet state, as well as with the official Soviet Peace Committee. For Karmen, 'Greenham was a protest of its time...I don't think it would happen today...it would be moved.' It enabled 'thousands upon thousands of women...(to) connect with women in other countries...maybe it changed the direction of their life.'
Ann and Karmen were interviewed by Nicky Arikoglu in 2019.
Ann was photographed by Christine Bradshaw (copyright Christine Bradshaw).
Anna Birch and Mary Birch interviewed by Emily Strange
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Anna and Mary and one of Mary.
Greenham was not the first time Mary was actively involved in social and political movement; prior to Greenham she had been supporting peace movement for years. Both Mary and her husband played an active role in Greenham in the 1980s. They had a van together that they would use to go from Bristol to Newbury, transporting goods to the women (fire wood and blankets etc.). Mary never stayed at camp overnight but had a good relationship with Orange Gate, and was part of actions such as codified phone-chains which signified when blockades would be best used to stop camp invasion. Anna attended a Quaker school and showed large interest in political movement from a young age, inspired by her mother's activism. With her mother, she attended camp as a young adult. Anna stated that with the climate change activism happening at the time of the interview, young people might think that Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) is a new concept, but Greenham paved the way for this.
Mary and Anna were interviewed by Emily Strange in Bristol in 2019.
They were photographed by Christine Bradshaw (copyright Christine Bradshaw).
Bridget Boudewijn and Sue Bolton interviewed by Rebecca Mordan
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Bridget.
Bridget and Sue are the epitome of 'Carry Greenham Home'. They visited the camp many, many times, never staying long but bringing the ethos of non-violent direct action back to their local protests. They were part of a contingent of women chosen to go to the US during the legal action against Reagan and they spoke 'from the heart' at many meetings. They talk fluently, passionately and emotionally about Greenham; singing, actions, prison, the good and bad of the police and authorities, the power of love and creativity and their continued hope for a better future for us all.
Bridget and Sue were interviewed by Rebecca Morden in 2019.
Bridget was photographed by Christine Bradshaw (copyright Christine Bradshaw).
Dr Janet Smith interviewed by Sarah Learmonth
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Janet.
Remarkably Janet hand-wrote her entire PhD thesis at Greenham during a time when there were daily evictions. She remembers it being anarchic but not chaotic, a community of women that in her words, 'Had your back'. Janet took part in many small and large actions and particularly remembers one blockade where the seated women were rushed by mounted police.
Janet was interviewed by Sarah Learmouth in 2019.
She was photographed by Christine Bradshaw (copyright Christine Bradshaw).
Fran De'Ath interviewed by Florence Weston
Part of Greenham Women Everywhere
This folder includes the recorded audio of the interview along with a transcript of the recording and a photograph of Fran.
Fran became known as the woman who invited people for tea in her tipi, immortalised in the photograph of her by Edward Barber sitting in front of a large sign saying 'Hello can you stop for a talk?'
She approached local residents in town as a 'hippy in disguise' to invite them for tea at the camp. Fran was at times a signatory on the bank account, was interviewed many times, and spoke about Greenham at the UN.
Fran was interviewed by Florence Weston in 2019.