Edward Stoddard
Biographic Data
| ID | 4792339 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Stoddard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Stoddard |
| SIGNATURE | STODDARD E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Portsmouth |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5106-6315 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Competitive Control? ‘Hearts and Minds’ and the Population Control Strategy of the Islamic State West Africa Province
Aiming to win “hearts and minds,” the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is widely thought to have been less violent toward civilians than the original “Boko Haram.” This article employs the underutilized notion of “competitive control” to explore the strategy underpinning this approach. In doing so, it examines the logic of ISWAP’s strategy of population control, in particular its efforts to capture the population through the establishme…
Maoist Hybridity? A Comparative Analysis of the Links between Insurgent Strategic Practice and Tactical Hybridity in Contemporary Non-State Armed Groups
While the recent literature on hybrid warfare has focused overwhelmingly on Russia, military tactical hybridity among non-state actors has received less attention, and minimal comparative examination. This is surprising as the range of non-state actors successfully using hybridized irregular-conventional tactics (increasingly symmetrically) against states has grown. Examining this phenomenon comparatively in three divergent cases (Islamic State, …
Revolutionary Warfare? Assessing the Character of Competing Factions within the Boko Haram Insurgency
The respective politico-military characters of the competing factions within the Boko Haram insurgency have not received as much academic attention as other features of the Boko Haram phenomenon. This article uses the concept of “revolutionary warfare” to examine and compare the two main factions. Traditionally applied to Marxist movements, this conceptualization is increasingly associated with violent Jihadist groups who combine a revolutionary …
Authoritarian regimes in democratic regional organisations? Exploring regional dimensions of authoritarianism in an increasingly democratic West Africa
Research suggests that regional organisations ‘lock in’ their dominant political systems. Democratic regionalism stabilises transitioning democracies whilst regionalism in autocratic regions is associated with boosts in authoritarianism. Little research, however, has examined the regional-level trends and tactics that authoritarian leaders have sought to exploit in democratising regions. This article focuses on increasingly democratic West Africa…
Tough times, shifting roles
Focusing on the strategically important Caspian region, this article demonstrates how commercial energy diplomacy – political support for foreign-investing businesses – is increasingly conducted at the European Union (EU) level. It explains why member states have delegated this role, despite a general hesitancy to co-operate in foreign energy policy and perceptions of a strong division between diplomacy-based and (EU-favoured) governance-based ap…
Geopolitics
Despite the supposed ‘flattening’ of the world, the ‘death of distance’ and the tendency for people to live ever-increasingly online, ours is still a profoundly geopolitical age. Indeed, the recent
Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Internal–External Legitimacy Tensions and EU Foreign Policy in the European Periphery
In the wider EU periphery, the effectiveness of EU policy is dependent on external perceptions of EU legitimacy and the local resonance of EU norms. However, the EU often faces tensions between the internal legitimacy demanded by key non-state actors within the EU and the external legitimacy needed for the effective export of policy — leaving the EU caught at times between internal legitimacy and external effectiveness. Furthermore, these tension…
A common vision of energy risk? Energy securitisation and company perceptions of risk in the EU
In the European Union, energy security is provided by EU institutions, member states and commercial energy companies. However, despite the important role companies play in the provision of European energy security, it is not immediately evident to what extent the interests of the internationally operating energy firms are in line with the energy security preferences held by EU institutions. Analysing this relationship from the perspective of perc…
Authoritarian regimes in democratic regional organisations? Exploring regional dimensions of authoritarianism in an increasingly democratic West Africa
Research suggests that regional organisations ‘lock in’ their dominant political systems. Democratic regionalism stabilises transitioning democracies whilst regionalism in autocratic regions is associated with boosts in authoritarianism. Little research, however, has examined the regional-level trends and tactics that authoritarian leaders have sought to exploit in democratising regions. This article focuses on increasingly democratic West Africa…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Internal–External Legitimacy Tensions and EU Foreign Policy in the European Periphery
In the wider EU periphery, the effectiveness of EU policy is dependent on external perceptions of EU legitimacy and the local resonance of EU norms. However, the EU often faces tensions between the internal legitimacy demanded by key non-state actors within the EU and the external legitimacy needed for the effective export of policy — leaving the EU caught at times between internal legitimacy and external effectiveness. Furthermore, these tension…
Maoist Hybridity? A Comparative Analysis of the Links between Insurgent Strategic Practice and Tactical Hybridity in Contemporary Non-State Armed Groups
While the recent literature on hybrid warfare has focused overwhelmingly on Russia, military tactical hybridity among non-state actors has received less attention, and minimal comparative examination. This is surprising as the range of non-state actors successfully using hybridized irregular-conventional tactics (increasingly symmetrically) against states has grown. Examining this phenomenon comparatively in three divergent cases (Islamic State, …
Tough times, shifting roles
Focusing on the strategically important Caspian region, this article demonstrates how commercial energy diplomacy – political support for foreign-investing businesses – is increasingly conducted at the European Union (EU) level. It explains why member states have delegated this role, despite a general hesitancy to co-operate in foreign energy policy and perceptions of a strong division between diplomacy-based and (EU-favoured) governance-based ap…
Competitive Control? ‘Hearts and Minds’ and the Population Control Strategy of the Islamic State West Africa Province
Aiming to win “hearts and minds,” the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is widely thought to have been less violent toward civilians than the original “Boko Haram.” This article employs the underutilized notion of “competitive control” to explore the strategy underpinning this approach. In doing so, it examines the logic of ISWAP’s strategy of population control, in particular its efforts to capture the population through the establishme…
Revolutionary Warfare? Assessing the Character of Competing Factions within the Boko Haram Insurgency
The respective politico-military characters of the competing factions within the Boko Haram insurgency have not received as much academic attention as other features of the Boko Haram phenomenon. This article uses the concept of “revolutionary warfare” to examine and compare the two main factions. Traditionally applied to Marxist movements, this conceptualization is increasingly associated with violent Jihadist groups who combine a revolutionary …
Geopolitics
Despite the supposed ‘flattening’ of the world, the ‘death of distance’ and the tendency for people to live ever-increasingly online, ours is still a profoundly geopolitical age. Indeed, the recent
A common vision of energy risk? Energy securitisation and company perceptions of risk in the EU
In the European Union, energy security is provided by EU institutions, member states and commercial energy companies. However, despite the important role companies play in the provision of European energy security, it is not immediately evident to what extent the interests of the internationally operating energy firms are in line with the energy security preferences held by EU institutions. Analysing this relationship from the perspective of perc…
A common vision of energy risk? Energy securitisation and company perceptions of risk in the EU
In the European Union, energy security is provided by EU institutions, member states and commercial energy companies. However, despite the important role companies play in the provision of European energy security, it is not immediately evident to what extent the interests of the internationally operating energy firms are in line with the energy security preferences held by EU institutions. Analysing this relationship from the perspective of perc…
Geopolitics
Despite the supposed ‘flattening’ of the world, the ‘death of distance’ and the tendency for people to live ever-increasingly online, ours is still a profoundly geopolitical age. Indeed, the recent
Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Internal–External Legitimacy Tensions and EU Foreign Policy in the European Periphery
In the wider EU periphery, the effectiveness of EU policy is dependent on external perceptions of EU legitimacy and the local resonance of EU norms. However, the EU often faces tensions between the internal legitimacy demanded by key non-state actors within the EU and the external legitimacy needed for the effective export of policy — leaving the EU caught at times between internal legitimacy and external effectiveness. Furthermore, these tension…
Tough times, shifting roles
Focusing on the strategically important Caspian region, this article demonstrates how commercial energy diplomacy – political support for foreign-investing businesses – is increasingly conducted at the European Union (EU) level. It explains why member states have delegated this role, despite a general hesitancy to co-operate in foreign energy policy and perceptions of a strong division between diplomacy-based and (EU-favoured) governance-based ap…
Authoritarian regimes in democratic regional organisations? Exploring regional dimensions of authoritarianism in an increasingly democratic West Africa
Research suggests that regional organisations ‘lock in’ their dominant political systems. Democratic regionalism stabilises transitioning democracies whilst regionalism in autocratic regions is associated with boosts in authoritarianism. Little research, however, has examined the regional-level trends and tactics that authoritarian leaders have sought to exploit in democratising regions. This article focuses on increasingly democratic West Africa…
Revolutionary Warfare? Assessing the Character of Competing Factions within the Boko Haram Insurgency
The respective politico-military characters of the competing factions within the Boko Haram insurgency have not received as much academic attention as other features of the Boko Haram phenomenon. This article uses the concept of “revolutionary warfare” to examine and compare the two main factions. Traditionally applied to Marxist movements, this conceptualization is increasingly associated with violent Jihadist groups who combine a revolutionary …
Maoist Hybridity? A Comparative Analysis of the Links between Insurgent Strategic Practice and Tactical Hybridity in Contemporary Non-State Armed Groups
While the recent literature on hybrid warfare has focused overwhelmingly on Russia, military tactical hybridity among non-state actors has received less attention, and minimal comparative examination. This is surprising as the range of non-state actors successfully using hybridized irregular-conventional tactics (increasingly symmetrically) against states has grown. Examining this phenomenon comparatively in three divergent cases (Islamic State, …
Competitive Control? ‘Hearts and Minds’ and the Population Control Strategy of the Islamic State West Africa Province
Aiming to win “hearts and minds,” the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is widely thought to have been less violent toward civilians than the original “Boko Haram.” This article employs the underutilized notion of “competitive control” to explore the strategy underpinning this approach. In doing so, it examines the logic of ISWAP’s strategy of population control, in particular its efforts to capture the population through the establishme…
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