Localization in World Politics

In this tenth and final episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Marc Linning, senior advisor on protection at the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), to discuss how localization efforts have played out on the ground in the civilian protection work of CIVIC.Host: Emily ScottProducer: Kareem FarajTheme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast. 

In this ninth episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Emily Paddon Rhoads, Associate Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, and Oliver Kaplan, Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, to discuss how technology is transforming civilian self-protection practices in Syria and in Columbia. Host: Emily Scott Producer: Kareem Faraj Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.

In this eighth episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention, and Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, to discuss localization at the Khmer Rough Tribunal in Cambodia and what IR scholars can learn from anthropology.Book cover mentioned in episode: https://www.dukeupress.edu/man-or-monsterHost: Adam KochanskiProducer: Kareem FarajTheme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples who presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.

In this seventh episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Mohamed Sesay, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Science at York University, who uses a post-colonial lens to interrogate and question how rule of law norms are be instrumentalized by political elites in Africa, and how the application of “apolitical” liberal norms can be used to mask domination and hegemony. Host: Adam KochanskiProducer: Kareem FarajTheme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.

In this sixth episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Maha Shuayb, British Academy Bilateral Chair in Conflict at the University of Cambridge, to discuss the limits of localization and the obstacles to achieving participatory approaches in the academic and humanitarian fields.Article mentioned: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13505084211030646Host: Emily ScottProducer: Kareem FarajTheme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.

In this fifth episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Ayse Zarakol, Professor of International Relations at the University of Cambridge, to discuss norm socialization, international stigmatization, and explore the Chinggisid model of sovereignty.Host: Jennifer WelshProducer: Kareem FarajTheme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.

In this fourth episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Phillips, Associate Professor of International Relations and Strategy at the University of Queensland, to unpack the concept of customization: a reversal of localization where outside actors selectively adopt and appropriate local norms in the pursuit of imperial ends.Host: Adam KochanskiProducer: Kareem FarajTheme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.

In this third episode of Localization in World Politics, we are joined by Dr. Hugo Slim, senior research fellow at the las Casas Institute, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, to discuss the history of localization, as well as the current and future challenges facing humanitarian organizations. Host: Jennifer Welsh Producer: Kareem Faraj Theme Music: Nesterouk, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc. Localization in World Politics is edited and produced in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.