I’m very happy to announce that another article I wrote as part of my PhD research has just been published open access in @MWC_Journal. Many thanks to the editors, reviewers, and to Andrew Wilson, @Ben_H_Noble, and @UCLSSEES for their continued support. doi.org/10.1177/175063…
My article discusses how social scientists can use online media to investigate the causes of war. I argue that the Internet is not just a propaganda dump but also a treasure trove of important information from conflict zones. #ProcessTracing
To illustrate my point, I investigate the occupation of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine in April 2014. I argue that the available #OSINT evidence justifies characterizing Igor Girkin/Strelkov and his group of armed men as an informal Russian state organ.
While this case study is only one piece in a larger puzzle, it does have implications for the debate on the characterization of the war (see the edited volume published with @ibidem11 und @UmlandAndreas). It makes it harder to argue that the Donbas conflict is a civil war.
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