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Fleur Johns
@FleurEJ
Dean & Head of School, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. International law etc. Latest book: tinyurl.com/HelpBookOUP Views expressed are my own.
Sydney, Australia
Joined May 2014
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    Congratulations to Professor @FleurEJ on her appointment as the new Head of School and Dean of Sydney Law School. Starting in 2025, she brings a wealth of experience and a commitment to research excellence and student well-being. Read more: bit.ly/4cl6geZ
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    Just received an exciting package…
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    Karen Knop (@karen_knop) — a 🧵 1/12
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    The “rules-based international order” isn’t, as some suggest, a fantasy inside liberal internationalists’ heads. All those engaged in war right now - the aggressors & the many in resistance & support for resistance - are acting in highly rule-structured ways. It’s just that… 1/2
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    Here's something for the tally of small joys in the midst of misery & chaos: Nearly 7 yrs after my 1st interviews for the project, I just submitted a monograph to @OUPAcademic. All new work; none of it previously published. Should be out in 6 months for your reading pleasure.
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    Breaking news: Professor Hilary Charlesworth has just been elected to the @CIJ_ICJ !!
    Election day is about to dawn in NYC.
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    Reposting now with proper threading for easier reading: I’ve been thinking about academic book reviews and about when, why and how to write them. Here are some possible dos and don’ts – open for discussion - acknowledging that I still have much to learn. A thread. 🧵1/11
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    Little bit of news: Excited & honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia & to work with & learn from colleagues there @AcadSocSci - & very happy to see my great colleague @acbyrnes_andrew elected too socialsciences.org.au/news/newfellow…
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    My review of Shoshana Zuboff’s book Surveillance Capitalism - forthcoming in the British Journal of Sociology - is now on SSRN. Harsh? Yes, a little. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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    Very happy to have signed a contract today with @OUPAcademic to publish my next book ‘#Help: The Digital Transformation of Humanitarianism and the Future of Global Order’ coauthored with @car_compton. Big thanks to @merelalstein for support. Now to finish writing…
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    Just finished a full manuscript of my book, ‘#Help: Digital Humanitarianism & the Remaking of Global Order’. Still much editing to come - & title still under discussion - but still feels like a big milestone, so thought I’d share a minor ‘yay’. Because, well, 2021.
    GIF
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    Here is a short piece that I wrote for The Interpreter (@LowyInstitute) on why Hilary Charlesworth is exactly who is needed on the bench of the @CIJ_ICJ right now - written with the 5 November election in view lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…
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    Martin Krygier & I head into the rule of law melee “What would be arbitrary would be for a person...with great power over others...to be able to...insulate themselves from [common investigatory processes]... on the basis of the vehemence of their denial.”
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    Research has shown that meetings correlate with a decline in workplace happiness, productivity, and even company market share. Can tech, like automated scheduling tools & facial recognition that measures who’s paying attention, make them better wired.trib.al/IqKV9ys (From 2020)