Author profile: Rhys Crilley

Rhys Crilley is a Research Associate at the Open University, UK. He is currently working on an AHRC funded project ‘Reframing Russia for the Global Mediasphere: From Cold War to “Information War”?’.  His research explores social media, visual politics, and narratives in global politics. He tweets at @rhyscrilley.

Did RT Influence the 2016 US Elections?

Rhys Crilley • Nov 21 2017 • Articles

Rather than forcing RT to register as a foreign agent, efforts should be spent on making RT clarify any opaque business and editorial structures.

Review – The Politics of Exile

Rhys Crilley • Jul 22 2014 • Features

Dauphinée masterfully eschews the conventional ways of presenting research and through storytelling provides insights into the Bosnian war and its dire aftermath.

Review – Military Media Management

Rhys Crilley • Apr 11 2014 • Features

Maltby’s examination of military media operations successfully evaluates armed forces’ traditional media management techniques, but fails to consider social media.

Review – Future States

Rhys Crilley • Nov 20 2013 • Features

Stephen Paul Haigh’s claims for the resilience of the modern state in a global system rendered neo-medieval in form by globalization are bold – yet supported by a solid engagement with extant literature.

Student Book Features: Critical Approaches to Security

Rhys Crilley • Jun 28 2013 • Features

These two edited collections provide detailed accounts of critical methodologies and methods, and are a welcome addition to a sub field that is seemingly no longer at the margins.

Review – Studies in Trans-Disciplinary Method

Rhys Crilley • Dec 3 2012 • Features

This challenging book highlights how Shapiro’s writing-as-method and the stories of aesthetic subjects can be used to explore issues at a deeper level than psychological approaches.

London 2012, Terrorism and the Militarization of the City

Rhys Crilley • Jul 27 2012 • Articles

The ways in which security has been approached and implemented by the organisers of London 2012 reflects an ongoing militarization of cities which is worrying.