Discussant: Eduardo Álvarez-Vanegas (PhD researcher, Civil War Paths project) Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín is a Professor at the Institute of Political Studies and International Relations, National University of Colombia, and the Director of the Observatory on Land Restitution. He is a sociologist and anthropologist whose work explores political systems, power and conflict. His extensive research on […]
Welcome - 12:00-12:15 Panel 1 Processual Approaches to Civil War - 12:15-1:15 Panel 2 State-Rebel Dynamics - 1:30-2:30 Panel 3 Territorial and Social Frontiers - 2:45-3:45 Panel 4 Transitions and Legacies - 4:00-5:00
Discussant: Michael Livesey (Research Assistant, Civil War Paths) An update on the Civil War Paths case-mapping process, and introduction to case studies selected for in-depth qualitative research, one year into the project.
Discussant: Dr Anastasia Shesterinina (Director, Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War) Philip Roessler is Margaret Hamilton Associate Professor of Government and Director of the African Research Center at William & Mary. His research investigates conflict and state-building in sub-Saharan Africa, including work exploring the link between coups and civil war. Ongoing projects address […]
Discussant: Eduardo Álvarez-Vanegas (PhD Researcher, Civil War Paths) Janet Lewis is Assistant Professor in Political Science at George Washington University. Her research centres on clandestine violence and state formation, focussing on sub-Saharan Africa. Her recent book examined how rebel groups form, and why many fail. She continues to work on armed conflict – as well […]
Discussant: Dr Hanna Ketola (Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Civil War Paths) Donatella della Porta is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center on Social Movement Studies at the Scuola Normale Superiore. She has led research on social movements, political violence, corruption, and policing. Her present research reflects on popular organisation in response to the […]
Discussant: Dr Toni Rouhana (Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Civil War Paths) Wendy Pearlman is Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. Professor Pearlman has written widely on processes of mobilisation in Palestine and Syria, the logic of Israeli coercion strategies, and the lived experience of forced migration. Her current work extends the latter […]
Anastasia Shesterinina is Director of the Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War at the University of Sheffield. Her past projects explore the internal dynamics of armed conflict: focussing on social mobilisation, ex-combatant demobilisation, and civilian protection norms. As principal investigator on the Civil War Paths project, her present research seeks to understand the […]
Problematising “Civil” in Civil War and “Peace” in Peacebuilding – Elena Simon and Henry StaplesRethinking Civic Engagement in Contexts of Political Violence – Ahmed Bastaki and Amna Kaleem Chair: Dr Anastasia Shesterinina
Violence against Environmental Activists in Colombia – Dr Jonathan GamuSocial Movements and the Ecologies of Survival in Egypt and Turkey – Dr Cemal Burak Tansel Chair: Pr Jan Selby
How Torture Became Speakable – Dr Lisa StampnitzkyMasculinity and Peacebuilding – Dr David Duriesmith Chair: Pr Ruth Blakeley
Mobilizing in Uncertainty: Collective Identities and War in Abkhazia – Dr Anastasia ShesterininaIn conversation with: Dr Laurence Broers, Caucasus Programme Director, Conciliation Resources and Russia and Eurasia Programme Associate Fellow, Chatham House