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Coercive In/Justice
@coerciveinjustice.bsky.social
ERC Research project at UCD Sutherland School of Law led by Prof. Aisling Swaine. Investigating the gendered phenomenon of coercive control and conflict-related violence.

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Catch @aislingswaine.bsky.social this PM at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, joining 'A Feminist Politics of Radical Hope in a Time of Oppression' - presenting on conflict-related coercive control. Thanks to hosts & organising committee, & to @erc.europa.eu for supporting the Coercive In/Justice project!
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
PI Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social and postdoc
@cjnicoson.bsky.social presented about ‘continuums of violence’ in #WPS. Thanks, @dcu-irgs.bsky.social and @dcu-conflict.bsky.social for hosting us as at the October conference 'Conflict, gender and human security – Where are we? Where are we going?'
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Reflecting on 25 years of #UNSCR1325 and #WPS, Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social writes about the 'daily experiences of harm' that still remain invisible in much of the global debate about conflict-related violence against women. New on The Morrigan Blog, dflw.ie/recognising-... @erc.europa.eu
Recognising Diffuse and Cumulative Harm in Post-Conflict Settings - Doing Feminist Legal Work
The most pronounced critique directed at the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS) over its 25-year trajectory has
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October 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Last week, @aislingswaine.bsky.social shared about our @erc.europa.eu project's novel contributions to studying gender-based violence through the phenomenon of ‘coercive control’. Check out the recording now!

Thank you @danielasuarezv.bsky.social and Queen's University Belfast for hosting!
🎥 The recording is now available!

If you missed “Behind the Lines: Gender-Based Violence Within Armed Groups and the Politics of Victimhood in Colombia & Northern Ireland”, watch the discussion here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgqt...
Behind the Lines: Gender-Based Violence Within Armed Groups & the Politics of Victimhood in Colombia
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October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today project PI Professor @aislingswaine.bsky.social presented her paper 'Expanding Understanding of Women’s Experiences of both Intimate and Group-based Coercive Control in Conflict-Affected contexts' at the @ecdv2025.bsky.social conference.
September 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Last week’s British Society for Phenomenology Conference featured a keynote from Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social, Assoc Prof Danielle Petherbridge & Dr Charlotte Knowles: "Phenomenological Explorations of Coercive Control and Complicity" - discussion on our phenomenological research and methodology!
September 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Last week, we co-hosted the British Society for Phenomenology's annual conference, ‘Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying Phenomenology’ - 3 days & nearly 100 people giving fantastic keynotes, panel discussions, and book presentations! 🤩

Thank you to everyone who took part and helped make it possible!
September 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Meet one of our #CoerciveInJustice #postdocs, Lucía Poveda Galeano.

Lucía researches sociology & anthropology of the violent conflict in Colombia. She has over 20 years of humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development work and more.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Professor @aislingswaine.bsky.social will be appearing as part of this special panel focusing on phenomenology, coercive control and complicity at this years British Society for Phenomenology International Conference 2025 being hosted at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social.
Charlotte Knowles - Danielle Petherbridge - Aisling Swaine
Special Keynote Plenary: “Phenomenological Explorations of Coercive Control & Complicity”
#BSP2025UCD: ‘Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying #Phenomenology
27/28/29 August - Dublin
Registration Open Now
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July 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🔔 PhD applications due 27 March 5pm (Ireland)! 2 scholarships to join us at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social starting Sept 2025.

Both PhDs will develop distinctive studies on coercive control in relation to transitional justice. Details and apply at: coerciveinjustice.com/research-imp...
Join our team: 2 PhD positions
COERCIVE IN/JUSTICE (GENCOERCTRL) PROJECT TWO ERC DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2025 Two doctoral scholarships are available as part of an ERC-funded project Gender, Conflict and Coercive Control: A Femini…
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March 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#CfP #BSP2025 ✨Special panel on Phenomenology and Armed Conflict, Coercion and Violence✨ Abstracts invited from across disciples, perspectives, practitioners & researchers. @thebsp.org.uk @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social

Deadline 21 March: coerciveinjustice.com/research-imp...
BSP|UCD|2025 - Call for Abstracts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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March 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
On Monday 3rd March, Prof Aisling Swaine will be on the panel at a very special event being organised by UCD School of Law

‘Reportage and Reform: Human Rights, Conflict & Displacement’ – Panel with award-winning journalist Sally Hayden.

Please register to attend:
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February 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Who is behind the #CoerciveInJustice project? Meet Professor @aislingswaine.bsky.social! She has decades of humanitarian experience & researches conflict-related violence against women. Find out why she was named 1 of the world’s 100 Most Influential People in Global Gender
Meet the team
Aisling Swaine, Principal Investigator Aisling is Professor of Peace, Security and International Law at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin. Her research focuses on conflict-rel…
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February 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🔔Calling all prospective PhD students! We are recruiting for 2 PhD positions to join the #CoerciveInJustice team at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social starting Sept 2025. Deadline to apply 27 March. ⏰ Scholarship and application details at coerciveinjustice.com/research-imp...
Join our team: 2 PhD positions
COERCIVE IN/JUSTICE (GENCOERCTRL) PROJECT TWO ERC DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2025 Two doctoral scholarships are available as part of an ERC-funded project Gender, Conflict and Coercive Control: A Femini…
coerciveinjustice.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are excited to announce – with the British Society for Phenomenology (BSP), UCD School of Philosophy, and UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life, #CoerciveInJustice is hosting the 2025 BSP conference: 27 – 29 August. Find out more here: sites.google.com/view/licdubl... #CfP #BSP2025 #CRVAW
BSP|UCD|2025 - Call for Abstracts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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February 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#CoerciveInJustice is now online! 🛜 Check out our new website: www.coerciveinjustice.com to learn about the research project, meet the team, and catch up on all the latest news and events.
January 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Coercive In/Justice #ERC research project is the first transnational and empirically driven study of its kind - developing new theoretical and methodological frames to study the gendered phenomenon of #CoerciveControl in #ConflictRelatedViolence and #TransitionalJustice: coerciveinjustice.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM