Andrea Purdekova
andreapurdekova.bsky.social
Andrea Purdekova
@andreapurdekova.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Conflict and Security at University of Bath. Conflict and peace-building in the Great Lakes of Africa, esp Rwanda and Burundi. Views mine.
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My latest article is out in ISQ, and explores the pacification of violent pasts in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya through the lens of everyday security: academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Does Memory Make Safe in the Wake of Atrocity? Pacification of Violent Pasts, Memory Labor, and Everyday Security
Abstract. Does commemoration of violence enhance or undermine everyday security? Whilst memorialization has become a staple of peacebuilding processes, the
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Reposted by Andrea Purdekova
Very happy to share with you all that Toni Sastere Bel and I have published a paper today on the regional dimension of the conflict in #Sudan: Gravitating Toward the Middle East. doi.org/10.7274/2893...
Gravitating toward the Middle East: How Sudan’s changing regional context fuels conflict and hinders mediation
The Mediation in Regionalized Intra-State Conflict project focuses on international mediation in intra-state conflicts that have significant regional conflict dimensions. The problem of conflict regio...
doi.org
May 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Andrea Purdekova
In this new article 📖 ✍️, @adamkochanski.bsky.social, Jennifer Welsh, and I talk ALL about localization, and kick off the Localization in World Politics Special Forum! Dive in open access @gsqjournal.bsky.social #OxfordUniversityPress @isanet.bsky.social 1/

doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Localization in World Politics: Bridging Theory and Practice
Abstract. This Introduction and Special Forum highlight the importance of localization for the study of world politics, both as a theoretical concept in in
doi.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My latest article is out in ISQ, and explores the pacification of violent pasts in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya through the lens of everyday security: academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Does Memory Make Safe in the Wake of Atrocity? Pacification of Violent Pasts, Memory Labor, and Everyday Security
Abstract. Does commemoration of violence enhance or undermine everyday security? Whilst memorialization has become a staple of peacebuilding processes, the
academic.oup.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM