Postcolonial Hierarchies

Researching „hierarchies“ (7. June 2023)

Building upon the first Think Lab, the Second Virtual Think Lab, hosted by Philipps Universität Marburg, focused on an in-depth engagement with the Network´s key concept of “hierarchies”. The Virtual Think Lab examined the concept of “postcolonial hierarchies” in relation to the individual research projects of the Network´s members. based on two articles which help […]

Dr. Adam Sandor on Panel Discussion „The role of the UN and regional organisations in times of political unrest and growing violence“

Dr. Adam Sandor (University of Bayreuth) participated on the panel discussion „The role of the UN and regional organisations in times of political unrest and growing violence“, alongside Niagalé Bagayoko (African Security Sector Network), Chido Mutangadura (UNU-CPR), Kseniya Oksamytna (City University London), and Jamie Bring  (UNU-CRIS). This discussion was part of the conference „A decade […]

Alena Strohmaier

currently heads the MediaHub at the Department for Media Studies of the Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany). She was project leader of the interdisciplinary research project ’But I’m not filming, I’m just doing a bit of video’. Cinematic appropriation processes of protest videos from the Middle East and North Africa since 2009 (funded by the German Federal Ministry […]

Laura Reisser

Laura Reisser is a student assistant at the Center for Conflict Studies, currently pursuing her M. A. in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Marburg. She obtained her B.A. in Political Science and Sociology at the University of Freiburg with a focus on gender, inequalities, and social movements.  She is especially interested in […]

Judith Braun

is a student assistant at the Center for Conflict Studies, currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Philipps University Marburg. She obtained her B.A. in Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Konstanz, with a focus on migration, memory and gender. In her Master’s program, she is particularly engaged […]

Yaas Bahmani

bahmani@students.uni-marburg.de Yaas Bahmani is a student assistant at the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. She is currently in the process of finishing her master’s degree in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Mannheim. Her interests in Conflict Studies revolve mainly around Iran and Afghanistan.

Miriam Bartelmann

Miriam Bartelmann is a PhD researcher at the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute (ABI) Freiburg. Her research focuses on environmental and territorial conflicts that arise on the ground of or reproduce postcolonial hierarchies. Her interests are in decolonial perspectives and transformative practices. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and Islamic studies from the University of Freiburg. During her M.A. […]

Conceptualizing „postcolonial hierarchies“ (5.-6. October 2022)

The Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace & Conflict Network’s first Think Lab took place at one of its participating institutions, the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut (ABI) in Freiburg at the University of Freiburg. During the Think Lab, the Network addressed its defining notion: “postcolonial hierarchies”. The main goal of the Think Lab was to articulate a shared […]