Academic staff
Dr Chris van der Borgh (Programme Coordinator)
Chris van der Borgh is Associate Professor. For the Conflict studies programme, he is the Programme Coordinator, a lecturer and thesis supervisor. His research interests include international intervention and post-war politics, civic space; and security politics.
Dr Hannah Goozee
Hannah Gozee is a lecturer. For the Conflict Studies programme, she is a thesis supervisor. Her research interests include Trauma and memory, transitional justice, gender and conflict, decolonisation; and methodology and ethics.
Dr Iva Vukusic
Iva Vukusic is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies she is a lecturer and thesis supervisor. Her research interests include genocide and atrocity crimes; perpetrators of mass violence; irregular armed groups; criminal accountability; and transitional justice.
Prof. Jolle Demmers
Jolle Demmers is Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, she is a lecturer and thesis supervisor. Her research interests include remote warfare; theories of violent conflict; (re)instituting violence in the 21st century; and the spatial and temporal reconfiguration of warfare.
Dr Lauren Gould
Lauren Gould is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, she is a thesis supervisor. Her research interests include remote warfare, algorithmic warfare, security assemblages, civilian harm; and blowback.
Dr Lennart Bolliger
Lennart Bolliger is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, he is a thesis supervisor. His research interests include anti-colonial wars, veterans’ politics, mercenaries, military communities; and gender and militarism.
Dr Luuk Slooter
Luuk Slooter is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, he is a member of the core team, lecturer, and thesis supervisor. His research interests include urban violence, structural inequalities and policing.
Dr Mario Fumerton
Mario Fumerton is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, he is head of selection and thesis supervisor. His research interests include contentious politics; mobilisation of collective action; militia studies; militia governance; and militia violence and restraint.
Dr Thijs Jeursen
Thijs Jeursen is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, he is a lecturer and thesis supervisor. His research interests include policing, state violence, militarization, digital media; and technology and warfare.
Dr Róisín Burke
Róisín Burke is Assistant Professor. For the Conflict Studies programme, she is a lecturer. Her research interests include human rights; law of peace operations; women peace and security; and international law (public, criminal, humanitarian).