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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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
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/...
Reposted by Andrea Purdekova
The Leverhulme Library – showcasing recently published books from researchers the Trust has funded.
This month we have @andreapurdekova.bsky.social, @northernpicts.bsky.social, @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social, Clare Brant and Michael Bycroft.
This month we have @andreapurdekova.bsky.social, @northernpicts.bsky.social, @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social, Clare Brant and Michael Bycroft.
August 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The Leverhulme Library – showcasing recently published books from researchers the Trust has funded.
This month we have @andreapurdekova.bsky.social, @northernpicts.bsky.social, @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social, Clare Brant and Michael Bycroft.
This month we have @andreapurdekova.bsky.social, @northernpicts.bsky.social, @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social, Clare Brant and Michael Bycroft.
Reposted by Andrea Purdekova
Paths to Forgetting by Andrea Purdeková.
This book explores how different war-peace transitions in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya shape public memory and public amnesia of atrocity.
📚 https://cup.org/4w7KZzk
This book explores how different war-peace transitions in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya shape public memory and public amnesia of atrocity.
📚 https://cup.org/4w7KZzk
May 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Paths to Forgetting by Andrea Purdeková.
This book explores how different war-peace transitions in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya shape public memory and public amnesia of atrocity.
📚 https://cup.org/4w7KZzk
This book explores how different war-peace transitions in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya shape public memory and public amnesia of atrocity.
📚 https://cup.org/4w7KZzk
Very excited to share that my new book now has a cover! ‘Paths to Forgetting: Memory and Power After Violence in East Africa’ will be coming out with Cambridge University Press in late spring 2026. More soon…
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February 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Very excited to share that my new book now has a cover! ‘Paths to Forgetting: Memory and Power After Violence in East Africa’ will be coming out with Cambridge University Press in late spring 2026. More soon…
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
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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...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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...
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...
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
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April 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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...
doi.org/10.1093/isag...
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
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/...