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Keshab Giri

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1388-1057

  • School of International, Relations, Arts Building The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AX, UK

Accepting Postgraduate Research Students

PhD projects

Gender and War, Intersectionality, Rebel Governance, Rebel Governance of Intimacy, Armed Conflicts in South Asia, Peacebuilding, Feminist IR

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Biography

Dr Keshab Giri (he/him/his) is a Lecturer in International Relations at The University of St Andrews. He is also a research fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School (2023-24). Dr Giri’s research have been published in journals like International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, and Global Studies Quarterly. His PhD thesis titled, ‘Experiences of Female Ex-Combatants in the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Endless Battles and Resistance.’ received the 2022 Thelma Hunter Gender and Politics PhD Prize from the Australian Political Science Studies Association (APSA). His research interests include women combatants, intersectionality, gender and war, violent extremism, leftist insurgencies, feminist International Relations, feminist research methodology, rebel governance, and governance of intimacy in rebel groups. His book, 'War through an Intersectional Lens: Female Combatants and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal' is published by Oxford University Press.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Experiences of Female Ex-Combatants in the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Endless Battles and Resistance, University of Sydney

28 Jul 2016 → 15 Feb 2020

Award Date: 15 Feb 2020

Master of Research, Female Combatants and Duration of War, University of Essex

22 Sept 2013 → 15 Nov 2015

Award Date: 15 Nov 2015

External positions

International Advisory Board, Feminist Reimagining of International Studies (FeRIS) book series with BUP, Bristol University Press

5 Mar 2024 → …

Board Member, Women, Peace and Security Book Series International Board, De Gruyter press

5 Feb 2024 → …

Research Fellow, Harvard University

1 Sept 2023 → …

Communication Co-Chair, FTGS, International Studies Association (ISA)

2022 → …

Secretary, South Asian Studies Association Australia

2022 → …

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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