Dr M.M. (Meredith) Loken
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1001 NB Amsterdam
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Profile
Meredith Loken is an Assistant Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam where she is a member of the Transnational Configurations, Conflict and Governance research group. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and she holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington.
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Research
She researches contemporary political violence, specifically focused on the gender dynamics of armed organizations and civil wars. Her work explores the causes and effects of women's participation in armed groups, gender-based targeting during conflict, and rebel messaging and narrative-building around political violence. She is a co-Principal Investigator for the Women's Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) Project, a multi-methods research project comprising a qualitative handbook and cross-national dataset documenting women’s participation over 370 rebel organisations operating between 1946-2015.
Her short book, Women, Gender, and Rebel Governance in Civil Wars, is expected in 2023 with Cambridge University Press' Elements in Gender & Politics Series.
- “Introducing the Women’s Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) Project 1946-2015,” 2023, Journal of Peace Research (with Hilary Matfess)
- "Queering Gender-Based Violence Scholarship: An Integrated Research Agenda," 2022, International Studies Review, OnlineFirst (with Jamie J. Hagen)
- "Non-Combat Participation in Rebellion: A Gendered Typology," 2022, International Security 47(1): 139-170
- "Using Images as Data in Political Violence Research," 2021, Journal of Human Rights 20(3): 373-379
- "Both Needed and Threatened:’ Armed Mothers in Militant Visuals," 2020, Security Dialogue 52(1): 21–44
- "Deploying Justice: Strategic Accountability for Wartime Sexual Violence," 2018, International Studies Quarterly 52(4): 761-64 (with Milli Lake and Kate Cronin-Furman)
- "Explaining Extremism: Western Women in Daesh," 2018. European Journal of International Security 3(1): 45-68 (with Anna Zelenz)
- “Rethinking Rape: The Role of Women in Wartime Violence,” 2017, Security Studies 26(1): 60-92
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Publications
2023
- Loken, M. M., Zvobgo, K., Sotomayor, A. C., Rublee, M., Karavas, G., & Duncombe, C. (2023). Race and Racial Exclusion in Security Studies: A Survey of Scholars. Security Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09636412.2023.2230880
- Loken, M., & Matfess, H. (2023). Introducing the Women’s Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) project, 1946–2015. Journal of Peace Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433221128340
2022
- Loken, M. (2022). Noncombat Participation in Rebellion A Gendered Typology. International Security, 47(1), 139-170. https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00440 [details]
- Loken, M. M., & Matfess, H. (2022). Women’s Participation in Violent Non-State Organizations. The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.013.712
Loken, M., & Hagen, J. J. (2022). Queering Gender-Based Violence Scholarship: An Integrated Research Agenda. International Studies Review, 24(4), Article viac050. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viac050 [details]
Others
- Loken, M. (participant) (12-7-2023 - 14-7-2023). European Workshops in International Studies, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Isleyen, B. (chair) & Loken, M. (chair) (2023). European Workshops in International Studies, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...). https://eisa-net.org/ewis-2023/photos/
- Loken, M. (participant) (8-5-2022). Under-Researched Aspects of Gender and Security,. Organized event at the UvA, hosted 8 external participants and one internal (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
2022
- Loken, M. & Matfess, H. (2022). Women's Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) Project. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://www.waarproject.com/dataset
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Ancillary activities
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Loken, M., & Hagen, J. J. (2022). Queering Gender-Based Violence Scholarship: An Integrated Research Agenda. International Studies Review, 24(4), Article viac050.