@MariaEBaaz

Associate professor and senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala and the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

nai.uu.se/research/researchers/maria-eriksson-baaz/
Joined June 2014
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Maria Eriksson Baaz retweeted
Christoph N. Vogel@ethuin20 Jul 2020
My take on what #Congo’s recent army reshuffle means (or not), and why US reactions to it have been dangerously ill-guided—both for Congo and with regards to sanctions more broadly. suluhu.org/2020/07/20/congos…
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Emma Hernborg@GnestaEmma16 Jul 2020
På mitt jobb sägs det ibland - halvt på skämt halvt på allvar - att vi i första hand anställer 47-åriga kvinnor som läst statsvetenskap i Uppsala. Klart är att vi på Sids definitivt kan bli mycket bättre på mångfald. (1/5)
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David Mwambari@dsfactories6 Nov 2019
Finally read @RobtelNeajai I mean, this is really original in every sense of the word...have you ever read an academic article that makes you even laugh while learning and still reflect?must read De‐centring the ‘White Gaze’ of Development onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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'Moving Out of the #Backstage: How Can We #Decolonize #Research?' Read our multi-authored #blog drafted collectively by 16 #researchers based in #GlobalNorth n #researchbrokers from #GlobalSouth. #ResearchEthics #fieldwork #ethics @Mats_Utas @MariaEBaaz thedisorderofthings.com/2019…
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This is the brand new twitter feed of the Uppsala Gender and Politics Seminar. Follow us to find out more about our projects, publications, presentations and seminars!
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Reflects a sad and typical trend in current discourse: the indulging in the hardship endured by a privileged (heroic) researcher self. A troublesome failure of recognizing privilege in relation to the people you "do research on" or hire as assistant…Change is needed.
Swati Parashar स्वाति पाराशर@swatipash9 Oct 2019
If u do #fieldwork pls reflect on #PRIVILEGE. U r not saving anyone n only furthering ur careers. N if #fieldwork is so hard, don't do it. It is not a form of self indulgence, a feel good thing. There are some real people out there, suffering. @MariaEBaaz @Mats_Utas @dsfactories
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If u do #fieldwork pls reflect on #PRIVILEGE. U r not saving anyone n only furthering ur careers. N if #fieldwork is so hard, don't do it. It is not a form of self indulgence, a feel good thing. There are some real people out there, suffering. @MariaEBaaz @Mats_Utas @dsfactories
Duck of Minerva@DuckofMinerva9 Oct 2019
Fieldwork and Your Health - duckofminerva.com/2019/10/fi…
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Maria Stern@MariaSternSGS4 May 2018
Our long, looooooong overdue article is finally finally out! And open access! with Maria Eriksson Baaz tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Curious erasures: the sexual in wartime sexual violence

Wartime sexual violence is especially egregious precisely because it is a sexual form of violence that causes particular harms. Yet, curiously, and in contrast to feminist theory on sexual violence...

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Judith Verweijen@judithverweijen4 May 2018
Fascinating blog by Peter Lambertz: “Whales in the Congo River? Boats, Names and Bureaucratic Norms on Congo’s Inland Waterways” trafo.hypotheses.org/9146

Whales in the Congo River? Boats, Names and Bureaucratic Norms on Congo’s Inland Waterways

By Peter Lambertz (IHA-CREPOS, Dakar) In the DR Congo, most highways are made of water. At least half of Congo’s urban centres depend on the country’s extensive network of inland waterways for...

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Yasmin Gunaratnam@YasminGun4 May 2018
‘Orientalism hit the right note at the most momentous - when the condition of coloniality needed a thematic & theoretical decoupling from the framing of capitalist modernity at large’ aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…
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Nice text on FARDC wives and family life by @SimoneGorrindo csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2…
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Media portrayals of #Africa promote paternalism wapo.st/1DQQYWL I'm worried charities will use results to raise $ w/ooga booga images
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What is wrong with Virunga the movie?, with @kvlassen , @Vickspl, @judithverweijen, @EstherMarijnen, and others foreignaffairs.com/articles/…
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Judith Verweijen@judithverweijen8 Dec 2014
Great new working paper by @KasperHoffmann2 on methodological challenges of field research on Mai Mai in South Kivu diis.dk/en/node/4620
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Maria Eriksson Baaz retweeted
CritMil Studies@CritMilStudies5 Dec 2014
#CFP Critical Military Studies section at @europeanisa 2015 Sicily! Section chairs @VmBasham and Sarah Bulmer tinyurl.com/kpyvcb2
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Unbearable Experiences, by an association of male survivors of conflict sexual violence in Uganda @DrChrisDolan youtube.com/watch?v=EDVFn70O…

Unbearable Experiences

We are proud to bring you a short video produced by Men of Peace, a...

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Judith Verweijen@judithverweijen9 Oct 2014
Ntung’s conclusions on army reshuffle seem hasty for we do not yet know ops & regiment commands or troops deployment bit.ly/1rj2NOH
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Maria Eriksson Baaz retweeted
Ida Sawyer@ida_sawyer1 Oct 2014
Over 100 ex-combatants, their wives, children died from starvation+disease in remote Kotakoli military camp #DRC #HRW bit.ly/1rsO1eh

DR Congo: Surrendered Fighters Starve in Camp

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Excellent briefing paper on sexual violence against men and boys in conflict by @DrChrisDolan refugeelawproject.org/files/…
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