Researcher at @IIR_Prague, PhD in Feminist IR; gender and war; #WomenPeaceSecurity in Central Europe & Ukraine, NATO, OSCE; feminist institutionalism.

Prague, Czech Republic
Joined March 2020
New article in @European_Sec co-authored with my brilliant colleague Petr Kratochvíl at @IIR_Prague. We argue that Russian war against 🇺🇦is a new type of war, one not only implicitly gendered but also explicitly fought for traditional values & against gender/sexual equalities. 👇
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🚨New Publication🚨 An article we wrote with @MilaOSullivan @IIR_Prague “Rethinking Societal Resilience as Deterrence: A Feminist Perspective on NATO and Ukraine’s Experience” is out in Global Policy journal. 1/3 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Trump's foreign aid freeze is causing great concern for Ukrainian organisations across sectors, from veteran support, to local media & humanitarian aid. Unclear how things will develop. Ukrainian civil society is a vital part of the country's resistance. kyivindependent.com/trump-su…
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Come to work with us in Prague on foreign interference 👇
We’re Hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher! Join INTERFER, a research project led by @imsfsvuk, focusing on foreign interference in geopolitics & technology. 🔎 What you’ll do: Publish research, present at conferences, & collaborate on grants. Explore disinformation, cybersecurity, & digital industrial policy. 💡 What we’re looking for: PhD in political science, sociology, or tech studies. Expertise in digital/security technologies. 📅 Apply by 10 March 2025. Details in the link!
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We had a productive time at NATO Civil Society Advisory Panel last week. A busy year ahead as @NATO is drafting new Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security which needs to focus on operationalizing #WPS in defence and deterrence - see more in my article👉 academic.oup.com/ia/article-….
.@NATO SGSR @irenefellin has just concluded the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Civil Society Advisory Panel on #WPS. A heartfelt thank you to all #CSAP members for the invaluable expertise, dedication and wealth of knowledge you contribute to the Alliance! #StrongerTogether
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🎉The special issue, Peace in Plural: Towards Decolonial & Feminist Approaches to Peace, that @SladjaLazic & I co-edited, is now fully out in @JISBjournal! It feels surreal to share this many-years-in-the-making product of comraderie, love, and grief tandfonline.com/toc/risb20/1… 🧵
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🚨Join us online TOMORROW. Last chance to register 👇
🎙️🇺🇦 Join us for an online discussion on Feminist Perspectives on Russia’s War in Ukraine! Explore insights from "Feminist Perspective on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Hear Our Voices" with top scholars on gender, war & peace. Speakers: @MarynaShevtsova, @MilaOSullivan, @b_santoire, Hanna Manoilenko, Oksana Potapova, and @DafnaRachok 👉 Register now (a link to join the discussion will be sent upon registration): bit.ly/4fWz9zp
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Join tomorrow's discussion with authors of the book Feminist Perspective on Russia’s War in Ukraine @MarynaShevtsova @flip_the_power @DafnaRachok @b_santoire & Hana Manoilenko 👇
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Honored to have won *2025 Brodie Prize* of @CSP_journal for the article on #epistemic #imperialism, #westsplaining & more by @TerezaHendl, @MilaOSullivan, @levbekk & I. The announcement, article link & all shortlisted articles: tandfonline.com/journals/fcs… @UvA_AISSR @Politics_UvA
🏆We are proud to announce the winner of the 2025 B. Brodie Prize: for their critique of “Westsplaining” + coloniality in dominant debates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, @TerezaHendl @OBurlyuk @MilaOSullivan & @levbekk’s work was recognized by a jury from our editorial board
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🎙️🇺🇦 Join us for an online discussion on Feminist Perspectives on Russia’s War in Ukraine! Explore insights from "Feminist Perspective on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Hear Our Voices" with top scholars on gender, war & peace. Speakers: @MarynaShevtsova, @MilaOSullivan, @b_santoire, Hanna Manoilenko, Oksana Potapova, and @DafnaRachok 👉 Register now (a link to join the discussion will be sent upon registration): bit.ly/4fWz9zp
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Mila O'Sullivan retweeted
UN human rights chief Volker Turk has condemned Israel’s “apparent indifference” to the killing of civilians in Gaza, after a new report from his agency showed that nearly 70% of verified deaths from Israel's war were women and children aje.io/u9bxnz
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For the week that's in it. 34 years ago today, Ireland elected its first female President. And what a speech Mary Robinson made...
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A must read on Russia as a colonial power
Thanks to @E_IR (and special thanks to @SimonHilditch) for inviting me to write this overview of ongoing debates on Russia as a colonial power. In writing it, I've been inspired by the scholarship of many excellent colleagues - check out their work!
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“Empathy is the glue that makes us stand united in humanity. If you don’t act for the Palestinians you will become irrelevant to the world. The only way to comply with international law is imposing sanctions against Israel. May this be the last genocide in human history.” Powerful words from @FranceskAlbs after presenting her latest report on Israel’s genocide at the UN
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Honorable Mention in 2024 HELDT PRIZE for BEST ARTICLE in Slavic, East European & Eurasian WOMEN’s & GENDER studies of @awssorg awarded to our @CSP_journal article on #epistemic #imperialism! 🥳 Congratulations to my co-authors @TerezaHendl, @MilaOSullivan, @levbekk! @UvA_AISSR
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We are delighted to announce the 2025 RUTA conference "Imagination: New Visions and Connections." We will be exploring the possibilities and futures that emerge when we re-imagine the RUTA region(s), inspired by their knowledges and art. See the full call: ruta-association.org/confere…
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Mila O'Sullivan retweeted
Wonderful news! Honoured to be shortlisted with @OBurlyuk, @MilaOSullivan & @levbekk for our paper on epistemic imperialism and coloniality in debates on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and congratulations to all fellow shortlisted scholars - looking forward to reading their work
📢We are proud to announce the shortlist for CSP's 2025 Bernard Brodie Prize 🏆 The 5 short-listed articles represent variation in topics and methods, with each covering an important area and developing a strong argument 👉 contemporarysecuritypolicy.o…
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"Not always what we dream of turns out to be as perfect as we've imagined it. Often, while wandering in our fantasies, obsessed only with our dreams, we fail to notice that our life is already turning out better than we could imagine," wrote Daria Bazylevych in her university essay in May, four months before russia stole her life she loved so much. We owe justice to their family, their dad, who survived, and every single victim of this genocidal war. This is heartbreaking. Source: Ostap Slyvynskyi
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Day 2 of @GLOBSEC conference in Prague continues with debate on 🇺🇦membership in @NATO.
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Soviet-led military invasion of Czechoslovakia 56 years ago OTD. #PragueSpring #1968
Just in case you’re wondering why the Czechs are particularly concerned about Russia’s expansionist mindset
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