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Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo

Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo portrait

Principal Investigator of the ESRC-funded project HYBRICON. This project studies the impacts of hybridization processes on the local conflict trajectories in Madagascar.

Areas of interest

Areas of interest:

  • Peacebuilding, conflict recurrence/transformation, conflict resolution
  • Emerging technologies, gender, peace, security
  • Gender training in peace support operations

Background

I am a Research Fellow at the School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics (SPPE) at the ÌÇÐÄVlog. Previously, I was a Lecturer/ Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hochschule für Politik München (HfP) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Before taking up that position, I was HfP’s Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Transformations for the academic year 2019/20. I am also a Scientific Collaborator at the Center for Political Science and Comparative Politics of UCLouvain Belgium. Prior to these, I was a Policy Leader Fellow at the School of Transnational Governance (STG) of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, a Junior Visiting Researcher at the Department of Government of Uppsala University as well as the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies of UmeÃ¥ University (the Varieties of Peace program), and a Visiting Fellow at the Center on Conflict Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) at the Graduate Institute of Geneva. I was also a Visiting Researcher at the Université Catholique de Louvain’s Center for Political Science and Comparative Politics where I developed a methodology bridging Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and in-depth narrative analysis, studying the dynamics of conflict transformation and recurrence. Finally, I was a Teaching Assistant in Comparative Research Design at the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) winter school.

One of my goals is to bridge theory and practice. I participate in various initiatives outside the academic world. I focus on a number of issues such as climate change, emerging technologies (e.g.: Artificial Intelligence), and gender. For example, I was a Digital Sherlock of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, a network of scholars and practitioners identifying, exposing, and explaining disinformation where and when it occurs using open source intelligence (OSINT) techniques and tools. We aim at  forging digital resilience. I am also an Expert and Contributor within the Global Wo-Men Hub in Belgium. I am a 2017 Women in International Security (WIIS) Next Generation Scholar.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS)
  • MA in Marketing and Communication at Institut Supérieur de la Communication, des Affaires, et du Management (ISCAM)
  • BA in American Studies at the University of Antananarivo

Awards and honours

  • Exploring the impacts of hybridisation on the local conflict trajectories of Madagascar between the post-WWII colonial rule and 2016. Economic and Social Research Council’s New Investigator Grant, Principal Investigator
  • Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Transformations at the Hochschule für Politik München at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • Policy Fellowship at the School of Transnational Governance (STG) of the European University Institute

Selected publications

Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. “�, Conflict Trends 21.2 (2021)

Freedman, Jane, Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, and Velomahanina Razakamaharavo. "."ÌýICONO 14, Revista de comunicación y tecnologías emergentes 19.1 (2021): 38-69.

Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. "."ÌýAfrican Journal on Conflict Resolution 20.2 (2020): 37-64.

Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. ""ÌýPolitikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 42 (2019): 80-104.

Féron, Élise, and Velomahanina Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo. ""ÌýPeace Review 31.3 (2019): 365-371.

Féron, Élise, and Velomahanina Razakamaharavo. "."ÌýAfrica at LSEÌý(2020).

Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. "."ÌýJournal of Peacebuilding & Development 14.3 (2019): 318-322.

Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. ""ÌýPeace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology 24.1 (2018): 54.

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