Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo
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 澳门六合彩开奖记录. 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 Umeå 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. "." ICONO 14, Revista de comunicación y tecnologías emergentes 19.1 (2021): 38-69.
Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. "." African Journal on Conflict Resolution 20.2 (2020): 37-64.
Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. "" Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 42 (2019): 80-104.
Féron, Élise, and Velomahanina Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo. "" Peace Review 31.3 (2019): 365-371.
Féron, Élise, and Velomahanina Razakamaharavo. "." Africa at LSE (2020).
Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. "." Journal of Peacebuilding & Development 14.3 (2019): 318-322.
Razakamaharavo, Velomahanina Tahinjanahary. "" Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology 24.1 (2018): 54.