Several years in the making, a forum ‘Our Work is International Relations: On Exclusion, Negotiation, and Engagement Against Disciplinary Boundaries’ that began as part of a 2019 Millennium conference is now published in Alternatives.   The pieces included in the forum include:n Introduction: Our Work is International Relations: On Exclusion, Negotiation, and Engagement Against Disciplinary Boundaries written by me an Anupama Ranawana ‘Which Part of Your Work is IR?’ on Western Dominance and the Discipline of International Relations in Indonesia by Ahmad Rizky Mardhatillah Umar Queer Experiences Within the Bounds of International Relations written by me and Alex Edney-Browne Conclusion:…

This toolkit provides a guide for how to queer Women, Peace and Security in practice through three main sections: n Queering the four pillars of WPS, n Feminist and LGBTQ collaborations, and n Queering WPS National Action Plans. n The toolkit was developed in partnership with Colombia Diversa drawing on their work in the Colombian peace process, supporting LGBTQ individuals through nn transformative justice practices, and engaging in the drafting of the country’s first WPS National Action Plan in 2023. nn Download the toolkit below. Please be sure to share any feedback and let us know when you’re using the…

Excited to say the discussion outlined in my 2021 blogpost ‘On the fieldwork we choose NOT to do‘ has now resulted in the piece ‘Learning to say ‘no’: privilege, entitlement and refusal in peace, (post)conflict and security‘ nn The piece is co authored forum with Ilaria Michelis, Jennifer Philippa Eggert & Lewis Turner. n Abstract: In this forum, we focus on the possibility and necessity for active refusal in research, and the complexities of refusal. We offer four different perspectives, based on our shared concerns and understanding of the harms caused by some field research, and driven by our engagement…

I’ve been privileged to get to attend several events with UN IE SOGI at the UN this year. It was especially meaningful to attend the Belfast meeting organised by The Rainbow Project to consult with Victor about the state of LGBT rights in Belfast. The visit was part of a wider UK country consultation. nn It’s rare to have a space like this that created by the meeting in April where organisations working across issues to support LGBTQ human rights have space to reflect on the most pressing issues on a local and regional level to then be reported out…

In March of 2023 I had the opportunity co-organize and co-host the first Conversation Cafe alongside the CSW67 in NYC. The event provided a space for those interested in learning more or sharing your ideas about Queering Peace and Security. The event was in-person event will take place in the format of a conversation café guided by facilitators to discuss how and why it matters to Queer the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agendas. The event was co-hosted by: Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) Young Women+ Leaders for Peace (YWL), Philippines chapter Centre…

This resource illustrates all the points of intervention for engaging with queer and trans community in gender, peace and security initiatives. Image can be printed on a postcard,

En noviembre de 2021, Jamie J. Hagen habló con el activista por los derechos trans, Nikita Simonne Dupuis-Vargas Latorre de Bogotá, Colombia. Nikita trabaja con varios colectivos trans que participan en el activismo a través del arte, la construcción de memoria y el performance. En la entrevista habla sobre su trabajo durante la última década y media en la intersección de la lucha contra la militarización y los derechos de las personas trans. La entrevista se realizó a través de Zoom con la ayuda de un intérprete y ha sido editada por su extensión. La entrevista forma parte de un…

Margaret Middleton and I wrote an article about the ongoing feminist organizing in the museum. We were especially motivated to write about the worker-led aspect of this work. As more museums continue to unionize and there is the potential for the first General Strike in UK. history, our article feels more relevant than ever. nn The article is part of a special issue of the European Journal of Women’s Studies ‘Feminist+ solidarity as transformative politics’ edited by Ayşe Gül Altınay and Andrea Pető. In the introduction they write, ‘How do feminist and queer activist imaginaries respond to, initiate, mitigate, enable…

Below I include a compilation of paraphrased common questions I’ve received during events, interviews and teaching regarding the practice of queering WPS. Last updated: September 2022. nn 1. We are a women’s peace organization – shouldn’t an LGBTQ organization be supporting lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women? nn In reality, LGBTQ organizations, especially those working in conflict-related spaces, are understaffed and overstretched. Worse yet, those supporting lesbian, bisexual and queer women are ,,severely underfunded globally which leads to a lack of data about these communities and lack of services for them when other women’s organiations focus solely on supporting heterosexual…