‘Women, Conflict and Transitional Justice: two case studies – Bangladesh and Kenya” – Mayesha Alam, Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security and Moore Institute visiting fellow

Global Women’s Studies

In association with the

Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies

Gender ARC – Gender, Discourse and Identity Cluster

is pleased to invite you to a Summer Seminar with

Mayesha Alam

“Women, Conflict and Transitional Justice: two case studies – Bangladesh and Kenya”

Wednesday June 25th – 12.00-2.00 pm

THB-G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room

Free event – all welcome – light lunch provided!

To reserve a place, email: Gillian.browne@nuigalway.ie

Mayesha Alam is the Assistant Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security WAshington, DC, and in this role, manages the Institute’s various projects, including the Profiles in Peace oral histories project, major convenings, in-house research, the Hillary R. Clinton Fellowship program, the Summer Graduate Research Fellows program, and the online repository. She is also in charge of operations at the Institute and supports the Executive Director in fundraising and building external relations. Mayesha co-teaches a graduate seminar on Women, Peace and Security with Ambassador Verveer in the School of Foreign Service. She is the author of Women and Transitional Justice: Progress and Persistent Challenges(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). Originally from Bangladesh, Mayesha received her M.A. in Conflict Resolution at Georgetown University, during which she specialized on gender mainstreaming in peacebuilding, security and post-conflict reconstruction as well as human rights more broadly. She has previously worked in the U.S. and internationally for The World Bank, the United Nations and a number of NGOs. Mayesha received her B.A. in international relations and biology from Mount Holyoke CollegeShe is currently a Moore Institute Visiting Fellow, co-hosted by Global Women’s Studies at NUI Galway.

For more information please contact gillian.browne@nuigalway.ie