Riada talks about advancing peace, justice & security with special focus on women's mobilization with sociologist Marie Berry

Dignified Resilience with Riada Akyol

Note: this episode was recoded on May 15th, yet the conversation seems as valid as ever. Considering Marie's expertise, we talked about both the erosion of women's rights globally but also the signs of resilience and resistance, in terms of social movements demanding social change. We addressed the effects of the global pandemic on protests and mobilization while discussing Marie's piece "Imagining a distanced future: centering a politics of love in resistance and mobilisation.” She explained more “How should we think about building intimacy and solidarity across social and economic fissures when our very bodies are potential vectors for disease?" As part of the Women’s Rights After War (WRAW) Project, she is compiling a dataset and series of case studies aimed at evaluating whether, and under what conditions, women’s empowerment interventions can differentially benefit women from different backgrounds. Hear more on Marie's thoughts on what should be priorities for moving forward resiliently, while aiming for providing and preserving dignity to women in the post-covid age. You'll also hear about importance of solidarity across communities and then about Marie's love for dancing, persistence to manage the yoga head stands and great love for her dog. Marie is a political sociologist with a focus on mass violence, gender, politics, and development. Her research examines the political, economic, and social consequences of armed conflict. She is Assistant Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, where she is affiliated with the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy. She is also the Director of the Inclusive Global Leadership Initiative (IGLI), an effort to catalyze research, education, and programming aimed at elevating and amplifying the work that women-identified activists are doing at the grassroots to advance peace, justice, and security across the world.