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Dr Choman Hardi

Choman Hardi is the Director of AUIS’s Center for Gender and Development Studies, and a Co-Director of the UKRI GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub. Her research focuses on women’s experiences of political violence as well as their role in social and political movements. On the Hub, Choman is researching the role of institutions and practices on the construction of an aggressive and sexually exploitative masculinity which victimises women. The project aims to promote a culture of non-violence and sensitivity amongst the younger generation of men.
Co-Director, Masculinities and Sexualities Center for Gender and Development Studies, American University of Iraq Sulaimani

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Areas of Research

Masculinity; gender and political violence; gender and revolution; women’s movement

Hub Projects

  • Transitional Masculinity, Violence and Prevention

Publications

  • Choman Hardi, “Gender Issues in the Context of a Humanitarian Crisis”, LSE Centre for Women, peace and Security Working Paper Series (2019): 1-14
  • Choman Hardi, “Gender and Genocide, Two Case Studies” in: Routledge Book of Gender and Security, eds Laura Sjoberg, Laura Shepherd, and Caron Gentry (Routledge/ USA, 2018)
  • Choman Hardi, Considering the Women (Bloodaxe Books Ltd, United Kindom, 2015)
  • Choman Hardi, “Women’s Activism in Iraqi Kurdistan: Achievements, Shortcomings and Obstacles,” Kurdish Studies Journal 1 (2013): 44-64
  • Choman Hardi, Gendered Experiences of Genocide: Anfal Survivors in Kurdistan-Iraq (Routledge, United Kindom, 2011)

Publications from Choman

Stream Summary: Masculinities and Sexualities

The Gender Hubcast: Engaging in the Messiness of Field Work: Feminist Approaches to International Studies

Whispering Walls

Surviving abuse, defamation and backlash

The backlash against women’s rights in Iraq’s Kurdistan region: Iraq 20 Years on, Insider Reflections on the War and its Aftermath.

Feminine: The feminist installation that shook Sulaimani

The Women’s Movement in Kurdistan-Iraq

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Colombia
Kurdistan-Iraq
Lebanon
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Uganda
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