Leena Vastapuu
Postdoctoral researcher
Summary
Researcher of world politics with an emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. In my PhD project, I examined the post-war realities of former girl and women soldiers in Liberia and gained my doctorate in 2017. My recent publications include a book 'Liberia's Women Veterans: War, Roles and Reintegration' (Zed Books 2018) and several peer-reviewed articles on gender, post-war reconstruction, child soldiers, inequality, and visual research methods. I have lived, studied and/or worked in Liberia, Senegal as well as Zambia and am eager to develop innovative ways to study and understand different phenomena around the world.
Profile
Researcher info
Institution
Tampere University
Department/faculty
TAPRI - Tampere Peace Research Institute
Contact information
leena.vastapuu@protonmail.com
+358505323258
Keywords
child soldiers ddr discrimination ebola female soldiers Gender inequality peace negotiations peace research post-war reconstruction prostitution qualitative research methods. slums ssr sub-Saharan Africa urban poverty visual research methods war west africa