Troubling Testimonies

Annika Björkdahl (Author) Annika Björkdahl is Professor of Political Science at Lund University in Sweden. She is the co-author of Peace and the Politics of Memory and Peacebuilding and Spatial Transformation: Peace, Space and Place, and co-editor of The Production of Gendered Knowledge of War: Women and Epistemic Power.Kristine Höglund (Author) Kristine Höglund is Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden. She is the author of Peace Negotiations in the Shadow of Violence and co-editor of The Spatiality of Violence in Post-war Cities. Johanna Mannergren (Author) Johanna Mannergren is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Södertörn University in Sweden. She is the co-author of Peace and the Politics of Memory, and co-editor of The Production of Gendered Knowledge of War: Women and Epistemic Power.

"At a time of global backlash against women's rights and escalating conflict, Troubling Testimonies insists on the urgency of listening to women's voices. Through the framework of narrative agency, Björkdahl, Höglund, and Mannergren illuminate how women's testimonies not only bear witness to violence but also reshape the foundations of societies emerging from war. Their analysis offers both warning and hope – for the conflicts still unfolding, and for the futures we can yet rebuild." - Jacqui True, co-author of The Dynamics of Conflict Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence: Comparing Impact Across Global Regions "This is an important book by world class scholars. The book's gendered lens points to the importance of power and agency in terms of who gets to tell the story or peace and conflict, and who does not. This is a particularly engaging book that expertly blends case studies with concept and theory-building. It is highly recommended." - Roger Mac Ginty, author of Everyday Peace: How So-called Ordinary People Can Disrupt Violent Conflict