Dr. Michanne Steenbergen

PhD in Politics at UoM. Focus on Gender, Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Attempting to turn coffee into manuscript.

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

I have some exciting news to share!

My book, Female Ex-Combatants, Empowerment, and Reintegration will be available from Routledge (here: https://t.co/IqgG1l3w4x) and Amazon (here: https://t.co/WXLeIN4mv2) from the 25th of February as Hardcover and eBook format. 1/9

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@docstushi @el_fra_ngo @UoMPolitics Congrats Franco, amazing work!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

My book, Female Ex-Combatants, Empowerment, and Reintegration, is officially out and available with a discount at @routledgebooks ! Use the code FLA22 at the checkout at Routledge https://t.co/44j2pONVtg

#phdpublished #peacebuilding #combatants #reintegration

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@HadebeMethembe That'd be amazing!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

I have some exciting news to share!

My book, Female Ex-Combatants, Empowerment, and Reintegration will be available from Routledge (here: https://t.co/IqgG1l3w4x) and Amazon (here: https://t.co/WXLeIN4mv2) from the 25th of February as Hardcover and eBook format. 1/9

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@tobias_pietz And definitely looking forward to hearing your perspectives!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@SarahShoker @Joana_Cook Definitely agree, this certainly was an underresearched topic when I started my research in 2015! There has certainly been more attention to this topic and very useful insights that can help shape and improve future peacebuilding programmes.

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@tobias_pietz My worry with calling the DDR in Liberia too inclusive is that restricted criteria exclude those who need the support from DDR the most, e.g. because they are young, vulnerable, have suffered trauma, have lost families, were forced recruited, or are dependent on commanders.

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@tobias_pietz I actually spoke with many adult female ex-combatants and particularly girl ex-combatants who were excluded from the programme, frequently by UN officials at the disarmament sites, but also by commanders and their own families.

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@tobias_pietz I didn't do a deep-dive on the all-female unit per se, so I can't say if it actually increased applications. The broader post-conflict environment and insecurity did contribute to an increase in applications from women

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@LeenaVastapuu Thanks, Leena, looking forward to hearing what you think! I actually managed to draw on your research, very fascinating and a lot rings true with what I found!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@HadebeMethembe I hadn't come across this one yet, looking forward to reading it!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@livingtruely Looking forward to hearing what you think!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@niall_gilmartin Thank you, looking forward to hearing what you think!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@yolandebouka Thank you 😊!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@drljshepherd Thank you Laura and thank you for all your support on this! Cannot recommend this series enough 😁!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@KeshabGiri_ Thanks for sharing!!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

@j_p_eggert Thank you 😊!

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

While I am at it with the self-promotion, some of the research on political reintegration was published (https://t.co/ZcHCq5Jjvm) and a working paper/policy brief was published in the LSE Women, Peace and Security Working Paper Series @LSE_WPS (https://t.co/qApFCcspy1). 9/9

[Dr. Michanne Steenbergen @MichanneSt]

It has certainly been a long journey but very worthwhile now that I can finally share these stories with a broader audience. It is so important that these stories are shared! 8/9