@coerciveinjustice
ERC Research project at UCD Sutherland School of Law led by Prof. Aisling Swaine. Investigating the gendered phenomenon of coercive control and conflict-related violence. https://coerciveinjustice.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/coercive-in-justice
In the lead-up to #IWD, WIRI spotlight Aisling Swaine, Professor of Peace, Security & International Law. Her @coerciveinjustice.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu funded research expands understanding of women’s experiences of conflict harm & bridges scholarship, policy & practice. #WomenInResearch
Out now: new report about safety and trauma-sensitivity in challenging research! Led by our @erc.europa.eu project team's @cjnicoson.bsky.social and @aislingswaine.bsky.social, @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social and colleagues, with support from UCD ReCLAIM and Wellcome. Access at➡️ acesse.one/UCDRESTS
The article also evidences how “women affected by paramilitarisms live their lives within a coercive net”, presenting a model for conflict-related coercive-control. Read @aislingswaine.bsky.social’s @erc.europa.eu research in @vawjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: doi.org/10.1177/1077....
@aislingswaine.bsky.social presents a new “Framework of Paramilitary-related Coercive Control”, mapping women’s experiences of dynamics of coercive control in their relationships and how they are related to paramilitary-related social control. @erc.europa.eu @vawjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com
New article: “Conflict-Related Coercive Control: A Framework for Understanding Women’s Experiences of Group-Based Coercive Control in Conflict-Affected Settings”. Find @aislingswaine.bsky.social's @erc.europa.eu research in @vawjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: doi.org/10.1177/1077....
We are proud to be part of this initiative, and lucky to connect with Tina so many colleagues across UCD who are committed to seeing trauma-sensitivity and researcher wellbeing centred in our practices! Learn more about Tina Skinner's work at @uniofbath.bsky.social: www.bath.ac.uk/projects/the...
Our own @aislingswaine.bsky.social and @cjnicoson.bsky.social from @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social, with Caitriona Dowd and Melanie Hoewer from @ucdpolitics.bsky.social, lead the initiative at UCD - strengthening trauma-sensitivity and wellbeing for researchers and research participants.
Last week, we welcomed Dr Tina Skinner, @uniofbath.bsky.social, who trained us on fostering researcher wellbeing. This is part of a wider effort our @erc.europa.eu project is helping lead at UCD: “Fostering Safety and Trauma Sensitivity for Researchers Undertaking Emotionally Challenging Research.”
Tuesday, 1pm @aislingswaine.bsky.social joins the All Ireland Network on Sexual Violence to share @erc.europa.eu project insights: ‘Understanding group-based strategic coercive control: Women's Experiences of Contemporary Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland’. Email ainsvr2023@gmail.com to register!
The team hope that the research we generate contributes to making visible women's experiences and contributing to prevention and response strategies that will make the lives of women and girls healthier and safer.
High rates of violence against women and girls continue globally, the UN released which indicates that every day globally, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members, one every ten minutes. www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
Drawing from pilot and ongoing research related to the ERC Coercive Injustice (GENCOERCTRL) project, Aisling delivered a talk titled: Implicit and Explicit Control: Women’s Experience of Contemporary Paramilitarism in the Context of Domestic Abuse'.
As part of events to mark International Day Against Violence Against Women, yesterday Prof. @aislingswaine.bsky.social, presented at the 'Domestic Abuse in the Northern Ireland Context: Why Here? Why us? Why Now? What Next?' conference organised by the Western Health and Social Care Trust in NI.
Catch @aislingswaine.bsky.social this PM at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, joining 'A Feminist Politics of Radical Hope in a Time of Oppression' - presenting on conflict-related coercive control. Thanks to hosts & organising committee, & to @erc.europa.eu for supporting the Coercive In/Justice project!
@aislingswaine.bsky.social and @cjnicoson.bsky.social's paper questions how ‘continuum of violence’ helps understand violence against women in studying conflict and gender. They aim to enhance clarity on the meaning and use of continuums and explore implications of this for the #WPS agenda.
PI Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social and postdoc
@cjnicoson.bsky.social presented about ‘continuums of violence’ in #WPS. Thanks, @dcu-irgs.bsky.social and @dcu-conflict.bsky.social for hosting us as at the October conference 'Conflict, gender and human security – Where are we? Where are we going?'
Reflecting on 25 years of #UNSCR1325 and #WPS, Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social writes about the 'daily experiences of harm' that still remain invisible in much of the global debate about conflict-related violence against women. New on The Morrigan Blog, dflw.ie/recognising-... @erc.europa.eu
Last week, @aislingswaine.bsky.social shared about our @erc.europa.eu project's novel contributions to studying gender-based violence through the phenomenon of ‘coercive control’. Check out the recording now!
Thank you @danielasuarezv.bsky.social and Queen's University Belfast for hosting!
The paper shared preliminary research from the @erc.europa.eu project, using phenomenology to extend our understanding of women's lived experience of fear, threat and harm between coercive control in intimate relationships and wider social control strategies of non-state armed actors.
#ecdv2025
Today project PI Professor @aislingswaine.bsky.social presented her paper 'Expanding Understanding of Women’s Experiences of both Intimate and Group-based Coercive Control in Conflict-Affected contexts' at the @ecdv2025.bsky.social conference.
Special thanks to the @thebsp.org.uk @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social, UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life, @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social, and @erc.europa.eu.
Last week’s British Society for Phenomenology Conference featured a keynote from Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social, Assoc Prof Danielle Petherbridge & Dr Charlotte Knowles: "Phenomenological Explorations of Coercive Control and Complicity" - discussion on our phenomenological research and methodology!
Last week, we co-hosted the British Society for Phenomenology's annual conference, ‘Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying Phenomenology’ - 3 days & nearly 100 people giving fantastic keynotes, panel discussions, and book presentations! 🤩
Thank you to everyone who took part and helped make it possible!
Meet one of our #CoerciveInJustice #postdocs, Lucía Poveda Galeano.
Lucía researches sociology & anthropology of the violent conflict in Colombia. She has over 20 years of humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development work and more.
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Professor @aislingswaine.bsky.social will be appearing as part of this special panel focusing on phenomenology, coercive control and complicity at this years British Society for Phenomenology International Conference 2025 being hosted at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social.
🔔 PhD applications due 27 March 5pm (Ireland)! 2 scholarships to join us at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social starting Sept 2025.
Both PhDs will develop distinctive studies on coercive control in relation to transitional justice. Details and apply at: coerciveinjustice.com/research-imp...
#CfP #BSP2025 ✨Special panel on Phenomenology and Armed Conflict, Coercion and Violence✨ Abstracts invited from across disciples, perspectives, practitioners & researchers. @thebsp.org.uk @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social
Deadline 21 March: coerciveinjustice.com/research-imp...
On Monday 3rd March, Prof Aisling Swaine will be on the panel at a very special event being organised by UCD School of Law
‘Reportage and Reform: Human Rights, Conflict & Displacement’ – Panel with award-winning journalist Sally Hayden.
Please register to attend:
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Who is behind the #CoerciveInJustice project? Meet Professor @aislingswaine.bsky.social! She has decades of humanitarian experience & researches conflict-related violence against women. Find out why she was named 1 of the world’s 100 Most Influential People in Global Gender
🔔Calling all prospective PhD students! We are recruiting for 2 PhD positions to join the #CoerciveInJustice team at @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social starting Sept 2025. Deadline to apply 27 March. ⏰ Scholarship and application details at coerciveinjustice.com/research-imp...