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Dr Maria O'Reilly

Senior Lecturer

Maria O'Reilly is a Senior Lecturer in Politics & International Relations.

Maria's work focuses on the gender politics of war and peace, with a particular focus on the region of the former Yugoslavia. Her research explores how gendered agency emerges in response to war and to post-war peacebuilding interventions.

Maria's research has examined local and international peacebuilding practices in Bosnia & Herzegovina and their role in promoting gender-just forms of peace. This includes an exploration of post-war justice initiatives and an AHRC-ESRC funded project on female combatants' experiences of Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration programmes.

Maria joined Leeds Beckett in 2017. She previously held an AHRC Postdoctoral fellowship in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London.

Current Teaching

Theorising Peace & Conflict
Gendering the International
Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution
Politics, Ethics and Justice

Research Interests

Maria is currently finalising her research on ‘The Gender Politics of Demilitarisation' project. This project examines the relationship between gender, agency and international security, looking in particular at the case of (post-)conflict Bosnia & Herzegovina. It explores whether contemporary security practices provide 'gender security' in (post)conflict settings, and examines the ways in which gendered agency and resistance emerges in response to peace and security interventions.

Maria is also working with Dr. Laura McLeod (University of Manchester) to develop a feminist analysis of key concepts, methods and approaches used in the field of Critical Peace & Conflict Studies. They recently co-edited a Special Issue of the journal Peacebuilding, on the theme 'Critical Peace & Conflict Studies: Feminist Interventions'.