Biography
Dr Keshab Giri (he/him/his) is a Lecturer in International Relations at The University of St Andrews. He is also a research fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School (2023-24). Dr Giri’s research have been published in journals like International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, and Global Studies Quarterly. His PhD thesis titled, ‘Experiences of Female Ex-Combatants in the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Endless Battles and Resistance.’ received the 2022 Thelma Hunter Gender and Politics PhD Prize from the Australian Political Science Studies Association (APSA). His research interests include women combatants, intersectionality, gender and war, violent extremism, leftist insurgencies, feminist International Relations, feminist research methodology, rebel governance, and governance of intimacy in rebel groups. His book, 'War through an Intersectional Lens: Female Combatants and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal' is published by Oxford University Press.
PhD supervision
- Hira Malik
Selected publications
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Feminist research on men and masculinity(ies): dilemma and discomfort
Giri, K., 30 Jan 2025, Routledge handbook of masculinities, conflict, and peacebuilding. Myrttinen, H., Lewis, C., Touquet, H., Schulz, P., Yousaf, F. & Laruni, E. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 47-56 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Intimacy, progressive politics and the Maoist insurgencies in South Asia
Giri, K., 10 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Civil Wars. Latest Articles, 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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War through an intersectional lens: female combatants and the Maoist insurgency in Nepal
Giri, K., 2 Mar 2025, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 157 p. (Oxford studies in gender and international relations)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Open access
A decolonial feminist politics of fieldwork: centering community, reflexivity, and loving accountability
Giri, K., CUEVA, A. R. B., Hamilton, C. & Shepherd, L., Mar 2024, In: International Studies Review. 26, 1, 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do All Women Combatants Experience War and Peace Uniformly? Intersectionality and Women Combatants
Giri, K., 21 Apr 2021, In: Global Studies Quarterly. 1, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Female combatants and durability of civil war
Giri, K. & Haer, R., 2024, In: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 47, 5, p. 526-547Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender and war: where are we heading?
Giri, K., 3 May 2024, Experience, 34, 3, p. 37-40 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Interrogating whiteness in international relations: critical examinations of race and racialised power
Blackwell, J., Carney, C., Giri, K., Nair, D., Scott, K. & Shepherd, L., 28 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Politics. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Fragile peace, violent extremism, and feminist solutions in Nepal
Giri, K., 3 Feb 2023, Dynamics of violent extremism in South Asia: nexus between state fragility and extremism. Mostofa, S. M. (ed.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 147-171 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Rebel governance of marriage and sexuality: an intersectional approach
Giri, K., 26 Apr 2023, In: International Studies Quarterly. 67, 2, sqad028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review