Kate Lonergan

Kate Lonergan is a Research Fellow at Uppsala University's Hugo Valentin Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Department of History) and an Affiliated Visiting Researcher in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Her work examines reconciliation processes and peacebuilding in post-atrocity contexts, drawing on field experience in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and northern Uganda.

Her academic credentials include:

• Bachelor's Degree from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs
• Master's Degree from Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research
• PhD from Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Lonergan's research centers on reconciliation after mass violence, specializing in truth telling, customary justice, atrocity prevention, and gendered security risks in peacebuilding. Her work integrates field studies on ex-combatant reintegration in northern Uganda with analysis of community conflict resolution frameworks in Washington, DC, emphasizing how peace efforts disproportionately impact women and marginalized groups in everyday life.

Her 2023-2024 publications reveal a consistent focus on post-civil war reconciliation in South Asia, particularly analyzing truth commissions, gender-dynamics of peacebuilding, and community-led repair pathways. Articles in Third World Quarterly and PLOS ONE demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement with political science, sociology, and gender studies, while her doctoral thesis provides a theoretical foundation for understanding both institutional and grassroots reconciliation mechanisms.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Rotary Peace Fellow during graduate studies

Lonergan has no listed advisees but maintains active research collaborations with major international institutions. Her prior work with the United States Institute of Peace on atrocity prevention and the World Bank on justice/development issues indicates substantial project funding, though specific grants aren't detailed. She also contributed to community restorative justice initiatives in Washington, DC, bridging academic and practical conflict resolution.

She operates within Uppsala University's Hugo Valentin Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Department of Peace and Conflict Research, leveraging these platforms for fieldwork on reconciliation processes in post-conflict societies across multiple continents.