Livnat Konopny Decleve

Dr. Livnat Konopny Decleve is a British Academy International Fellow at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. She is a political anthropologist specializing in Jewish radical left movements and alternative political imaginaries in Israel/Palestine and diaspora contexts. Her work bridges feminist theory with critical analyses of sovereignty and political dissent.

• Current affiliation: School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
• PhD: Sociology and Anthropology, Tel Aviv University (2022)
• Postdoctoral Fellow: Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2023)

Her research explores:

• Blurring of body-mind/public-private boundaries in political dissent
• Embodied sovereignty among Israeli Jewish exiles
• Intersection of feminist theory and conflict resolution
• Political imagination in radical left activism

She co-convenes the APeCS (Anthropology of Peace, Conflict, and Security) network at EASA, contributing to academic discourse on peacebuilding methodologies.