Caitlin Procter

Caitlin Procter is a Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) within the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. As a political anthropologist, she specializes in youth, conflict, and forced displacement, with current research on reintegration of children and youth from Islamic State in Northeast Syria and Tunisia through partnerships with Save the Children and Impact CSRD.

Her educational background includes a DPhil in International Development from the University of Oxford (2019). She has held postdoctoral positions as a Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow at Harvard University's Centre of Middle Eastern Studies (2019) and a Max Weber Post-Doctoral Fellow at the European University Institute (2020).

Dr. Procter's research spans political anthropology, refugee studies, and ethnographic methods, with extensive fieldwork in Palestine focusing on refugee youth in East Jerusalem and coerced migration from Gaza. Her work emphasizes participatory research ethics and capacity building for national research teams in conflict zones. She co-founded The New Ethnographer initiative to improve ethnographic training and co-edited the textbook Inclusive Ethnography (SAGE, 2024).

Her recent publications (2021-2023) reveal consistent themes: Palestinian youth experiences in Gaza and Jerusalem, protection challenges in displacement, and innovative approaches to studying irregular mobility. These works bridge anthropology, migration studies, and humanitarian policy, particularly examining how youth navigate legal categories and conflict-induced displacement.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellowship
• Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University
• Max Weber Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the European University Institute

Dr. Procter has advised UNRWA, UNHCR, UNICEF, and Save the Children on protection frameworks for displaced children and Gaza crisis response, contributing to policy reports on refugee children in Jordan/Palestine, COVID-19 impacts in Gaza, and Palestinian refugee livelihoods in Lebanon. Her grant portfolio includes EU-funded research on reintegration and UN-contracted fieldwork capacity building.

She leads collaborative research teams in Syria and Tunisia focused on participatory reintegration methodologies and co-develops ethical fieldwork protocols through The New Ethnographer network.