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Caitlin Ryan is an Assistant Professor of International Security in the International Relations and International Organization department at the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen. She holds a PhD from the University of Limerick (2014) with a dissertation titled "Bodies, Power, Resistance: Palestinian women's corporeal subjectivity and resistance in the occupied territories." Her academic journey includes positions at Ohio University, University of Limerick, and UMass Boston.
Dr. Ryan's research stands at the intersection of International Relations and anthropology, drawing theoretical insights from postcolonial and feminist approaches to security and economic development. Her primary research areas include feminist and postcolonial security studies, land politics, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, and West Africa. She has conducted extensive field research in Liberia and Sierra Leone focusing on postwar reform, land politics, and gender dynamics.
Her recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory examining the implementation of global agendas in postwar contexts, particularly focusing on how global involvement interacts with local politics. The majority of her work centers on Liberia and Sierra Leone, analyzing land reform processes, gender dynamics in post-conflict settings, and the implications of international interventions on local communities. Her research consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical fieldwork, creating nuanced analyses of power relations in postwar contexts.
- 2019 Folke Bernadotte Academy Research Grant €30,000
- 2018 University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts Start-Up grant €3,000
- 2016 Folke Bernadotte Academy Research Grant €21,000
Dr. Ryan serves as Deputy Head of Department for Education Programs and contributes to various university committees. She teaches courses including University Minor Development Studies, Research Seminar on Conflict Security and Development, and Methodologies and Research Practice. Her current research focuses on the "Politics of formalizing Customary Land Rights in Liberia and Sierra Leone," examining how land reforms that aim to increase women's legal rights to land interact with existing power structures and local perceptions.
