معرفی
Corinna Jentzsch is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Her research focuses on civilian collective action during civil war, conflict transformation, African politics, and fieldwork ethics, with extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi. She holds a PhD from Yale University and prior studies from Free University Berlin and Sciences Po Paris.
Her recent book Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique (Cambridge UP, 2022) examines militia dynamics in civil conflict. She secured an ERC Starting Grant (2024) for the COUNTERRR project on African jihadi insurgencies. Her work appears in journals like Journal of Conflict Resolution and Political Geography.
Teaching includes Political Science BSc/MSc programs and research master’s courses. She advises PhD students on topics like armed conflict, African governance, and social movements. Her research emphasizes fieldwork ethics, post-war societies, and non-state security actors.
