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Professor Katherine Brown is a leading academic at the University of Birmingham in the Department of Theology and Religion, holding the title of Professor of Religion, Gender and Global Security. She has been active in her current role since 2016.
- Academic qualifications: PhD (2005), MSc (2001), BA (2000)
- Research focus: gender, religion, and counter-terrorism, with emphasis on Islamic extremism and marginalized communities
- Projects: Humanities for Resilience (AHRC-funded), Gender Mainstreaming and Returnees
- Policy contributions: UN Women (2019), Radicalisation Awareness Network (2019)
- Expert roles: High Court expert witness, Bingham Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law
Her research explores the intersection of gender and religion in Islamist extremism, analyzing women's involvement in jihadi movements and the gender-sensitive impacts of counter-terrorism policies. She advocates for human rights-based resilience frameworks in global security governance.
Publications span peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and policy reports, covering topics like ISIS ideological allure, gender mainstreaming in CVE, and marginalization as research methodology. She collaborates with organizations such as UNOCT, EU Radicalisation Awareness Network, RUSI, and provides commentary for BBC, The Guardian, and The Conversation.
She supervises doctoral research on subjects including religiously inspired violence, gender in Islamic movements, and gender in counter-terrorism, though no specific student names appear in the provided text.
