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Dr. Leonie Fleischmann is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at City, University of London, part of City St George's, University of London. She completed her PhD at City in 2015 and joined the department as a lecturer in 2016. She previously taught at SOAS, King’s College London, and the University of Roehampton. Her research centers on social movements, civil resistance, and human rights activism, particularly in contexts of settler-colonialism such as Israel/Palestine, South Africa, and Canada. She is the author of The Israeli Peace Movement: Anti-Occupation Activism and Human Rights since the Al Aqsa Intifada (2019) and has published in journals such as Government and Opposition and Israel Studies Review.
Her research interests include:
- Social movements and civil resistance campaigns
- Decolonial solidarity and the role of 'internal allies'
- Human rights activism in prolonged military occupations
- The limitations of legal frameworks in settler-colonial contexts
Her recent publications, especially in The Conversation, analyze the Gaza conflict, settler extremism, ceasefire negotiations, and youth activism. Her work combines theoretical analysis with empirical research, including interviews with activists and archival work. Selected publications include critical analyses of liberal legalism in human rights advocacy and comparative studies of allyship across anti-apartheid and Black Lives Matter movements.
Scientific contributions and commentary:
- Regular media contributor on Israeli-Palestinian affairs
- Research funded by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and City University Pump-Priming grants
- Active participant in academic conferences such as the European Association for Israeli Studies
Dr. Fleischmann is also engaged in academic leadership, serving as Programme Director for the MA International Politics and Human Rights. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Global Ethics, Human Rights, and Qualitative Research Methods. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and is committed to pedagogical excellence. She supervises student research and contributes to the academic community through peer review and public scholarship.
She is actively involved in research teams focusing on nonviolent resistance and decolonial solidarity, and her future work continues to explore the dynamics of internal allyship and resistance under occupation.
