Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian is a Professor and Chair in Global Law at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London. She holds a PhD in Criminology and is a licensed social worker with extensive expertise in state crimes, trauma studies, and gender violence in conflict zones.

Her academic background includes:

• PhD in Criminology

Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian's research focuses on trauma, state crimes and criminology, surveillance, gender violence, law and society, and genocide studies. She specifically examines gender-based violence, violence against children in conflict-ridden areas, crimes of abuse of power in settler-colonial contexts, surveillance, securitisation, and social control. Her theoretical approach emphasizes de-colonial theorization and liberatory interventions, connecting the disciplines of criminology, social work, feminist critical theory, psycho-social intervention, and law and society. She stresses the importance of advancing de-colonial theorization and liberatory interventions as well as civic and social engagement.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on Palestinian experiences under occupation, with particular attention to childhood, gender violence, and state criminality. Her work consistently analyzes the effects of militarism, securitisation, racism, settler colonialism, and gender-based discrimination on 'otherization' and collective trauma. She has developed influential concepts such as 'unchilding' to describe how childhood is stolen from children surviving the criminality, surveillance, and fear resulting from settler colonialism.

Among her notable scientific achievements:

• Winner of the Radzinowicz Prize 2017 for the Article that Most Contributes to the Knowledge of Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Issues
• Winner of the Radzinowicz Prize 2014 for the Article that Most Contributes to the Knowledge of Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Issues

Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian has secured significant research funding from organizations including the Israeli Science Foundation, Luce Foundation, and UN Women. She currently supervises six PhD students and two MA students, contributing to the development of the next generation of scholars. She has directed major academic programs, including a gender studies program and co-directing projects on religious claims and nationalism, and religion and framing of gender-based violence. Her professional engagement extends to editorial boards of prestigious journals including The British Journal of Criminology and International State Crime Initiative. She is actively involved in public committees and community activities, particularly focused on Palestinian rights and women's issues.