Nadine Ansorg

Dr. Nadine Ansorg is a Lecturer in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent, specializing in post-conflict institutional reform and security sector governance. With extensive fieldwork experience in Sub-Saharan Africa (DR Congo, Togo, Burkina Faso), her research bridges academic analysis with policy-oriented solutions for sustainable peace.

• Current Affiliation: University of Kent (since 2017)
• Past Roles: Research Fellow at GIGA Institute for African Affairs (2016-2017), Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Kent (2015-2016)

Research Focus: Combines feminist and intersectoral approaches to examine security sector reform (SSR) frameworks across 42 post-conflict societies. Analyzes amnesty laws' impact on societal impunity through historical institutionalist perspectives. Investigates regional conflict dynamics in East Africa and comparative institutional configurations for divided societies.

Key Contributions: Authored seminal work on state-society relations in SSR, co-developed the Justice Sector Governance and Reform Dataset. Her research has informed policy debates through participation in conferences like the Conflict Research Society Annual Conference and British International Studies Association events.