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Sophie Falschebner serves as a Research Associate and PhD candidate at the Center for Conflict Research, Philipps University of Marburg, contributing to the BMBF-funded project "Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict" since April 2020. Her academic profile bridges empirical conflict research with critical postcolonial theory.
Her educational background includes:
- Master's in Peace and Conflict Research, Philipps University of Marburg (2016-2022), featuring a study semester at the University of Kent, UK (2017)
- Bachelor's in Applied African Studies – Culture & Society of Africa (Major) and Africa in the World – History and Religions (Minor), University of Bayreuth (2011-2016)
Her research critically examines power structures through Social Movements, Conflict Transformation, and Postcolonial Theory, with specialized focus on Memory, Identity & Conflict dynamics and Security Studies. She interrogates Eurocentric frameworks in peacebuilding while analyzing grassroots resistance and identity construction in conflict zones.
Her scholarly output demonstrates interdisciplinary convergence across Political Science, African Studies, and Conflict Studies, particularly in North African contexts. The 2018 working paper on Arab Spring martyrdom practices reveals patterns connecting protest suicide, non-violent resistance strategies, and socio-political memory formation in Tunisia and Egypt.
Recognition for her academic work includes:
- Deutschlandstipendium scholarship (2017/18)
She actively shapes academic discourse through conference organization and teaching support, currently advancing postcolonial critiques within the BMBF project to challenge hierarchical paradigms in contemporary peace and conflict research.
