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Victor Igreja is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Southern Queensland's School of Humanities and Communication. His work focuses on transitional justice, post-conflict societies, and the legacies of political violence, particularly in Mozambique and Timor Leste. He holds an MMedAnth from the University of Amsterdam (2001) and a PhD from Leiden University (2007).
Research Interests: Legal and Political Anthropology, Social Justice, Transitional Justice, Reconciliation Processes, and Cultural Healing. His interdisciplinary approach combines anthropology, political science, and conflict studies to analyze how communities navigate post-war trauma, memory, and accountability.
Key Contributions: Igreja has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including studies on Mozambique's civil war legacies, Timor Leste's intragroup violence, and the role of ritual and media in post-conflict healing. His work emphasizes embodied accountability, the intersection of spirituality and trauma, and the cultural dimensions of transitional justice.
Supervision: Active in mentoring doctoral students on topics such as African diaspora resilience, transitional justice in Afghanistan, and the impact of Australian mining on African communities. Completed supervision includes studies on suicide silence, Iranian politics, and Black African men's civic integration in Australia.
Grants & Collaborations: While specific grants are unspecified, his research frequently involves interdisciplinary collaborations, such as the Gorongosa Mental Health Study (2024) and projects on ritual television in Mozambique. He is affiliated with the Australian National University Press and Palgrave Macmillan.
Labs/Teams: Not explicitly mentioned, but his work engages with global networks on post-conflict recovery and anthropological fieldwork.
