Dr Ebru Demir

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Biography

Ebru completed her PhD and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in December 2019.

Ebru submitted her thesis on 5th April 2019 and passed her Viva on 16th August 2019 (examiners Dr Catherine O'Rourke and Dr Elizabeth Craig).

In her thesis, Ebru examines the ongoing transition period in Bosnia and Herzegovina by applying the theory of 'gender transformative justice'. 

She holds an LLM degree in International Law from the University of Nottingham Law School (Merit - %67). In her master's dissertation, Ebru studied 'the right to internal self-determination and local ownership in post-conflict communities' (Distinction - %72).

She graduated from the Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences in 2011 (upper second-class honours 2:1).

She holds the scholarship of the Republic of Turkey for her PhD studies.

Academia: https://sussex.academia.edu/EBRUDEMIR 

Professional Affiliations:

Editorial Assistant for Feminist Encounterns (January 2020 - present)

Book Review Editor for International Feminist Journal of Politics (since October 2019)

Contributor of International Law blog INTLAWGRRLS (since November 2018) 

Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) (date of recognition: July 2017)

Co-organiser of NGender (September 2016 - May 2017) - NGender is a gender and sexuality research collective organised by postgraduates at the University of Sussex

Organising Team Member of NGender (September 2015 - May 2016)

Member, University Sussex Law Society (USLS)

Member, Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research (SCSR), University of Sussex

Member, Centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technologies and Health (CORTH), University of Sussex 

Member, Rights and Justice Research Centre, University of Sussex

Member, Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA)

Supervisors:

Professor Susan Millns

Dr Charlotte Skeet

Role

Editorial Team Member for Feminist Encounters (January 2020 - present)

_{Book Review Editor for IFJP (October 2019 - present)}

_{PhD in International Law (September 2015 - December 2019)}

_{Associate Tutor (Spring 2017, Spring 2018 & Spring 2019)}

_{THESIS TITLE: Theory and Practice of Gender Transformative Justice: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina}

Qualifications

PhD in International Law, University of Sussex (September 2015 - December 2019)

LLM in International Law, University of Nottingham Law School (67%)

BA in Political Science, Istanbul University (upper second-class honours 2:1)

Activities

BLOG POSTS

• Demir, Ebru. (November 30,2018), blog post in INTLAWGRRLS. https://ilg2.org/2018/11/30/violent-extremism-and-terrorism-in-the-scope-of-women-peace-and-security-an-uncomfortable-relationship/ 

BOOK REVIEWS

• Demir, Ebru. (December 5, 2019), Book Review: Injustice and the Reproduction of History: Structural Inequalities, Gender and Redress by Alasia Nuti (Cambridge University Press 2019) 241 pages, LSE Review of Books. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/12/05/book-review-injustice-and-the-reproduction-of-history-structural-inequalities-gender-and-redress-by-alasia-nuti/ 

• Demir, Ebru. (June 11, 2019), Book Review: For the Love of Humanity: The World Tribunal on Iraq by Ayça Çubukçu (Penn Press 2018) 240 pages, LSE Review of Books. Available at:   https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/06/11/book-review-for-the-love-of-humanity-the-world-tribunal-on-iraq-by-ayca-cubukcu/

• Demir, Ebru. (May 8, 2019), Book Review: International Courts and Mass Atrocity: Narratives of War and Justice in Croatia by Ivor Sokolić (Palgrave 2019) 229 pages, LSE Review of Books. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/05/08/book-review-international-courts-and-mass-atrocity-narratives-of-war-and-justice-in-croatia-by-ivor-sokolic/ 

• Demir, Ebru. (February 12, 2019), Book Review: Handbook of Research on NGOs edited by Aynsley Kellow and Hannah Murphy-Gregory (Edward Elgar 2018) 488 pages, LSE Review of Books. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/02/12/book-review-handbook-of-research-on-ngos-by-aynsley-kellow-and-hannah-murphy-gregory/  

• Demir, Ebru. (June 12, 2018), Book Review: The Justice Facade: Trials of Transition in Cambodia by Alexander Laban Hinton (Oxford University Press 2018) 282 pages, LSE Review of Books. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/06/12/book-review-the-justice-facade-trials-of-transition-in-cambodia-by-alexander-laban-hinton/ 

• Demir, Ebru. (May 1, 2018), Book Review: The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar's Genocide by Azeem Ibrahim (Hurst 2018) 239 pages,  LSE Review of Books. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/05/01/book-review-the-rohingyas-inside-myanmars-genocide-by-azeem-ibrahim/

• Demir, Ebru. (December 5, 2017), Book Review: Grassroots Activism and the Evolution of Transitional Justice: The Families of the Disappeared by Iosif Kovras (Cambridge University Press 2017) 291 pages, LSE  Review of Books. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2017/12/05/book-review-grassroots-activism-and-the-evolution-of-transitional-justice-the-families-of-the-disappeared-iosif-kovras/  

 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• "Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South-East Europe: How NATO and National Governments Translate Commitments into Action", International Summer School Sarajevo Regional Conference, Sarajevo, July 24, 2019.

• "Implementation of the UN Security Council Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Looking at Practice in the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina", 3rd Postgraduate Conference in International Law and Human Rights: 'Hope in International Law and Human Rights', University of Liverpool, Liverpool, June 17-18, 2019.

• "Women, Peace and Security Resolutions Under International Law: Looking at the Resolutions with a Gender Transformative Justice Approach", Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research (SCHRR), University of Sussex, Brighton, April 3, 2019.

• "A Critical Evaluation of the 'Victimhood' Concept: Reflections from the Fieldwork in Bosnia and Herzegovina", Dealing with the Past to Create a Peaceful Future - Young Scholars' Perspectives on Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice Research Group of the University of Cologne, Cologne, September 14-15, 2018.

• "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Post-Conflict Situations through a 'Transformative Justice' Approach", Violence, Conflict and Development Workshop, SOAS, London, January 16, 2018.

• '"Gender and Nation": Reproduction Discourses in the Balkans-during and after the Conflict', Centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technologies and Health (CORTH), University of Sussex, Brighton, December 8, 2017.

• "Feminist Perspectives on Transitional Justice Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Observations from the Field", Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research (SCHRR), University of Sussex, Brighton, November 15, 2017.

• "Why do We Need a Transformative Justice Theory? A Gender Perspective", 11th European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Conference, University of Oslo, Oslo, September 6-9, 2017.

•  "The Legitimisation of Masculinity and the Reinforcement of Gender Hierarchy by Means of Armed Conflicts: When Does an Armed Conflict End in a Masculinised Society?", II. International Women and Justice Summit (Women and Democracy Association (KADEM) of Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Policies), Istanbul, November 25-26, 2016.

• "Ethno-Nationalism, Masculinities and the Reproductive Rights and Autonomy of Women in Post-Conflict Situations", Postgraduate Conference: Masculinities, Violence and (Post)Conflict, Ulster University Transitional Justice Institute, Belfast, January 14-15, 2016.

 CERTIFICATED PROGRAMMES

• International Summer School Sarajevo 2016, certificated programme with the theme of "Transitional Justice: Key Concepts, Processes and Challenges in South-East Europe", Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Rule of Law Program South East Europe and PRAVNIK, Sarajevo-Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 20-31, 2016.

• Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA), "Postgraduate Conference 2016", University of Oxford, Oxford-UK, January 7-8, 2016.