Articles by Annika Björkdahl

June 12, 2026

🌈 From silence to accountability: the power of women’s war testimonies

Annika Björkdahl

As reports of gendered violence emerge from Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere, a crucial question remains: whose stories shape our understanding of war? Annika Björkdahl, Kristine Höglund and Johanna Mannergren show how women's testimonies have transformed how the world recognises wartime violence. Despite this, women remain marginal to many accounts of conflict

Annika Björkdahl

Professor, Department of Political Science, Lund University

Annika's research covers transitional justice processes; peacebuilding and statebuilding; memory studies; peace geography and norms in international relations.

Her work has featured in leading academic journals, including Political Geography, International Journal of Transitional Justice, Peacebuilding and International Feminist Journal of Politics.

She is currently co-editor of the Palgrave Book Series Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies.

Peace and The Politics of Memory
Manchester University Press, 2024

The Production of Gendered Knowledge of War
Routledge, 2025

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Articles by Annika Björkdahl

🌈 From silence to accountability: the power of women’s war testimonies

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