Articles by Johanna Mannergren

June 12, 2026

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

Johanna Mannergren

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

Johanna Mannergren

Professor, School of Social Sciences, Södertörn University

Johanna's research concerns peace processes.

She has published widely on topics related to politics of memory, transitional justice, gender, everyday peace and reconciliation.

Her work has been featured in leading journals such as Memory Studies, International Journal of Transitional Justice and Cooperation and Conflict.

Peace and the Politics of Memory
Manchester University Press, 2024

The Production of Gendered Knowledge of War: Women and Epistemic Power

The Production of Gendered Knowledge of War
Routledge, 2025

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Articles by Johanna Mannergren

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

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