About

Tutku Ayhan is a Fellow in International Security at Barcelona Institute of International Studies. As a security studies scholar, she is mainly interested in gender, violence, and politics. Her research examines gendered dimensions of war from an intersectional framework. She is currently working on a book manuscript on Yezidi women's post-genocide experiences of resilience and empowerment, which is based on her fieldwork in Iraqi Kurdistan, Germany, and the United States. Her work has also been published as book chapters and political commentaries in several different outlets. Her other research project focuses on the post-genocide challenges of Rohingya women and is based on her field research in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

Conflict, Ethnic Conflict, Gender, Security, Feminism, Qualitative, Peace, Transitional justice

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Gender and Politics