phd thesis

Title: Beyond Carceralism: Third World Feminists and the Struggle Against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (1970 to 2001)

PhD Supervisor: Nicole Bourbonnais

PhD CO Supervisor: Aidan Russell

expected completion date: 2026

profile

Nivedita’s doctoral research focuses on the transnational feminist movement on violence against women from the 1970s to the early 2000s. In particular, she investigates transnational feminist activism against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) to understand how third world feminists imagined, advanced and resisted carceral politics within women’s conferences and activist circles in UN conferences, regional networks in Latin America and transnational NGOs in Africa. Previously, Nivedita completed her MA in International Relations and Politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute.  

research interests

• Activism from the Third World
• Feminist Movements
• Anti-Carceral Politics

ACADEMIC  EXPERIENCES

Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Graduate Institute (2023 - 2024)

Applied Research Tutor for the MINT Gender, Race and Diversity Track (January 2023 - July 2023)

AFILIATIONS

Gender Centre