Biography
I am a peace and conflict scholar-practitioner. My areas of expertise include feminisms and peacebuilding, child soldiers, postconflict reconstruction and development, and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR). My current work focuses on indigenous women's knowledge and approaches to peace in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Africa is my main geographical area of specialisation.
I also serve as a policy consultant to the Maltese Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In 2019, I developed Malta's first National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) which was launched in October 2020. Currently, I am an Academic member of the Oversight Committee for the implementation of this NAP (2020-2024).
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Work
- Esther Beckley (2023) - Reflections on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Programmes in West Africa - [link]
- Esther Beckley (2021) - DDR and the Education of Girl Ex-Combatants in Africa: A Gendered Analysis - doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-77030-7_178-1
