Dr. Claire Moon

Biography

Claire Moon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where she is actively engaged in the LSE Human Rights and LSE's Latin America Caribbean Centre. Her academic background includes degrees in Literature, International Relations, and Politics, emphasizing a rich interdisciplinary approach to her research. Moon's scholarship critically examines the intersections of state power, violence, and social responses to issues of death and humanitarianism, with a particular focus on political crises and mass violence. She is the author of 'Narrating Political Reconciliation: South Africa's Truth Reconciliation Commission' and has written extensively on transitional justice, war trauma, and human rights. Moon's ongoing research projects address state violence and the ethics of forensic exhumations in contexts like Mexico's drug war. Engaging with themes of justice and humanitarianism, her work seeks to contribute to the understanding of how societies cope with mass trauma and the implications for human rights. A recipient of multiple teaching awards, she teaches across BSc, MSc, and PhD programs. Her research has implications for international protocols on mass graves and she has worked within various international advisory boards to influence policy and practice in humanitarian contexts.

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