Dr. Stacey Gutkowski

Biography

Stacey Gutkowski is a Reader in Peace Conflict Studies and a member of the Centre for the Study of Divided Societies at King’s College London. Prior to joining King’s, she served as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the Department of International Relations at the University of Sussex. She has been a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University and a Research Associate in the Religion, Ethics, and Making War Peace Programme at the University of Edinburgh. Stacey holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in International Peace Studies from Trinity College Dublin, and a BA in Philosophy from Wellesley College, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Middle Eastern Studies, political sociology, religious studies, and critical security studies, focusing on the relationships between politics, war, peace, and religion. She is currently leading the Templeton Religion Trust’s initiative called ‘Social Consequences of Religion,’ which aims to analyze the effects of religious belief and behavior on major aspects of human life. Stacey is also involved with various academic publications and initiatives related to peacebuilding and the role of religion in modern conflicts.

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