Lorraine Bayard de Volo's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

Research on gender and war in Latin America.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I am interested in how gender informs our understanding of war and vice versa. I have done extensive research on Nicaragua, particularly on how the revolutionary state mobilized women during the contra war. Now I am engaged in a broader comparative project on gender, war, and peace processes in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico (Chiapas) and Nicaragua. The first book project planned from this research will be a book on gender and women in the Cuban insurrection.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Nicaragua
Cuba
Colombia
Mexico (Chiapas)
United States

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

United States

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies and Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

How many years professional experience do you have ?

11-15

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/WomenStudies/Lorraine.html

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Culture, DDR, Gender, Human Rights, Security

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Curriculum Development, Research, Qualitative Skills

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

-Women and the Cuban insurrection
-Gender, Cuba and Conflict in Angola
-State and nonstate military efforts to mobilize popular support for war.
-Gender and war
-Gender and peace movements

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs: Gender Identity Politics in Nicaragua, 1979-1999 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press) as well as articles in journals including Comparative Politics, Gender & Society, International Feminist Journal of Politics, History Compass, Mobilizations, and PS: Political Science and Politics.