Punam Yadav is Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. She joined the Centre as a Visiting Fellow in September 2015 and in January 2016 joined the teaching team for the postgraduate course 'Women, Peace and Security' (GI425). She is currently working on Gender and New Wars with Professor Christine Chinkin and Professor Mary Kaldor. Prior to joining LSE she was part-time lecturer at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney. She started her professional career as a development practitioner in Nepal. She worked for over ten years with various International and National NGOs in Nepal, Thailand, Australia and the UK.
Dr Yadav's research interests include gender, peace and security, gender and social transformation, gender and post-conflict transformation, impacts of conflict on women including sexual violence, gender and transitional justice, gender and post-conflict reconstruction, gender and conflict-induced internal displacement, conflict sensitive programme management, gender and development, gender and social inclusion, gender analysis, gender planning and gender mainstreaming, women's reproductive health and rights, sex-selective abortion, and abortion rights, South Asia and Nepal.
Selected publications
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Peer Reviewed Article
Book Reviews
Conference Reports
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“Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) Focusing on the Rules of Shelter for Women and Children”, Gender Technology and Development, Sage Publication, 11 (3), 2007.
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“The 7th International Conference on Gender and Human Rights in Southeast Asia”, Gender Technology and Development, Sage Publication, 10 (3): 395-98, 2006.
Selected Conference Papers
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“The Madhesh Movement in Nepal”, Protracted Crisis Conference,The British Academy, 3 June 2016.
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“Consequences of Taking Men and Women as Absolute Equals”, International Conference onGender Inequality, Peace and Conflict, University of Manchester, UK. September 10-11, 2015.
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“Transformation of Widowhood in Nepal”, Workshop on Culture and Gender in Disaster Situations, COST Action Disaster Bioethics, 43 Gordon Square, UK. April 17-18, 2015.
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“Women Tempo Drivers in Nepal: shifting the discourse of womanhood in post conflict Nepal, International Studies Association (ISA) 56th Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-21, 2015.
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“Social Transformation in Post Conflict Nepal: A gender perspective”, paper read at International Studies Association (ISA) 55th Annual Convention, Toronto, 26 - 29 March 2014.
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“White Sari: Transforming Widowhood in Nepal”, paper read at POWS Annual Conference, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, 10-12 July 2013.
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“Inclusion of women in politics: Opportunity or Exposure to violence?”, Paper read at Gendered Violence conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, 23rd - 25th November 2011.
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“What does Transitional Justice mean to Conflict-induced IDP women and Families of Disappeared People in Post Conflict Nepal?” Paper read at Transitional Justice Workshop, University of Sydney, 25th February 2011.
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“Armed Conflict and Social Transformation: A Gender Perspective”, paper read atWomen’s Memory Work: Gendered Dilemmas of Social Transformation Conference, University of Limerick, Ireland, 24 - 26 August 2010.
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“Masculinization of Warfare and Feminization of Peace”. Co-authored paper was read at Psychology of Women Conference, UK, 14-16 July 2010.
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“Changing Gender Roles and Relations among IDP Population”, paper read atInternational Peace Research Association (IPRA) Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, 6 -10 July 2010.
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“Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Youth in Nepal”, PowerPoint presentation atNational Youth Conference on Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights, Kathmandu, Nepal, 21 December 2008.
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“Gender Dimension of Conflict-affected Internal Displacement in Nepal, paper read at 4th Asia pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, Hyderabad, India 29-31, October 2007.
Selected Non-refereed Publications
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"Do Women Benefit from War?”, PeaceWrites, Issue 2013/1, page 29, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
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“No more suffering in silence: in solidarity with VAW movement in Nepal and India”, Nepali Advocates, 5 January 2013
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“Peace-building? Are you Kidding!!!", Nepali Advocates, published in two parts, 13 and 14 August, 2012
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“Widow Marriage - Celebration or Interrogation?”, Nepali Advocates, 30 July 2012
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“Body Politics”, PeaceWrites, issue 2012/1, page 25, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
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“Whose Agenda?”, PeaceWrites, issue 2011/2, page 8, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney