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Kristine Baekgaard

PhD candidate
Department of International Relations

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About

Kristine Baekgaard (she/her) is a PhD student in the Department of International Relations at LSE. Her research examines the intersection of technology, gender, and conflict, with a focus on how digital technologies shape gendered harm, power, and security in conflict-affected settings. She is particularly interested in technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) and what it reveals about the changing nature of security in digital spaces.

Prior to joining LSE, Kristine was a Research Fellow at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), where she served as Research Manager and Lead Author for the 2025 Global Women, Peace and Security Survey. While at GIWPS she also worked on projects drawing out the links between TFGBV and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, and investigated the construction and performance of masculinity in post-conflict contexts. She specialises in qualitative research methods and has experience running large, international survey projects. As part of her work, she has briefed both the US and Danish governments and has worked as an independent consultant, advising clients on the integration of TFGBV into policy materials.Her work has been published in academic and policy publications, as well as in popular media outlets.

Kristine holds an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Research topic

Technology, gender, and conflict: technology-facilitated gender-based violence in conflict-affected contexts

Academic supervisor

Katharine Millar

Stephanie Schwartz

Expertise

Kristine's research focuses on technology-facilitated gender-based violence and its impacts in security contexts. She is broadly interested in TFGBV, digital misogyny, online radicalisation, and masculinity. Her work employs mixed methods to examine how digital violence shapes security dynamics.

Research Cluster affiliation

Theory/Area/History research cluster

Kristine has been funded by Stonex.