Madihah Karim

Madihah Karim is Programme Manager of the Conflict and Civicness Research Group at LSE IDEAS. She manages the research group’s policy-oriented projects, overseeing partner relations, financial management, and output delivery for six high impact projects. This includes LSE’s contribution to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s PeaceRep programme. She has overseen end to end project lifecycles, focusing on project management, impact, and dissemination, including the Carnegie Corporation of New York funded project Investigating Non-nuclear Deterrence. Madihah has also led the design and production of several international workshops focused on bringing together international partners working in conflict-affected regions. Her primary interests include civil society’s participation in peacebuilding and mediation processes, the intersection of conflict and environmental erosion, and sustainable pathways to peace and justice. She holds a Masters in Theory and History of International Relations from the LSE.

· Karim, M. et al. (2019). China in Africa. In: Syed, J., Ying, YH. (eds) China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context. Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14722-8_10

· PeaceRep (2025) A Town Within: Visiting Baqa’a Refugee Camp, 30 October, PeaceRep. Available at: https://peacerep.org/2025/10/30/a-town-within/