People
Professor Joanna Lewis, Director
Dr Caroline Green, Centre Manager
Dr Louise Arimatsu - Distinguished Policy Fellow
Professor Christine Chinkin CMG, FBA - Professorial Research Fellow
Jane Connors is the United Nations advocate for the rights of victims of sexual exploitation and abuse.
William J Hague, Lord Hague, is co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI).
Angelina Jolie DCMG is Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI).
Madeleine Rees, OBE, is a British lawyer and current Secretary General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Dr Dubravka Šimonovic is United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences.
Patricia Viseur Sellersis an international criminal lawyer and special Advisor for Gender for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Dr. Loveday Hodson Visiting Fellow
Loveday Hodson is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Leicester. Her primary research interest lies in the intersection of international human rights law, gender, and sexuality. She has published widely in the area of women’s rights, as well as on conceptions of LGBT family rights in international law.
Lisa Gormley, Visting Fellow
Lisa is an international lawyer specialising in equality for women and girls, and the obligation of States to eradicate violence against women and girls.
Dr William McInerney, Visiting Fellow
Will is a Visiting Fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security and a former Co-Investigator on the UKRI GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub.
Dr Sajjan M Gohel, Visiting Fellow
Sajjan's research interests include looking at the ideology and doctrine that feeds international terrorism.
Dr Diana Koester, Visiting Fellow
Diana focuses on gender and governance, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
Dr Claire Wilmot, Visiting Fellow
Claire’s research interests range from critical epistemology, affect, and de-colonial theory, to technology, legal institutional ethnography, and other applied studies of power. She currently works as an investigative journalist and a freelance researcher.
Dr Aiko Holvikivi- Lecturer, Department of Gender Studies
Professor Mary Kaldor- Director of the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit, Department of International Development
Dr Zeynep Kaya - Research Fellow, Middle East Centre
Dr Denisa Kostovicova- Associate Professor in Global Politics, Department of Government
Dr Milli Lake- Assistant Professor of International Relations, Department of International Relations
Dr Katharine M Millar - Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations
Souad Mohamed, Visiting Senior Fellow
Dr Souad Mohamed is a multidisciplinary scholar, CEO and strategic advisor specialising in leadership development. An LSE faculty member (PfAL) and HBR Advisory Council Member. She has led multi-stakeholder global collaborations, designed leadership programmes, and implemented evidence-based solutions aligned with SDG 5 and Africa Agenda 2063. Her work bridges academia, policy, and practice, driving transformative leadership initiatives for a more inclusive and equitable future.
Leadership Development, Partnership Development, Women Advancement and Youth Empowerment
Region of focus: UK, Middle East and Africa