Abstract

The session aims to: 1) present the ways in which the concept and practices of violence have been studied and/or ignored in International Relations literature, 2) discuss the ontological and political consequences of these theoretical trends, 3) and finally, reflect on possibilities to overcome the limitations of the study of violence in IR by presenting a case study and ethical and the methodological challenges stemming from it.


Bio note

Sílvia Roque holds Masters Degree in African Studies at the Higher Institute of Business and Labour Sciences (Lisbon) and a degree in International Relations at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra. Roque holds a PhD in International Relations - International Politics and Conflict Resolution at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra - with the thesis "Das revoluções por cumprir às resistências (im)possíveis: Jovens e percursos de violências em El Salvador e na Guiné-Bissau"  [From unfulfilled revolutions to (im)possible resistances: Youth and paths of violence in El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau] She has participated in several projects and published several articles in national and international journals.