Jane Freedman (born 21 September 1968 in

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) is a British–French sociologist and

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

scholar. She is known for her research on issues relating to

gender Gender is the range of social, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of being a man (or boy), woman (or girl), or third gender. Although gender often corresponds to sex, a transgender person may identify with a gender other tha ...

violence Violence is characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, or property, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence a ...

conflict Conflict may refer to: Social sciences * Conflict (process), the general pattern of groups dealing with disparate ideas * Conflict continuum from cooperation (low intensity), to contest, to higher intensity (violence and war) * Conflict of ...

and

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, including sexual and

gender-based violence Gender-related violence or gender-based violence (GBV) refers to any kind of violence directed against people due to their gender or gender identification, culture may have a role to play, being lower in egalitarianism societies and higher, sexist ...

in armed conflicts and against migrants and

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s. Her research has focused e.g. on violence in the

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and the refugees of the Syrian Civil War. She "examines women's experiences of forced migration, the insecurities they face and the obstacles that exist to providing full protection of women." She held the Marie Curie Chair of Politics and International Relations at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University from 2006 to 2009 and then became Professor of Politics at the

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. She is affiliated with the Centre de recherches sociologiques et politiques de Paris, a joint centre of the

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and the Paris 8 University. She has also served as an expert to several

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agencies.

Career

She earned a BA in

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at the

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in 1990, an MSc in Political Theory at the

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in 1991, a

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in political science at

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in 1992 and a doctorate in sociology at the

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in 1996.Jane Freedman
,

Jane Freedman
Les Expertes She was a lecturer in French politics at the Department of European Studies at

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1996–1998 and then joined the

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as a lecturer, senior lecturer and eventually as a reader in politics and international relations. She held the Marie Curie Chair of Politics and International Relations at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University from 2006 to 2009 and then became Professor of Politics at the

. She is also affiliated with the Centre de Recherches Sociologiques et Politiques de Paris at

. She has served as an expert to

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, the

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and the

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on gender, peace and security, prevention of violence against women, women asylum and migration, and women's political participation. In 2016 she was the inaugural distinguished visiting scholar at the

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Centre,

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's first presidential centre and library. In response to

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, Freedman said she intends to apply for French citizenship and that "it is horrible what is happening to my country."

Scholarly work

Freedman's research has focused on gender and

international politics International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

international migration International migration occurs when people cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum length of the time. Migration occurs for many reasons. Many people leave their home countries in order to look for economic opportunities ...

s and

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and

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. She has carried out research for example on gender-based violence in African countries, such as the

. She has also carried out extensive research on immigration to Europe, including the

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Bibliography

*''A Gendered Approach to the Syrian Refugee Crisis'' (ed. with Z. Kivilcim and N. Ozgur), Routledge, 2016 *''Gendering the International Asylum and Refugee Debate'' (2nd ed.),

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, 2015 *''Gender, Violence and Politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo'',

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, 2015 *''Engaging Men in the Fight against Gender-Based Violence: Case Studies from Africa'' (ed.),

, 2012 *''Gendering the International Asylum and Refugee Debate'',

, 2007 *''Femmes, Genre, Migrations et Mondialisation: Un état des problématiques'' (ed. with J. Falquet, A. Rabaud and F. Scrinzi), Cedref, 2007 *''Persécutions des femmes: savoirs, mobilisations et protections'' (ed. with J. Valluy), Editions du Croquant, 2007 *''Immigration and Insecurity in France'',

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, 2004 *''Gender and Insecurity: Migrant Women in Europe'' (ed),

, 2003 *''Feminism'',

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, 2001 *''Women, Immigration and Identities in France'' (ed. with C. Tarr), Berg, 2000 *''Femmes politiques: mythes et symboles'', L'Harmattan, 1997

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freedman, Jane 1968 births Living people British sociologists British political scientists French sociologists French political scientists International relations scholars Gender studies academics Academics of King's College London Academics of the University of Southampton Academic staff of Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis Academic staff of Pantheon-Sorbonne University Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of the London School of Economics Sciences Po alumni Women political scientists British women sociologists French women sociologists People educated at the City of London School for Girls