Desiré Raagart was a part-time intern in SIPRI’s Peace and Development Research Team and a Master’s student at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. In her studies, she specializes in the gender dimensions of peace, conflict and security and is currently writing her Master’s thesis on gender and (de)radicalization. She is also working for the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) team at the Department of War Studies and is in the committee of Women in War and International Politics.
Desiré holds a Bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and is soon finishing a Dual Master’s Degree in International Conflict and Security at Sciences Po Paris and King’s College London. Previously, she was an intern and advocacy assistant at the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, focusing on disarmament and the Swedish arms export. She also participated in the 2023 SIPRI Armament and Disarmament Summer School.
Gender dimensions of peace, conflict and security, e.g. sexual and gender-based violence, gender in violent extremism, masculinities, gender mainstreaming in DDR/SSR and peacebuilding
Swedish arms export
Sub-Saharan Africa, the MENA region
MA, International Conflict Studies, King’s College London
Master’s in International Security, Sciences Po Paris
BSSc Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University