Meet our team

The Knowledge Centre is a team effort, whose work is inspired by the research interests of its members. It is currently led by these co-directors:

Prof Berit Bliesemann de Guevara

Professor of International Politics

Berit is interested in knowledge-related questions around peace and conflict, international interventions, and unarmed civilian protection.

Email: beb14@aber.ac.uk


Dr Katy Budge

Lecturer in International Politics

Katy’s research interests encompass border regimes and resistance; the legacies and logics of colonialism; EU politics; UK politics; and critical methodologies and the politics of knowledge production. 

Email: kab121@aber.ac.uk


Dr Onyinyechukwu Durueke

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Onyinye’s research interests lie in the broad areas of Gender, Peace and Security; Post-Conflict States; and Counterinsurgency.

Email: ond1@aber.ac.uk


Previous KNOWLEDGE Centre co-directors