Staten Island College, CUNY, USA
Co-Investigator

Nerve Macaspac is an Assistant Professor of Geography in the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs at the College of Staten Island, The City University of New York. He has studied community-led protection initiatives in the Philippines, Colombia and Mexico. Nerve coordinates Creating Safer Space activities that build research capacity and is particularly interested in researching ethnographic mapping for nonviolent (self-) protection.

Website: https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-directory/nerve-v-macaspac

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drnervev

Leeds Beckett University, UK
Co-Investigator

Rachel Julian is a Professor of Peace Studies at Leeds Beckett University’s School of Social Sciences. She also has ample experience as UCP practitioner. Rachel coordinates the networking and impact activities of this network and studies how to integrate varied understandings of protection in different policy fields (aid, humanitarianism, international law, peacekeeping).

Websites:

http://www.racheljulian.co.uk

https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/professor-rachel-julian/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachelcjulian

University of Antioquia, Colombia
Co-Investigator

Beatriz Arias López is a nurse, seamstress and Professor of Community Mental Health at the Faculty of Nursing of the University of Antioquia, Medellín. She has ample experience with participatory research and textile methods. Beatriz leads on the Creating Safer Space activities in Latin America.

Website: http://scienti.colciencias.gov.co:8081/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000988049

Aberystwyth University, UK
Principal Investigator

Berit Bliesemann de Guevara is a Professor of International Politics at the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, Wales. She specialises in research on peace and conflict, knowledge in politics, and creative (fieldwork) methods. Berit leads this network, aiming to make connections across organisations, disciplines, and continents.

Website: https://pure.aber.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/berit-bliesemann-de-guevara(0b3f3d1f-bda1-48fa-8dbf-6866fd971d51).html

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bebedege