Genevieve Kotarska

Genevieve is a researcher of peace, conflict and organised crime, focusing on non-state armed groups, contested statehood, the relationship between crime and conflict, and the role of local people in the dynamics of peace and conflict. She has undertaken fieldwork in Europe, West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Genevieve was previously a Research Fellow in RUSI’s Organised Crime and Policing team and worked in policy and communications for the UK Civil Service. She has held research positions at the University of Bristol and University of Birmingham and been an Associate Lecturer at the University of West England. Alongside this, she has worked as an independent consultant for organisations such as the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. 

Alongside her roles as an Associate Fellow, researcher and independent consultant, Genevieve is working towards a PhD in Security, Conflict and Human Rights focusing on how local people navigate the relationship with non-state armed groups in Northern Ireland and Colombia.

'My Enemy’s Enemy is my Friend: Polarisation, Stigmatisation, and Political Violence in Colombia', Genevieve Kotarska, SHOC, 26 May 2022

'Cultural Reforms for Peace: The Crucial Role of Accommodating Diversity', By Dr Giuditta Fontana (University of Birmingham), Dr Ilaria Masiero (University of Geneva), Genevieve Kotarska (Royal United Services Institute) - Birmingham Business School Blog, 20 May 2022

'A New Era in the War on Drugs? Between the Lines of the US-Colombia Bicentennial Partnership', Genevieve Kotarska, SHOC, 18 March 2022