- Introduction: Situating Ethiopia in Genocide Debates Ibreck, Rachel and de Waal, Alex. 2022. Introduction: Situating Ethiopia in Genocide Debates. Journal of Genocide Research, 24(1), pp. 83-96. ISSN 1462-3528
- [Review] Investing in Authoritarian Rule: Punishment and Patronage in Rwanda's Gacaca Courts for Genocide Crimes by Anuradha Chakravarty. Inside Rwanda's Gacaca Courts: Seeking Justice after Genocide by Bert Ingelaere Madison. Courts in Conflict: Interpreting the Layers of Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda by Nicola Palmer Ibreck, Rachel. 2018. [Review] Investing in Authoritarian Rule: Punishment and Patronage in Rwanda's Gacaca Courts for Genocide Crimes by Anuradha Chakravarty. Inside Rwanda's Gacaca Courts: Seeking Justice after Genocide by Bert Ingelaere Madison. Courts in Conflict: Interpreting the Layers of Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda by Nicola Palmer. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 56(01), pp. 169-174. ISSN 0022-278X
- Community Security and Justice under United Nations Governance: Lessons from Chiefs’ Courts in South Sudan’s Protection of Civilians Sites. Ibreck, Rachel and Pendle, Naomi. 2017. Community Security and Justice under United Nations Governance: Lessons from Chiefs’ Courts in South Sudan’s Protection of Civilians Sites. Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 6(1), 16. ISSN 2165-2627
- Customary Protection? Chiefs’ Courts as Public Authority in United Nations Protection of Civilian Sites, South Sudan Ibreck, Rachel and Pendle, Naomi. 2016. Customary Protection? Chiefs’ Courts as Public Authority in United Nations Protection of Civilian Sites, South Sudan. The Justice and Security Research Programme(34), ISSN 2051-0926
- Hybrid social movements in Africa de Waal, Alex and Ibreck, Rachel. 2013. Hybrid social movements in Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 31(2), pp. 303-324. ISSN 0258-9001
- Alem Bekagn: The African Union's accidental human rights memorial de Waal, Alex and Ibreck, Rachel. 2013. Alem Bekagn: The African Union's accidental human rights memorial. African Affairs, 112(447), pp. 191-215. ISSN 0001-9909
- International Constructions of National Memories: The Aims and Effects of Foreign Donors' Support for Genocide Remembrance in Rwanda Ibreck, Rachel. 2013. International Constructions of National Memories: The Aims and Effects of Foreign Donors' Support for Genocide Remembrance in Rwanda. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 7(2), pp. 149-169. ISSN 1750-2977
- The politics of mourning: Survivor contributions to memorials in post-genocide Rwanda Ibreck, Rachel. 2010. The politics of mourning: Survivor contributions to memorials in post-genocide Rwanda. Memory Studies, 3(4), pp. 330-343. ISSN 1750-6980
Dr Rachel Ibreck
Rachel’s work explores political struggles for human rights, justice and memory in Africa.
Staff details
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Politics and International Relations
r.ibreck (@gold.ac.uk)
My work explores the politics of human rights, justice and memory, focusing on sites of atrocity, conflict, and displacement in Eastern Africa. I am interested in non-violent political agency and in interactions between local activists, authorities and international humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights interventions.
My research draws on ethnography, collaborative action, and archival approaches, and has received funding from Volkswagen Stiftung/ Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Social Science Research Council, Justice and Security Research Programme (LSE), and Global Challenges Research Fund.
I have published a book, South Sudan’s Injustice System: Law and Activism on the Frontline (Zed Books, 2019), and articles in academic journals, including The Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Memory Studies, Journal of Civil Society and African Affairs. I am a co-editor of the Journal of Genocide Research. I am Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa.
Teaching and supervision
I teach Global Governance and World Order (second year).
I supervise research on human rights, conflict, genocide, humanitarian response, migration, the politics of law and justice, and African politics.
Featured publications
Publications and research outputs
Book
- South Sudan's Injustice System: Law and Activism on the Frontline Ibreck, Rachel. 2019. South Sudan's Injustice System: Law and Activism on the Frontline. London: Zed Books. ISBN 9781786993397
Edited Journal
- Social Movements and Political Change in Africa Ibreck, Rachel; McCorley, Ciara and Lodge, Tom, eds. 2013. Social Movements and Political Change in Africa, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 31(2). 0258-9001
Book Section
- Border Violence in Africa Ibreck, Rachel and Weslety, Souhayel. 2024. Border Violence in Africa. In: Obert Bernard Mlambo and Ezra Chitando, eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Violence in Africa. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 119-139. ISBN 9783031407536
- A Human Security Strategy for the European Union in the Horn of Africa Ibreck, Rachel and de Waal, Alex. 2018. A Human Security Strategy for the European Union in the Horn of Africa. In: Mary Kaldor; Iavor Rangelov and Sabine Selchow, eds. EU Global Strategy and Human Security Rethinking Approaches to Conflict. Routledge. ISBN 9781138098961
- Victims and Survivors from Cyangugu, Rwanda: The Politics of Testimony After Genocide Ibreck, Rachel. 2018. Victims and Survivors from Cyangugu, Rwanda: The Politics of Testimony After Genocide. In: Vincent Druliolle and Roddy Brett, eds. The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies, Comparative and Analytical Perspectives. Palgrave, pp. 301-325. ISBN 978-3-319-70202-5
Article
- Counter-Archiving Migration: Tracing the Records of Protests against UNHCR Ibreck, Rachel; Rees, Peter and Tazzioli, Martina. 2024. Counter-Archiving Migration: Tracing the Records of Protests against UNHCR. International Political Sociology, 18(4), ISSN 1749-5679
- Protecting Women from Violence in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites, South Sudan? Ibreck, Rachel. 2024. Protecting Women from Violence in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites, South Sudan? Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 18(1), pp. 61-80. ISSN 1750-2977
- Civicness in exile: The solidarities and struggles of South Sudanese refugees in Cairo Ibreck, Rachel and Seeka, Angelina. 2022. Civicness in exile: The solidarities and struggles of South Sudanese refugees in Cairo. Journal of Civil Society, 18(2), pp. 219-238. ISSN 1744-8689
Report
- Foundational justice: a strategy for peace in the Horn of Africa Ibreck, Rachel and de Waal, Alex. 2021. Foundational justice: a strategy for peace in the Horn of Africa. Other. Conflict Research Programme, London School of Economics and Political Science, London.
- Bridging divisions in a war-torn state: Reflections on education and civicness in South Sudan Ibreck, Rachel; Pendle, Naomi; Robinson, Alice and The Bridge Network. 2021. Bridging divisions in a war-torn state: Reflections on education and civicness in South Sudan. Discussion Paper. Conflict Research Programme, London School of Economics and Political Science, London.
- Negotiating Justice: Courts as local civil authority during the conflict in South Sudan Ibreck, Rachel; Logan, Hannah and Pendle, Naomi. 2017. Negotiating Justice: Courts as local civil authority during the conflict in South Sudan. Discussion Paper. Justice and Security Research Programme, LSE, London.