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About Vanessa Alexander

Vanessa Alexander is a Canadian writer and researcher in the field of conflict resolution. She currently works for Conciliation Resources, a peace-building NGO based in London. She has a Masters in Conflict and Dispute Resolution from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). In 2007 she spent time in Pakistan working on migration issues. Vanessa's research interests include women's involvement in peace processes and natural resources and conflict.

Articles by Vanessa Alexander

Friday 14th May

Listening to our conscience

Vanessa Alexander, 14 May 2010

A new anthology of women conscientious objectors reveals the extent to which rejection to military service is part of a greater movement for social change. Vanessa Alexander went along to the book launch

Friday 19th March

The myths that surround the military's power to do good

Jonathan Cohen and Vanessa Alexander, 19 March 2010

"We need to construct ourselves as cooperative entities, so that the way we understand belonging and identity does not have to be predicated on hostility towards others. Diana Francis talks to Vanessa Alexander and Jonathan Cohen about her latest book From Pacification to Peacebuilding.

Monday 30th November

Nameless, Genderless: The Meena Bazaar Women

Vanessa Alexander, 30 November 2009

What prevents politicians from discussing national security issues and violence against women in the same sentence? Why do politicians continue to treat gender as a stand-alone issue?

Tuesday 24th November

When the global is local: UN Security Council Resolutions on sexual violence are for all of us

Vanessa Alexander, 24 November 2009

Joining the Reclaim the Night march in London last weekend, Vanessa Alexander asks how can we advocate for the adoption of UN resolutions for peace and security for women in war time, when women world wide do not yet experience peace and security in peace time?