Peer-reviewed journal articles
Krystalli, Roxani. "Being seen like a state: Transitional justice bureaucrats and victimhood in Colombia." Current Anthropology, forthcoming.
Krystalli, Roxani and Philipp Schulz. "Taking love and care seriously: An emergent research agenda for remaking worlds in the wake of violence." International Studies Review 24, no. 1 (2022). [open access]
Stites, Elizabeth, Roxani Krystalli, Alex Humphrey, and Nyuon Moses Gathuoy. "Cattle to cash: Changing marriage practices among displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan." Women's Studies International Forum, 94 (2022).
Bliesemann de Guevara, Berit and Roxani Krystalli. "Doing memory with needle and thread: Narrating transformations of violent conflict." Contemporary Voices in International Relations 3, no. 1 (2022). [open access]
Krystalli, Roxani. "Of Loss and Light: Teaching in the Time of Grief." Journal of Narrative Politics, 8 (1) (2021): 41-44. [open access]
Krystalli, Roxani, Elizabeth Hoffecker, Kendra Leith, and Kim Wilson. "Taking the research experience seriously: A framework for reflexive applied research in development." Global Studies Quarterly 1, no. 3 (2021): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksab022 [open access]
Krystalli, Roxani. "Narrating victimhood: Dilemmas and (in)dignities." International Feminist Journal of Politics 23, no. 1 (2021): 125-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2020.1861961
This paper was selected as the runner-up for the Cynthia Enloe prize.
Cronin-Furman, Kate and Roxani Krystalli. "The things they carry: Victims' documentation of forced disappearances in Colombia and Sri Lanka." European Journal of International Relations 27, no. 1 (2021): 79-101 [open access].
Stites, Elizabeth, Alex Humphrey, and Roxani Krystalli. "Social connections and displacement from South Sudan to Uganda: Towards a relational understanding of survival during conflict." Journal of Refugee Studies 34, no. 3 (2021): 2720-2739.
Krystalli, Roxani, Allyson Hawkins, Kim Wilson. "‘I followed the flood’: A gender analysis of the moral and financial economies of forced migration." Disasters 42 (2018): S17-S39. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12269
Krystalli, Roxani. "Deconstructing the 2012 Human Security Report: Examining narratives of wartime sexual violence.” International Journal 55 (4): 574-593. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020702014544916
Krystalli, Roxani and Philipp Schulz. "Taking love and care seriously: An emergent research agenda for remaking worlds in the wake of violence." International Studies Review 24, no. 1 (2022). [open access]
Stites, Elizabeth, Roxani Krystalli, Alex Humphrey, and Nyuon Moses Gathuoy. "Cattle to cash: Changing marriage practices among displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan." Women's Studies International Forum, 94 (2022).
Bliesemann de Guevara, Berit and Roxani Krystalli. "Doing memory with needle and thread: Narrating transformations of violent conflict." Contemporary Voices in International Relations 3, no. 1 (2022). [open access]
Krystalli, Roxani. "Of Loss and Light: Teaching in the Time of Grief." Journal of Narrative Politics, 8 (1) (2021): 41-44. [open access]
Krystalli, Roxani, Elizabeth Hoffecker, Kendra Leith, and Kim Wilson. "Taking the research experience seriously: A framework for reflexive applied research in development." Global Studies Quarterly 1, no. 3 (2021): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksab022 [open access]
Krystalli, Roxani. "Narrating victimhood: Dilemmas and (in)dignities." International Feminist Journal of Politics 23, no. 1 (2021): 125-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2020.1861961
This paper was selected as the runner-up for the Cynthia Enloe prize.
Cronin-Furman, Kate and Roxani Krystalli. "The things they carry: Victims' documentation of forced disappearances in Colombia and Sri Lanka." European Journal of International Relations 27, no. 1 (2021): 79-101 [open access].
Stites, Elizabeth, Alex Humphrey, and Roxani Krystalli. "Social connections and displacement from South Sudan to Uganda: Towards a relational understanding of survival during conflict." Journal of Refugee Studies 34, no. 3 (2021): 2720-2739.
Krystalli, Roxani, Allyson Hawkins, Kim Wilson. "‘I followed the flood’: A gender analysis of the moral and financial economies of forced migration." Disasters 42 (2018): S17-S39. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12269
Krystalli, Roxani. "Deconstructing the 2012 Human Security Report: Examining narratives of wartime sexual violence.” International Journal 55 (4): 574-593. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020702014544916
Book chapters
Krystalli, Roxani. "Feminist methodology." Gender Matters in Global Politics: A Feminist Introduction to International Relations, 3rd edition, edited by Laura Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton, forthcoming.
Krystalli, Roxani, Shambhawi Tripathi, and Katharina Hunfeld. "Making friends with uncertainty: Hopeful futurities in telling stories about global politics." Uncertainty in Global Politics, edited by Anastasia Shesterinina and Miriam Matejova. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Barthwal-Datta, Monika, Roxani Krystalli, and Laura Shepherd. "Narrative in Politics and the Politics of Narrative." Routledge Companion to Narrative Theory, 2022.
Krystalli, Roxani. "Engage with former combatants as interlocutors for peace, not only as authorities on violence." Feminist Solutions for Ending War, edited by Megan MacKenzie and Nicole Wegner. Pluto Press, 2021.
Krystalli, Roxani. "Ονομάζοντας την πατριαρχία" [Naming Patriarchy]. Είμαι Επικίνδυνη [I am Dangerous]. Key Books, 2021.
Krystalli, Roxani. “When humans become data.” Companion on Field Research in Peace and Conflict Studies, edited by Roger Mac Ginty, Roddy Brett, and Birte Vogel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Krystalli, Roxani. "Narrating violence: Feminist dilemmas and approaches." Handbook of Gender and Violence, edited by Laura J. Shepherd. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. Preview here.
Mazurana, Dyan, Roxani Krystalli, and Anton Baaré. "Gender and Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration: Reviewing and Advancing the Field." The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Conflict, edited by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Naomi Cahn, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Nahla Valji. Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 442-460. Preview here.
Krystalli, Roxani, Shambhawi Tripathi, and Katharina Hunfeld. "Making friends with uncertainty: Hopeful futurities in telling stories about global politics." Uncertainty in Global Politics, edited by Anastasia Shesterinina and Miriam Matejova. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Barthwal-Datta, Monika, Roxani Krystalli, and Laura Shepherd. "Narrative in Politics and the Politics of Narrative." Routledge Companion to Narrative Theory, 2022.
Krystalli, Roxani. "Engage with former combatants as interlocutors for peace, not only as authorities on violence." Feminist Solutions for Ending War, edited by Megan MacKenzie and Nicole Wegner. Pluto Press, 2021.
Krystalli, Roxani. "Ονομάζοντας την πατριαρχία" [Naming Patriarchy]. Είμαι Επικίνδυνη [I am Dangerous]. Key Books, 2021.
Krystalli, Roxani. “When humans become data.” Companion on Field Research in Peace and Conflict Studies, edited by Roger Mac Ginty, Roddy Brett, and Birte Vogel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Krystalli, Roxani. "Narrating violence: Feminist dilemmas and approaches." Handbook of Gender and Violence, edited by Laura J. Shepherd. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. Preview here.
Mazurana, Dyan, Roxani Krystalli, and Anton Baaré. "Gender and Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration: Reviewing and Advancing the Field." The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Conflict, edited by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Naomi Cahn, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Nahla Valji. Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 442-460. Preview here.
Academic journal conversations (* indicates peer review)
Krystalli, Roxani. "Attendance sheets and bureaucracies of victimhood in Colombia." Political and Legal Anthropology Review 10 (2020). *
Krystalli, Roxani, and Cynthia Enloe. "Doing feminism: a conversation between Cynthia Enloe and Roxani Krystalli." International Feminist Journal of Politics 22, no. 2 (2020): 289-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2019.1678394
Krystalli, Roxani. "Tracking factors of gendered credibility." In: Wilkinson, Cai, Evren M. Eken, Laura Mills, Roxani Krystalli, Harry D. Gould, Jesse Crane-Seeber, and Paul Kirby. "Responding to# AllMalePanels: A Collage." International Feminist Journal of Politics 18, no. 3 (2016): 477-491.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2016.1189673
Krystalli, Roxani, and Cynthia Enloe. "Doing feminism: a conversation between Cynthia Enloe and Roxani Krystalli." International Feminist Journal of Politics 22, no. 2 (2020): 289-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2019.1678394
Krystalli, Roxani. "Tracking factors of gendered credibility." In: Wilkinson, Cai, Evren M. Eken, Laura Mills, Roxani Krystalli, Harry D. Gould, Jesse Crane-Seeber, and Paul Kirby. "Responding to# AllMalePanels: A Collage." International Feminist Journal of Politics 18, no. 3 (2016): 477-491.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2016.1189673
Book review
Krystalli, Roxani. A review of Rethinking Silence, Voice and Agency in Contested Gendered Terrains, edited by Jane Parpart and Swati Parashar. International Feminist Journal of Politics 22, no. 1 (2020): 155-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2019.1656540
Select policy publications and analyses
Krystalli, Roxani. "Women, Peace, and Victimhood." Global Observatory, International Peace Institute, 2020.
Krystalli, Roxani. “Negotiating data management with the National Science Foundation: Transparency and ethics in research relationships.” Interpretive Methodologies and Methods, 2019.
Krystalli, Roxani, Elizabeth Stites, Vaidehi Krishnan, and Alex Humphrey. “Changes to weddings and marriages due to conflict and displacement in South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Krystalli, Roxani, Alex Humphrey, and Vaidehi Krishnan. “The establishment and reconfiguration of informal livelihood groups in Bentiu, South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Krystalli, Roxani, Daniel Maxwell, Vaidehi Krishnan, and Alex Humphrey. “The evolution of pre-displacement connections in Bentiu, South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Atim, Teddy, Barbara Athieno, Kimberly Howe, Roxani Krystalli, and Elizabeth Stites. “‘Young people are the fulcrum of the community’: Youth experiences and aspirations in four districts of Karamoja, Uganda.” Boston, MA: Feinstein International Center, 2019.
Humphrey, Alex, Vaidehi Krishnan, Roxani Krystalli. “The currency of connections: Why local support systems are integral to helping people recover in South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Howe, Kimberly, Roxani Krystalli, Jonathan Kurtz, Vaidehi Krishnan, Reimar Macaranas. “The wages of war: Learning from how Syrians have adapted their livelihoods through seven years of conflict.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2018.
Wilson, Kim and Roxani Krystalli. “The financial journey of refugees: Evidence from Jordan, Greece, and Turkey.” Medford, MA: Henry J. Leir Institute for Human Security, 2017.
Krystalli, Roxani and Lauren Emerson. "Synthesizing practices of evidence appraisal in the humanitarian field." Somerville, MA: Feinstein International Center, 2015.
Bushby, Kristin and Roxani Krystalli. "Mapping evidence syntheses in the humanitarian sector: Insights and challenges." Somerville, MA: Feinstein International Center, 2015.
Krystalli, Roxani and Eleanor Ott. "Evidence synthesis in the humanitarian sector: A guidance note." Oxford, UK: Oxfam GB, 2015.
Krystalli, Roxani. “Negotiating data management with the National Science Foundation: Transparency and ethics in research relationships.” Interpretive Methodologies and Methods, 2019.
Krystalli, Roxani, Elizabeth Stites, Vaidehi Krishnan, and Alex Humphrey. “Changes to weddings and marriages due to conflict and displacement in South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Krystalli, Roxani, Alex Humphrey, and Vaidehi Krishnan. “The establishment and reconfiguration of informal livelihood groups in Bentiu, South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Krystalli, Roxani, Daniel Maxwell, Vaidehi Krishnan, and Alex Humphrey. “The evolution of pre-displacement connections in Bentiu, South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Atim, Teddy, Barbara Athieno, Kimberly Howe, Roxani Krystalli, and Elizabeth Stites. “‘Young people are the fulcrum of the community’: Youth experiences and aspirations in four districts of Karamoja, Uganda.” Boston, MA: Feinstein International Center, 2019.
Humphrey, Alex, Vaidehi Krishnan, Roxani Krystalli. “The currency of connections: Why local support systems are integral to helping people recover in South Sudan.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2019.
Howe, Kimberly, Roxani Krystalli, Jonathan Kurtz, Vaidehi Krishnan, Reimar Macaranas. “The wages of war: Learning from how Syrians have adapted their livelihoods through seven years of conflict.” Washington DC: Mercy Corps, 2018.
Wilson, Kim and Roxani Krystalli. “The financial journey of refugees: Evidence from Jordan, Greece, and Turkey.” Medford, MA: Henry J. Leir Institute for Human Security, 2017.
Krystalli, Roxani and Lauren Emerson. "Synthesizing practices of evidence appraisal in the humanitarian field." Somerville, MA: Feinstein International Center, 2015.
Bushby, Kristin and Roxani Krystalli. "Mapping evidence syntheses in the humanitarian sector: Insights and challenges." Somerville, MA: Feinstein International Center, 2015.
Krystalli, Roxani and Eleanor Ott. "Evidence synthesis in the humanitarian sector: A guidance note." Oxford, UK: Oxfam GB, 2015.
Media, opinion, and commentary
"Pedagogies for Peace - Intersectional and Decolonial Teaching: A conversation with Roxani Krystalli." Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2021.
"Caring about feminism, caring as feminists." Ginn Library, 2021 (with Dipali Anumol).
"The politics of noticing." Symposium on Gender, (In)Security and Temporalities of Violence, 2020.
“Three lessons from Victims’ Day in Colombia.” Political Violence at a Glance, 2018.
"The financial journeys of refugees: Charting a research agenda." CDA Collaborative, 2017 (with Kim Wilson).
“The Colombian peace agreement has a big emphasis on the lives of women. Here’s how.” Washington Post, 2016.
“Why free love in the FARC isn’t so free.” Washington Post, 2016.
“Here’s how attention to gender affected Colombia’s peace process.” Washington Post, 2016 (with Kimberly Theidon).
“Getting to yes in Colombia: What it would take to reintegrate the FARC.” The Conversation, 2016 (with Kimberly Theidon).
“Beyond 1325: Understanding gendered experiences of war.” Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, 2016 (with Brittany Card).
“Dilemmas of storytelling: Violence and the narrative responsibilities it creates.” The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 2016.
“Covering trauma while respecting the story.” Women's Media Center: Women Under Siege, 2016.
"Consent as conversation: Lean research in vulnerable settings." Next Billion, 2016 (with Kim Wilson).
“In search of human dignity in Greece.” Open Democracy, 2015.
"Caring about feminism, caring as feminists." Ginn Library, 2021 (with Dipali Anumol).
"The politics of noticing." Symposium on Gender, (In)Security and Temporalities of Violence, 2020.
“Three lessons from Victims’ Day in Colombia.” Political Violence at a Glance, 2018.
"The financial journeys of refugees: Charting a research agenda." CDA Collaborative, 2017 (with Kim Wilson).
“The Colombian peace agreement has a big emphasis on the lives of women. Here’s how.” Washington Post, 2016.
“Why free love in the FARC isn’t so free.” Washington Post, 2016.
“Here’s how attention to gender affected Colombia’s peace process.” Washington Post, 2016 (with Kimberly Theidon).
“Getting to yes in Colombia: What it would take to reintegrate the FARC.” The Conversation, 2016 (with Kimberly Theidon).
“Beyond 1325: Understanding gendered experiences of war.” Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, 2016 (with Brittany Card).
“Dilemmas of storytelling: Violence and the narrative responsibilities it creates.” The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 2016.
“Covering trauma while respecting the story.” Women's Media Center: Women Under Siege, 2016.
"Consent as conversation: Lean research in vulnerable settings." Next Billion, 2016 (with Kim Wilson).
“In search of human dignity in Greece.” Open Democracy, 2015.