Michele Leiby is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the College of Wooster. Her current research focuses on the causes of political violence and transitional justice movements. Michele has done extensive qualitative and quantitative research on the use of sexual violence in conflicts in Latin America. She is visiting PRIO for two months to work on the Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (SVAC) project, looking at post-conflict sexual violence in Peru.
Michele Leiby left PRIO in 2014. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Michele Leiby
Latest publications
Michele Leiby, Inger Skjelsbæk & Kim Thuy Seelinger (2025)
Studying conflict-related sexual violence: What does it mean for researchers’ well-being?
Studying conflict-related sexual violence: What does it mean for researchers’ well-being?
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Gudrun Østby, Michele Leiby & Ragnhild Nordås (2019)
The Legacy of Wartime Violence on Intimate-Partner Abuse: Microlevel Evidence from Peru, 1980–2009
The Legacy of Wartime Violence on Intimate-Partner Abuse: Microlevel Evidence from Peru, 1980–2009
Journal article in International Studies Quarterly