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December 2025: Article accepted
Our first article with the title "Exposure to Wartime Sexual Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nationally Representative Prevalence 30 Years After the 1992–1995 War" was accepted for publication in the journal Conflict and Health. In the article we provide estimates for the prevalence rates of personal, family, and community exposure to wartime sexual violence, and also explore select psychosocial correlates.
September 2025: Project workshop with partners in Sarajevo
The WarGen team convened a three-day workshop in Sarajevo with academic and civil society partners to discuss the long-term and intergenerational effects of wartime violence. The program included meetings with local organizations, a visit to the War Childhood Museum, and a full-day workshop at the University of Sarajevo featuring panels on survey methodology, historical mobilization, gendered legacies of violence, and trust in post-conflict societies. The event allowed us to share emerging findings and learn directly from practitioners working with survivors and affected communities.
June 2025: WarGen team at EPSA
Almost the entire WarGen team attended the European Political Science Association (EPSA) conference in Madrid to share our research and connect with colleagues. Ajla presented findings from her fieldwork and our survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in her talk, "Joining the Fight? Memory and Historical Violence in Wartime Mobilization." Alina spoke on "Wartime Sexual Violence and Inter-Group Trust: Evidence from Bosnia-Herzegovina,” and Max presented "Wartime Sexual Violence and Gender in the Long Run" based on data from both BiH and Germany. We're grateful to our discussants, panelists, and audience members for their many thoughtful questions, comments, and ideas.
December 2024: Data collection concluded
Together with our partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Germany, we completed the collection of survey data. In Germany, we collected interview data from 2,548 original respondents and 266 of their family members via an online survey. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2,059 primary respondents were interviewed face-to-face, alongside 632 of their family members.