Research output per year
Research output per year
PhD
Universitetsvej 1, 14.2
DK-4000 Roskilde
Denmark
I research transitional justice, the politics of international law and courts, and the legalisation and judicialisation of politics in mainly Africa. I have researched the politics of the International Criminal Court for 15 years.
My research asks the following questions:
My current research project investigates the recent standardisation of transitional justice, collaborating with colleagues at Roskilde and Ulster Universities. The project investigates the consolidation and innovation of a transitional justice standard across four sites: UN headquarters, Colombia, Syria and Uganda.
My book, Africa and the Backlash Against International Courts (London: Zed Books, 2020), co-written with Peter Brett, studies African government relations with the ICC and sub-regional courts in Africa. We argue against explanations focusing on sovereingty and direct focus toward strategies of legitimation and equal participation in world politics.
My first book studies the impact of ICC involvement on peace processes in Kenya and Uganda, The International Criminal Court and Peace Processes in Africa: Judicialising Peace (Routledge, 2018). It presents a theory about when and how ICC involvement helps and hinders a negotiated conflict settlement.
I teach the following courses: Power, Conflict and Justice (MA); International Institutions and Global Governance (BA); the Relationship between Law and Politics (MA); and Case Study and Process Tracing Methods (MA).
Council Member, Rådet for International Konfliktløsning
3 Nov 2018 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter › Research › peer-review
Gissel, L. E. (Project manager), Jakobsen, L. J. (Project participant), Hansen, T. O. (Project participant) & Fernandes, W. S. (Project participant)
Independent Research Fund Denmark
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research
Gissel, L. E. (Project participant), Kragelund, P. (Project participant), Richey, L. A. (Project coordinator), Bærendtsen, P. (Project participant), Hamudi, M. (Project participant), Justesen, M. K. (Project participant), Kweka, O. (Project participant), Mercer, C. (Project participant), Msoka, R. (Project participant), Mukangara, D. (Project participant), Mwamfupe, A. (Project participant) & Turner, S. (Project participant)
01/12/2019 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research
Rasmussen, J. (Project participant) & Gissel, L. E. (Project participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2023
Project: Other
Kaarsholm, P. (Project manager), Frederiksen, B. F. (Project participant), Gissel, L. E. (Project participant), Wangayi, M. (Project participant) & Rasmussen, J. (Project participant)
15/05/2015 → 30/09/2017
Project: Research
Gissel, L. E. (Participant), Jakobsen, L. J. (Participant), Fernandes, W. S. (Participant) & Hansen, T. O. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Gissel, L. E. (Speaker) & Brandes, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
Gissel, L. E. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
Gissel, L. E. (Participant) & Brett, P. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
Gissel, L. E. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
24/05/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
22/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
05/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
01/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Gissel, L. E. (Recipient), Bischoff, C. S. (Recipient) & Kvist, J. (Recipient), 20 Sept 2019
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Gissel, L. E. (Recipient), 20 Sept 2019
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions