Lidewyde Berckmoes » Members’ Directory

Biographical Info

Dr. Lidewyde Berckmoes trained as a social and cultural anthropologist (MA/PhD) and has worked in interdisciplinary research teams in the context of conflict, health and migration. In her research, she explores questions about legacies of violence, trauma and resilience, and child/youth agency and caregiving, focusing on the African Great Lakes region. Currently, as an associate professor and senior researcher at the African Studies Centre Leiden, she investigates the long-term consequences of conflict on psychosocial well-being and care through intergenerational perspectives. Her research interests include: young people studies, intergenerational transmission of trauma, conflict legacies, African Great Lakes region, war and peace.