Marte Beldé
Marte Beldé (she/her) holds two master’s degrees from Ghent University in Arab and Islamic Studies and in Conflict and Development. Her research focuses on Salafi-Jihadist conflict in the Sahel and on the construction of knowledge and imaginaries about conflict. She is currently conducting research in Mali.
New Publication: Fertile Soil? Rural Young Men’s Navigation of Changing Environments and the Potential Expansion of Jihadi Actors in Sikasso, Mali
This article proposes the framework of social navigation to make sense of the diverse trajectories of rural male youth.
An imaginary Jihad? How knowledge construction on conflict zones generates transformation
This PhD project looks at several actors’ ‘violent imaginaries’ of the Malian conflict.
Current research projects:
An imaginary Jihad? How knowledge construction on conflict zones generates transformation
This PhD project looks at several actors’ ‘violent imaginaries’ of the Malian conflict.