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Awino Okech

Board of Directors, Co-chair
United Kingdom

Dr. Awino Okech is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Political Sociology at SOAS, University of London where she teaches in the Department of Politics and International Studies. She also serves as Associate Director Equity and Accountability providing leadership on the universityā€™s racial justice work.Ā  As a feminist scholar activist, Awinoā€™s teaching, and research interests lie in the nexus between gender, sexuality, security, and nation-state making projects as they occur in conflict and post-conflict societies. Her work is grounded in African feminist, queer, and Black internationalist thought as central frameworks for thinking about power and justice. Across her work is an exploration of racial justice and Black solidarity that focusses on the majority world and Africa to reimagine Pan African and Internationalist strategies for anti-racist, feminist, and queer liberation. Awino continues to work with and support a range of international and African feminist movement support and multilateral organisations on projects that sit at the intersection of gender and security as well as broader organisational development concerns. Awino is a member of the Human Sciences Research Council editorial board and the Board of Trustees of SOAS University of London.

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