We are happy to welcome three new PhD students to the PLATFORM WARS project and are excited about the diverse range of critical perspectives that their research will bring to the project.
Martine Jaarsma has a master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights as well as Public International Law, both from Utrecht University. Her research examines the impact that daily practices of design and use of algorithmic technologies for aerial targeting have on the meaningful application of key principles of International Humanitarian Law.
Fer Avar holds an MA in International Relations, specializing in Conflict and Security, from the Central European University in Vienna. Her research focuses on non-Western innovation and technology hubs, mapping the global corporate-defense value chain and analyzing its implications for the international political order.
Laszlo Steinwärder holds an MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University. His research explores the evolution of the military-platform complex and the political-economic dimension of an increasingly algorithmic warfare.
For more information on their backgrounds and interests, check out the about-page or feel free to send them an email at martine.jaarsma@uantwerpen.be, fer.avar@uantwerpen.be or laszlo.steinwaerder@uantwerpen.be.