Supervisory team: Dr Aiko Holvikivi and Dr Ania Plomien

Aynura started her LSE-funded PhD at the Department of Gender Studies in 2021. Her research focuses on Bosnian women veterans' experiences both in the military and after, emphasising their different gendered experiences within the framework of female life story. She is particularly interested in how their gendered military identity was constructed and negotiated, made sense of, regulated, and dealt with in Bosnian contemporary history. Her study is based on a wide range of sources, collected through a combination of extensive archival work and oral history interviews.

Prior to joining LSE Gender, Aynura obtained her Mres degree in History from Royal Holloway, University of London. She also works at the War Childhood Museum where she is involved in coordinating research projects focused on lived experiences of individuals whose childhoods have been affected by an armed conflict. Her research interests lie at the intersection of gender,  war, and militarism, with a focus on Southeast Europe.