Lecturer About Maliha Chishti Maliha Chishti is a Lecturer and Research Associate at the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. Her core research interests are in examining the international-local encounter in peacebuilding, security and development and gender and human rights. Her current work explores the politics of pluralism and difference in war-affected contexts, focusing on the theoretical limitations to promoting long-lasting peace and security in non-western contexts. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and completed a senior research fellowship at the University of Chicago Divinity School’s Martin Marty Center. Her most recent publication, “The Pull to the Liberal Public: Gender, Orientalism and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan,” (forthcoming in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society), offers a postcolonial feminist perspective on gender reforms underway in Afghanistan, examining the tensions of religion, culture and tradition in the international-local aid encounter. In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Chishti has extensive practitioner experience. She is the former Director of the Hague Appeal for Peace at the United Nations, and helped to initiate the historic Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Her work on this landmark resolution was recognized by the University of Toronto’s ‘Great Minds’ alumni campaign. While at the UN, Maliha conceptualized and developed the first peace and disarmament education pilot project for the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs in four war-torn countries. She also implemented one of the first training and capacity-building programs for over 80 Afghan women organizations in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the US-led war and was appointed by the Canadian government to be the Social Impact Consultant for Canada’s first and largest ‘signature’ aid project in Kandahar Afghanistan. Contact Information Room 2007 mchishti@uchicago.edu Recent News More news UChicago Students Propose Solutions to Chicago’s Pension Crisis Mon., March 18, 2024 Harris Voices: Katie Savage, CLA'19, on Learning to Look Around and Be in Community Fri., March 08, 2024 Harris Policy Students See the Real-Life Impact of Tax Policy while Serving the Community Wed., March 06, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Decide your UChicago DPSS Track: Academic vs. Professional Track Mon., March 18, 2024 | 7:30 PM PKU-UChicago Summer School General Webinar Wed., March 20, 2024 | 7:00 AM Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., March 20, 2024 | 8:00 AM