Research
One of the core strengths of POMA is our network of dedicated, critical and inspiring researchers. We work senior researchers and early-career academics, who contribute to Afghanistan Studies through a variety of disciplines.
Mental Health & Child Protection Research
- Psychology and Psychiatric Studies
- Child Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Emergency and Social Psychology
- Behavioural Studies
- Disability Studies
- Children and Adults with Special Needs
- Educational Studies, Political and Social Studies, War Studies
- Conflict and Peace Studies
- Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies (with focus on issues of Reintegration, Rehabilitation and Recidivism)
- Critical Approaches to Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
- Labour Studies
Legal, GBV, Conflict, Peace Research
- Legal Studies
- Islamic Law
- National Law (Statutory and Legislative Law in Afghanistan)
- International Law
- European Law (in particular German and French Law)
- Development Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Visual Art Studies and Art History
- Media and Communication Studies
- Gender Studies
- Women Studies
- Critical Masculinities Studies
- Diversity and Inclusion
Gender-sensitivity is an aspect, which we integrate in a context-specific manner in all of our research projects. We believe that gender roles and relations shape and inform individuals’ access to income-generation, the rule of law and peace of mind. We do attempt to create alliances with pro-women men as we strongly believe that gender is not just about mainstreaming women issues, but also considering men’s and boys’ challenges in gaining access to mobility, fair work, an education and mental health care.
We strongly believe that interdisciplinary approaches allow us to produce nuanced and relevant research that can have constructive impact in the realm of policy-making and politics.