Kirsty will be continuing her PhD research in the team but will additionally be taking over as editorial manager for the academic journal ZeFKo for a limited period of time, filling in for Charlotte Meier. The ZeFKo is Germany’s most important academic journal that focuses on peace and conflict studies, allowing Kirsty to get an insight into the processes of academic publishing. Furthermore, she will get to work with a great team of editors: Timothy Williams, Solveig Richter, Hanna Pfeifer and Hartwig Hummel. ​​