Biography
Zala Pochat is a PhD student in the Department of War Studies. Prior to that she completed a Bachelor of Arts at Sciences Po Paris, a Master of Arts in Criminology at Middlesex University, and a Master of Arts in International Peace and Security at KCL.
Her research focuses on extra-judicial mass killings and reconciliation.
Zala is a member of the War Crimes Research Group.
Research
Thesis title: Mass killings and the strategy of revenge: post-war extra-judicial massacres, war crimes and revisionism
Abstract: In May and June 1945, Kočevski Rog, Slovenia was the site of a series of mass killings. Described as either war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war, or a form of revenge and vicarious justice (Communists against Nazi-collaborators and the collaborationist Home Guard members), a decades-long silence under the Yugoslav regime and the persistent disagreements on the past events generate historical revisionism and challenge efforts at reconciliation. This research investigates reconciliation in contemporary Slovenia following post-war extrajudicial massacres and war crimes, with a focus on the relationships of revenge and justice to reconciliation after atrocities.
PhD supervisors
Professor James Gow
Professor Rachel Kerr
Research interests
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- Reconciliation
- Post-conflict justice
- International politics and law
Further details
Research
War Crimes Research Group
Conducting research and teaching on war crimes (broadly conceived) and war.
King's Trauma-Centred Study Group
The Trauma-Centred Study Group (TCSG) brings together PGRs, ECRs, and faculty from across King's College London to explore trauma both as a tool of analysis within our research and as a tool of self-reflection. The TCSG facilitates routine dialogue and offers a creative space for collaboration and innovative thinking among researchers about the visibility of trauma as a concept, methodology, and informed practice within our research, curricula, and policy-making spheres.
Events
Exhibition Opening: Conversations on Conflict – In Someone Else's Shoes
The exhibition ‘In Someone Else's Shoes’ presents a curated selection of art and poetry created by young people (aged 9-18) from across the world.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
War Crimes Research Group
Conducting research and teaching on war crimes (broadly conceived) and war.
King's Trauma-Centred Study Group
The Trauma-Centred Study Group (TCSG) brings together PGRs, ECRs, and faculty from across King's College London to explore trauma both as a tool of analysis within our research and as a tool of self-reflection. The TCSG facilitates routine dialogue and offers a creative space for collaboration and innovative thinking among researchers about the visibility of trauma as a concept, methodology, and informed practice within our research, curricula, and policy-making spheres.
Events
Exhibition Opening: Conversations on Conflict – In Someone Else's Shoes
The exhibition ‘In Someone Else's Shoes’ presents a curated selection of art and poetry created by young people (aged 9-18) from across the world.
Please note: this event has passed.