Lilli Wolland Blomberg (ESRC Doctoral Studentship Award)
Thesis title: Norwegian Nurses in the Service of the Third Reich: A Criminological Study of Atrocity Perpetration and Claims to Victimhood
PhD supervisors:
Background
Lilli is a third year PhD candidate in the School of Law. Her project is a qualitative and interdisciplinary research that applies criminological theory and conceptual tools, critically engages with historical literature, and collects primary data from the National Archives of Norway, to solve the puzzle about a sub-group of Norwegian nurses’ participation as part of the German Red Cross during the Second World War. The research aims to contribute to challenge and shape post-genocide collective memory in Norway and internationally in ways that enhance long-term transitional justice.
Qualifications
MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security from the University of Edinburgh.
BA (Hons.) in Politics and International Relations from Queen Mary University of London.
Research summary
Study of atrocity, criminology, victimology, perpetrator studies, memory, and gender.
Project activity
Alongside working on the PhD, Lilli is a part-time intern for the Scottish Government. She is currently working on a report about trust in Scottish Government.