Nena Mocnik
Biographic Data
| ID | 1501969 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nena Mocnik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nena |
| FAMILY NAME | Mocnik |
| SIGNATURE | MOCNIK N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9991-1469 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Digital health among forcibly displaced women in the Mena region
Emotion-as-method (EAM) in ethnographic research on collective trauma
Ethnographic studies of collective trauma often overlook the ways emotion surfaces beyond speech, in silences, atmospheres, and bodily cues. This paper introduces Emotion-as-Method (EAM), a layered ethnographic framework that treats emotion as both evidence and method, functioning simultaneously as an analytic framework for interpreting data and as a research approach practiced throughout fieldwork. EAM specifies six analytic constructs (mood and…
Empathic strain in qualitative trauma research
Qualitative researchers working with trauma-exposed populations face predictable emotional risks, yet higher education policy frameworks rarely address researcher well-being as an institutional responsibility. This article introduces empathic strain—the cumulative impact of sustained engagement with distressing narratives without structured organizational care—as a critical but under-recognized occupational hazard in academia. Drawing on 4 worksh…
Integrating trauma in European history education
This paper explores the evolving role of trauma in history education, particularly within the context of the Council of Europe's vision of ‘understanding the past as vital for a shared future’. The rise of memory studies and remembrance culture in Europe has shifted the focus from impersonal historical events to more personal microhistories and family narratives, unearthing collective and individual traumas and its impact on today's socio-politic…
Are there historical lessons across time and space? The ethics of ‘never again’ in European history teaching
This paper explores the intersection of historical remembrance and the ethical imperative of 'never again' in shaping a peaceful future, drawing on the context of Council of Europe's commitment to history education. It believes in the pivotal role of understanding the past for fostering democratic values. However, the paper critically examines the limitations of the widely embraced 'never again' ethic, transcending mere historical knowledge. The …
Empowering new survivors with old lessons? Insights from the Bosnian war aftermath applied to upcoming Ukrainian post-realities
A lesson on war-related sexual violence in a history classroom
While sexualized violence is perhaps one of the most common acts of aggression in imperial, colonial, and genocidal histories, it is also one of the most silenced, ignored, and under-addressed topi
Rehearsing forgiveness by acting out vengeance
This paper shows how the turn from narrative to embodied research practice offers a space to women survivors of war-related sexual violence to rehearse forgiveness in the post-conflict setting, where its realisation seems unimaginable in the face of the extent of the crimes committed and the current sociopolitical situation. Using the case of ‘Mother of the Oppressor’, a short performative act created through the ethnographic research process, th…
Occupying the Land, Grabbing the Body
This article traces trajectories of colonized bodies and (female) sexualities through the geopolitical and historical continuity in the territories of what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. Starting with the historiographic overview of women under Ottoman rule, the author addresses the “patriarchal bargain,” that is, women’s (in)voluntary choice to accommodate the frame of patriarchal norms and restrictions. The second section moves to the period of the…
Collective victimhood of individual survivors
The author argues that engaging with the legacy of war rapes that happened two decades ago allow us to observe, reflect and analyse the impact of past research, and in doing so to revise methodologies and theoretical approaches in the future research projects in the field. To reflect on the use of the pas knowledge production in her own ethnographic work, she reflects on two most persuasive academic narratives in the context of war-inflicted rape…
Narrated Silence in Sexual Scripts of War Rape Survivors
Collective victimhood of individual survivors
The author argues that engaging with the legacy of war rapes that happened two decades ago allow us to observe, reflect and analyse the impact of past research, and in doing so to revise methodologies and theoretical approaches in the future research projects in the field. To reflect on the use of the pas knowledge production in her own ethnographic work, she reflects on two most persuasive academic narratives in the context of war-inflicted rape…
Are there historical lessons across time and space? The ethics of ‘never again’ in European history teaching
This paper explores the intersection of historical remembrance and the ethical imperative of 'never again' in shaping a peaceful future, drawing on the context of Council of Europe's commitment to history education. It believes in the pivotal role of understanding the past for fostering democratic values. However, the paper critically examines the limitations of the widely embraced 'never again' ethic, transcending mere historical knowledge. The …
A lesson on war-related sexual violence in a history classroom
While sexualized violence is perhaps one of the most common acts of aggression in imperial, colonial, and genocidal histories, it is also one of the most silenced, ignored, and under-addressed topi
Narrated Silence in Sexual Scripts of War Rape Survivors
Rehearsing forgiveness by acting out vengeance
This paper shows how the turn from narrative to embodied research practice offers a space to women survivors of war-related sexual violence to rehearse forgiveness in the post-conflict setting, where its realisation seems unimaginable in the face of the extent of the crimes committed and the current sociopolitical situation. Using the case of ‘Mother of the Oppressor’, a short performative act created through the ethnographic research process, th…
Occupying the Land, Grabbing the Body
This article traces trajectories of colonized bodies and (female) sexualities through the geopolitical and historical continuity in the territories of what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. Starting with the historiographic overview of women under Ottoman rule, the author addresses the “patriarchal bargain,” that is, women’s (in)voluntary choice to accommodate the frame of patriarchal norms and restrictions. The second section moves to the period of the…
Collective victimhood of individual survivors
The author argues that engaging with the legacy of war rapes that happened two decades ago allow us to observe, reflect and analyse the impact of past research, and in doing so to revise methodologies and theoretical approaches in the future research projects in the field. To reflect on the use of the pas knowledge production in her own ethnographic work, she reflects on two most persuasive academic narratives in the context of war-inflicted rape…
A lesson on war-related sexual violence in a history classroom
While sexualized violence is perhaps one of the most common acts of aggression in imperial, colonial, and genocidal histories, it is also one of the most silenced, ignored, and under-addressed topi
Are there historical lessons across time and space? The ethics of ‘never again’ in European history teaching
This paper explores the intersection of historical remembrance and the ethical imperative of 'never again' in shaping a peaceful future, drawing on the context of Council of Europe's commitment to history education. It believes in the pivotal role of understanding the past for fostering democratic values. However, the paper critically examines the limitations of the widely embraced 'never again' ethic, transcending mere historical knowledge. The …
Empowering new survivors with old lessons? Insights from the Bosnian war aftermath applied to upcoming Ukrainian post-realities
Integrating trauma in European history education
This paper explores the evolving role of trauma in history education, particularly within the context of the Council of Europe's vision of ‘understanding the past as vital for a shared future’. The rise of memory studies and remembrance culture in Europe has shifted the focus from impersonal historical events to more personal microhistories and family narratives, unearthing collective and individual traumas and its impact on today's socio-politic…
Digital health among forcibly displaced women in the Mena region
Emotion-as-method (EAM) in ethnographic research on collective trauma
Ethnographic studies of collective trauma often overlook the ways emotion surfaces beyond speech, in silences, atmospheres, and bodily cues. This paper introduces Emotion-as-Method (EAM), a layered ethnographic framework that treats emotion as both evidence and method, functioning simultaneously as an analytic framework for interpreting data and as a research approach practiced throughout fieldwork. EAM specifies six analytic constructs (mood and…
Empathic strain in qualitative trauma research
Qualitative researchers working with trauma-exposed populations face predictable emotional risks, yet higher education policy frameworks rarely address researcher well-being as an institutional responsibility. This article introduces empathic strain—the cumulative impact of sustained engagement with distressing narratives without structured organizational care—as a critical but under-recognized occupational hazard in academia. Drawing on 4 worksh…
History (6 works) · History (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (4 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (4 works) · Bosnian (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)