Dr. Zuzana Hrdličková is an anthropologist with background in South Asian studies. Her PhD thesis titled “The Impact of Sri Lankan Civil War on the Social Status of Tamil Women” (2009, Charles University in Prague) was based on three years (2005-2008) of fieldwork in Sri Lanka (North, East and Colombo). She has published several articles in journals and edited collections. Her interests include gender, conflict, disaster and development. She has worked for humanitarian organizations in contexts of disaster, war and conflict reconciliation. Currently, she is a post-doctoral researcher at Centre for the Study of Invention and Social Process, Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London.