Madeleine Schneider


Madeleine Schneider

Madeleine Ekeberg Schneider is a graduate student in the Department of Government’s Conflict Resolution program at Georgetown University. Having grown up in Trondheim, Norway and Tempe, Arizona, Madeleine is passionate about climate action and environmental peacebuilding. She previously completed her bachelor’s degree in international studies and comparative literature at the University of Michigan where she focused on environmental management in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After graduating, she served with the AmeriCorps City Year program in Chicago and Washington, D.C. public schools. Madeleine is excited to combine her academic interests and service experiences to support Burmese youth and environmental advocacy and peacebuilding on the Thai-Burma border this summer.



31 Aug

Landmines: Intended and unintended environmental consequences of warfare

I returned from my fellowship at the end of July but still find myself thinking

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Posted Aug 31, 2024

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17 Jul

Experiences of Conscription: The inevitable burden of debt

My last couple of blog posts on conscription focused on people still in Myanmar, but

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Posted Jul 17, 2024

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17 Jul

How the Revolution is Changing Attitudes Toward the LGBTQ+ Community

In my second blog, I wrote about how this revolution is different than previous conflicts

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Posted Jul 17, 2024

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11 Jul

Experiences of Conscription: The mental toll of living in hiding

“Hom” is a 23-year-old trans man who has stayed in Southern Shan State despite the

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Posted Jul 11, 2024

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08 Jul

Experiences of Conscription: Choosing to stay in Myanmar for family

My last post was about what it means for young people’s careers to escape across

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Posted Jul 08, 2024

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03 Jul

Experiences of Conscription: Abandoning careers for safety and uncertainty

I recently, grudgingly, started preparing for my job search, making lists of organizations, positions, and

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Posted Jul 03, 2024

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19 Jun

Conscription in Myanmar: A desperate solution for the military that people are desperately fleeing

When I was 17, I received a letter from the Norwegian military requiring me to

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Posted Jun 19, 2024

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12 Jun

Film Screening: Lose and Hope

I always forget how different the experience of watching a film with a big group

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Posted Jun 12, 2024

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06 Jun

How a Military Coup Helped Build Solidarity

This is a bit of a longer post, but I wanted to try to give

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Posted Jun 06, 2024

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29 May

A Conflict Outside the Spotlight

Last week I attended four university graduation ceremonies in the US with my family. At

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Posted May 29, 2024

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