Peace Adzo Medie

About

Peace Adzo Medie is a Ghanaian-Liberian novelist and political scientist whose work explores gender, women’s rights, and contemporary African society. Born in Liberia, she grew up in Ghana and pursued higher education in geography at the University of Ghana before earning a master’s degree in international studies from Ohio University and a PhD in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. Medie is a Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Bristol, where her research focuses on gender-based violence, security, and women’s experiences in Africa. Her academic work includes Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa (2020). Her debut novel, His Only Wife (2020), received widespread recognition, becoming a New York Times Notable Book and a Reese’s Book Club selection. Her second novel, Nightbloom (2023), explores sisterhood, family relationships, and the lasting effects of childhood experiences. Through both her fiction and scholarship, Medie examines how gender, culture, and social expectations shape women’s lives.