About

Greta Uehling is an anthropologist who specializes in the study of war, conflict, and population displacement. A Professor at the University of Michigan, she teaches seminars on human rights and humanitarianism for the Program in International and Comparative Studies. 

Her new book, Decolonizing Ukraine (2025) shows readers how understanding Crimea is essential for understanding Ukraine – and the war with Russia – today. 

In 2023, she published Everyday War with Cornell University Press. The book challenges conventional ideas about the role of civilians in contemporary wars and was awarded Harvard University’s Davis Book Prize.

Uehling has consulted with a number of international organizations including UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.