Political instability and armed conflict – Department of Sociology and Political Science
Violence, Institutions and Peace (VIP)
About the research group
The Department of Sociology and Political Science has internationally recognised expertise in civil war and political instability. Key topics for the group are political institutions, climate and environmental change, rebel groups, non-violent resistance and social movements, terrorism, and political opinion in societies that have experienced conflict. This research is directly relevant to the UN Sustainable Development Goals on promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies.
The research group meet for seminars approximately every two weeks. In the seminars employees, master students and external guests present and discuss their ongoing research. Recruitment is important for the research group, which has in recent years appointed and graduated several PhD candidates in conflict research. The master's course POL3502 Causes of War is also an important channel for recruitment and academic dissemination.
For many years, the group has worked closely with the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), dating back to PRIO's Centre of Excellence, the Centre for the Study of Civil War (2003-13). As part of the collaboration, Halvard Buhaug, Research Professor at PRIO, has been appointed as Professor II at ISS. The collaboration with PRIO has also included a National Research School in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Researchers in the group lead and are part of several larger externally funded projects.
Violence, Instability and Peace Research Seminar Series
Researchers
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Gustav Agneman Associate Professor
+46793587908 gustav.agneman@ntnu.no Department of Economics -
Christoffer Wold Andersen PhD Candidate
+47-73592365 christoffer.andersen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Kari-Anne Helland Barland PhD Candidate
+47-73559409 kari.a.h.barland@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Francisco J. Beltrán Tapia Professor in Economic History
francisco.beltran.tapia@ntnu.no Department of Modern History and Society -
Oda Bjørge Bringa PhD Candidate
oda.b.bringa@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Halvard Buhaug
halvard.buhaug@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Charles Robert Butcher Professor
+47-73590606 charles.butcher@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Christoffer Cappelen Postdoctoral Fellow
christoffer.cappelen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Indra de Soysa Professor
+47-73596048 +4773591758 +4799420213(mobile) indra.de.soysa@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Karin Dyrstad Professor
+47-73413278 karin.dyrstad@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Sofie Hjorthol Grønset Senior Executive Officer
+4791991210 sofie.h.gronset@ntnu.no Department of Modern History and Society -
Kathleen M. Jennings Postdoctoral Fellow and Deputy Head of Organization and Development, ISS
kathleen.m.jennings@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Katja Levy Professor
+47-73559052 catherine.r.levy@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Eline Drury Løvlien Associate Professor
+47-73559127 eline.lovlien@ntnu.no Department of Teacher Education -
Lukas Murau PhD Candidate
lukas.murau@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Malika Rakhmankulova PhD student
+4747761256 malikara@stud.ntnu.no -
Elisabeth Lio Rosvold Associate Professor
+47-73412729 elisabeth.l.rosvold@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Jakub Stachowski Associate Professor
+47-73591350 jakub.stachowski@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Aurora Terjesdatter Sørsveen PhD Candidate
+47-73559615 aurora.sorsveen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Marius Swane Wishman Postdoctoral Fellow
marius.wishman@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science