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New newsletter from UCDP

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:58:00 GMT

The 19th issue of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Newsletter has just been released. Our focus for this issue is on the organized violence that occurred in October 2023, as well as a fundamental question in our work: Why does collecting conflict data matter?

Shola Omotola held the Claude Ake Memorial Lecture

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:04:00 GMT

At Tuesday 28th of November 2023 Professor Shola Omotola held the Claude Ake Memorial Lecture at the University Main building.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:20:00 GMT

Bruce M. Russett 1935-2023

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:32:00 GMT

From 1985 Bruce Russett was the Dean Acheson Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Yale University. For 37 years he was also an appreciated editor of the Journal of Conflict Resolution – with focus on quantitative studies in peace and international relations research.

2023 Nobel Peace Prize: Promoting human rights for women

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:53:00 GMT

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Ms. Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”. Mohammadi is currently imprisoned for her work against the death penalty and involvement in the protests that followed the death of Ms. Mahsa Jina Amin, in police custody, a year ago.

Isak Svensson appointed as the new Dag Hammarskjöld Professor

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:25:00 GMT

Today, the Vice Chancellor has appointed Isak Svensson as the new Dag Hammarskjöld Chair in Peace and Conflict Research. We look forward the valuable research leadership that Professor Svensson will provide in this vital role.

New newsletter from UCDP

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:20:00 GMT

The 17th issue of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Newsletter has just been released. This month the focus is on the organized violence that occurred in August 2023, as well as the current conflict situation in Niger.

Welcome new students

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:03:00 GMT

We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to all incoming students joining us at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research this fall semester 2023.

AMC Cross-Disciplinary Conference 2023

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:02:00 GMT

On June 14-15, the AMC Cross-Disciplinary Conference 2023 took place in Uppsala University Main Building. The conference was a great success and around 150 persons from around the world participated on site.

Karen Brounéus winner of the Free Distinguished Teaching Award

Wed, 24 May 2023 09:04:00 GMT

Congratulations to our Senior Lecturer Karen Brounéus on winning the Free Distinguished Teaching Award on the theme “Creative teaching”. We're incredibly proud of her achievement. Her innovative and creative teaching at our Department is truly inspiring.

ITDM 2023 applications are now open

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:47:00 GMT

ITDM 2023 The application to the International Training on Dialogue and Mediation 2023 is now open. The training takes place online in three phases: 22-25 August, 9 October and 4 December.

Annual Seminar Uppsala Rotary Peace Center

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:40:00 GMT

Friday 21 April the Annual Seminar for Uppsala Rotary Peace Center took place in Uppsala University Main Building. The keynote speaker was Ilwad Elman, Director of Programs and Development at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre (Somalia) and a leader at the forefront of the Somali peace process.

Visit by Assistant Professor Niloufer Siddiqui

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:29:00 GMT

We're pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Niloufer Siddiqui from The State University of New York as our guest this week.

Visit by Professor Adil Najam

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:46:00 GMT

Last week Professor Adil Najam of The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University visited the Department.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:26:00 GMT

Applications open for Rotary Peace Fellowships

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:28:00 GMT

Applications are now being accepted for the fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline is 15 May 2023.

Vacancies: Two Doctoral Candidates

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:39:00 GMT

We are seeking to fill one general PhD position in peace and conflict research and one PhD position with a focus on international water cooperation, natural disasters and/or climate change.

Call for proposals - AMC - new deadline

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:12:00 GMT

Application deadline for Alva Myrdal Centre Cross-Disciplinary Conference 2023 is Sunday, 19 Feb. We look forward to receiving your application.

Call for 2023 Claude Ake Visiting Chair now open

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:08:00 GMT

The call for the 2023 Claude Ake Visiting Chair is now open. The Chair is intended for scholars who, like Claude Ake, combine a profound commitment to scholarship with a strong advocacy for social justice. The Chair is open to social scientists working at African universities with problems related to war, peace, conflict resolution, human rights, democracy and development on the African continent.

Vacancies: Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Research

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:39:00 GMT

We are looking for a new lecturer in Peace and Conflict Research. We look forward to receiving your application by 13 February 2023.

AMC conference - call for proposals now open

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:17:00 GMT

The Alva Myrdal Centre invites proposals for papers, poster presentations, panels and other activities on topics relevant to nuclear disarmament in a broad sense. As AMC is a cross-disciplinary centre, we particularly welcome proposals for activities aiming to bridge the gap between social sciences and natural sciences. We welcome the participation of researchers, policy makers, students and the interested public from around the world who specialize in or are interested in issues pertaining to nuclear weapons and disarmament.

We're recruiting: The Dag Hammarskjöld Professor

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:33:00 GMT

Join us in this rare opportunity. We are seeking an internationally recognized scholar who is interested to contribute to further developing the Department’s strong research and teaching environment.

New Professor Hanne Fjelde

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:07:00 GMT

On Wednesday 16 November Hanne Fjelde held her professor installation lecture on political violence and support for autocratic leaders. It is our pleasure to congratulate Hanne Fjelde as a new Professor at Uppsala University.

Guest lecture with Laura K. Taylor

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:49:00 GMT

Please join us for this Uppsala Forum guest lecture with Laura K. Taylor. Wednesday 2 November 13:15 to 15:00 in Brusewitzsalen, Uppsala University.

AMC's inaugural ceremony

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:53:00 GMT

In the magnificent Grand Auditorium at Uppsala University, the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament was inaugurated on Wednesday, 19 October.

Claude Ake Visiting Chair

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:22:00 GMT

A warm welcome to Professor and Director Kwesi Aning from The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra Ghana. ⁦ Kwesi Aning will be at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research until december, as Claude Ake Visiting Chair.

Tor Sellström 1946-2022

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:51:00 GMT

Our dear friend and highly appreciated colleague, Tor Sellström, has passed away. Tor, Dr. Sellström, was well-known for his profound knowledge of Southern Africa and most notably Sweden’s support for the different liberation movements.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:24:00 GMT

New course in Mindfulness

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:25:00 GMT

The evidence-based course Mindfulness-Based Stress Management will be offered at Uppsala University for the first time. The course is a collaboration between The Department of Peace and Conflict Research and SWEDESD - Sustainability Learning and Research Center at Department of Women's and Children's Health.

Visit by the Minister for Foreign Affairs

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:20:00 GMT

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde, visited our department and AMC - The Alva Myrdal Center for Nuclear Disarmament Friday 12th of August. The meeting was interesting and there was a good exchange of ideas.

2022 Oscar Prize awarded to Nina von Uexkull

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:03:00 GMT

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:35:00 GMT

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 16 May 2022 08:21:00 GMT

First Annual Conference for AMC

Mon, 09 May 2022 08:41:00 GMT

The Alva Myrdal Centre will host its first Annual Conference in Uppsala, Sweden, on October 19-21 and online (in part). The conference opens on October 19 at 15.00 with the official inauguration of the Alva Myrdal Centre in the University aula.

Alumnmöte om stärkande av inkludering och hållbar fred i Nairobi

Tue, 03 May 2022 10:15:00 GMT

Det fjärde alumnmötet för deltagare som gått internationella utbildningsprogram vid institutionen hölls nyligen i Nairobi, Kenya. Mötet samorganiserades med Dag Hammarskjöldfonden, http://www.daghammarskjold.se/ i Uppsala och Liv och Fred Institutet (LPI) i Kenya https://life-peace.org/our-work/kenya.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:40:00 GMT

Call for applications: ITDM 2022 Update: Now closed

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:31:00 GMT

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:27:00 GMT

New RJ program at the DPCR: Societies at Risk

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:27:00 GMT

Nobel Peace Prize 2021

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:12:00 GMT

Peter Wallensteen: A Pioneer in Making Peace Researchable

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:04:00 GMT

Malmö-based research assistant positions in DPCR project

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:50:00 GMT

Obituary over Professor Adam Azzain Mohamed, (1945-2021), 2008 Claude Ake Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:06:00 GMT

On 29 March 2021, Professor Adam Azzain Mohamed passed away. Professor Mohamed combined his remarkable intelligence with a sincere care for others. Not only did he have a passionate strive to seek solutions for conflicts in his home region Darfur, he was also truly generous to young uncertain scholars visiting Sudan for the first time.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 24 May 2021 09:12:00 GMT

Photo: Chris Chau

Mistra Geopolitics included in 100-list of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Wed, 12 May 2021 08:12:00 GMT

Mistra Geopolitics has been included in this year 100-list of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. The prestigious 100-list awards research projects with great potential to create benefits for business and society. The theme of the 2021 list is ‘From knowledge to sustainable crisis preparedness’. More information on the list can be found here: www.iva.se/100-listan2021.

Tanushree Rao selected as Uppsala University’s Global Swede 2021!

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:53:00 GMT

Professor Andrew “Andy” Mack, 1939-2021: Scholar, Practitioner, Inspirer

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:57:00 GMT

It was a rainy day, September 22, 1999. In the basement of an Asian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, dozens of peace researchers from Uppsala had gathered while on the Department’s study visit to New York and the UN. We were waiting for the arrival of the Director of Strategic Planning in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General. Many in the group assumed we would meet with an elderly gentleman in a striped suit addressing us with a standard UN speech. Instead they encountered the jovial, charming, straight-talking Andy Mack in slacks and a short jacket. The connection was immediate!

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:05:00 GMT

Geo-PKO 2.0: Global data on local peacekeeping deployments

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 06:59:00 GMT

UN Global Peacekeeping Deployments, 1994 - 2019 (highest troop count, by location)

A new version of the Geo-PKO dataset has just been released, together with an interactive platform and a user guide for working with the data in R Studio.

ERC Consolidator Grant 2020

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:56:00 GMT

The Department congratulates Associate Professor Kristine Eck who has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for her project: “Variation in Institutional Oversight of Police Misconduct”!

Several new grants to DPCR researchers from the Swedish Research Council

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 07:49:00 GMT

Researchers at the department have been highly successful in securing competitive external project grants from the Swedish Research Council. A total sum of just over 20.5 million SEK was awarded to four new research projects beginning in 2021.

The Department congratulates Jamie LeSueur, Uppsala University’s Alumnus of the Year 2020

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:07:00 GMT

Jamie LeSueur studied at Uppsala University from 2013 to 2015, as a Peace Fellow at the Uppsala Rotary Peace Center at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Today he is global Head of Emergency Operations at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Best Book Award

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:14:00 GMT

The Mats Hammarström Prize 2020

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:16:00 GMT

The Department is happy to announce that the Mats Hammarström Prize for Outstanding Essay in Peace and Conflict Studies in 2020 has been awarded to Marta Lindström for her thesis entitled “Statements for Peace? How Statements by Leaders Affect Domestic Support for Negotiations.”

Major data releases from UCDP

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:00:00 GMT

New funding for research on links between geopolitical and environmental change

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:21:00 GMT

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, Mistra, announced a 60 million SEK funding package to the interdisciplinary research programme Mistra Geopolitics. Uppsala University is one of the core partners in this programme.

Online workshop with Swedish and Kenyan scholars

Wed, 27 May 2020 11:42:00 GMT

Picture caption: James Nyawo (KU) presenting work in progress on trans-boundary watercourses
and regional conflict.

On 26-27 May, the department together with the School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies at Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya) arranged an online workshop on Community-based responses to violent conflict.

8 June new deadline for the call for a Professor in Peace and Conflict Research

Fri, 08 May 2020 11:42:00 GMT

Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic the deadline for the call for a Professor in Peace and Conflict Research has been changed to June 8, 2020.

PRIS Conference 2020 in Uppsala

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:22:00 GMT

This fall, 15-16 October, the Department will host the biennial conference for Peace Research in Sweden. The theme is Bridging Research and Policy.

Online Teaching

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:36:00 GMT

The Department has temporarily moved all teaching online.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:38:00 GMT

New blog post in Political Violence at a Glance

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:51:00 GMT

Understanding the Drivers of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:39:00 GMT

The project was launched in Berlin on 19 February.

The new EU research project PAVE (Preventing and Addressing Violent Extremism through Community Resilience in the Balkans and MENA) aims to tackle the global issue of radicalisation by examining its root causes and driving factors. Uppsala University is one of the partners in this new project.

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 07:31:00 GMT

ITP Alumni Meeting on Strengthening Inclusion and Sustaining Peace in South and South East Asia, Colombo, 5-7 February, 2020

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:20:00 GMT

DPCR Congratulates new Doctors and Recipients of the Martin H:son Holmdahl’s Prize

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:18:00 GMT

DPCR congratulates new doctor in peace research

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:23:00 GMT

Training workshop for environmental journalists of Eastern Nile Basin countries

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:54:00 GMT

Annekatrin Deglow receives award for her PhD thesis

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:07:00 GMT

The Department congratulates Dr. Annekatrin Deglow who has been awarded by the Lisbeth Holmgrens (born Carlsson) Memorial Fund for her dissertation Forces of Destruction and Construction. Local Conflict Dynamics, Institutional Trust and Postwar Crime.

Afaf Doleeb awarded the Martin H:son Holmdahl’s Award

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:17:00 GMT

Photo credit: Magnus Aronsson

The Department congratulates master student and Rotary Peace Fellow Afaf Doleeb for being awarded the Martin H:Son Holmdahl Prize. The prize is Uppsala University’s foremost award for efforts to promote human rights and freedoms.

Seminar on conflict-related sexual violence

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:17:00 GMT

On 18 November, DPCR researcher Angela Muvumba Sellström joined in a conversation about conflict-related sexual violence, hosted by the French ambassador to Sweden, David Cvach, in Stockholm.

Insights from the Inside: Women’s Mediation Networks as a Tool for Influencing Peace Processes

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:57:00 GMT

Academic exchange with Kenyatta University, Kenya

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:11:00 GMT

Dr Elfversson and Professor Höglund together with Master students attending the lecture.
James Nyawo (right) and Xavier Ichani (third from right) organised the lecture.

Unik afrikansk fredsbyggare får Nobels fredspris

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:03:00 GMT

Den norska Nobelkommittén har beslutat dela ut årets fredspris till Etiopiens statsminister Abiy Ahmed. Peter Wallensteen, seniorprofessor i freds- och konfliktforskning vid Uppsala universitet, säger att det är unika insatser som belönas.

The department welcomes all new and old students

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:24:00 GMT

Integrating Refugees in Society: The Sergio Vieira de Mello Academic Chair in Brazil

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:22:00 GMT

Call for applications: Programmer, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:34:00 GMT

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research seeks a programmer to work with the project ViEWS and The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).

Call for applications: Researcher, ViEWS

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:44:00 GMT

Prediction competition

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:20:00 GMT

ViEWS featured in the November/December issue of MIT Technological Review

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:42:00 GMT

In the article 'We are finally getting better at predicting organized conflict', MIT Technological Review looks into advancements in the field of conflict prediction. The article features ViEWS and the Early Warning Project from the US Holocaust Museum and Dartmouth College.

Open Access - ViEWS overview article in Journal of Peace Research

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:04:00 GMT

ViEWS published its overview article in Journal of Peace Research 56(2), pp. 155–174. The article is openly available and can be accessed here.

Policy Dialogue Day

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:16:00 GMT

The Policy Dialogue Day is an event organized by the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute, the QoG (Quality of Government) Institute, GLD-Gothenburg (Program for Governance and Local Development), UCPD (Uppsala Conflict Data Program) and ViEWS (a Political Violence Early- Warning System). The conference aims to provide insight on questions relating to democracy and governance, and to serve as a meeting platform for practitioners, policy makers, and academics.

New blog post in Monkey Cage: "U.N. peacekeeping really can be effective."

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:22:00 GMT

First public forecasts from ViEWS: a political Violence Early-Warning System

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:34:00 GMT

The challenges of preventing, mitigating, and adapting to largescale political violence are daunting, particularly when violence escalates where it is not expected. With funding from the European Research Council, ViEWS is developing a system that is rigorous, data-based, and publicly available to researchers and the international community. On 7 June, ViEWS released its first public forecasts for Africa.

Policy Dialogue Day

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:16:00 GMT

ViEWS welcomes new researcher

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:30:00 GMT

First annual ViEWS workshop

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:28:00 GMT

ViEWS held its first annual workshop 25-26 September in Uppsala. The workshop consisted of a total of 30 participants who over the course of two days discussed forecasting advances in the field as well as within the project.

Håvard Hegre receives the Lilly and Sven Thuréus award

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:49:00 GMT

The Department congratulates Håvard Hegre who received the Lilly and Sven Thuréus award, the technical-economic class, on 29 August.

Håvard Hegre elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science Letters

Wed, 03 May 2017 13:19:00 GMT

Dag Hammarskjöld Professor Håvard Hegre was elected into the Norwegian Academy of Science Letters in March 2017.

Kick-off meeting for the ViEWS project

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:53:00 GMT

In the photo from the left: Lisa Hultman, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, Desirée Nilsson,
Jonas Nordkvelle, Hanne Fjelde, Stina Högbladh, Nina von Uexkull, David Randahl,
Mihai Croicu, Håvard Hegre, Frederick Hoyles, Halvard Buhaug, Sayeed Auwn Muhammed

The ViEWS project started up with a kick-off meeting on 17–18 January. The project, directed by Håvard Hegre and involving Hanne Fjelde, Lisa Hultman, Desiree Nilsson, as well as an international team of researchers, will develop, test, and iteratively improve a pilot Violence Early-Warning System (ViEWS).

Håvard Hegre elected Vice-President of the International Studies Association

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:51:00 GMT

In the recent elections in the International Studies Association, Håvard Hegre, Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University was elected Vice-President for the 2018-19 term.