🌿As part of our #EnvironmentalWork we are developing the quality of work during long-distance train rides through a concept we call #BrainTrain. 🌿This week Magnus Öberg, Desirée Nilsson desireenilsson.bsky.social Isak Svensson & Kristine Höglund are practicing this concept on a train between Copenhagen & Hamburg.

What factors can help civil society remain strong and critical in autocratising contexts? My colleague Anders Sjögren studies this important question by comparing developments in Uganda and Kenya. Open access 👉tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🌍This week, Kristine Höglund & Emma Elfversson hosted esteemed visitors from Kenyatta University #ExperienceKU: Dr. Hannah Muthoni (Dr. Hannah Macharia) & Dr. Joseph Karanja (Joseph karanja). 🌍Their valuable input enriched the #NorDev2023 conference here in Uppsala. Thank you for joining us! @UU_University

Attention all PhD students in Sweden researching #peace! 🇸🇪 📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - PRIS PhD Conference 🗓️29 Nov – 01 Dec, 2023 📍 Lund, Statsvetenskap Lund ⏰Deadline for abstracts: September 29, 2023. ➡️ For more details, access the link below: peaceresearch.se/conferences/co…

Why does Kenya want to lead a police mission in Haiti and what are the prospects of success? Based on our research on police in Kenya, here is the analysis I make with mutahi wahome & Emma Elfversson at the Urban Violence Research Network urbanviolence.org/why-kenya-want…

Me and Kristine Höglund are in Nairobi, discussing initial results from a survey and had a chance to get a pic with the implementing team spearheaded by mutahi wahome and Benard Okasi! The survey covers two low-income areas and highlights the security challenges of residents

New Data Alert! 1) Ever wondered what rebel groups are fighting for? We (Raffe Sundberg and Johan Brosché) have about 15,000 answers to that question. Today the UCDP Conflict Issues Dataset (UCDP CID) was launched through an article in Journal of Conflict Resolution.

➡️Come join us at Alva Myrdal Centre ! Apply here: jobb.uu.se/details/?posit… @UU_University

A new survey report by explores the living conditions, conflict dynamics, and local security structures in two of Nairobi’s slums, Kawangware and Korogocho. By mutahi wahome Emma Elfversson Kristine Höglund UppsalaPeaceConflict Department of Government, Uppsala University CHRIPS Kenya Full report 👉bit.ly/3UHBy9B

This year’s Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research Article of the Year has been awarded to Jason Klocek, Hyun Jeong Ha & Nathanael GS for their article entitled “Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings.”🏅 prio.org/news/3501

And the Journal of Peace Research Best Visualization Award goes to Omar García-Ponce (George Washington University), Lauren Young (UC Davis) & @zeitzoff (American University) for their research article titled ‘Anger and support for retribution in Mexico’s drug war'🥇 prio.org/news/3502

📌Job alert 📌 4-year PhD position, party of my SNF project UN-POPULAR: Citizens’ Opposition to Peace Missions Universität St.Gallen (HSG). - Peacebuilding and social media - Causal inference and computational social science - Starting 1 Sep (or later) Apply here: tinyurl.com/5udpmr89

Come join us in Uppsala UppsalaPeaceConflict! We are seeking to fill one PhD position in peace and conflict research: jobb.uu.se/details/?posit… Welcome with your application before 11 June.

Kenyan is witnessing widespread protests against increasing cost of living and unpopular tax increases. Police has responded with force, and The Conversation Africa has put together an overview of recent research that helps understand this confrontational approach theconversation.com/kenyan-police-…

In contexts of insecurity and mistrust in the police, why do local residents still choose to collaborate with the police, and what is the role of community policing? I study these questions in urban Kenya with mutahi wahome & Emma Elfversson academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-…