Research Interests
My doctoral research project is on Multilateral Peace Operations (MPOs). Primarily I look at the causal mechanisms linking Peace Operations with various positive outcomes, such as lower probability of conflict recurrence. I am also interested in the conceptualization and operationalization of MPO-success and how the presence of peacekeepers change the incentives and perceptions of conflict actors. I situate my work within international politics and the study of political violence in general.
- Political Violence and security politics
- Multilateral Peace Operations
- Civil War
- Causes of War
- Conflict recurrence
- Game Theory
- Process Tracing
- Mixed Methods
I do supervise MA-theses. Happy to meet for a chat about your project.
Teaching
2023
Lectures
- INTER1000 - Introduction to International Relations
- STV2230 - International Security Policy
- STV2235 - Conflicts and Human Rights in International Politics
- STV4232 - Causes of War in International Politics
Seminars
- INTER1000 - Introduction to International Relations
- INTER3090 - BA-thesis International Studies
Previously
Lectures
- INTER1000 - Introduction to International Relations
- STV2230 - International Security Policy
- STV2235 - Conflicts and Human Rights in International Politics
Seminars:
- INTER1000 - Introduction to international relations
- STV1020 - Research methods and Statistics
- STV2230 - International Security Policy
- STV2250 - International Environmental and resource-politics
- STV2310 - Politics and Development
- PECOS4021 - Research Methods
- PECOS4022 - Applied Statistics in Peace and Conflict Studies
Teaching Assistant
- STV1200 International Politics
- INTER2000 Case Work in International Studies
- STV4288 - Security Politics in Africa
- STV4020A - Research Methods and Statistics
- PECOS4010 - Conflict and State Building
- STV4316B European politics: Political Institutions and Parties
- STV4208B International Negotiations
Background
Spring 2022: Visiting Doctoral Student at DPIR, University of Oxford
2021 - Present: Doctoral Researcher - UiO
2020 - 2021: Executive Administrative Officer - UiO
Spring 2020: Intern at the Norwegian Embassy In Tanzania
2017 - 2020: Research and administrative Assistant - PRIO
2016 - 2019: MA Peace and Conflict Studies - UiO
- Master Thesis: The War That Wasn't: Explaining Relative Peacefulness. In my Master Thesis I looked at the causes for civil war by looking at a negative case. In other words, a case where one should expect to see civil war, but where no civil war occured. I looked at the political history of Zanzibar 1990-2010, and did a short field work (five weeks).
2014 - 2016: BA International Relations - UiO
Social Media and other research communication
I am on Bluesky in a semi-professional capacity, and LinkedIn in a purely professional capacity (really just as an online CV).
Occasionally, I write things:
Desember 2021 "Covid-19 og geopolitikken, 19 måneder senere" A short text to asess the literature on geopolitical effects of Covid-19.
April 2020 "I skyggen av massedød og økonomisk kollaps". An early look at the potential geopolitical consequences of Covid-19.
October 2017 "Hvordan unngå et splittet Europa". Op-ed on the Catalonian independence movement.
I have also hosted a Podcast-episode for the Norwegian Podcast "Konflikt", and been a guest at Politisk Psykologi, and Konflikt.