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PRIO"s Peace in a Pod

Peace Research Institute Oslo

How can we explain peace and conflict in the world? What do security and insecurity do to a region and its people? How do different kinds of violence affect people, and how do societies tackle crises – and the threat of crisis? The Peace Research Institute Oslo brings you expert opinions on the headlines, personal stories from the field, and cutting-edge research in this monthly podcast, hosted by Emmy-award winning journalist Arnaud Siad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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61- Nobel Peace Prize Shortlist 2021: Henrik Urdal's...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/10/01

With just one week left before the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, we take a look at PRIO Director Henrik Urdal's shortlist of possible candidates.Thank you to the many guests on this episode:Henrik Urdal, PRIO DirectorMaria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Research Director and Senior ResearcherCarina Strøm Smith, Research AssistantJonas Vestby, Senior ResearcherJørgen Jensehaugen, Senior ResearcherAmalie Nilsen, Research Assistant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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60- Transformative Visual Storytelling in Conflict...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/09/30

What is the transformative potential of visual storytelling in conflict research?In the project Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts or (TRANSFORM), animations and comics were created in collaboration between researchers, activists, artists, writers, and many others. These pieces of art not only serve to inspire possible change, but also to illustrate and highlight stories of societal transformation around the world. That work was done in collaboration with PositiveNegatives. Today Ben Dix,

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58- Coup in Guinea

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/09/17

On September 5th, 2021, the military in Guinea pulled off a coup against president alpha conde. The coup was led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, and since then the situation has been unclear, though the military remains in power. Many in Guinea welcomed the power change, while others condemn it – and the international community largely falls in the second camp. What will happen next?Related materialListen to last year's podcast episode on Guinea and West AfricaRead Zahara's PRIO Blog post "Protests,

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57- Energy and Power in the Eastern Mediterranean

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/09/16

Scrambles for natural resources and struggles for power when such resources come to light are a frequent cause of international conflict and tension around the world. In the Eastern Mediterranean, recent discovery of hydrocarbon has only exacerbated existing tensions. This is a region that includes Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.Today we’re going to hear from PRIO Cyprus Centre researcher Zenonas Tziarras on this topic: he'll explain the key players, the recent

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56- The Legacy of 9/11: "20 years past this, we're...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/09/11

Today marks 20 years since 9/11. In this episode four researchers share their reflections on what the effects of this event have been on global politics, security, and war.Related materialHva vi snakker om når vi snakker om digitaliseringens politikk– Mareile Kaufmann i samtale med Jan Grue in Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (in Norwegian)Predictive Policing and the Politics of Patterns in The British Journal of Criminology (Open Access), co-authored by Mareile Kaufmann, Simon Egbert and Matthias LeeseLisa

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55- Technology's Power in Myanmar

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/09/10

In the last few years, technology has played a huge role in Myanmar’s politics and life in the last few years.Research Professor Stein Tønnesson explains how Facebook and Telenor in particular went wrong – and right – in the country, and what lasting effects those companies have had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54- Coup in Myanmar, Seven Months Later

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2021/09/09

Just over seven months ago, on February 1st, 2021, the world witnessed a shockingly audacious military coup in Myanmar, in which the democratically elected National League for Democracy was deposed. Shortly after, PRIO researchers Marte Nilsen, Trude Stapnes, and Stein Tønnesson appeared in a podcast episode devoted to the coup. Today I’m talking again to these three researchers, getting their impressions and updates after seven months.Related materialRead Marte's PRIO Blog post "The politics of

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53- Taliban Takeover: What Happened?

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/08/17

The past week has been a shock for Afghanistan and the world watching. In a matter of days, the Taliban took over regional capitals one by one, entering Kabul on Sunday, August 15. How could this have happened? Was it foreseeable – and preventable? Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken shares some initial thoughts on today’s episode.Related materialKristian's PRIO Blog post "What happened to Afghanistan's security forces" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52- Mixing Methods Without Making a Mess (Part 2)

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/08/14

In the second of this two-parter, Jørgen Carling shares his tips for employing mixed methods in research.Related materialJørgen has made an overview of mixed methods examples in his own work, available on his personal websiteMario Luis Small's overview on recent trends "How to Conduct a Mixed Methods Study: Recent Trends in a Rapidly Growing Literature", published in Annual Review of SociologyThe article "Gender and the Meanings of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Focus on Boys" in American

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51- Mixing Methods Without Making a Mess (Part 1)

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/08/13

Research methods inform how knowledge is gained. The methods a researcher uses are often at the core of how they think about the world. Increasingly, some researchers have tried mixing methods. But this approach to research, though often beneficial, can also be challenging. PRIO research professor Jørgen Carling shares what he has learned about using mixed methods, and why it works so well for him.Related materialJørgen has made an overview of mixed methods examples in his own work, available on his

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Repost: 35- Can Research Tell Us How to Talk About...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/08/05

In the last few weeks a familiar subject matter has dominated headlines again: is structural racism an issue in the UK, Norway, France, and many other countries? Is this term, which is often situated in an American context, relevant to Europe and other parts of the world? PRIO Research Director Marta Bivand Erdal goes beyond the debate on whether or not structural racism is a useful term to the heart of the matter: no matter what terms we use, she argues, people are experiencing discrimination big

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Repost: 42- Justice in Uganda

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/07/29

Justice after a conflict is often part of peacebuilding, and can be an important part of addressing victims’ experiences. These post-conflict processes are called “transitional justice” and are well-studied. During-conflict justice is less understood. When governments use trials, truth commissions, exiles and other tools to address crimes, even while violence is ongoing, what does it do to both the conflict itself and the people involved? Lino Owor Ogora, Nobert Dacan, and Cyanne Loyle join the

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50- Ten Years After 22 of July: Memory and...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/07/22

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the Oslo government quarters and the massacre on Utøya by terrorist Anders Behring Breivik. On the 22nd of July 2011, 77 people died, many more were injured and traumatized, and the effects of that event are still being felt today.This week, Kristin Sandvik and Ingeborg Hjorth talk about the memorial at Utøya, and the controversy iterations of it have generated. They also illuminate how the ripple effects of a tragedy like this make waves in such a

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Repost: 19- Humans and War: Is It in Our Evolution?

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/07/15

Have humans evolved psychological adaptations to war? That's what Henrikas Bartusevičius will look at in his cutting-edge research project "Adapted to War", funded by the European Research Council and hosted at PRIO.To answer this question, he’ll have to work across disciplines, conducting lab experiments and surveys. We discuss how he became interested in this topic, and what it could mean for how we understand human behavior. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49- Rebuilding and Security After a Terrorist Attack:...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/07/08

On the 22nd of July, 2011, Norway experienced it’s deadliest attack since World War II. Ten years later, the country is still reckoning with what happened. Part of that reckoning is physical, embodied in the tearing down and rebuilding of the government quarter where the first attack took place. Much of the construction and planning has been controversial, and there is still extensive work to be done.In this episode, Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Sissel Haugdal Jore discuss how the rebuilding has

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Repost: 27- Have Universities Diversified Their...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/07/01

In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests around the world, many institutions looked inward at what they could do or change, PRIO included. Last year PRIO allocated internal funding to develop projects on ethnic, racial, cultural and religious discrimination. One of those projects is "Teaching African peace and conflict through European eyes (EuropAcademy)", led by Ilaria Carozza and Marie Sandnes. They set out to assess university syllabi from around Europe, before and after 2015 (when the

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48- How Can We Explain Support for Terrorism?

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/06/24

What makes people support terrorism or violent extremism? Is there any way to know what factors contribute? As terrorism has increasingly become a global concern, research has focused on who becomes a terrorist, and who supports terrorism, with many valuable conclusions coming out of that research. But until now no one has looked at whether these findings hold on a global scale.In a new report for the United Nations Development Programme, Tora Sagård investigated just that, and in this episode she

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47- A Future to Meet One's Aspirations: Education and...

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/06/17

In late 1991, refugee camps were set up in Dadaab, Kenya. Today, the three camps located there make up the third-largest refugee complex in the world. For many, Dadaab is a long term home, and education is of course an important part of life both in the camp and once an individual leaves. But while the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 recognizes the need for everyone to have access to education, questions still remain about how to convert that education into stable and durable futures.Today, Hassan

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46- New Trends in Conflict 2020

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/06/16

For the last 19 years, PRIO and the Uppsala university Department of peace and conflict have collaborated on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. It’s the world’s main provider of data on organized violence, and is updated each year. In this episode Siri Aas Rustad shares the latest update and talks about changes and trends we’re seeing in armed conflict.Related materialThe underlying data and visualizations on the Uppsala University websiteThe referenced Peace in a Pod episode 37 on ISIS (or listen

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45- Ilwad Elman: PRIO Annual Peace Address

PRIO"s Peace in a Pod ·

2021/06/10

Every year, PRIO holds its Annual Peace Address, inviting distinguished guests to reflect on how to contribute to the creation of a world in which violence is the exception and peace is the norm. To bring these interesting, inspiring addresses to a wider audience we’ll be sharing some of them on the podcast as well. This week: Ilwad Elman, a Somali-Canadian activist who works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu, and is an icon in advancing the youth, peace and security agenda

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