CMI Staff
Ingrid Samset
Thematic research group:
Peace, Conflict and the State
Rights, Democracy and Development
Keywords:
Armed conflict, violence, peacebuilding; natural resources, oil, minerals, resource governance; transitional justice, international justice, International Criminal Court (ICC)
Geographic keywords:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda; the Great Lakes region of Africa
Researcher
E-mail: ingrid.samset@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47 93 80 29
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Ingrid Samset is a political scientist specialized in peace and conflict analysis. Peacebuilding and violence after war, natural resources and conflict, and justice in its various forms are central to her research agenda. Her regional expertise is on central and southern Africa.
Currently Samset is a doctoral candidate in comparative politics at the University of Bergen. In her Ph.D. she analyzes causes of violence after the end of civil war, focusing on Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Armed conflicts came to an end in both countries in 2002, and the dissertation examines why there was less violence in Angola than in the DRC in the first postwar years.
Samset has also done research on natural resources and the duration of conflict, civil war resumption, peacekeeping, local effects of mining operations, and aid to transitional justice and judicial reform. Beyond academic studies, she has experience from electoral observation, teaching, and evaluation of aid projects.
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Current and recently completed projects:
Transitional Justice, Violence and Reconciliation
Start: Jun. 2007 (Current)
Keywords: transitional justice, violence, reconciliation, peacebuilding, trials, criminal courts, amnesty, truth commissions, reparations, vetting
Violence in the post-conflict state
Start: Aug. 2006 (Current)
Keywords: peacebuilding, violence, armed conflict, post-war reconstruction
Geography: Africa: Angola, Democratic Rep. of Congo.
Asia: Afghanistan.
Middle East: Lebanon.
Incentives for peaceful behaviour
Start: Jan. 2006 (Current)
Keywords: peacebuilding, incentives, violence, civil war, power sharing, natural resource management, transitional justice
Peacebuilding
Start: Jan. 2005 (Current)
Economic and judicial incentives for peace consolidation
Start: Jan. 2005 (Current)
Keywords: peacebuilding, civil war, natural resources, resource curse, transitional justice, reconciliation
Geography: Africa: Angola, Democratic Rep. of Congo.
The effects of post-war aid
Start: Jan. 2003 (Current)
Keywords: post-war reconstruction, development assistance, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, democratisation
Geography: Africa: Mozambique, Rwanda.
Americas: Guatemala.
Angola: Effects of 1992 elections
Start: Jan. 2008 (Completed)
Keywords: Civil war, elections, political parties
Geography: Angola
Evaluating peacebuilding: Review of draft OECD guidance
Start: Aug. 2007 (Completed)
Keywords: aid, evaluation, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, violence, development
Aid to transitional justice
Start: Mar. 2007 (Completed)
Keywords: transitional justice, aid, criminal courts, truth commissions, reparations, security sector reform, peacebuilding, development
Geography: Africa: Rwanda.
Americas: Guatemala.
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Publications by category:
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Foreign aid to transitional justice: The cases of Rwanda and Guatemala, 1995-2005
Petersen, Stina S., Ingrid Samset, and Vibeke Wang (2009)
in Kai Ambos, Judith Large, and Marieke Wierda (Eds.): Building a future on peace and justice: Studies in transitional justice, conflict resolution and development. Berlin and Heidelberg: Springer pp 439-467
What's in a Figure? Estimating Recurrence of Civil War
Suhrke, Astri and Ingrid Samset (2007)
in International Peacekeeping vol. 14 no. 2 pp. 195-203
Congo-Kinshasa
Samset, Ingrid (2006)
in Fellesrådets Afrikaårbok 2007. Oslo: Solidaritet forlag pp. 258-260
Whose Mission? Limits and Potentials of the SLMM
Samset, Ingrid (2004)
in Lines vol. 3 no. August 7 p.
Conflict of Interests or Interests in Conflict? Diamonds & War in the DRC
Samset, Ingrid (2002)
in Review of African Political Economy vol. 29 no. 93/94 pp. 463-480
Central Africa
Samset, Ingrid (2002)
in Fellesrådets Afrikaårbok 2002-2003. Oslo: Solidaritet Forlag pp. 256-259
Congo-Kinshasa
Samset, Ingrid (2000)
in Fellesrådets Afrikaårbok 2000-2001. Oslo: Solidaritet Forlag pp. 282-285
Reports
UN Peacekeeping in the Congo: When is the Job Done?
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Oslo: Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre (Noref Policy Brief no. 6, June) 7 p.
Natural resource wealth, conflict, and peacebuilding
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
New York: Program on States and Security, Graduate Center, City University of New York (Synthesis Series) 11 p.
Economic Incentives for Peacebuilding
Samset, Ingrid (2008)
Program on States and Security, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Maintaining the Process? Aid to Transitional Justice in Rwanda and Guatemala, 1995-2005
Samset, Ingrid, Stina S. Petersen, Vibeke Wang (2007)
Bonn: Working Group on Development and Peace (FriEnt) 42 p.
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflicts
Tjønneland, Elling N. and Ingrid Samset (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 52 p. (Restricted. Not available for distribution)
Evaluation of the Released Prisoners' Project in Rwanda
Samset, Ingrid and Anne N. Kubai (2005)
Oslo: Norwegian Church Aid 93 p.
Trapped in the Peace Process: Ceasefire Monitoring in Sri Lanka
Samset, Ingrid (2004)
Oslo: Working Group on Peace Support Operations (AFO), Nordic Research Programme on Security (AFO Paper no. 5) 28 p.
Life and Peace Institute's projects in Somalia and the DRC
Tamm, Gordon, Michael Schulz, Ingrid Samset and Malin Nystrand (2004)
Stockholm: Sida, Department for Cooperation with NGOs and Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Management (Sida Evaluation no. 04/36) 61 p.
Rwanda: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 2003
Samset, Ingrid and Orrvar Dalby (2003)
Oslo: Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NORDEM Report no. 12/2003) 59 p.
CMI Reports
Evaluation of the UNDP/UNOPS Peacebuilding and Community Development Project in Ituri, the Democratic Republic of Congo
Samset, Ingrid and Yvon Madore (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 20) 86 p.
Socio-economic Effects of Gold Mining in Mali. A Study of the Sadiola and Morila Mining Operations
Jul-Larsen, Eyolf, Bréhima Kassibo, Siri Lange and Ingrid Samset (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 4) 71 p.
Mid-term Review of the Angola Programme of Norwegian People's Aid
Isaksen, Jan, Ingrid Samset and Fernando Pacheco (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 1) 101 p.
Aid to judicial reform: Norwegian and international experiences
Skaar, Elin, Ingrid Samset and Siri Gloppen (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2004: 12) 104 p.
Community-Driven Development in Contexts of Conflict
Strand, Arne, Hege Toje, Alf Morten Jerve and Ingrid Samset (2003)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute R 2003: 11 68 p.
CMI Briefs
A Promising Experience: Building Peace through Community Development
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 6 no. 3) 4 p.
Other External Publications
Norway and National Liberation in Southern Africa
Samset, Ingrid (2001)
in Internasjonal politikk vol. March pp. 131-136
Conference Papers
Postwar violence in Angola
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Presented at: Seminar for Ph.D. candidates in comparative politics at the University of Bergen, held at Solstrand hotel, Os
Maintaining the Process? Aid to Transitional Justice in Rwanda and Guatemala, 1995-2005
Samset, Ingrid, Stina S. Petersen, Vibeke Wang (2007)
Presented at: the workshop "Looking back and moving forward: The nexus between justice and development" in Nuremberg, Germany, 26 June 2007
Maintaining the Process? Aid to Transitional Justice in Rwanda and Guatemala, 1995-2005
Samset, Ingrid, Stina S. Petersen, Vibeke Wang (2007)
Presented at: the ICTJ-DFID meeting "Donor Strategies for Transitional Justice" in London, 15-16 October 2007
Foreign Aid to Transitional Justice: The Cases of Rwanda and Guatemala, 1995-2005
Samset, Ingrid, Stina S. Petersen, Vibeke Wang (2007)
Presented at: the workshop "Transitional Justice Mechanisms and the Role of Donors" at the NFU conference at CMI, 5-7 November 2007
Incentives for Peaceful Behaviour
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Presented at the Peace and Conflict Studies workshop at the 15th Annual Conference of the Norwegian Political Science Association, in Trondheim, Norway, 3-5 January 2007
Incentives for Peaceful Behaviour
Samset, Ingrid (2006)
Presented at: the UoB Comparative Politics PhD Candidates Forum, at Solstrand, Norway, 13 December 2006
Newspaper Op-Eds
Utenriksanalysen: De nye verdensmestrene
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Morgenbladet 2-8 July
Utenriksanalyse: Militære blindveier til fred
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Morgenbladet 21-27 May
Utenriksanalyse: Vestlig press styrker Bashir
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Morgenbladet 16-22 April
Utenriksanalyse: Til kamp mot seksuell vold i krig
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Morgenbladet 5-11 March
Utenriksanalyse: Fred-Demokrati 1-0
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Morgenbladet 5-11 February
Utenriksanalyse: Nynasjonalisme i Afrika
Samset, Ingrid (2010)
Morgenbladet 8-14 January
Utenriksanalyse: Global og lokal rettferdighet
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
Morgenbladet 23-29 October
Utenriksanalyse: De mørke fortidenes tid
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
Morgenbladet 4-10 December
Utenriksanalyse: Vår tids storkonflikt
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
Morgenbladet 4-10 September
En overilt fredspris
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
Bergens Tidende 16.10.09
Espen Askeladd i Kongo
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
Bergens Tidende 28.09.09
Arven fra folkemordet
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Bergens Tidende 01.11.07
Tallmagi og bistand
Samset, Ingrid og Astri Suhrke (2007)
Dagbladet 08.10.07
Myten om mørkets hjerte
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Dagbladet 30.03.07
Er diamantene renvasket?
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Ny Tid 16.02.07
Luksus fra verdens fattigste
Wimpelmann, Torunn og Ingrid Samset (2007)
Bergens Tidende 28.01.07
Terroristjakt og fredsbygging
Samset, Ingrid og Torunn Wimpelmann (2007)
Dagbladet 16.01.07
Opprørere må sendes til Haag
Samset, Ingrid (2006)
Aftenposten 06.07.06
En fredsprosess i stampe
Samset, Ingrid (2004)
Dagbladet 28.02.04
Rett skal være rett
Samset, Ingrid (2003)
Dagbladet 26.03.03
Støtter Norge krigen i Kongo?
Samset, Ingrid (2003)
Dagbladet 05.08.03
Domstolen lar seg ikke stanse
Samset, Ingrid (2002)
Dagbladet 17.08.02
Popular Presentations and Lectures
International Criminal Court: Law or Politics?
Samset, Ingrid (2009)
Debate organized by the Bergen Student Society October 15
Comments to draft OECD/DAC guidance for evaluating conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Norad 22 August 2007
Angola's Peace, Natural Resources and Amnesty: Impressions from Huambo
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Norwegian Embassy, UN Human Rights office & Development Workshop in Luanda, Angola 9, 10 & 11 May 2007
Success by default, yet a promising experience
Samset, Ingrid (2007)
Norad 19 February 2007
Incentives for Peaceful Behaviour
Samset, Ingrid (2006)
MFA 7 December 2006
Kongo, en demokratisk republikk? Veier videre etter valget i 2006
Samset, Ingrid (2006)
The Congo Forum, Oslo 14 November 2006
Natural Resource Wealth and Armed Conflict
Samset, Ingrid (2006)
The Stellenbosch/PRIO/Bjørknes MA course in international studies, at Bjørknes College, Oslo 31 October 2006
Transitional justice mechanisms and the International Criminal Court
Samset, Ingrid (2005)
The Human Rights Observation course at the University of Bergen 25 November 2005
