Deminer in Afghanistan. Photo: Antonio De Lauri
Conflict
We study the effects of conflict and war on different social groups, vulnerabilities, and human mobility.
Current projects
Jul 2023 - Jun 2027
Conflict Enclosures
Dec 2022 - Dec 2026
Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC)
Apr 2021 - Mar 2026
War and Fun: Reconceptualizing Warfare and Its Experience (WARFUN)
Sep 2019 - Jan 2025
Transoceanic Fishers: Multiple mobilities in and out of the South China Sea
Jan 2021 - Dec 2024
Cabo Delgado: Conflict, Resilience and Reconstruction
Our researchers investigate the dynamics and impact of conflicts using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Drawing mostly from anthropology, political science, economics, and history, we conduct long-term fieldwork research, surveys, and randomized controlled trials as well as evaluations and commissioned work.
Our research and evaluation expertise:
- War and soldiering
- Armed groups and insurgencies
- Sexual violence in conflict
- Conflict and minorities
- Humanitarian-military interventions
- Post-war reconstruction and state-building
- Transitional justice
Our researchers work in several geographical regions including the Middle East, Central and South Asia, South-East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe. We collaborate with selected partners and our work is characterized by in-depth country expertise.