Seminar today in Visby on the effect of organized violence on civilian population with @erikmelander.bsky.social from the National Defense University and Malin Dahlberg Markstedt from OperationAid. Here are three numbers from my presentation... 1/3 @uupeace.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social

🎙️ In our final podcast of the season, professor and clinical psychologist Karen Brounéus offers reflection and practical advice to researchers and others whose work requires them to ingest material containing violence and suffering. 🎧 Podbean: researchingpeace.podbean.com/e/49-the-imp...

The datasets covering the year 2025 from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) have now been released. Read more 👉 www.uu.se/en/news/2026... The datasets are available through the UCDP website 👉 www.uu.se/en/departmen... Detailed analysis in Journal of Peace Research 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jopr...

Yesterday, we celebrated the launch of Volume 13 (2026) of the Pax et Bellum Journal, an open-access, student-run academic journal dedicated to Peace and Conflict Studies. 🔗 The journal, containing 5 insightful articles, is available here. 👉 journals.uu.se/pax-et-bellu...

The Peter Wallensteen Lecture, by Professor T.V. Paul, offered a riveting analysis of how the pursuit of status drives great power behaviour. ashoswai.bsky.social introduced the speaker, while Professor Desirée Nilsson offered concluding remarks. Professor Peter Wallensteen gave a short speech.

🎙️ @sebastianvanbaalen.se and his team are conducting the most extensive study of election boycotts to date. In a new podcast episode, we discuss why political parties or candidates choose to drop out of elections and what they hope to achieve by doing so. Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-m8txn...

In a recent opinion piece, Mert Can Yilmaz argues that we should welcome the fact that AI writing tools are helping to level the uneven playing field in academia created by the dominance of the English language. Mert is a Research Engineer at (UCDP). universitetslararen.se/2026/04/23/a...

AI is breaking down academia's language barriers and that is a good thing - Universitetsläraren

This text was written with AI assistance. The arguments are mine, the thinking is mine, the experience is mine. The language was shaped with Claude. If that makes you uncomfortable, this piece is for ...

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Join us May 20 for the 2026 Peter Wallensteen Lecture with Prof. T.V. Paul from McGill University: “When Peace Unravels: Status Recognition and the Return of Great Power Conflicts.” 📅 May 20, 14:00 📍 Uppsala University Main Building, Hall IX Read more and register: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

Peter Wallensteen lecture 2026 – When Peace Unravels: Status Recognition and the Return of Great Power Conflicts – Department of Peace and Conflict Research – Uppsala University

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📢 On 15–17 June, we are co-hosting the next edition of the Data for Peace conference. This will be the first time the conference is held in Europe! The call for proposals is open until Monday, 13 April. Read more: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

📢 We are hiring a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research. Application deadline: 26 March! ⬇️ We are seeking an internationally recognised scholar to join our dynamic and supportive research environment in the very livable city of Uppsala, Sweden! 🔗 Apply / Learn more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

🎙️ In a new episode for our pod Researching Peace, we discuss power-sharing as a tool for ethnic conflict management with @awraffoul.bsky.social, who recently defended his thesis on the subject. His data reveal some striking findings. 🎧 Podbean: researchingpeace.podbean.com/e/45-a-new-l...

Apply by 25 March for two fully funded doctoral (PhD) positions: 🔹 One general PhD position in peace and conflict research 🔹 One PhD position at the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament 👉 Full details and application instructions: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

We are thrilled to co-host the 2026 #Data4Peace Conference in June. Call for proposals is now open! 👇

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🗓️ The #Data4Peace conference is back on 15-17 June —bringing innovators, policymakers, and practitioners together for joint dialogue and interactive conversations. 📝 Call for proposals: www.uu.se/data-for-peace @uupeace.bsky.social @nyucic.bsky.social @crafddata.bsky.social @fbafolke.bsky.social

The UN is under growing pressure, politically, financially, and institutionally. In this sharp analysis for Utrikesmagasinet, Isak Svensson examines how respect for the UN Charter is eroding, how major powers bypass the organization, and what this means for the future. 👇 www.ui.se/utrikesmagas...

FN under hård attack

FN angrips på flera fronter. Ryssland och USA frångår dess principer, president Trump har ett konkurrerande organ och finansiell kollaps hotar.

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We congratulate Alexandre Raffoul on successfully defending his thesis “The Logics of Multi-Ethnic Coalitions: Power-Sharing, Party Systems, and Ethnic Conflict Management”. Alexandre has provided a helpful summary of the findings and their implications: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

We are advertising two fully funded doctoral (PhD) positions: 🔹 One general PhD position in peace and conflict research 🔹 One PhD position at the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament 🗓️ Apply by 25 March 2026 👉 Full details and application instructions: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

📢 We’re Hiring a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research! ⬇️ We are looking for an internationally recognized academic to join our ambitious and supportive research community. 📍 Location: Uppsala, Sweden 📆 Application deadline: 26 March 🔗 Apply / Learn more: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

In an interview for Newsweek, Professor Ashok Swain discusses Trump's plans for Greenland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdF... @ashoswai.bsky.social

What Trump Is Really Up to With His Greenland Conquest

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Kenya’s 2022 election proved significantly less violent than previous elections. A paper by Kristine Höglund, Patrick Mutahi from CHRIPS and Emma Elfversson looks at how changes in police conduct contributed to the reduction in violence. Read more. 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎙️ In our latest podcast episode, Anders Themnér discusses his research into student-led violence in sub-Saharan Africa. What are the patterns and warning signs of such violence? Should all universities be mindful of these signs? 🎧 Podbean: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-n9bck-...

🎓 Today, our research community had the joy of hearing Maxine Leis impressive defence of her dissertation ‘Signals of Violence, Patterns of Flight: Predicting and Explaining Conflict-Related Mobility’. Please join us in congratulating Maxine! Read 60-page summary (kappa): urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

🚨 Call for Applications: Claude Ake Visiting Chair 2026 An exciting opportunity for senior African scholars conducting research on peace, conflict, democracy, and human rights. 🗓️ Application deadline: 1 February 2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: nai.uu.se/claudeake

Claude Ake Visiting Chair - The Nordic Africa Institute

For senior scholars from African universities.

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In a piece for Mänsklig Säkerhet, @isaksvensson.bsky.social looks back at 10 events that shaped our world in 2025. 👇 Read (in Swedish): manskligsakerhet.se/2025/12/18/k...

Krig och fred under 2025: de tio viktigaste händelserna

Föredrag av Isak Svensson vid Senioruniversitetet i Uppsala, december 2025 1.Vapenvilan i Gaza.  Kriget rasade under de första tre kvartalen av 2025 och orsakade enormt mänskligt lidande...

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🎙️ For our latest podcast, we had the pleasure of talking to Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo. Tapping into her experience as a Ghanaian scholar and activist, we discuss feminism, activism, and potential pitfalls in academic collaborations. 🎧 Listen: PodBean: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5zt2r...

Today we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our PhD program. The faculty board took the formal decision on 14 November 1985. We are proud of all the amazing individuals who have earned their doctorate at the DPCR over the years and look forward to our 70th thesis defence in January!

💡 Ashok Swain and Prakash Kashwan (Brandeis University) call on India’s decision-makers to combat domestic climate inequalities. 👇 360info.org/indias-clima...

India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities - 360

Economic liberalization in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change. Climate negotiators, researchers, and activists converg...

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In an article for the Telegraph, Magnus Öberg and Therese Pettersson, both from @ucdp.bsky.social, discuss how indirect deaths from war far exceed the fatalities recorded in conflict datasets. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

UCDP Reserach Engineer Mert Can Yilmaz joined a panel on responsible use of AI at the Korean Embassy in Stockholm, where he addressed AI ethics and concerns about military applications. The MIKTA event was organised by the embassies of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia.

This week, Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen launched their new book The Peacemaking Mandate - Nordic Experiences in International Mediation. The launch event in Stockholm was organised with the Folke Bernadotte Academy. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/books/p... 📷: Stefie Mayazi (FBA)

Should academics also be visionary storytellers, pointing to what is possible? The Claude Ake Memorial lecture by Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo offered food for thought, a much-needed injection of hope and an urgent call to action. The Nordic Africa Institute co-organised the lecture with us.