✨📖 A new book by @isaksvensson.bsky.social & Peter Wallensteen focuses on the experiences of mediators and their mandates in Nordic countries. Isak recently presented the book at a pre-launch event at Peking University, Beijing. Read more and pre-order: www.cambridge.org/se/universit...

Several of our reserachers are among the 122 expert signatories in an #op-ed calling for the Swedish goverment to take immidiate action to prevent #genocide in #Gaza: 🔗 dagensarena.se/opinion/sverige-lever-inte-upp-till-internationella-ataganden-att-forhindra-folkmord

A new policy brief by Lisa Hultman and Ornella Corsant-Colat looks at how UN peacekeeping missions with protection of civilians mandates adjust their military presence in response to attacks on civilians. 👇 www.ipinst.org/2025/09/peac...

🎙️Professor Ashok Swain shares his expertise on the International Risk Podcast:

Since we first advertised these postdoctoral positions, the project looking at political violence in democracies has unfortunately become even timelier. Apply now to join this important project led by distinguished Professor @hannefjelde.bsky.social. Apply by 1 October: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

🎙️In a recent podcast by Expert Group For Aid Studies / EBA Associate Professor Johan Brosché and Affiliated Visiting Researcher Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs discuss how peace processes should be designed to achieve lasting peace. 🎧 Listen (in Swedish): soundcloud.com/user-7156653...?

Today's presentation by Professor @anjaneundorf.bsky.social of her research into the #politicisation of #education in times of #conflict set a high bar for our autumn speaker series. We thank Anja for her insightful talk and the audience for an active Q&A! Coming talks: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

Following Sunday’s devastating landslide in Darfur, Associate Professor Johan Broché shares an update on the worsening situation in Sudan in an interview with Swedish Radio P1: 🔗 www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/tuse...

🆕 From conflict to cohesion: Coordinating local and international action to promote peace Today on VoxDev, Lisa Hultman (Uppsala University) & Salma Mousa (UCLA) discuss the micro- and macro-level efforts necessary to achieve lasting global peace: voxdev.org/topic/instit...

Today, Professor @ashoswai.bsky.social spoke on transboundary #water #geopolitics at a conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference on #sustainable water #security is hosted by TRENDS Research & Advisory.

In the series SVT verifierar (SVT verififies) Professor @isaksvensson.bsky.social examines Trump's claims that he’s “settled 6 wars in 6 months”. This popular series by the Swedish public service television company uses short format videos to combat misinformation online.👇 www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...

🎙️In this episode, Karen Brounéus, one of our professors and clinical psychologist, takes us on a journey there and back again. Her research helps us think more deeply about the intrinsic link between #MentalHealth and #ConflictReduction. Listen: 🎧 Podbean: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i2jm6-...

In his recent article, just attributed to the latest issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, PhD candidate Alexandre Raffoul explores conceptual issues in the typology of ethnic power-sharing – and proposes ways to "reassemble" the framework more productively: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Data from @ucdp.bsky.social put to good use in this important article from The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from @sidasweden.bsky.social‬, which manages Sweden's foreign aid. Thank you for this opportunity to hear about your impactful work around the globe, and discuss how our research and data could further support these efforts!

📊 The two most used sources of conflict data are @ucdp.bsky.social and ACLED. A recent article examines which factors drive the differences observed in these two datasets. 🔗 Open access article in Research & Politics by Magnus Öberg and Mert Can Yilmaz: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"This is about fundamental principles of the international system. Should the superpowers decide among themselves about other states? Should aggression pay off?" @isaksvensson.bsky.social comments on today's meeting between Trump & Putin in a P4 radio interview: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/prof...

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social 📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position 📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement) 📍 Location: Uppsala ⏳ Apply by: Oct 1 Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

💧Our researcher @stefandoring.bsky.social presented as a Featured Speaker at the 2025 International Sociohydrology Conference in Tokyo, Japan. In his presentation, Stefan touched on various aspects of how armed conflict shapes access to water. Photo by Roger Anis #Sociohydrology #WaterAndConflict

In a recent podcast, Professor Isak Svensson discusses what it would take for the war in Ukraine to end. The podcast produced by Swedish national radio is available here (in Swedish). 👉 www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/somm...

In a recent episode of a podcast about the Lundin Oil war crimes trial, our Associate Professor Johan Brosché and historian Douglas H. Johnson discuss the evidence that systematic war crimes were committed to support the oil industry. 🎧 unpaiddebt.org/e19-question...

In an interview for Swedish radio P1, Professor Isak Svensson argues that for Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize he covets, the Trump administration must pivot towards brokering peace that is both just and enduring. 🎧 www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/efte...

Most of our staff are now on well-earned summer leave. 😎 Thank you for following us here on BlueSky this past academic year! We wish you all a peaceful summer!

This morning, we’re quite surprised to find our master’s program on a list of “the 6th Most Unusual Courses To Study Abroad.” by NDTV education. 😆 Apparently, our master’s degree is now almost as cool as Viking Studies and Brewing Science. See list: www.ndtv.com/education/6-... ❗📷 is AI generated

A report by researchers Johan Brosche, Sebastian Raattamaa and Kate Lonergan shows that peace agreements are more likely to fail when they prioritize the actors involved over the issues driving the conflict. The report is released by the Expert Group For Aid Studies EBA. 👉 eba.se/en/current/w...

The war in Gaza features one of the highest civilian-to-combatant death ratios of any modern conflict. UCDP's Mert Can Yilmaz elaborates on this in Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish) www.dn.se/varlden/sven...

📢 New #Data Release! The 2024 update is now available for the Geo-PKO dataset, our open-access resource on #UN peacekeeping deployments. The #dataset provides detailed, local-level data on #peacekeeping operations. 👉 www.uu.se/en/departmen...

Associate Professor Johan Brosché testified for a full day in a historic war crimes trial – the Lundin Oil trial. Johan discusses this experience in a new interview. 👉 www.uu.se/en/news/2025... 📷by Mikael Wallerstedt

Yesterday, Professor Lisa Hultman had the honour of giving the keynote address at the conference of the Network of European Peace Scientists in Barcelona. She gave an inspiring and insightful talk on “Politics of Protection: Selective attention to civilian atrocities”.

🎙️ UCDP Research coordinator Therese Petterson discusses the @ucdp.bsky.social newly released data for the year 2024 in the latest episode of Researching Peace. She also walks us through how the team ensures the quality of the datasets. 🎧Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9jgwa...

What does the latest data say about global conflict trends? UCDP’s Therese Pettersson joined the launch of the @PRIOresearch Conflict Trends Report, presenting the most recent findings from UCDP that underpin the report. Watch the event here: youtu.be/kJjY8xRXK_k Photo: Kia Michaelsen

The full analysis by Shawn Davies, Therése Pettersson, Margareta Sollenberg and @magnusoberg.bsky.social (all @uupeace.bsky.social) is open access in Journal of Peace Research – read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New data from UCDP shows the highest number of active conflicts ever recorded, press release found here: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

@prioresearch.bsky.social & DPCR are launching a data project to help us better understand the impact of women’s empowerment in peace processes and post-war development. The project is funded by the Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF'd). 👇 www.uu.se/en/departmen... #PeaceProcess #WomensEmpowerement

🎙️ Why is there no progress in the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia? Professor @isaksvensson.bsky.social contributed his expertise on peace negotiations in the podcast Konflikt by Sveriges Radio P1. (In Swedish)👇 www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/zele...

🎉 Please join us in congratulating our Master's Programme Class of 2025, who had their festive Closing Ceremony today! We’re proud to recognize their hard work, dedication, and achievements throughout the programme. Here's to their next chapter—filled with new opportunities and continued success!

A new study finds that more complex UN peacekeeping mandates involving a broader array of responsibilities can actually increase troop contributions, especially from non-democracies. Read the paper by Professors Lisa Hultman, Jacob D. Kathman and Megan Shannon 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Today we celebrated the launch of Volume 12 (2025) of the Pax et Bellum Journal, which is an open access, student-run academic journal in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies. This year’s edition features five innovative articles: 👉 journals.uu.se/pax-et-bellu...

Yesterday, we celebrated the @ucdp.bsky.social upcoming annual data release, scheduled for 11 June. For the 2024 datasets the team coded 37 000 events using 60 000 sources to continue providing the best possible conflict data. An amazing effort by the UCDP team!

To date, the EU has utilized only about 5% of the sanctioning measures available to it against Israel," says Professor Lisa Hultman in an interview with @svtnyheter.bsky.social 👇

The inaugural Peter Wallensteen Lecture offered a thought-provoking talk by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell. She called for both AI-research and state funds to be reoriented from deterrence towards a self-defence based on the principles of international law. We will make a recording available soon.

Our second-year undergraduate students visited the Åland Islands Peace Institute as part of their study trip to the Åland Islands. The students were praised for their interest and active participation. 🙌

My interview with Mongabay about my latest book 'Climate Security', why climate change should be a national security issue, and why it is dangerous to weaponise transboundary rivers. india.mongabay.com/2025/05/incl...

"The best way forward for India and Bangladesh is to recognize climate-induced migration as a shared developmental and humanitarian challenge rather than solely a security issue." This article in Foreign Policy with my interview. foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/05/i...

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr Juan Diego Duque Salazar on the successful defence of his doctoral thesis: “Political Ambition in the Shadow of Violence: Elections, Gender and Political Machines in Colombia.”

🎙️In an interview for Swedish radio P1, Professor Erik Melander discusses how we can build a durable #peace in Europe. What can we learn from the end of #WW2 in #Europe 80 years ago? 👇

Professor Swain offers his take based on his expertise in water related conflict. 👇

In this podcast with Utrikesnytt, I discuss my new book 'Climate Security' and how climate change impacts peace, security, and conflict in different parts of the world. infok4ve.podbean.com/e/26-the-cli...

Professor @isaksvensson.bsky.social participated in a panel on the democratic conversation during Språkrådsdagen on 5 May. The event is organised by the Institute for Language and Folklore (Isof) and is aimed at researchers and practitioners with an interest in language, communication and society.

In a new episode of our #podcast, Dr. Stephen Herzog discusses the health of the global #nuclear order in light of the Russian war in #Ukraine, the rise of #China, and recent shifts in #US foreign #policy under #Trump. 🎧 Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-w7pct...