Claude Ake Memorial Lecture
Dr. Pamela Mbabazi: “Oil in Uganda: A Blessing in Disguise or an all too Familiar Curse?”
Uppsala University Main Building, room IX, Thursday 18 April 2013, 15:15
For more information see the lecture flyer.
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Will the war in Syria be as protracted as the one in Darfur?
In a debate article published by Uppsala Nya Tidning 2013-03-11 Brosché and Taub argue that the conflicts in Darfur and Syria share several similarities, which means that the war in Syria could be as protracted as that in Darfur unless a strong, unified approach is taken.
http://www.unt.se/debatt/syriens-kris-liknar-den-i-darfur-2314385.aspx (in Swedish)
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"The Politics of Militancy: Evidence from Pakistan", 21 March, 13.15-15.00
On 21 March, Jacob N. Shapiro, Assistant Professor, Princeton University, will hold a lecture on "The Politics of Militancy: Evidence from Pakistan". The Speaker Series lectures are open to the public. Most welcome!
For more information see the Speaker Series webpage.
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Call for participants, Strategic Nonviolent Conflict
Workshop Uppsala May 8-10, 2013
This workshop will explore the basic concepts of strategic nonviolent conflict, discuss under what conditions strategic nonviolent occur and how its tactics and strategies are applicable. It will also discuss the conditions under which strategic nonviolent conflicts can lead to transformative change as well as limitations and challenges in its use.
The workshop is organized by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research (DPCR), Uppsala University in collaboration with International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, Washington, D.C.
For more information see the Workshop flyer.
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Dissertations 2012
Joakim Kreutz defended his dissertation: "Dismantling the Conflict Trap: Essays on Civil War Resolution and Relapse" on 25 May, 10:15, in Sal IV, Main University building.
Margareta Sollenberg defended her dissertation: "A Scramble for Rents: Foreign Aid and Armed Conflict" on 12 May, 12:15, in Sal IV, Main University building.
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Claude Ake Visiting Chair 2012
Dr. Pamela Mbabazi, Associate Professor of Development Studies at Mbabara University of Science & Technology, Uganda, and currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor, has been appointed the Ake Professor 2012.
For more information see the Claude Ake Visiting Chair webpage.
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UCDP GED YouTube-video
A short video of organized violence in 1989-2010, over time and space. A derivative of the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (out now!)
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Är du intresserad av frågor som rör fred och utveckling? Undrar du varför människor deltar i väpnade konflikter? Eller vilka som är de största hindren för hållbar utveckling? Eller hur utvecklingsmål och konfliktlösningsprocesser kan kombineras? Då ska du söka till kandidatprogrammet i freds och utvecklingsstudier: en ny internationellt orienterad, tvärvetenskaplig utbildning i freds- och konfliktkunskap och utvecklingsstudier.
February 20 Professor Mary Kaldor (London School of Economis, LSE) visited the UCDP Seminar Series. The topic for the seminar was “New Wars, Old Wars and the Critics” and the audience filled the lecture hall. It started with a presentation by Prof Kaldor, where she also addressed some of the critique she has received on her book (New and old wars: organized violence in a global era which is now in its third edition). Following this PhD candidate Anouk Rigterink (LSE) presented some of her findings on new wars, comparing and using some of the main sources of data on armed conflict, notably COW and UCDP. The third speaker was Associate Professor Magnus Öberg (DPCR), co-author of "
Peter Haldén (Phd), researcher at the department, together with Visiting Professor Robert Egnell at Georgetown University, has recently published the book 
