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PRIO's Peace in a Pod episodes

October 21, 202163- Belonging and Bureaucracy in Norway
For some immigrants, acquiring citizenship in a new country is the final goal in a long journey of various residence statuses and times of uncertainty. But getting citizenship is not always the end of the story. From alienation through documentation, to having citizenship taken away, there can be other twists and turns even then. For immigrants with for example refugee status similar difficulties can occur.
Marta Bivand Erdal has researched citizenship, permits, and immigration status in Norway, and today discusses some of this research and her findings.
Related material
Two of Marta's publications on this topic:
Losing the Right to Stay: Revocation of Refugee Permits in Norway in Journal of refugee Studies (Open Access), co-authored with Jan Paul Brekke and Simon Roland Birkvad
‘Birthplace unknown’: on the symbolic value of the passport for identity-construction among naturalised citizens in Identities (Open Access), co-authored with Arnfinn Midtbøen
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33 min
October 08, 2021 62- A Nobel Peace Prize for Journalism: PRIO Researchers Comment
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, with the committee highlighting these journalists' efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. Maria Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist who has revealed abuse of power, violence, and authoritarianism in the Philippines. Dmitry Muratov is editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, the most independent Russian newspaper.
To comment on this prize, PRIO researchers Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert and Pavel Baev join the podcast with their fresh reactions.
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26 min
October 01, 202161- Nobel Peace Prize Shortlist 2021: Henrik Urdal's Picks
With just one week left before the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, we take a look at PRIO Director Henrik Urdal's shortlist of possible candidates.
Thank you to the many guests on this episode:
Henrik Urdal, PRIO Director
Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Research Director and Senior Researcher
Carina Strøm Smith, Research Assistant
Jonas Vestby, Senior Researcher
Jørgen Jensehaugen, Senior Researcher
Amalie Nilsen, Research Assistant
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47 min
September 30, 202160- Transformative Visual Storytelling in Conflict Research
What is the transformative potential of visual storytelling in conflict research?
In the project Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts or (TRANSFORM), animations and comics were created in collaboration between researchers, activists, artists, writers, and many others. These pieces of art not only serve to inspire possible change, but also to illustrate and highlight stories of societal transformation around the world. That work was done in collaboration with PositiveNegatives.
Today Ben Dix, PositiveNegatives Founder, and Cindy Horst, Research Professor at PRIO, talk about their work together.
Related material
The TRANSFORM project webpage on prio.org
The TRANSFORM virtual exhibition
PositiveNegatives website
Peace in a Pod episode 18 with Kue Cool and Marte Nilsen, "Art, Conflict, and Land Rights in Myanmar"
Co-Creating Knowledge: Creative collaborations between researchers, artists, policymakers and practitioners (PRIO Policy Brief)
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33 min
September 17, 202158- Coup in Guinea
On September 5th, 2021, the military in Guinea pulled off a coup against president alpha conde. The coup was led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, and since then the situation has been unclear, though the military remains in power. Many in Guinea welcomed the power change, while others condemn it – and the international community largely falls in the second camp. What will happen next?
Related material
Listen to last year's podcast episode on Guinea and West Africa
Read Zahara's PRIO Blog post "Protests, Elections, and Ethnic Tensions in West Africa: What are the Driving Forces?"
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29 min
September 16, 2021 57- Energy and Power in the Eastern Mediterranean
Scrambles for natural resources and struggles for power when such resources come to light are a frequent cause of international conflict and tension around the world. In the Eastern Mediterranean, recent discovery of hydrocarbon has only exacerbated existing tensions. This is a region that includes Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.
Today we’re going to hear from PRIO Cyprus Centre researcher Zenonas Tziarras on this topic: he'll explain the key players, the recent history, and what kinds of issues he thinks are worth highlighting there.
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28 min
September 11, 202156- The Legacy of 9/11: "20 years past this, we're still at the beginning"
Today marks 20 years since 9/11. In this episode four researchers share their reflections on what the effects of this event have been on global politics, security, and war.
Related material
Hva vi snakker om når vi snakker om digitaliseringens politikk – Mareile Kaufmann i samtale med Jan Grue in Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (in Norwegian)
Predictive Policing and the Politics of Patterns in The British Journal of Criminology (Open Access), co-authored by Mareile Kaufmann, Simon Egbert and Matthias Leese
Lisa Hajjar's article The Counterterrorism War Paradigm versus International Humanitarian Law: The Legal Contradictions and Global Consequences of the US “War on Terror" in Law & Social Inquiry
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1 hr 9 min
September 10, 2021 55- Technology's Power in Myanmar
In the last few years, technology has played a huge role in Myanmar’s politics and life in the last few years. Research Professor Stein Tønnesson explains how Facebook and Telenor in particular went wrong – and right – in the country, and what lasting effects those companies have had.
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29 min
September 09, 202154- Coup in Myanmar, Seven Months Later
Just over seven months ago, on February 1st, 2021, the world witnessed a shockingly audacious military coup in Myanmar, in which the democratically elected National League for Democracy was deposed. Shortly after, PRIO researchers Marte Nilsen, Trude Stapnes, and Stein Tønnesson appeared in a podcast episode devoted to the coup. Today I’m talking again to these three researchers, getting their impressions and updates after seven months.
Related material
Read Marte's PRIO Blog post "The politics of humanitarian aid to Myanmar"
Visit Myanmar Bazaar on Instagram
Thank you to Sophie for reading her poem
Thank you also to Rap Against Junta and 882021 for permission to play the song – you can watch 882021's video for "Lee Coup" here
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45 min
August 17, 202153- Taliban Takeover: What Happened?
The past week has been a shock for Afghanistan and the world watching. In a matter of days, the Taliban took over regional capitals one by one, entering Kabul on Sunday, August 15.
How could this have happened? Was it foreseeable – and preventable? Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken shares some initial thoughts on today’s episode.
Related material
Kristian's PRIO Blog post "What happened to Afghanistan's security forces"
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20 min

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