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June 16, 202146- New Trends in Conflict 2020
For the last 19 years, PRIO and the Uppsala university Department of peace and conflict have collaborated on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. It’s the world’s main provider of data on organized violence, and is updated each year. In this episode Siri Aas Rustad shares the latest update and talks about changes and trends we’re seeing in armed conflict.
Related material
The underlying data and visualizations on the Uppsala University website
The referenced Peace in a Pod episode 37 on ISIS (or listen in any podcast app by searching for the episode title "Jihadism's Rise and Spread")
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32 min
June 10, 2021 45- Ilwad Elman: PRIO Annual Peace Address
Every year, PRIO holds its Annual Peace Address, inviting distinguished guests to reflect on how to contribute to the creation of a world in which violence is the exception and peace is the norm. To bring these interesting, inspiring addresses to a wider audience we’ll be sharing some of them on the podcast as well. This week: Ilwad Elman, a Somali-Canadian activist who works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu, and is an icon in advancing the youth, peace and security agenda.
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13 min
June 03, 202144- Nurse Migration: The Philippines, Poland, and Norway
Many nurses working here in Norway have migrated from other parts of the world. Why do they move, and what do they experience when they begin working life in a new context? In the project Migration for welfare (WELLMIG), researchers looked specifically at nurse migration in Norway, from three countries – Sweden, Poland and the Philippines. The differences and similarities in their experiences are illuminating. Marta Bivand Erdal and Lubomiła Korzeniewska talk on this episode about "deskilling" and what motivates nurse migrants.
Related material
Deskilling unpacked: Comparing Filipino and Polish migrant nurses’ professional experiences in Norway in Migration Studies (Open Access)
Is a nurse who migrates to work abroad an expat? (WELLMIG Blog Post)
On not getting lost in translation (WELLMIG Blog Post)
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39 min
May 27, 2021 43- Why Is Mali Experiencing Its Second Coup in Less Than a Year?
This week, for the second time in less than a year, Col Assimi Goïta seized power in Mali. To explain how and why, PRIO Marie Sandnes joins the podcast for this special extra episode.
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17 min
May 27, 202142- Justice in Uganda
Justice after a conflict is often part of peacebuilding, and can be an important part of addressing victims’ experiences. These post-conflict processes are called “transitional justice” and are well-studied. But during-conflict justice is less understood. When governments use trials, truth commissions, exiles and other tools to address crimes, even while violence is ongoing, what does it do to both the conflict itself and the people involved? Lino Owor Ogora, Nobert Dacan, and Cyanne Loyle join the podcast to address the case of Uganda.
Related material
The 'All is Fair in Law and War' project webpage, with related publications
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31 min
May 19, 202141- "Nobody Listens to Us": Are Minors in Conflict Getting the Help They Need?
The term “child soldiers” is very evocative. One might think of young children being drugged or forced into fighting, traumatized and exploited. In popular culture, films like Blood Diamond and Beasts of No Nation paint vivid images of child soldiers in Sierra Leone and Ghana. But minors in conflict can be found around the world, and their experiences are not always as clear-cut.
Wenche Iren Hauge currently leads the project Minors in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Processes – The Gender Dimension and has just released a paper detailing the experiences of minors in Nepal and Colombia. Their experiences don't match the narratives most are familiar with. Today she discusses her findings and how the international community can adjust DDR processes based on these minors experiences.
Related material
“Nobody Listens to Us”: Minors in DDR Processes – The Gender Dimension (PRIO Paper)
A Neglected Agency: Female and Male Minors in DDR Processes (PRIO Policy Brief)
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31 min
May 13, 202140- Punishment Attacks and Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland
This month marked 100 years since Ireland was split in two, creating Northern Ireland, which is now part of the United Kingdom. Tensions and fighting in Northern Ireland have ebbed and flowed, and still persist today, often in the form of paramilitary groups. These groups – from both sides – are part of society and daily life. In the past few weeks they have also been in the news internationally for the role in the latest riots spurred by Brexit issues
To explain the role of paramilitary groups and the way forward post-Brexit for northern Ireland, I’m joined today by Kristin Bakke and Kit Rickard, who have recently written an article on the topic of paramilitary groups and punishment attacks.
Related material
Kristin and Kit's article, "Northern Ireland: how to understand the influence of paramilitary groups", published in The Conversation
More about their Northern Ireland research on Kit Rickard's personal website
More about the PRIO project Attitudes for Peace
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34 min
May 06, 202139- Climate Change = More Asylum Seekers? It's Not That Simple.
Five years after the European migration and refugee crisis, displacement remains a pressing issue worldwide. According to the UNHCR, the global number of forcibly displaced people passed 80 million during 2020 – the highest estimate ever recorded. Several factors have contributed to this increase, including a rise in political violence and instability, and extreme weather events. But when it comes to calculating how many might be moving due to climate change, there are challenges. Scientific literature hasn't provided a satisfactory answer. In a new article for Nature Communications, Sebastian Schutte, Jonas Vestby, Jørgen Carling and Halvard Buhaug seek to fill this gap and address factors for asylum migration to the European Union.
Related material
The original study, published in Nature: "Climatic conditions are weak predictors of asylum migration"
Or you can read a more popularised version in this PRIO Blog post
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29 min
April 29, 2021 38- Ramadan, Zakat and Muslim Charity
April 12 kicked off the month of Ramadan, an important time of year for Muslims. It’s a time for contemplation, prayer and community. It's also a time when many donate "zakat", a kind of charity or almsgiving. Zakat generates billions of US dollars in donations per year, although exact numbers are near-impossible to pinpoint.
PRIO's Kaja Borchgrevink talks about zakat and Muslim charity along with one of her project members Amelia Fauzia, a Professor of Islamic history at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta.
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31 min
April 22, 202137- Jihadism's Rise and Spread
Jihadism turns up not infrequently in the mainstream media. Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS – these are all jihadi groups. The word jihad simply which means struggle, and can be interpreted both as an internal struggle within oneself or as a more general struggle in the outside world. So what else do these groups actually have in common?
On this episode you'll hear Mona Kanwal Sheikh and Dino Krause, two experts on transnational jihadist networks, explain how these groups work together and apart.
Related material
More about Mona and Dino's research on the DIIS website
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33 min

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