UppsalaPeaceConflict

Department of Peace & Conflict Research @UppsalaUni Research, education, & policy relevance. Home of @UCDP @AlvamyrdalCNTR and @UURotaryPeace

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The Peter Wallensteen Lecture, by Professor T.V. Paul @tvpaul1 , offered a riveting analysis of how the pursuit of status drives great power behaviour.

Paul is Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

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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

Read more:
https://t.co/seePFDwyer

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📢 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
📆 Apply by: 26 March

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/Czjd4yES3u

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🎙️ In an interview for Newsweek, Professor @ashoswai discusses Trump's plans for Greenland. 👇
https://t.co/Aw0EqfgNYY

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📣 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: https://t.co/2EbYIdgvCX

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💡Professors Ashok Swain and Prakash Kashwan (Brandeis University) call on India’s decision-makers to combat domestic climate inequalities. 👇
https://t.co/Zs9kaxWNT3

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Magnus Öberg and Therese Pettersson, both part of @UCDP, discuss how indirect deaths from war far exceed the fatalities recorded in conflict datasets.👇

https://t.co/4PTq8sgho1

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Today, we commemorate the 80th #anniversary of the #UN Charter coming into force. Professor @ashoswai has written an #analysis on the current state of the UN and the potential for reform:
https://t.co/NInhvX19kQ

#UNDay

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📖A new book by Isak Svensson & 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: https://t.co/Tpb86ePDcB

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

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Check out the latest episode of the Researching Peace podcast:

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In a new #podcast, we discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with @Amb_Klement_EU who is the #EU Special Envoy for #Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. He has been a part of the #nuclear #negotiations with #Iran for more than 20 years.

Listen on Podbean: https://t.co/2wdx01E1cX

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Following Sunday’s devastating landslide in Darfur, Associate Professor Johan Broché shares an update on the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan in an interview with Swedish Radio P1:

🔗 https://t.co/RvqxBO2ADl

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🆕 From conflict to cohesion: Coordinating local and international action to promote peace

Today on VoxDev, Lisa Hultman (@UU_Peace) & @salma_mousa_ (@polisciucla) discuss the micro- and macro-level efforts necessary to achieve lasting global peace: https://t.co/lGPcO8L4fz

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We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies” led by Professor Hanne Fjelde.

📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral pos.
📆 Start Date: Dec 1
📍 Location: Uppsala
⏳ Apply by: Oct 1

Read more: https://t.co/rlLpJQBCjZ

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A new article by UCDP's Magnus Öberg and Mert Can Yilmaz in Research & Politics reveals that differences between major conflict datasets aren't driven by sourcing strategies or inclusion thresholds as previously claimed.
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Read the article: https://t.co/YO7js5sWAa

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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. Read the Expert Group For Aid Studies report.👉 https://t.co/iTYeUmesYM

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Want to know more about conflict deaths across the world? @OurWorldInData has now updated their visuals with the latest data from UCDP. https://t.co/7oerbhDrWT

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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) https://t.co/4eUhKwiSKG

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📢 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.

👉 https://t.co/YRVz2O4kvH

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What does the latest data say about global conflict trends?

UCDP’s Therese Pettersson joined the launch of the @PRIOresearch Conflict Trends Report, sharing UCDP’s latest findings.

📺 Watch: https://t.co/xsCLK41A77
📷: Kia Michaelsen