- Ths psychology of political violence
- Individual-level analysis of political violence
- Human evolution
Henrikas Bartusevičius
Senior Researcher
Email: henrikas@prio.org
Interests and experience
I conduct research on political violence, combining theories and methods from anthropology, behavioral economics, cognitive science, political science, and psychology. I currently lead a five-year project Adapted to War (AWAR) funded by the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant).
Since 2021, I have been a Senior Researcher at PRIO (Peace and Conflict Dynamics). Before coming to PRIO, I held assistant professor/postdoctoral positions at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University and the Department of Government, the University of Essex. I also held visiting researcher positions at the University of Oxford (Politics and International Relations), University of California, Santa Barbara (Psychological and Brain Sciences), and University of California, Los Angeles (Anthropology).
I received my PhD from the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University in 2014, and MA from the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University.
Latest publications
Henrikas Bartusevičius et al. (2023)
Russia's attacks on civilians strengthen Ukrainian resistance
Russia's attacks on civilians strengthen Ukrainian resistance
Journal article in PNAS Nexus
Henrikas Bartusevičius, Florian van Leeuwen & Michael Bang Petersen (2023)
Political repression motivates anti-government violence
Political repression motivates anti-government violence
Journal article in Royal Society Open Science
Ida Rudolfsen et al. (2022)
War and Food Insecurity: New Survey Evidence from Ukraine
War and Food Insecurity: New Survey Evidence from Ukraine
Popular article in Political Violence at a Glance
Henrikas Bartusevičius & Florian van Leeuwen (2022)
Poor Prospects—Not Inequality—Motivate Political Violence
Poor Prospects—Not Inequality—Motivate Political Violence
Journal article in Journal of Conflict Resolution
Henrikas Bartusevičius et al. (2021)
The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with anti-systemic attitudes and political violence
The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with anti-systemic attitudes and political violence
Journal article in Psychological Science
Henrikas Bartusevičius (2021)
Physical strength predicts political violence
Physical strength predicts political violence
Journal article in Evolution and Human Behavior
Tobias Ide, Anders Kristensen & Henrikas Bartusevičius (2021)
First comes the river, then comes the conflict? A qualitative comparative analysis of flood-related political unrest
First comes the river, then comes the conflict? A qualitative comparative analysis of flood-related political unrest
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Henrikas Bartusevičius, Florian van Leeuwen & Michael Bang Petersen (2020)
Dominance-Driven Autocratic Political Orientations Predict Political Violence in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) and Non-WEIRD Samples
Dominance-Driven Autocratic Political Orientations Predict Political Violence in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) and Non-WEIRD Samples
Journal article in Psychological Science
Henrikas Bartusevičius & Kristian Skrede Gleditsch (2019)
A Two-Stage Approach to Civil Conflict: Contested Incompatibilities and Armed Violence
A Two-Stage Approach to Civil Conflict: Contested Incompatibilities and Armed Violence
Journal article in International Organization
Latest news
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2024
Prio Invites Journalists to Apply for Residence Linked to Groundbreaking Research
Prio Invites Journalists to Apply for Residence Linked to Groundbreaking Research
PRIO hosts six research projects funded by prestigious grants for Europe’s most groundbreaking research. There is now an opportunity for journalists to spend 3-5 months at the institute and engage with these projects.
Thursday, 28 Oct 2021
Call for Applications: PostDoc Position at PRIO
Call for Applications: PostDoc Position at PRIO
PRIO invites applications for a 1.
Monday, 9 Aug 2021
Burden of Pandemic May Motivate Violent Protest and Antigovernment Sentiment
Burden of Pandemic May Motivate Violent Protest and Antigovernment Sentiment
The sometimes-violent antigovernment demonstrations that erupted during 2020 and 2021 were fueled in part by the spread of extremist ideologies, conspiratorial thinking, and political polarization.
Monday, 3 May 2021
Call for Applications: Postdoc Position with Project AWAR
Call for Applications: Postdoc Position with Project AWAR
PRIO invites applications for a Postdoc Position.
Thursday, 28 Jan 2021
New special issue on climate change and conflict
New special issue on climate change and conflict
The Journal of PeaceResearch has just published a new special issue on ‘Security implicationsof climate change’ (January 2021), guest edited by Nina von Uexkull and HalvardBuhaug.
Friday, 4 Sep 2020
Strong PRIO Performance in ERC Projects
Strong PRIO Performance in ERC Projects
This week we have received wonderful news from the European Research Council (ERC).
Thursday, 3 Sep 2020
Henrikas Bartusevičius Awarded ERC Starting Grant
Henrikas Bartusevičius Awarded ERC Starting Grant
We are happy to announce that Henrikas Bartusevičius will be joining PRIO in early 2021, and that he has also been awarded an ERC Starting Grant by the European Research Council.
In the media
January 2024
PRIO researcher Henrikas Bartusevičius’ research into Ukrainian resistance was referenced in an article on Russia’s military strategy against Ukraine for 2024, by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the website All News Press.
December 2023
PRIO Researcher Henrikas Bartusevičius’ research into Ukrainian resistance was referenced in an article on the website, World News.
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