Amalie Nilsen

Amalie Nilsen

Managing Editor

Interests and experience

Mass Mobilization, Democratization, Polarization, Public Opinion, Quantitative Methods, Survey Experiments

Amalie oversees the entire journal process of the Journal of Peace Research from submission to publication, ensuring smooth movement of the articles through the review process and effective communications with the authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher.

Amalie recently submitted her PhD thesis, The Protest Paradox: The Role of Mass Mobilization in Promoting and Challenging Liberal Democracy, to the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo. Her research examines how protests influence citizens’ pro- and anti-democratic attitudes and behaviors, as well as the broader patterns through which citizens take to the streets - both to defend democracy and to contest it.

Work positions
2026–
Managing EditorPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2022–
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Political Science, University of Oslo
2021–2022
Research AssistantPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Education
2019–2021
MA, Political Science University of Oslo
2016–2019
BA, Development Studies University of Oslo and City University of Hong Kong
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