Eirin Haugseth

Eirin Haugseth

Editorial Assistant at Journal of Peace Research

Interests and experience

  • Consequences of displacement
  • Civil resistance and social movements
  • Local development

I am a Political Scientist researching the impacts of critical events such as conflict, climate extremes and displacement on local communities and development. My doctoral project investigated how displacement can impact host community perceptions of the legitimacy of political institutions, unrest dynamics and community cohesion, using both quantitative spatial analysis and qualitative interviews.

Work positions
2025
Senior ResearcherPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2025
ResearcherPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2022
Visiting AcademicCentre on Migration, Policy and Society at the University of Oxford
2022–
Editorial AssistantJournal of Peace Research
2022
Visiting ScholarSchool of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona
2021–2024
Doctoral ResearcherPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2019–2020
Research AssistantNorwegian University of Science and Technology
Education
2021–2025
PhD in Political Science NTNU
2018–2020
Master of Science in Political Science NTNU
2015–2017
BA in Political Science NTNU
2013
One-year Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies Kulturstudier, HiOA
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