Inger Skjelsbæk
Research Professor
Additional positions:
Professor, Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo
Research Interests
Languages spoken:
English, French and German
Working experience:
2009-2015 : Deputy Director at PRIO
Aug 2013 - Feb 2014: Research Director, Dimensions of Security Department, PRIO
2011/2012 (summers): Visiting scholar at the Human Rights Center, University of California Berkeley
2008-2009: Programme Leader of the Ethics, Norms and Identities programme at PRIO
2002-2003: Guest Researcher and Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Slavic, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies (ISEEES) at the University of California, Berkeley, USA
1996- : Researcher at PRIO
Associate editor of International Feminist Journal of Politics since July 2011
Education
2007 Dr. Polit. Degree at the Institute for Psychology, University of Trondheim (NTNU). The title of the Ph.D. dissertation is "Sexual Violence In Time of War: Sexuality, Ethnicity and Gender Diversity in the War in Bosnia-Herzegovina".
1996, Cand. Polit. Degree from the University of Trondheim (NTNU) with a Master’s degree in psychology. The title of the Master’s dissertation was "Women and War: A Qualitative Study of the Construction of Femininity in the Wars in the Former Yugoslavia, El Salvador and Vietnam".
1993, Cand. Mag. Degree from the University of Oslo with the following subjects: English language and literature, French language and literature, Psychology and Social science statistics.
Protecting the brand? The hesitant incorporation of gender equality in the peace nation
Book Chapter in Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region
Pro-gender Norms in Norwegian Peace Engagement: Balancing Experiences, Values, and Interests
Journal Article in Foreign Policy Analysis
Hopes and misguided expectations: How policy documents frame gender in efforts at preventing terrorism and violent extremism
Journal Article in Politics, Religion & Ideology
Editorial: special issue on gender and the far right
Journal Article in Politics, Religion & Ideology
Donor States Delivering on WPS: The Case of Norway
Book Chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security
Å ruste ned seksuelle overgrep i krig
Journal Article in Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift
Likestilling og Norges fredsengasjement - en balansekunst
Journal Article in Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning
Helga Hernes: The State Feminist
Monograph
Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
Book Chapter in Perpetrators and Perpetration of Mass Violence: Action, Motivations and Dynamics (Routledge Studies in Genocide and Crimes against Humanity)
Securitising Sexual Violence: Transitions from War to Peace
Book Chapter in Intimate Partner Violence, Risk and Security: Securing Women’s Lives in a Global World
EuroWARCHILD Project Kicked Off
On January 20th, the members of the EuroWARCHILD project team met for the first time for a full-day workshop to kick off the project.
December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
The PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (GPS Update) is an electronic newsletter launched by the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security in response to growing interest among the public for information about Gender, Peace and security Issues.
Call for Applications to the PhD Level Course on Gender, Peace and Conflict
The NORHED II project, Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies and the Research School on Peace and Conflict invites applications for the PhD-level course Gender, Peace and Conflict to take place in Oslo on 23 – 25 May 2022.
Inger Skjelsbæk Shortlisted for the ‘Name of the Year in Academia’ Award
Inger Skjelsbæk is one of the finalists for ‘Name of the Year in Academia’, awarded by Khrono, the Norwegian online newspaper for higher education and research.
September Issue of the Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – September 2021 issue here.
Missing Peace Workshop Convened Online
The Missing Peace Initiative brings together expert scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and military and civil society actors. By bringing together these different actors, the initiative aims to examine the issue of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, identify gaps in knowledge and reporting and explore how to increase the effectiveness of current responses to such violence. Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk heads the project at PRIO.
June Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – June 2021 issue here.
The PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (GPS Update) is an electronic newsletter launched by the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security in response to growing interest among the public for information about gender, peace and security issues.
Sign up to the GPS Update here. For other queries, contact the editors at johelv@prio.org.
The PRIO GPS Centre Contributes to New MA Course at STK on Gender, Peace and Conflict
The PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security contributes to new course at the Centre for Gender Research (STK) at the University of Oslo on Gender, Peace and Conflict.
PRIO Researchers Contribute to New Book on Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region
"Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region, explores how gender equality, a central part of the Nordic imaginary, is used in the political communication of Nordic states. The analyses presented move beyond conventional images and discourses of Nordic gender- and women-friendliness by critically investigating how and to what extent gender equality serves nation-branding in the Nordic region."
Two Open Research Positions at the Center for Gender Research (STK) at UiO
Scholars with an interdisciplinary orientation are invited to apply for a position as Postdoctoral Fellow, and a for a Research Fellowship as a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo. The successful applicant will work on the European Research Council Consolidator grant project ‘Innocent Children or Security Threats? European Children Born of War (EuroWARCHILD)”.
What Does It Mean to Be a Child Born of War?
How Do We Research War and Peace?
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Taking Stock of Research and Policy
Building on 20 Years of Women, Peace and Security: The Norwegian National Commemoration of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
COVID-19 and Conflict-related Sexual Violence: Relationships & Implications
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the time of COVID-19: A hidden pandemic?
CANCELLED: Film Screening: 'The Prosecutors'
Fulfilling the SDGs for Hidden and Vulnerable Populations
Preserving Spaces for Dialogue in the Middle East
Gender Equality in Peace and Mediation Efforts: Norms and Practice
