Languages
Norwegian, English; basic French and German
Work Experience
2017– |
Research Professor, PRIO |
2009–17 |
Director, PRIO |
2008 |
Guest Researcher, Institute for International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University |
2007– |
Associate Fellow, Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University of York |
2005–09 |
Deputy Director, PRIO |
2004–05 |
Programme Leader, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (CRPB) programme, PRIO |
1999– |
Senior Researcher, PRIO |
1999–06 |
Project Leader, 'Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities (AMAC)' |
1998 |
Guest researcher (Fulbright Scholar), Department of Sociolocy, University of Chicago |
1997–03 |
Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human geography, University of Oslo. Project: 'Flight and Social Decision-Making: Forced Migration in Afghanistan' |
1995–97 |
Research Fellow, PRIO. Project: 'Common Security in Southern Africa' (17 months) |
1990–92 |
Director and Agricultural Coordinator, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Peshawar, Pakistan |
1989 |
Conscientious Objector, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Oslo |
1983–88 |
Farmer, Harpviken Farm, Brumunddal |
1982 |
Military Service |
1981–93 |
Farm work, Nedre Berg Farm, Brøttum |
Appointments
| 2017– | Member of the Board of Directors, Global Resource Network on Conflict (GRNC), Washington DC |
| 2017– | External Board member, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo |
| 2016– | Member of the Advisory Committee of the joint United Nations and World Bank Policy Study on the role of Development in the Prevention of Violent Conflict. |
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| 2016– | Board member, Research Council of Norway’s Board committee for international issues [Styreutvalg for internasjonale saker] |
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| 2015– | Board member, Division for Society and Health, Research Council of Norway |
| 2015–16 | Member of Norwegian Commission of Inquiry on Norway’s civilian and military involvement in Afghanistan during the period 2001–2014 |
| 2014– | Governing Board member,
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), New Delhi |
| 2014– | International Board member,
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) |
| 2013– | Advisory Board member,
Norwegian Polytechnic Society |
| 2012– | Board of Trustees member, the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights |
| 2012– | Advisory Board member,
Business for Peace Foundation |
| 2012–16 | Editorial Board member,
Politics and Governance (Open Access journal) |
| 2011– | Scientific Advisory Council member,
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) |
| 2010–14 | Programme Council member for the MA programme in Peace and Conflict Studies (PECOS), University of Oslo |
| 2007– | Editorial Board member,
Comparative Social Research (yearbook published by Emerald) |
| 2006–09 | Member of the National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (Norway) |
Education
2017 |
Senior Executive Course (Sjefskurset), Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo |
2006 |
PhD in Sociology, University of Oslo [Dissertation] |
1993–95 |
Cand. Polit (M.Phil.) in Sociology, University of Oslo [Dissertation] |
1991–93 |
Development Studies, University of Uppsala |
1987–89 |
Cand. Mag, University of Oslo |
1984–86 |
Management studies, Norwegian School of Management, Gjøvik |
1982–83 |
Agriculturalist, Staup School of Gardening, Levanger |