Current research:
Afghanistan's warlord dilemma: Can the Afghan state be consolidated by co-opting strongmen?
Research interests:
State-building, state-society relations and sub-national governance in Afghanistan
Herdís Sigurgrímsdóttir left PRIO in 2011. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Herdís Sigurgrímsdóttir
Interests and experience
Languages spoken:
Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, English, French.
Working experience:
2010-2011: Development consultant for GIZ in Afghanistan, working in a project on Public Administration education.
2009-2011: Freelance journalist in Iceland and Norway, writing for Associated Press, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV), Frettatiminn and others.
2008: Special assistant to the NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan. Seconded by the Icelandic Foreign Ministry.
2007: Public Information Officer for the NATO Training Mission – Iraq. Seconded by the Icelandic Foreign Ministry.
2006: Foreign reporter and news anchor for Icelandic NFS/Channel 2 News.
2003-2005: Hiking guide in Iceland and Greenland, guiding French groups.
2002: Summer job in the Icelandic Foreign Ministry.
Education:
MSc in Comparative Politics (Conflict Studies) at the London School of Economics. Master stipendiat at PRIO in summer 2010.
BA in French and Political Science at the University of Iceland/Université de Toulouse le Mirail
