Julie Marie Hansen
Doctoral Researcher
Email: julhan@prio.org
Twitter: @JulieMHansen
Research Interests
- Gender, peace and security
- Sexual and gender-based violence
- Digital technology
- Social media
- Myanmar
Julie Marie Hansen is completing her doctoral work at PRIO and the University of Oslo on the
role of social media in countering sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict settings, with a focus on Myanmar.
Work Experience
Advisor to the Director (temporary) at PRIO, April-Oct 2022
Doctoral Researcher at PRIO and Department of Media and Communication at University of Oslo, doing research on social media in armed conflict from a gender perspective and with focus on Myanmar context, Feb 2018 - April 2022
Project Coordinator of 'On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation' project at PRIO, Sept 2020 - Dec 2021 (part-time)
Researcher & Centre Manager of PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, PRIO, Sept 2017 - Feb 2018
Research Assistant & Centre Coordinator of PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, PRIO, July 2015 - Sept 2017
Research Assistant on 'Gender, Conflict and Peacebuilding' project at PRIO, Feb - July 2015
Research Assistant at Swisspeace, working on data collection, data analysis and report writing for research on gendered impacts of armed conflict and peacebuilding in southeast Myanmar, July - Dec 2014
Political Section Intern at British Embassy Oslo, working on international development policy analysis and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI), Feb - July 2014
Translator from Norwegian, Danish and Swedish to English, freelance and in-house, 2011–2014
Education
MSc in International Development Studies, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2016
MA (Hons) in Social Policy and Scandinavian Studies, College of Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh, 2011
Languages
English (native), Norwegian (fluent),
Swedish (fluent in written language),
Danish (fluent in written language), French (basic)
Latest publications
All publications
Digital Peacebuilding: A Framework for Critical–Reflexive Engagement
Journal Article in International Studies Perspectives
Breaking the Silence? The Role of Social Media in Raising Awareness about Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Conference Paper
Hopes and misguided expectations: How policy documents frame gender in efforts at preventing terrorism and violent extremism
Journal Article in Politics, Religion & Ideology
PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update - December 2019
Newsletter
The Other Side of Facebook in Myanmar
Popular Article in PRIO Blogs
“No backsliding” on Women’s Inclusion in Peace Mediation
Popular Article in PRIO Blogs
Gender Financing at the UN Peacebuilding Fund
Newsletter
Empowering Survivors of Sexual Violence in DR Congo
Newsletter
PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update - September 2017
Newsletter
PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update – December 2017
Newsletter
Latest news
All news
FAIR project workshop takes place in Cyprus
The PRIO project “On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation” (FAIR) organized a workshop in Cyprus in partnership with the PRIO Cyprus Centre, PRIO Middle East Centre, and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, 19-21 October.
PhD Course on Gender, Peace and Conflict
Doctoral candidates from all over the world attended PRIO's PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict.
September Issue of the Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – September 2021 issue here.
Workshop on Ethical Issues in Peace Negotiations and Mediation
On 9-10 September 2021, around 20 researchers met for a hybrid online-offline workshop to share their research on specific cases of ethical issues in peace negotiations and mediation. The workshop was part of the PRIO project 'On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation' (FAIR) and included both PRIO researchers and researchers from across the world.
March Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
The March 2021 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is out now.
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – March 2021 issue here.
December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
Julie Marie Hansen Presents Paper on the Use of Social Media and the Prevention of SGBV
Julie Marie Hansen, Doctoral Researcher at PRIO, presented a paper at
the international conference ‘Social Media in Armed Conflict’ on 25-26 November
2020.
Extended deadline: Call for Papers: Social Media in Armed Conflict
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and the Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security (MIPS) invite submissions of abstracts for papers to be presented at the Social Media in Armed Conflict conference, to be held on 25-26 November 2020. The conference will focus on the broad theme of social media and digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) in armed conflict and peace processes, with a particular focus on Myanmar. The deadline for submitting an abstract is now 28 August, 2020 (extended, see submission details below).
December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
The December 2019 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is out now.
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – December 2019 issue here.
PRIO Researcher Gives Talk on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
On 2 August, Julie Marie Hansen gave a talk about sexual violence in armed conflict at KSAS, Humanity Institute in Myitkyina, Myanmar. Hansen introduced current theories on the causes and consequences of conflict-related sexual violence, and an overview of efforts to prevent and mitigate the impact of this type of violence.
Latest events
All events
FAIR Cyprus workshop on ethical considerations in peace negotiations’
'On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation' Case Study Workshop
Social Media in Armed Conflict: Conference Programme
Women and Girls in Violent Extremism as Perpetrators, Survivors and Peacebuilders
Missing Peace Symposium 2017: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
How does international criminal prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence impact peacebuilding?
Children Born of War in the Context of Peace and Security
Eighth High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Peace Processes
Research Network on Gender, Peace and Security meeting
Influence of Mediators on Peace Agreement Agendas
Current projects
All projects
On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation (FAIR)
PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security
Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)
Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)
Missing Peace Initiative
High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
