Resource scarcities and violent conflict, conflict escalation processes; surveys in conflict areas.
Ole Magnus Theisen left PRIO in 2018. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Ole Magnus Theisen
Interests and experience
Languages spoken:
Norwegian (bokmål), English
Education:
Master in Political Science NTNU 2006
PhD in Political Science NTNU 2012
Projects
Sep 2015 – Jun 2021
Climate Variability and Security Threats (CLIMSEC)
Climate Variability and Security Threats (CLIMSEC)
Apr 2015 – Mar 2018
Climate Anomalies and Violent Environments (CAVE)
Climate Anomalies and Violent Environments (CAVE)
Jul 2011 – Nov 2012
Renewable Resource Scarcity, Natural Disasters, and the Possibility of Collective Violence
Renewable Resource Scarcity, Natural Disasters, and the Possibility of Collective Violence
Jul 2009 – Dec 2012
Security Implications of Climate Change
Security Implications of Climate Change
Jan 2005 – Aug 2006
Renewable Resource Scarcity and Internal Armed Conflict: A Quantitative Reassessment
Renewable Resource Scarcity and Internal Armed Conflict: A Quantitative Reassessment
Latest publications
All publications
Emily Grace Simmonds et al. (2022)
Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines
Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines
Journal Article in iScience
Lina Eklund et al. (2022)
Societal drought vulnerability and the Syrian climate-conflict nexus are better explained by agriculture than meteorology
Societal drought vulnerability and the Syrian climate-conflict nexus are better explained by agriculture than meteorology
Journal Article in Communications Earth & Environment
Ole Magnus Theisen, Håvard Strand & Gudrun Østby (2020)
Ethno-political favoritism in maternal health care service delivery: Micro-level evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2014
Ethno-political favoritism in maternal health care service delivery: Micro-level evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2014
Journal Article in International Area Studies Review
Hanne Seter (2017)
Climate Variability and Conflict
Climate Variability and Conflict
Ole Magnus Theisen (2017)
Climate Change and Violence: Insights from Political Science
Climate Change and Violence: Insights from Political Science
Journal Article in Current Climate Change Reports
Ole Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch & Halvard Buhaug (2017)
Climate Change and Armed Conflict: Reviewing the Evidence
Climate Change and Armed Conflict: Reviewing the Evidence
Book chapter in States and Peoples in Conflict
Hanne Seter, Ole Magnus Theisen & Janpeter Schilling (2016)
All about water and land? Resource-related conflicts in East and West Africa revisited
All about water and land? Resource-related conflicts in East and West Africa revisited
Journal Article in Geojournal
Amund Rolseth, Ole Magnus Theisen & Nils Petter Gleditsch (2015)
Violence against civilians 1900-87: Regime type, climate change and the severity of democide
Violence against civilians 1900-87: Regime type, climate change and the severity of democide
Halvard Buhaug et al. (2015)
Climate variability, food production shocks, and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate variability, food production shocks, and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal Article in Environmental Research Letters
Halvard Buhaug et al. (2014)
One effect to rule them all? A comment on climate and conflict
One effect to rule them all? A comment on climate and conflict
Journal Article in Climatic Change
Latest news
Monday, 1 Oct 2018
Workshop on Climate Change and Security
Workshop on Climate Change and Security
On 27-28 September2018, the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and PRIOco-hosted a joint Workshop on Climate Change and Security in Uppsala.
Friday, 21 Apr 2017
Successful Doctoral Defence by Hanne Seter
Successful Doctoral Defence by Hanne Seter
Hanne Seter successfully defended her doctoral thesis today, 21 April, at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technolog (NTNU).
Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013
Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States
Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States
A new edited volume on civil war and fragile states has just been published by Edward Elgar.
Monday, 19 Nov 2012
Successful Doctoral Dissertation Defence by Ole Magnus Theisen
Successful Doctoral Dissertation Defence by Ole Magnus Theisen
Ole Magnus Theisen successfully defended his thesis at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on Friday 16 November.
Friday, 20 Mar 2009
New Project on Security Implications of Climate Change Funded
New Project on Security Implications of Climate Change Funded
The Research Council of Norway's NORKLIMA programme has decided to allocate 7.
Research groups
Urbanization and Environment
How urbanization, demography, and physical factors condition dynamics of peace, conflict and development
How urbanization, demography, and physical factors condition dynamics of peace, conflict and development
Cities and Populations (2012-2015)
How urban and demographic transitions create conditions for peace and conflict
How urban and demographic transitions create conditions for peace and conflict
Environment (2012-2015)
How physical factors condition human affairs
How physical factors condition human affairs
Migration
How migration and transnational ties interact with societal change during peace and conflict.
How migration and transnational ties interact with societal change during peace and conflict.
