Kendra Dupuy left PRIO in 2021. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Kendra Dupuy
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
I am a political economist focusing on socio-economic development, natural resource management, the education sector, and civil society. I use both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and have experience in formulating policy advice for a range of stakeholders.
Dr. Dupuy holds a PhD in political science from the University of Washington, and has worked and consulted for a number of policy-focused institutes, including the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre and Chr. Michelsen Institute, the World Bank, the Natural Resource Governance Institute, and the Human Security Report Project.
Latest publications
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Good Reads: Energizing Comparative Environmental Politics & Political Economy
Popular Article in PRIO Blogs
No right to read: National regulatory restrictions on refugee rights to formal education in low- and middle-income host countries
Journal Article in International Journal of Educational Development
Good Reads: Resource Sovereignty
Popular Article in PRIO Blogs
Green & Sustainable Mining: Green-Washing in the Extractive Industries?
Popular Article in PRIO Blogs
Walking the Talk? Financing for Education in Emergencies, 2015–2018
PRIO Paper
Backlash and Resistance to NGOs Globally
Book Chapter in The Nonprofit Sector: a Research Handbook, Third Edition
Coordinating Climate Finance: Lessons from Zambia
PRIO Paper
How Does Political Repression Affect Civil Society Organizations? Examining CSOs in Bangladesh and Zambia
PRIO Paper
Mapping Education Programmes for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
PRIO Policy Brief
Preventing a Lost Generation: Community-led education by Rohingya refugees
PRIO Policy Brief
Latest news
All news
Humanitarian Aid Allocated to Education Doubled Between 2015 and 2018, PRIO Researchers Find
The amount of humanitarian aid allocated to education doubled between 2015 and 2018 and Norway has reached the global goal of allocating 4% of their humanitarian aid to the sector.
The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education - Funding in Place for Project
Mauricio Rivera has received FINNUT funding from the Research Council of Norway for the 4-year project The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education: Disaggregating Education and Impact on Violent Crime (CREED). Congratulations to Mauricio and his project team, which includes Kendra Dupuy (PRIO), Kristian Hoelscher (PRIO), Gudrun Østby (PRIO), Kristian Skrede Gleditsch (Essex & PRIO), Barbara Zarate-Tenorio (Essex & Institute for Social Research), as well as Ernesto Cardenas (Universidad Javeriana).
Green Curses Project Receives RCN Funding
Congratulations to the team that has secured NORGLOBAL funding from the Research Council of Norway for the 3-year project Green Curses and Violent Conflicts: The Security Implications of Renewable Energy Sector Development in Africa. The project team consists of project leader Siri Aas Rustad (PRIO), Kendra Dupuy, John Andrew McNeish (NMBU), Stacy VanDeveer (University of Massachusetts Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies), Carl Bruch (Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Francis Mwesigye.
In his Nobel Peace address in 2018 Dr. Mukwege said: “When you drive your electric car; when you use your smart phone or admire your jewellery, take a minute to reflect on the human cost of manufacturing these objects.”
The new research project “Green Curses and Violent Conflict” will examine the conditions under which increased investment in renewable energy could generate a new set of resource- and energy-related violent conflicts in Africa – a so-called “green curse” – and how to prevent and resolve these conflicts.
New JPR Editorial Team
Journal of Peace Research Does Well on Ranking
PRIO Journals Ranking High
Clarivate has just announced their 'Journal citation report', containing the most influential ranking of academic journals.
As with previous years, PRIO's own journals, the Journal of Peace Research (JPR) and Security Dialogue (SD) remain highly ranked. SD is now placed 9th in the International Relations category, with an improved 2-year Impact Factor (IF) of 2.710 (they are not in the Political Science category). JPR is ranked 14th in the International Relations (out of 85) and 32nd in Political Science (out of 169) categories, also with an improved 2-year IF of 2.419.
PRIO Contributes to New War on Children Report
Save the children today published the War on Children report, which shows that the number of children living in conflict zones have increased by 75% in the last 20 years. The report is based on PRIO research.
New Editors of the Journal of Peace Research
Gudrun Østby is the new Editor of the Journal of Peace Research, while Marianne Dahl is the new Deputy Editor.
More Funding for PRIO Projects
Several new PRIO projects have received funding from the Research Council of Norway's FRIHUMSAM funding program.
Power Sharing in Africa
Coming out of a two year project on Power-sharing in Africa for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CSCW has produced 6 extensive reports and 8 policy briefs on the subject this fall. These point to general policy recommendations to aid the Ministry.
Latest events
The Past and Future of Energy Developments in East Africa
Improving Education for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Armed Conflict, Maternal- and Child Health, and the Impact of Development Aid in sub-Saharan Africa
Youth Exclusion and Political Violence: Breaking the Link and Engaging Young People Positively in Development
Films from the South: Child Soldiers
PRIO at Films from the South
Workshop: The Reintegration of ‘Refugee Warriors’
Current projects
Green Curses and Violent Conflicts: The Security Implications of Renewable Energy Sector Development in Africa
Education and Displacement: An Impact Evaluation of an Accelerated Education Programme in Uganda
Children in Conflict: Basic Mapping
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