Jenny Lorentzen

Doctoral Researcher

Email: jenlor@prio.org
Work phone: +47 22 54 77 04
Twitter: @jennylorentzen

Research Interests

Gender
Peacebuilding
Norm diffusion
International Mediation

Jenny Lorentzen is a Doctoral Researcher at PRIO and Lund University. She is the coordinator of PRIO's Gender Research Group since October 2016.

My PhD research concerns the diffusion of gender equality norms such as UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in transitional settings. The focus is on the interactions between different international and local actors and agendas in these contexts, and how various international and national processes are translating on the ground.

Languages spoken

Norwegian, English and French

Work Experience

From August 2015: Doctoral Researcher, Women’s Empowerment and Multicultural Challenges in War-to-Peace Transitions, PRIO & Department of Political Science, Lund University.

October 2013-August 2015: Department Manager, Social Dynamics Department & Research Assistant, Gender, Conflict and Peacebuilding Research, PRIO.

March 2013-October 2013: Research Assistant, Gender, Conflict and Peacebuilding Research, PRIO.

February 2012-March 2013: Editorial Assistant, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, PRIO.

September 2011-March 2013: Associate Coordinator, Oslo Red Cross.

February 2010-July 2010: Intern, UN-HABITAT, Nairobi.

Education

2010-2012: Master in International Relations from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).

2006-2009: Bachelor in African Studies from the University of Oslo, including the subjects French, History, and Area studies of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Research Groups

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Security

PRIO Departments

Current

Dimensions of Security

PRIO Projects

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Finished:

Events

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:00-11:30 – Women, Peace and Security – Review and Outlook in Africa
Tue, 24 March 2015 – Fifth High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 08:30-15:30 – Advancing Women’s Rights and Empowerment in Afghanistan
18 - 20 Nov 2014 – Fourth High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:30-12:00 – OSCE study on National Action Plans on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:00-14:30 – Meeting of the Research Network on Gender, Peace and Security
Tue, 13 May 2014 – Third High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:30-11:30 – The Role and Relevance of Gender in Peace Mediation
14 - 15 Nov 2013 – Women, Power and Politics: The Road to Sustainable Democracy
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:30-13:30 – Accord Insight: "Women Building Peace"
Tue, 08 October 2013 – Second High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
20 - 21 Jun 2013 – First High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.

Recent Publications

Lorentzen, Jenny (2018) Women’s Roles in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Mali, presented at 59th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Fracisco, USA, 4 March 2018.

Lorentzen, Jenny (2018) Les femmes dans le processus de paix au Mali [Women and the Peace Process in Mali], Mars 2018. Observatoire Boutros-Ghali du maintien de la paix.

All Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Lorentzen, Jenny (2017) Norm appropriation through policy production: Rwanda’s gender policies, Third World Thematics: a TWQ Journal 2(5): 658–674.

Master Thesis

Lorentzen, Jenny (2012) Hypocrisy and "Friction" in International Organizations: The Case of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000). MA thesis, Noragric, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet.

Conference Paper

Lorentzen, Jenny (2016) Appropriation and Localization of Gender Equality Norms in Post-Genocide Rwanda, presented at Gender Equality Norms and the Politics of Development Cooperation, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen, 19 May 2016.

PRIO Policy Brief

Lorentzen, Jenny (2017) Women and the Peace Process in Mali, GPS Policy Brief, 2. Oslo: PRIO.

Report - External Series

Lorentzen, Jenny (2018) Les femmes dans le processus de paix au Mali [Women and the Peace Process in Mali], Mars 2018. Observatoire Boutros-Ghali du maintien de la paix.

Lorentzen, Jenny (2016) Gender and Culture in Transitional Justice: Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts, Gender-Just Peace and Transitional Justice Working Paper Series, 2. Lund University.

Hansen, Julie Marie & Jenny Lorentzen (2017) Gender Financing at the UN Peacebuilding Fund, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2017: PRIO.

Hansen, Julie Marie & Jenny Lorentzen (2017) Empowering Survivors of Sexual Violence in DR Congo, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2017: PRIO.

Hansen, Julie Marie & Jenny Lorentzen (2017) PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update - September 2017, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2017: PRIO.

Hansen, Julie Marie & Jenny Lorentzen (2017) PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update – December 2017, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2017: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Julie Marie Hansen (2016) Women Engaging in Islamic Charity as ‘Development Agents’, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2016: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Julie Marie Hansen (2016) DDR through a Gender Lens in Nepal and Myanmar, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2016: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Julie Marie Hansen (2016) Integrating Gender into Foreign Policy, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2016: PRIO.

Hansen, Julie Marie & Jenny Lorentzen (2016) Gender and Inclusion in the Colombian Peace Process, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2016: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny; Torunn L. Tryggestad & Julie Marie Hansen (2015) Somali Women’s Civic Engagement: Past, Present and Future, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2015: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny; Torunn L. Tryggestad & Julie Marie Hansen (2015) Women’s Legal Mobilisation in a Violent Context: Lessons from internally displaced women’s organisations in Colombia, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2015: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Julie Marie Hansen (2015) PRIO Launches New Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2015: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Julie Marie Hansen (2015) 15 Years of UNSC Resolution 1325, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2015: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2014) Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2014: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2014) The Role and Relevance of Gender in Peace Mediation, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2014: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2014) First Woman Appointed as UN Force Commander, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2014: PRIO.

Lorentzen, Jenny & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2014) Symposium on Women’s Rights and Empowerment in Afghanistan, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2014: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2013) The Missing Peace Symposium 2013, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2013: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2013) Launch of New Initiative: Gender and Mediation Seminar, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2013: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2013) New Project at PRIO on National Action Plans, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2013: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2013) Women, Power and Politics: The Road to Sustainable Democracy, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2013: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2013) Elimination and Prevention of all Forms of Violence against Women and Girls, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2013: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L.; Jenny Lorentzen & Halvor Berggrav (2012) The Political Psychology of War Rape, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2012: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2012) Engaging Men for Women's Empowerment, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2012: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2012) Gender, Empowerment and Conflict in South Asia, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2012: PRIO.

Tryggestad, Torunn L. & Jenny Lorentzen (2012) Claims About Global Decline in Sexual Violence Spark Debate, PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update, 2012: PRIO.

Book Review

Lorentzen, Jenny (2013) Review of Olivera Simic, Regulation of sexual conduct in UN peacekeeping operations, in NOREF Book Review .

Blog Posts

Women’s Inclusion in the Peace Process in Mali

Posted by Jenny Lorentzen on Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Women have been marginalized throughout the Malian peace process and their inclusion has received little priority, contrary to UN Security Council resolutions on the involvement of women in peace processes. Although legislation and policy frameworks promoting their inclusion are in place, implementation is lagging behind. Despite difficulties in the Malian ... Read more »

Why Trump Is Bad News for Gender Equality in Foreign Policy

Posted by Jenny Lorentzen on Friday, 18 November 2016

While 2015 was in many ways a year of celebration for women’s participation in international politics, 2016 on the other hand seems to be a year of disappointments. What will happen to women’s participation and gender equality in foreign policy when Donald Trump becomes the next President of the United ... Read more »