Mar 2005 – May 2020
The work on this PHD project at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, is conducted at PRIO.
Supervisors:
Halvard Buhaug, PRIO
Anne Julie Semb, University of Oslo
This project examines the effects of the proliferation of weapons upon violence in developing countries. It is concerned with the acquisition of weapons by non-state groups involved in warfare, other forms of political violence, and crime.
The research associated with this project has focussed upon:
Work has mainly focussed upon collecting data, and datasets have been created on arms prices, arms possession in Libya, and global seizures of firearms.
The research associated with this project has been presented at numerous policy forums, including at United Nations conferences on the arms trade in 2013 and 2015, at a UN expert meeting in 2016, at the European Commission, and to the Norwegian government. Nicholas Marsh has also worked as a consultant to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on arms trafficking and to the Geneva based Small Arms Survey, and is part of a EUROPOL expert panel on firearms trafficking.
Nicholas Marsh has frequently been quoted in international media on arms acquisition and conflict, including a recent articles in the New York Times, Bloomberg and Deutsche Welle. Nicholas Marsh maintains a Twitter account with over 1 500 followers that contains daily news on arms proliferation, particularly to conflict zones. He has also written several recent blog posts on arms acquisition and political violence.
In addition to the publications listed below, articles currently under review in peer reviewed journals are:
PhD Thesis
Journal Article in The Journal of Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer
Conference Paper
Journal Article in The Strategic Trade Review
Report - External Series
Book Chapter in Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict global governance and the threat of armed violence
Book Chapter in The Small Arms Survey 2011: States of Security
Edited Volume
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence
Book Chapter in Small Arms, Crime and Conflict Global Governance and the Threat of Armed Violence
Book Chapter in Small Arms Survey 2010 Gangs Groups and Guns
Book Chapter in Small Arms Survey 2009: Shadows of War
Journal Article in International Studies Perspectives