Nepal

23/06/2022
Reintegrating Together or Alone? New Study on How the Reintegration Process Can Affect Ex-Combatants’ Political Participation

In a new PRIO Paper, Senior Researcher Wenche Iren Hauge assesses how the reintegration processes of ex-combatants affect their political participation. The paper draws on case studies from Guatemala, Nepal and Colombia.

30/06/2017
New issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update

The second issue in 2017 the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is now out.

The lead story in this issue includes an interview with researchers Christine Amisi (ICART) and Gudrun Østby (PRIO) about their research on support programmes for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

31/05/2017
Two new books on Women, Peace and Security in India and Nepal

Åshild Kolås, PRIO Research Professor, has published two new books on Women, Peace and Security in India and Nepal.

06/10/2016
PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (Issue 3-2016)

The third 2016 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is now out.

The lead story in this issue looks at approaches to integrating gender into foreign policy, with examples from Australia and Sweden. The story is based on talks by Professor Jacqui True (Monash University) and Professor Karin Aggestam (Lund University) at the recent PRIO seminar 'Gender in Foreign Policy', held on 23 September 2016.

21/06/2016
PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (Issue 2-2016)

The lead story in this issue of the GPS Update is an interview with PRIO’s research partners from Nepal and Myanmar about the new project ‘Gender Equality, Peace and Security in Nepal and Myanmar’.

01/04/2016
PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (Issue 1-2016)

The lead story in this issue of the GPS Update is Kaja Borchgrevink's research on women engaging in Islamic charity seen as 'development agents'.

18/03/2016
Policy Brief on Gender in DDR

Both genders – female and male – can be actors as well as victims in armed conflict, depending on the context. Changed gender roles among ex-combatants of armed groups constitute a potential source of change towards more balanced gender relations in the larger postconflict society. It is necessary to take into account the particular needs of victims of armed conflict, but it is equally important to bear in mind that female and male conflict actors also represent resources that bring their new skills and experiences into the post-conflict situation.

08/01/2016
New Project Funded: Gender Equality, Peace and Security in Nepal and Myanmar (WOMENsPEACE)

We are happy to announce that the Research Council of Norway (NORGLOBAL) has funded another 3-year PRIO project Gender Equality, Peace and Security in Nepal and Myanmar (WOMENsPEACE). The project starts up in February 2016. It will be led by Wenche Iren Hauge and includes Åshild Kolås, and researchers in Nepal and Myanmar.

Wenche Iren Hauge (2023)
Collective Reintegration: Social and Political Advantages for Female Ex-Combatants

GPS Policy Brief

Wenche Iren Hauge (2022)
Ex-Combatants’ Choices: Reintegrating Together or Alone – Effects on Political Participation

PRIO Paper

David Felipe Gómez, Ida Rødningen, Nicholas Marsh & Júlia Palik (2022)
Negotiating Disarmament – The Gender Dimension: Barriers to the Inclusion of Women in Disarmament Negotiations

GPS Policy Brief

Karin Dyrstad, Helga Malmin Binningsbø & Kristin M. Bakke (2022)
Wartime Experiences and Popular Support for Peace Agreements: Comparative Evidence from Three Cases

Journal Article in Journal of Conflict Resolution

Haakon Gjerløw & Solomon Negash (2021)
The State of Democracy among Norway’s Partner Countries in Development Policy

Conflict Trends

Nicholas Marsh & Júlia Palik (2021)
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons Learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka

PRIO Paper