Religion

PhD thesis

2026

The Ritual State: The Cultural Infrastructure of Political Authority in Myanmar

PhD thesis

Journal article

2026

British Journal of Religious Education. none

Navigating superdiversity in Catholic and Muslim religious education in Norway

Journal article in British Journal of Religious Education

Comment

Thursday, 16 Oct 2025

Participants at the Religious Dimensions of Peacemaking workshop, held at the Vatican in July 2025. Photo: Gabriella C. Marino/PASS

Religious and secular mediators need each other

Faith leaders bring unique credentials to peace mediations.

News
Publications
Commentary
Audio & video

Conference paper

2026

Religious Gender Justice Activist and Social Movement in Indonesia: The Case of KUPI (Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia)

Conference paper

Journal article

2026

Navigating superdiversity in Catholic and Muslim religious education in Norway

Journal article in British Journal of Religious Education

Comment

Thursday, 16 Oct 2025

Religious and secular mediators need each other

Faith leaders bring unique credentials to peace mediations.

Book chapter

2025

Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan (Photo: Arslan Tarar, MIGNEX). Photo: PRIO/MIGNEX

Christian Minorities, Internal Migration, and Inter-religious Relations in Youhanabad, Pakistan

Book chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Contemporary Migration

Conference paper

2026

Negotiating Gender Justice Across Regimes: Women’s Activism, State Power, and Religion in Indonesia

Conference paper

Her er aktivisterne og teologerne, der udfordrer den traditionelle modstilling af religion og ligestilling

Popular article in Globalt Fokus/ Globalnyt

News

Friday, 29 Aug 2025

GenderJustice team meeting at PRIO . Photo: PRIO

Kickoff Workshop for GenderJustice at PRIO

The Religious Gender Justice Activism (GenderJustice) project was successfully launched in August 2025.

PhD thesis

2026

The Ritual State: The Cultural Infrastructure of Political Authority in Myanmar

PhD thesis

Multimedia

Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

Tone Sommerfelt 2025 video abstract cover. Illustration: Jørgen Carling

02:24

Village ceremonies and rural-urban networks in West Africa

Tone Sommerfelt gives a two-minute summary of insights.

Journal article

2025

Journal of refugee studies. Oxford University press

Tracing housing aid modalities and solutions to protracted displacement: experiences among Sri Lanka’s northern Muslims

Journal article in Journal of Refugee Studies

People

Henrik Syse

Research Professor

Ragnhild Nordås

Senior Researcher

Mete Hatay

Senior Research Consultant

Kaja Borchgrevink

Senior Researcher

Gregory M. Reichberg

Research Professor

Marta Bivand Erdal

Research Professor in Migration Studies

Marte Nilsen

Senior Researcher

Sebastian Schutte

Research Professor

Einar Bøhn

Research Associate

Tone Sommerfelt

Senior Researcher

Projects

Jan 2018 –

Religion in Cyprus

Led by Mete Hatay

Jan 2022 –

Use of Ancient Belief System for Legitimacy and Struggle for Democracy during the Authoritarian Regime in Myanmar (1990-2010)

Led by Amara Thiha

Apr 2025 – Aug 2028

Religious Gender Justice Activism (GenderJustice)

Led by Kaja Borchgrevink