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Micaela Wannefors
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PhD student at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Prevention, prediction, causal inference.
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New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves - Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris, Graham Macklin, 2025
This article examines how interactions between far-right protestors, counter-protestors and other actors, including the police, lead towards and away from viole...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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DEBATT | Det är vårt ansvar att yttra oss, skriver 122 experter inom fred, säkerhet, utveckling, folkrätt och mänskliga rättigheter. www.dagensarena.se/opinion/sver...
Sverige lever inte upp till internationella åtaganden att förhindra folkmord | Dagens Arena
Det är vårt ansvar att yttra oss, skriver 122 experter.
www.dagensarena.se
September 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Associate Professor Johan Brosché testified for a full day in a historic war crimes trial – the Lundin Oil trial. Johan discusses this experience in a new interview. 👉 www.uu.se/en/news/2025...

📷by Mikael Wallerstedt
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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🎙️In an interview for Swedish radio P1, Professor Erik Melander discusses how we can build a durable #peace in Europe. What can we learn from the end of #WW2 in #Europe 80 years ago? 👇
Så bygger vi en hållbar fred - P1 Morgon
Det har gått 80 år sedan andra världskriget tog slut och det firades på gatorna i stora delar av Europa. Men trots paroller som Aldrig mera krig och FN:s ...
www.sverigesradio.se
May 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Which cities become arenas for violent contestation after war? Me and @rokon-uddin.bsky.social study this question in a newly published article in @intlinteractions.bsky.social. A key takeaway: Postwar urban violence is not just a continuation of war. doi.org/10.1080/0305... (1/5)
Unpacking Urban (Dis)Continuities of Postwar Violence
Which cities become arenas for violent contestation after war? A growing literature has documented how conflict-related violence often continues after the formal end of armed conflict, and also tha...
doi.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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You are here.
We've breached 430 ppm CO2.
#climatechange
April 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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One of Bluesky’s great advantages are the many creative feeds that exist. This one is a new favorite: it shows you posts about new papers and articles from accounts you follow. An academic’s dream! Thanks for creating this @paper-feed.bsky.social 🌟
Hello world! We are building *personalized* feeds to help you make sense of research discussions on BlueSky! Pin our first feed below, which shows posts about papers from accounts you follow! Follow this account for more updates!
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March 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Two PhD positions 🎓🎓 at our department announced - best place to be! 🎯✨
🎓 Join our dynamic and supportive research community in Uppsala, Sweden! We are now seeking to fill a general PhD position in peace and conflict research. Last application date is 7 April 2025.

Read more and apply. 👉 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

#PhD #Jobs #Hiring #AcademicJobs
March 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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We are now receiving applications for one fully funded PhD position in peace and conflict research, with a focus on political violence in democratic countries. Read more 👉 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Applications are also open for our general PhD position👉 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

#PhD #Democracy
March 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Our Professor @isaksvensson.bsky.social was interviewed on Swedish national radio P1 yesterday. Isak drew on his expertise in negotiations to discuss the pre-negotiations in Ukraine and Trump's previous negotiation attempts. 👇

www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/trum...
Trumps sändebud träffar Zelenskyj - Studio Ett
Idag ska Donald Trumps Ukraina-sändebud Keith Kellog träffa landets Volodymyr Zelenskyj. Detta sker ungefär ett dygn efter att Donald Trump kallade Zelenskyj ...
www.sverigesradio.se
February 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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In the latest episode of Researching Peace, we look at current threats to democracy and ask if the internet and social media have turned against democracy. Joining us from Norway is Espen Geelmuyden Rød.

🎧 Listen 👉 www.podbean.com/eas/pb-636j6...
February 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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We are advertising a PhD student position in polisci for research on democracy, autocracy, and international cooperation. Come join a great team on a critical question of our times! Deadline: 6 February👇

www.su.se/english/abou...
PhD Student Positions - Stockholm University
PhD Student Positions
www.su.se
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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I just posted a new notebook:

Causal Inference with the 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 📦 for #Rstats. It introduces the idea of G-Computation and tries to demystify the differences between ATE, ATT, and ATU.

This is a first draft and I would looove any feedback!

marginaleffects.com/chapters/gco...
8  Causal inference with G-computation – Model to Meaning
marginaleffects.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
One of the guiding starts at our department 🌟 @johanbrosche.bsky.social
In a new episode of our podcast Researching Peace, Johan Brosché helps us navigate the complexities and horrors of the civil war currently raging in Sudan. Johan works as associate professor at our department and is one of Sweden’s leading experts on Sudan.
🎧 Listen:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ntz4m...
January 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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UCDP Candidate Events Data are now available for the full year 2024 at ucdp.uu.se/downloads/ This map shows lethal events of organized violence at the PRIO-GRID level (download pdf for better resolution) tinyurl.com/2yrz97va
January 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Stockholm University's Political Science department is hiring two PhD students: one open position and one project position with an orientation towards International Relations and Comparative Politics.

The deadline is February 6th! Join us!

Open position:

www.su.se/english/abou...
PhD Student Positions - Stockholm University
PhD Student Positions
www.su.se
December 19, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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We are hiring a Senior Lecturer (tenured Associate Professor) and an Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure-track Assistant Professor). Our department is the oldest, largest, and the leading department of peace and conflict research in the world. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Associate Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Research - Uppsala University
Associate Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Research, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
December 9, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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So incredibly happy and grateful to the Wallenberg foundation for the opportunity to pursue this research agenda for the next five years! More news to come! 🥳
Our Prof. Hanne Fjelde has been appointed a Wallenberg Scholar. The programme seeks to provide Sweden’s best senior researchers with the opportunity to pursue curiosity-driven, long-term research. We congratulate Professor Fjelde on this tremendous accomplishment!

www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Hanne Fjelde appointed Wallenberg Scholar - Uppsala University
www.uu.se
December 12, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Glad Lucia! 🕯️ Happy Saint Lucy's Day!
Yesterday, our first-year master's students received a mid-lecture Lucia procession. In accordance with department tradition, members of our staff surprised the students with song, goodies and cheer! 🍬
December 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM