Ingvild Magnæs Gjelsvik
Junior researcherGjelsvik has specialized in the areas of disengagement, radicalization- deradicalization and reintegration of members of armed groups. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Somalia focusing how individuals engage with and disengage from al-Shabaab and piracy groups and looked at the process of reintegration of female guerrilla soldiers in Colombia.
Gjelsvik is a part of Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development, and works in the Training for Peace Programme at NUPI. She is also a member of the International Research Group on Reintegration (IRGR) and works closely with the Norwegian Police Univeristy College.
Gjelsvik will the coming years be working on community policing in Somalia as a part of a EU funded project.
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: Academic article
Police Reform and Community Policing in Kenya: The Bumpy Road from Policy to Practice
A reform is underway in Kenya, aimed at transforming the police organization into a people- centred police service. Among other things, this involves enhancing police-public trust and partnerships through community policing (COP). Two state-initiated COP models have been implemented: the National Police... -
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: ARTIKKEL
Disengaging from violent extremism: The case of al-Shabaab in Somalia
Disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration for members of violent extremist groups during ongoing conflict is a tricky matter. Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programmes are normally implemented after a peace agreement is in place. However, this does not apply to south central... -
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: NUPI Policy Brief
Should I stay or should I go? Security considerations for members leaving al-Shabaab in Somalia
The Somali jihadi organization al-Shabaab, yet again featured in the news internationally when they attacked a business and hotel complex in Nairobi 15 January this year. This is not the first time the group carries out largescale attacks outside the Somali boarders. Other examples are the Garissa University... -
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: Del av bok/rapport
Protection of civilians in the absence of peace agreements: Darfur, Chad/CAR, and Côte d’Ivoire
This edited volume offers a thorough review of peacekeeping theory and reality in contemporary contexts, and aligns the two to help inform practice. Recent UN peacekeeping operations have challenged the traditional peacekeeping principles of consent, impartiality and the minimum use of force. The pace... -
Research project
Community-based policing and post-conflict police reform (ICT4COP)
2015 - 2020 (Ongoing)This research project will create greater knowledge of social, cultural, legal and ethical dimensions of community-based policing in post-conflict societies.
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Research project
Training for Peace (TfP)
2011 - 2018 (Ongoing)The Training for Peace Programme (TfP Programme) is an international programme that contributes towards capacity building within the broader ambit of peace operations in Africa.
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: NUPI-rapport
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: ARTIKKEL
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: NUPI Report
Female Bodies and Masculine Norms: Challenging Gender Discourses and the Implementation of Resolution 1325 in Peace Operations in Africa
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2000) was hailed as a pioneering step in acknowledging the varied roles of women in conflict and promoting their participation in peace processes and in peacebuilding. This report takes a critical look at the inclusion and... -
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: NUPI Report
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: NUPI Policy Brief
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: NUPI Policy Brief
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: ARTIKKEL