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Morten Bøås

Research Professor
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Morten Bøås (PhD) is Research Professor and works predominantly on issues concerning peace and conflict in Africa, including issues such as land rights and citizenship conflicts, youths, ex-combatants and the new landscape of insurgencies and geopolitics.

Bøås has authored, co-authored and co-edited several books and published a number of articles for academic journals. He has conducted in-depth fieldwork in a number of African countries and travelled widely elsewhere on the continent.

Education

2001 Dr.Polit. (Ph.D) in Political Science, University of Oslo

1995 The CRE/Copernicus Seminar on Environmental Law

1994 Cand.Polit., in Political Science, University of Oslo

Work Experience

2013- Research professor, NUPI

2010-2012 Head of Research, Fafo’s Institute for Applied International Studies

2002-2010 Research Fellow, Fafo

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Projects All projects

Events All events

  • Fragile states and taxation: Evidence from Afghanistan, Liberia, and the Sahel
    Event
    Tue 30 Aug 2022
    Time: 13:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

    Join us on the 30th of August for an illuminating look into the role taxation and state fragility play in modern state-building.

  • A New Narrative on Africa
    Event
    Mon 9 May 2022
    Time: 16:15 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI/Livestream to Facebook and Youtube

    Changing the narrative on Africa and looking beyond aid and potential dependency on it are essential aspects for future development. On 9 May we invite you to a panel debate on this topic.

  • Book talk: Roadblock politics – The origin of Violence in Central Africa
    Event
    Wed 8 Jun 2022
    Time: 16:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

    Join us for a journey into the heart of Africa as Peer Schouten paints a captivating picture of the importance of roadblocks in his new book.

  • The Sahel - fragile states and violent entrepreneurs
    Event
    Wed 2 Feb 2022
    Time: 00:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: YouTube

    The Sahel has recently gotten attention from the international community because of the many challenges this realm faces. This webinar marks the end of a three-year long project that has taken a closer look at the Sahel.

  • Afghanistan, Taliban and migration
    Event
    Thu 7 Oct 2021
    Time: 16:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Zoom

    What will be the consequences of Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan with regards to migration?

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