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Researcher

Silje Balseth

Master's student
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silje.balseth@nupi.no
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Summary

Silje is a master's student at NUPI for the Research group for Peace, Conflict and Development. She is studying Political Science at the University in Oslo. She is writing her master's thesis on how environmental changes affect conflicts in the Lake Chad region.

Silje holds a double bachelor’s degree in development studies from OsloMet and Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen.

Expertise

  • Economic growth
  • Africa
  • Pandemics
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • International organizations

Education

2024 Master’s degree in Political Science, University of Oslo
2022 Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, OsloMet
2021 Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Politics, University of Bergen
2019 One-year program in Development Studies, University of Agder

Work Experience

2024 Graduate Research Fellow, NUPI
2023 Consultant, DFØ

Aktivitet

Articles
Articles

Research group for Peace, Conflict and Development

What can we do to prevent war? How can countries emerging from conflict avoid relapse? How well do international peace operations actually work?
  • Foreign policy
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Nation-building
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Articles
Articles

Research group for Peace, Conflict and Development

What can we do to prevent war? How can countries emerging from conflict avoid relapse? How well do international peace operations actually work?
  • Foreign policy
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Nation-building
Fred konflikt og utvikling forsidebilde.jpg