Maria Gilen Røysamb
Research AssistantMaria Gilen Røysamb is a Junior Research Fellow in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at NUPI.
Røysamb has a master’s degree in political science from the University of Oslo and a BA in comparative politics from the University of Oslo. In her master thesis she examined the variation in state repression as a result of different power-sharing arrangements, in a global sample and in post-conflict states.
Røysamb has work experience from the Norwegian Embassy in Ankara and currently works part time at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Her main research interests include conflict resolution, minority rights, power-sharing and the Middle East.
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Publication
: Interview
Norge bør være en tydeligere stemme
If Norway wins a seat in the UN Security Council a firm voice and alternative alliances is needed in order to achieve central objectives. -
Publication
: Report
Female Peacekeepers and Operational Effectiveness in UN Peace Operations.
More women are needed in UN peace operations, both on the grounds of equality and performance. March 2020 survey data and empirical evidence from the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) highlight the importance of greater gender parity in UN peace operations for missions to successfully... -
Publication
: Report
Unity in Goals, Diversity in Means - and the discourse on female peacekeepers in UN peace operations.
Gender parity at all levels in the UN, as a means towards gender equality, is a two-decades old commitment, reflecting core values as old as the UN itself. Despite this, progress on increasing the number of female peacekeepers has been slow and uneven, particularly in uniformed roles – but also in peace... -
Publication
: Report
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
• Women appear to be disproportionately affected by Covid-19 • Pushback on global commitment to gender equality • Gender equality and human development are correlated: focussing on gender equality will have a catalytic effect on the SDGs • The increasing strain on peace operations is likely to have... -
News
COVID-19 and the consequences for international relations
28.04.2020Read our briefs and expert commentary on how Covid-19 affects developing countries and international affairs. -
Research project
The Market for Anarchy
2018 - 2022 (Ongoing)The Market for Anarchy project seeks to better understand how state behaviour is shaped by assessments of and responses to different types of risks.
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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.