Morten Bøås
Research ProfessorMorten 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.
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Tax and fragile states: Challenges for Norwegian development assistance
10.09.2019States need revenue to function and an efficient tax system plays an important role. Can Norwegian development assistance contribute to this? -
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Top marks for NUPI’s EU project
10.09.2019Reviewers find NUPI-led research on the EU’s crisis response "exceptional"! -
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Konflikt, ustabilitet og migranter: "post-Gaddafi blues" i Sahel
2019(In norwegian only) Hvilke lærdommer kan vi trekke av bombingen av Libya i 2011? Var krigføringen i tråd med krigens folkerett? Brøt norske myndigheter grunnloven i forbindelse med krigsdeltagelsen? Levde media opp til sitt samfunnsoppdrag så lenge krigføringen i Libya pågikk? Ble det norske folk holdt... -
Thu 29 Aug 2019Event
Breakfast seminar: The EU in the Sahel – from good intentions to Europe first?
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIResearchers from some of the world's leading institutes have in a three-year project looked into which local impacts the EU crisis response has had in the areas where they have taken place, and how the EU can improve its response mechanisms.
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How do Islamist movements relate to the modern state?
28.06.2019The first research notes from the HYRES project are out, analyzing several very timely questions related to Islamist movements in Mali, Iraq, Libya and Lebanon. -
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Mali's Religious Leaders and the 2018 Presidential Elections
2019Mali is by constitution a secular state, but here as elsewhere in the Sahel the role of religious leaders is increasing both in the social and the political sphere. This HYRES research brief explains how, why, and in what ways religious leaders tried to gain influence in the 2018 presidential campaign.... -
Wed 5 Jun 2019Event
Walls and other boundaries to irregular migration: is the US approach that different from the European one?
Time: 18:00 Location: Kværneland, The House of Literature in OsloAt this seminar 5 June, we will take a closer look at the policies implemented in areas bordering Europe and ask how this affects the neighboring countries and migration flows.
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Sunnism, Salafism, Sheikism: Urban Pathways of Resistance in Sidon, Lebanon
2019This brief analyses Salafism as an urban phenomenon, with an emphasis on the contentious period following the Syrian uprising turned civil war (2011–present). To understand Salafism’s popular appeal, it is necessary to examine the pathways of resistance in specific urban contexts. In Lebanon, Salafism... -
Wed 12 Jun 2019Event
Constructed anarchy: governance, conflict and precarious property rights in Bukavu, DR Congo
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPIWhat is the nexus between conflict, property rights and land governance in some parts of DR Congo?
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Mon 6 May 2019Event
CANCELLED: How can the EU improve its crisis response?
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPIOne month ago, the NUPI-led and Horizon 2020-funded research project EUNPACK was finalised. This seminar will provide an opportunity to look back at three years of research and fieldwork to consider the policy implications of its findings.
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The violence in Mali is getting bloodier, but religion is not necessarily at its root
08.04.2019The massacre of Fulani in central Mali on 23 March marks a grave, new turn in the conflict. How did we get here? NUPI researchers Natasja Rupesinghe and Morten Bøås provide insight into possible reasons. -
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EUNPACK Executive Summary of the Final Report & Selected Policy Recommendations. A conflict-sensitive unpacking of the eu comprehensive approach to...
Since adopting a ‘comprehensive approach’ to crisis management in 2013, the EU has spent considerable time and energy on streamlining its approach and improving internal coordination. New and protracted crises, from the conflict in Ukraine to the rise of Daesh in Syria and Iraq, and the refugee situation... -
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EUNPACK Final Conference: synthesising three years of research on the EU’s crisis response
26.03.2019Conflict sensitivity in focus as the three-year NUPI-led research project on the EU’s crisis response (EUNPACK) organised a final conference in Brussels in March. -
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How can the EU improve its response to crises?
25.03.2019Researchers within and beyond Europe have been studying the EU's approach to conflict and crises. Here's what they found out. -
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Five paradoxes EU must address to effectively respond to crises beyond its borders
04.03.2019Engaging in ongoing conflicts brings with it a set of extraordinary challenges. -
Wed 20 Mar 2019Event
Assessing the EU’s Toolbox in Handling Internal and External Challenges
Time: 10:00 Location: Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 BrusselsIn recent years, the EU has faced several major challenges. Experts meet in Brussels for a roundtable discussion on what tools the Union has to solve these, and what role it can play in the time to come.
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Wed 20 Mar 2019Event
The EU, Migrants and Refugees: Building Walls, Fueling Global Crisis?
Time: 13:00 Location: Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 BrusselMarking the end of the EUNPACK project, experts will discuss whether the EU’s crisis response in the Middle East and Sahel has been helpful or counterproductive.
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: NUPI Working Paper
Islamic Insurgents in the MENA Region. Global Threat or Regional Menace?
This working paper analyses a broad range of Islamic insurgents, spanning from the Sahel and North Africa to the Middle East, examining the threat that these groups represent on a regional and global scale. We assess their local, regional and global strategies and evaluate the extent to which they make... -
Thu 13 Dec 2018Event
Fragility, conflict and climate change in Mali and Sahel
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIThe combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate change pose severe challenges to development and governance. What does this mean for Mali and the larger Sahel region?
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Research project
Fragile states and violent entrepreneurs: conflict, climate, refugees (FRAGVENT)
2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)What forms of authority underpin, enable, and extend violent entrepreneurs in fragile states, and how do the combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate impact this?