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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Publication
: Popular scientific article
Attentatet i Bagdad: Farlig og feilkalkulert
Den 3. januar kom nyheten om at generalmajor Qasem Soleimani ble drept i et amerikansk droneangrep i Bagdad. Ifølge president Trump handlet USA «for å stoppe en krig, ikke for å starte en krig», men angrepet bør heller ses i forlengelse av Trump-administrasjonens maximum pressure-strategi, som har økt... -
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Drivers of violent extremism: NUPI to coordinate EU-funded project
19.12.2019PREVEX will shed light on how the various drivers of violent extremism operate. -
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Drivers of violent extremism: NUPI to coordinate EU-funded project
19.12.2019PREVEX will shed light on how the various drivers of violent extremism operate. -
Research project
Preventing Violent Extremism in the Balkans and the MENA: Strengthening Resilience in Enabling Environments (PREVEX)
2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)The overarching objective of PREVEX is to put forward more fine-tuned and effective approaches to preventing violent extremism.
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Wed 16 Oct 2019Event
How does the Norwegian Oil Fund affect the companies it has an ownership stake in?
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPIKnut Christian Myhre will talk about expectations, communication, and ownership in Norway’s Oil Fund.
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Publication
: Report
Local Drivers of Violent Extremism in Central Mali
This policy brief examines the processes of violent extremist mobilisation and radicalisation in Mopti, Central Mali. Specifically, it looks at the strategies employed by one of the most salient radical jihadist groups in the region, the Katiba Macina. It seeks to answer the following questions: 1)... -
Research project
Migration and Development: Sharing knowledge between Norway and Poland (MiDeShare)
2019 - 2021 (Ongoing)The aim of this project is to improve our understanding of the relationship between migration and development in order to suggest more effective policies for addressing root causes of migration in weak and fragile states.
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New project examines root causes of migration in Africa and the Middle East
27.09.2019What is the relationship between migration and development? -
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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"! -
Publication
: Del av bok/rapport
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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News
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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: Rapport/avhandling
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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: Rapport/avhandling
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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News
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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: Rapport/avhandling
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...