Judith Verweijen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations at the University of Groningen. Her work is situated at the intersection of conflict studies, political ecology and political geography. She looks at militarization, dynamics of violence and the interplay of armed and social mobilization in natural resource conflicts in areas of protracted violence. She focuses on eastern DRC, where she has conducted intermittent fieldwork since 2010.
Julia Julstrom-Agoyo holds a B.A. in International Studies – Human Rights from the University of Iowa and is completing her Master’s in International Affairs with a specialization in International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University – SIPA in New York. She is an intern at Adapt Peacebuilding, where she contributes to the organization’s efforts to promote adaptive and systemic approaches to peacebuilding in areas affected by violent conflict. Julia’s areas of focus include conflict transformation, transitional justice, forced migration, and criminal justice and immigration policy reform.
Juneseo Hwang is a research associate at the DFG Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies “Futures of Sustainability” at the University of Hamburg. His work centres on reimagining ideas and approaches to promote sustainable and just peace for all inhabitants of the planet while addressing the legacies of war and violence. His primary areas of research and activism include peace and disarmament, the rights of nature, ecocide law, ecological justice, conservation, and environmental crime and policing. He has collaborated extensively with communities and environmental activists in Ireland, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, and the United States. Additionally, he holds a visiting fellowship at the Centre for Sustainability, Equality, and Climate Action at Queen’s University Belfast. Currently, he is writing a monograph on sustainable peace and eco-justice in Northern Ireland, exploring the potential of environmental peacebuilding through grassroots activism throughout the island of Ireland.
Kajol Gupta is a research scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. Her research focuses on transboundary water governance, hydro-politics, peace and conflict studies, and India-Bangladesh relations, with particular emphasis on the Teesta River dispute. Her work examines how water-sharing conflicts affect regional cooperation, environmental security, and the everyday lives of river-dependent communities.
Kathryn Nash is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Law School. Her research focuses on the role of regional organisations in peace and security, and she is the author of African Peace: Regional Norms from the Organisation of African Unity to the African Union (MUP February 2021).
Kathy Kelly co-ordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence. In Kabul, she is the guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers.
Dr. Kiran Raveendran is an Assistant Professor of English at Yenepoya (Deemed to be
University), Mangalore. He earned his Ph.D. in Literature and Cultural Studies from the
National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal. His teaching and research
interests lie at the intersections of cultural studies, film studies, regional cinema and gender
studies. His scholarship particularly focuses on the representation of subaltern identities in
cinema and media, with an emphasis on how these portrayals shape and reflect broader
socio-cultural attitudes. More recently, his research has examined the cultural and social
construction of marginalised identities in South Asia, exploring the ways in which popular
media both reinforces and resists normative discourses. He has collaborated with various
reputed international publication houses such as Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Emerald etc.
and has published many research articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Beyond
academia, he actively engages with film and culture, volunteering and participating in
platforms such as film festivals.
Kjetil Tronvoll carried out anthropological studies in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Zanzibar, and has been involved in human rights, peace processes and research in Eritrea, Ethiopia and other African countries. He was the first non-Eritrean researcher to enter Eritrea in August 1991 after the Eritrean War of Independence in which the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) overthrew the Derg. He stayed in a highland village studying the relation between the villagers and the EPLF. Tronvoll was an observer in the 1993 Eritrean independence referendum.
In a 2009 report on human rights in Eritrea commissioned by the Oslo Center, Tronvoll stated that while drafts of Eritrean law codes prepared in 1997 were consistent with international principles of law, the new law codes had no real effect. He said that civil society organisations and independent newspapers briefly existed in Eritrea in 2001 following the 1998–2000 Eritrean–Ethiopian War, but were crushed from September to December 2001. He estimated the number of political prisoners in the range 10,000–30,000 and said that there was widespread and systematic torture and extrajudicial killings, with "anyone" for "any or no reason", including children eight years old, people over 80 years old and ill people, being liable to be arrested. Tronvoll summarised the situation stated that in 2009, Eritrea had "developed into one of the world's most totalitarian and human rights-abusing regimes".
Tronvoll has expertise in the law of Ethiopia. Tronvoll was a professor of human rights at the University of Oslo until 2010. As of 2021, Tronvoll held the position of professor of peace and conflict studies at Bjørknes University College. He was also director of a consultancy firm Oslo Analytica.
Kristian Åtland is a Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Nord University.
Kristine Höglund is Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Kyoko Kusakabe is a professor at the Gender and Development Studies (GDS) program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
Dr.Lakshmi Priya is a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. She has a Ph.D. in West Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and her doctoral thesis was on “Status of Women in Syria under Hafiz al-Assad, 1970-2000.” The thesis deals with the role of the Syrian state in empowering women during Hafiz al Assad’s rule. She wrote her M.Phil dissertation on “India’s Relations with Syria, 1991-2008.” Her research interests include domestic and foreign policy of Syria, Indo-Gulf relations and gender and feminist discourse in the Middle East. Before joining ICWA, she was a researcher with the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, as well as Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, and has also worked at the Office of the Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, New Delhi. She has also worked as an editor for Delhi-based Arihant Publishers. Dr. Priya has a Masters in Arabic from the School of Languages in JNU and is fluent in three languages – English, Hindi and Arabic. In addition to West Asian studies, she has an interest in international relations and political theory. She has published three research articles including on the legitimacy of the Baath in Syria and the Gramscian idea of “cultural hegemony” that appeared in the prestigious social science journal – Social Action. Her other research paper on Galtung’s idea of “positive peace” in the Syrian context was published in Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The third on feminist discourses in Syria was published in Journal of West Asian Studies and is part of recommended reading for undergraduate curriculum in University of Bern, Switzerland. She regularly contributes articles and commentaries on contemporary developments in the Middle East. Her latest writings can be accessed here.
Dr. Laurence L. Delina is a Filipino scholar from Mindanao, specializing in climate and society. He serves as an assistant professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Madeline Rose is the senior global advocacy adviser for Mercy Corps and an advocacy trainer with Wellstone Action.
Margarita Tadevosyan is a Research Assistant Professor at Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and the Executive Director of the Center of Peacemaking Practice. She is a scholar-practitioner of conflict resolution with a geographic concentration in the countries of the South Caucasus and post-Soviet spaces. As a practitioner, she has over a decade of experience in designing, convening, and facilitating Track II dialogue workshops, and has expertise in program design and evaluation, local–international coordination and complementarity, and civil society engagement for conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Her practical work in collaboration with Dr. Susan Allen has been supported by the US Department of State, European Union, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Swiss MFA, UN and other major donors.
Markus Bayer is a Ph.D. student and research fellow at the University of Duisburg Essen’s Chair of International Relations and Development Policy.
Marvin Senanu Akyea is the Registrar of Ghana Insurance University College, Accra, Ghana, and a distinguished corporate trainer, leadership consultant, and public affairs commentator. He possesses extensive experience in higher education administration, organizational leadership, human resource development, and institutional governance. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Social Administration, a Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and is a Certified Management Professional. His professional and scholarly interests encompass higher education policy, youth empowerment, governance, leadership development, public administration, and social transformation. Through his writing, training, and public engagement activities, he promotes ethical leadership, responsible citizenship, accountability, and sustainable national development. He actively contributes to discourse on public policy, higher education reform, leadership, and the critical role of young people in shaping Ghana’s socio-economic and democratic future.
Maryna Rabinovych works as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the UiT the Arctic University of Norway as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, focusing on the consequences of the Russia’s war against Ukraine for municipalities in Arctic Norway. Her previous post-doctoral project, titled “Lowering the bar? – Compliance Negotiations and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement”, was funded by the Research Council of Norway and implemented at the University of Agder. She holds a PhD (magna cum laude) in Legal Studies from the University of Hamburg, an LL.M “European and European Legal Studies” from the University of Hamburg and Eropa-Kolleg Hamburg, as well as an LL.B from Odesa National University.
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn holds an MPhil in Modern International and Transnational History from the University in Oslo (2019) and is now a PhD Fellow affiliated with the NORMS-project at the Institute for Social Research in Oslo, Norway. He has previously worked as a research assistant at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and is interested in migrant return policies, migration, colonial history and European contemporary history.
Matthew I. Mitchell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Meagan Doll is a postdoctoral research associate in the Minnesota Journalism Center at the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Meagan studies news production and consumption, with particular interest in how news media shape civic attitudes and behaviors in non-democratic contexts. Meagan uses both qualitative and quantitative methods and has international fieldwork experience in Uganda and Rwanda. A journalist by training, Meagan completed her Ph.D. and M.A. in Communication at the University of Washington and received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication, with certificates in African studies and global health.
Melanie Greenberg is the former CEO of Alliance for Peacebuilding and is a leader in the peace-building and conflict resolution field.
Meseret Geneti is a PhD candidate in Peace and Development Studies at the Institute of Peace and Development Studies, Haramaya University. His academic journey began with a Bachelor of Education degree in Civics and Ethical Studies from Arba Minch University in 2010. He furthered his academic pursuits by obtaining a Master of Arts Degree in Human Rights Studies from Addis Ababa University in 2014. He has been working as a researcher and lecturer of human rights, peace and conflict, and conflict resolution and peacebuilding at Dilla University. His interest areas are peace, conflict transformation, peacebuilding, human rights, and development. His recent publication is “Grassroots Peacebuilding: Lessons from theSiinqeeInstitution of Oromo Women.”
Milton Arteaga has been a consultant in public, private and international cooperation organizations on topics concerning the transformation of human relationships in Colombia for the past ten years. He has participated in the design, research, evaluation, systematization and implementation of projects on peacebuilding and community, teacher training, cultural transformation, education, conflict resolution, negotiation, culture and organizational well-being, collaborative work. He has extensive teaching experience in Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees education. He holds a business degree from University of South Florida and an MBA from Boston University. He also holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Biology from the Matriztica School of Santiago de Chile. He believes in participative, dialogical and systemic approaches, focused on ethical relationships that facilitate recognition, autonomy and trust among people who live in different and equally valid multiverses.
Dr. Moosa Elayah is an Associate Professor in International Development, Peacebuilding and Conflict Studies, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (Qatar). Investigating the role of the nonviolent actors in a violent situation is his active research agenda, focusing on Yemen, Syria, and Libya but also looking at many examples of other conflicted countries. He is the author of the book “Europe and the MENA Region – Media Reporting, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding” Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2022.
Mora Deitch is a Ph.D. candidate at the Political Studies Department of Bar-Ilan University, a Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), and a Neubauer Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Mora’s research focuses on the influence of religion on politics and conflicts.
Nadia Farabiis a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia. She recently completed her PhD in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Australia, supported by the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarship. Her academic focus lies in conflict and peace studies, with a strong interest in understanding domestic issues in Indonesia through the lens of International Relations.
Since her undergraduate studies, Nadia has been consistently engaged in humanitarian issues, exploring the complexities of social and political dynamics in Indonesia. Her research often bridges theory and practice, providing insights into real-world challenges and solutions.
Her most recent publication,Addressing the Challenges of Heresy in Peacebuilding: Evidence from the Ahmadiyya and Shia in Indonesia(2024), examines the intricate intersections of religion, conflict, and peacebuilding in one of the world’s most diverse societies. This work highlights her commitment to investigating underexplored dimensions of conflict resolution and advocating for inclusive approaches to peace.
Nadia Payo holds a Ph.D. in Conflict and Peace from Universiti Sains Malaysia and is currently a lecturer in Political Science at Yala Rajabhat University. She specializes in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, with research focusing on governance and economic recovery in conflict-affected areas, particularly in Southern Thailand. Her current projects include exploring the role of youth in fostering resilience and promoting peace in conflict-affected communities. She has also contributed to several studies examining the interplay between development policies and local community resilience. You can reach her via https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-payo/
Natalia Dalmer is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Political Science at Leibniz University Hannover. Her most recent book Building Environmental Peace: The UN Environment Programme as a Knowledge Actor was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2022.
Natasha Robinson works to bridge the gap between those who design education policies and programmes, and those who benefit from them.
My training in anthropology has equipped me to understand people on their own terms, while my background in educational research has driven my interest in how and what people learn. I bring together qualitative and quantitative data to help reimagine educational excellence and equality, particularly in low-income countries.
To date my experience has focused on social cohesion, teacher education, curriculum development, higher education, academic publishing, and the experiences of young people. My PhD dissertation explored how history education shapes students' understanding of contemporary social problems in South Africa. I have worked in both research and programme design in diverse contexts, including the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, India, Myanmar, Denmark, the USA, China, and Sierra Leone.
I seek opportunities to expand this experience on issues relating to young people and social justice.
