A literature review by VIEWS' Societies at Risk project emphasizes that armed conflict severely impacts human development beyond immediate violence, affecting health, education, and economic stability. It identifies nine interrelated dimensions of society harmed by war and calls for comprehensive research to understand these cascading effects better. Effective recovery strategies are essential for long-term recovery.
During the international and interdiciplinary workshop Climate, Environment and Food connections at Uppsala University 19-21 September, […]
New episode from the Uppsala University "Researching Peace" podcast, featuring the VIEWS researcher Stefan Döring.
Title: Spatial patterns of communal violence in sub-Saharan Africa Authors: Stefan Döring and Katariina Mustasilta Year: 2023 […]
Title: Drought exposure decreases altruism with salient group identities as key moderator Authors: Stefan Döring and Jonathan […]
Stefan Döring was elected on a four-year mandate as an associated researcher with the Folke Bernadotte […]
Panel on climate challenges in the Middle East, featuring VIEWS researcher Stefan Döring, held during the annual week-long conference "Almedalsveckan".
As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the deployment of our new pipeline. Collaborating closely with our team of data scientists and researchers, you will contribute to the development and implementation of the infrastructure. Additionally, you will work with, and potentially manage, external consultants during the initial phase of the project. Once the pipeline is successfully deployed, you will be responsible for the maintenance, monitoring, and deployment of new data sources and models developed by our research team.
This week the Blue Planet announced the laureates of the 32nd Blue Planet Prize and we […]
We are looking for 1-2 Research Assistant(s) to join the team within Societies at Risk at […]
The Expert Group for Aid Studies have published a Development Dissertation Brief (DDB) on the role […]
The Societies at Risk project members held a workshop on October 27-28, discussing uncertainties in data, prediction, and models, and the impacts of conflict.
Presented at the “State of the science of “political futures”: Exploring how to improve the representation […]
The Societies at Risk research project launched at Uppsala University on 20 May 2022, bringing together multidisciplinary scholars to study conflict impact on development. Stream the recording from the event.
Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research invites the public to the launch of a new six-year research project ‘Societies at Risk: the Impact of Armed Conflict on Human Development’ on May 20, 2022. The event will feature a keynote address by Andrew Harper and a panel discussion involving several notable researchers.
Presentation of the "Societies at Risk" research project at the World Bank Fragility Forum 2022, featuring VIEWS researchers and Joaquin Salido Marcos at the UN-OHRLLS.
Save the date! On 20 May 2022, we invite you to join us for the launch […]