Research Interests
Colonization History, Decolonization, History of the Present, Italian History, Libyan History, Mediterraneran History and Migration History
Background
Current Position:
Mathias is a research assistant involved in the following projects under the supervision of Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Marta Bivand Erdal and Kristian Berg Harpviken:
- Humanitarianism, Borders, and the Governance of Mobility: The EU and the 'Migration Crisis' (humBORDER)
- Aligning Migration Management and the Migration-Development Nexus (MIGNEX)
- Reaching Out to Close the Border: The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM)
Education:
- 2019: MPhil in Modern International and Transnational History (MITRA), the University of Oslo
- 2008: Dual major BM in Performance and Contemporary Writing and Production, Berklee College of Music
- 2003: BA in History, the University of Oslo
Languages Spoken:
Norwegian, English and Italian
Mathias holds an MPhil in Modern International and Transnational History from the University of Oslo, as well as BA in History from the same institution. His thesis dealt with how the previous colonial relationship between Italy and Libya affects and shapes migration management between the two countries (and the EU) today. Methodologically he has experience with archival research, qualitative interviews and extensive literature review.
He also previously earned a BM in Composition and Performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA and works as a musician and composer.
Mathias is affiliated with the DimSec Department.
Blog Posts
With a winner finally announced in the US election, researchers at the PRIO Middle East Centre present a few thoughts on what a Biden presidency could mean for the Middle East. What are likely to be the guiding foreign policy principles of a Biden administration and how will regional and ... Read more »
How can colonial history help us to understand and explain the present European approach to migration across the Mediterranean? Today, we increasingly see the European Union (EU) attempting to move border controls and migration management beyond the Mediterranean and into countries along the coast of North Africa and Asia Minor. ... Read more »