Research Interests
Nonviolent and violent protest, the interaction between dissidents and governments, and quantitative methods and spatial data.
Background
I am working as a research assistant for the Conflict Trends and EU-LISTCO project teams with developing GIS and spatial data skills to aid analysis, data graphics, and visualizations. I am also working on coding non-violent and violent mass mobilization campaigns for the MoDe project.
I finished my MA thesis in political science at the University of Oslo in June 2020, titled "Organization, Repression, and the Violent Escalation and De-Escalation of Nonviolent Protest".
Education:
2018-2020: MSc, Political science, University of Oslo and PRIO
2015-2018: BA, International Studies, University of Oslo and University of Mannheim
Blog Posts
The UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) is a major achievement. It has focused the world’s attention on the human aspects of development, highlighting and featuring not just economic gains but also schooling and education and life expectancy. In this, it was a hugely important corrective for a development community that ... Read more »
Since George Floyd’s brutal killing by the police in May, demonstrations have spread to more than 2,000 major cities and villages in the United States. Black Lives Matter (“BLM”) is probably the most widespread movement in the country’s history. In addition, we have seen huge global support, with demonstrations in ... Read more »