Malin Nærum Aadalen

Research Interests

• Protests movements 
  
• Authoritarian regimes 
• Sectarian violence 
  
• Migration 
• Regional dynamics and politics in the MENA-region ​

Background

​Malin is engaged as a Research Assistant on the MoDe- and CREED-projects. Her research interests include: dynamics of protest and mobilisation, authoritarian regimes, state repression, sectarian violence and migration. She has a particular interest in the Middle East and North Africa region. 

She received her Master's in Political Science at the University of Oslo and wrote her thesis in collaboration with PRIO. Her thesis focused on the impact of sectarian violence on trust in public institutions in Egypt. She also holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Oslo and the University of Queensland.

Education: 

2019-2021: MA in Political Science at the University of Oslo

2016-2019: BA in Political Science at the Univeristy of Oslo and the University of Queensland 

Languages: 

Norwegian, English, Arabic (basic) 

PRIO Departments

• Conflict Patterns and Environments

• Conditions of Violence and Peace (2012-2022)

PRIO Projects

• Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe)
• The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education: Disaggregating Education and Impact on Violent Crime (CREED)

• Climate Variability and Security Threats (CLIMSEC)
• Street-Level Autocrats: Individual Decisions with Collective Consequences

All Publications