Ole Magnus Theisen

Assistant Professor in Political Science at NTNU

Ole Magnus Theisen
Ole Magnus Theisen left PRIO in 2018. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons. Ole Magnus Theisen is an External Associate at PRIO.

Research Interests

Resource scarcities and violent conflict, conflict escalation processes; surveys in conflict areas.

Background

​Languages spoken:

Norwegian (bokmål), English

Education:

Master in Political Science NTNU 2006

PhD in Political Science NTNU 2012

Events

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Recent Publications

Grace Simmonds, Emily; Kwaku Prepah Adjei; Christoffer Wold Andersen; Janne Cathrin Aspheim; Claudia Battistin; Nicola Bulso; Hannah M. Christensen; Benjamin Cretois; Ryan Cubero; Iván A. Davidovich; Lisa Dickel; Benjamin Dunn; Etienne Dunn-Sigouin; Karin Dyrstad; Sigurd Einum; Donata Giglio; Haakon Gjerløw; Amélie Godefroidt; Ricardo González-Gil; Soledad Gonzalo Cogno; Fabian Große; Mari F Jensen; John James Kennedy; Peter Egge Langsæther; Jack H. Laverick; Debora Lederberger; Camille Li; Elizabeth G. Mandeville; Caitlin Mandeville; Espen Moe; Tobias Navarro Schröder; David Nunan; Jorge Sicacha-Parada; Melanie Rae Simpson; Emma Sofie Skarstein; Clemens Spensberger; Richard Stevens; Aneesh C. Subramanian; Lea Svendsen; Ole Magnus Theisen; Connor Watret & Robert B. O'Hara (2022) Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines, iScience 25(12).

All Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Grace Simmonds, Emily; Kwaku Prepah Adjei; Christoffer Wold Andersen; Janne Cathrin Aspheim; Claudia Battistin; Nicola Bulso; Hannah M. Christensen; Benjamin Cretois; Ryan Cubero; Iván A. Davidovich; Lisa Dickel; Benjamin Dunn; Etienne Dunn-Sigouin; Karin Dyrstad; Sigurd Einum; Donata Giglio; Haakon Gjerløw; Amélie Godefroidt; Ricardo González-Gil; Soledad Gonzalo Cogno; Fabian Große; Mari F Jensen; John James Kennedy; Peter Egge Langsæther; Jack H. Laverick; Debora Lederberger; Camille Li; Elizabeth G. Mandeville; Caitlin Mandeville; Espen Moe; Tobias Navarro Schröder; David Nunan; Jorge Sicacha-Parada; Melanie Rae Simpson; Emma Sofie Skarstein; Clemens Spensberger; Richard Stevens; Aneesh C. Subramanian; Lea Svendsen; Ole Magnus Theisen; Connor Watret & Robert B. O'Hara (2022) Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines, iScience 25(12).
Eklund, Lina; Ole Magnus Theisen; Matthias Baumann; Andreas Forø Tollefsen; Tobias Kuemmerle & Jonas Østergaard Nielsen (2022) Societal drought vulnerability and the Syrian climate-conflict nexus are better explained by agriculture than meteorology, Communications Earth & Environment 3: 1–9.
Theisen, Ole Magnus; Håvard Strand & Gudrun Østby (2020) Ethno-political favoritism in maternal health care service delivery: Micro-level evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2014, International Area Studies Review 23(1): 3–27.
Theisen, Ole Magnus (2017) Climate Change and Violence: Insights from Political Science, Current Climate Change Reports. DOI: 10.1007/s40641-017-0079-5.
Seter, Hanne; Ole Magnus Theisen & Janpeter Schilling (2016) All about water and land? Resource-related conflicts in East and West Africa revisited, Geojournal. DOI: 10.1007/s10708-016-9762-7: 1–19.
Buhaug, Halvard; Tor Arve Benjaminsen; Espen Sjaastad & Ole Magnus Theisen (2015) Climate variability, food production shocks, and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa, Environmental Research Letters 10(12): 125015–.
Buhaug, Halvard; Jonas Nordkvelle; Thomas Bernauer; Tobias Böhmelt; Michael Brzoska; Joshua W. Busby; Antonio Ciccone; Hanne Fjelde; Erik Gartzke; Nils Petter Gleditsch; Jack A. Goldstone; Håvard Hegre; Helge Holtermann; Vally Koubi; Jasmin S. A. Link; Peter Michael Link; Päivi Lujala; John O'Loughlin; Clionadh Raleigh; Jürgen Scheffran; Janpeter Schilling; Todd G. Smith; Ole Magnus Theisen; Richard S. J. Tol; Henrik Urdal & Nina von Uexkull (2014) One effect to rule them all? A comment on climate and conflict, Climatic Change 127(3): 391–397.
Theisen, Ole Magnus; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Halvard Buhaug (2013) Is climate change a driver of armed conflict?, Climatic Change 117(3): 613–625.
Theisen, Ole Magnus (2012) Climate Clashes? Weather Variability, Land Pressure, and Organized Violence in Kenya, 1989–2004, Journal of Peace Research 49(1): 81–96.
Theisen, Ole Magnus; Helge Holtermann & Halvard Buhaug (2012) Climate Wars? Assessing the Claim that Drought Breeds Conflict, International Security 36(3): 79–106.
Urdal, Henrik; Ole Magnus Theisen; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Halvard Buhaug (2010) Klimakriger? En vurdering av det faglige grunnlaget [Climate Wars? An Assessment of the Scientific Foundation], Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift 26(4): 297–320.
Theisen, Ole Magnus (2008) Blood and Soil? Resource Scarcity and Internal Armed Conflict Revisited, Journal of Peace Research 45(6): 801–818.

Book Chapter

Theisen, Ole Magnus; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Halvard Buhaug (2017) Climate Change and Armed Conflict: Reviewing the Evidence, in Stohl, Michael; Mark I. Lichbach; & Peter Nils Grabosky, eds, States and Peoples in Conflict. New York: Routledge (113–129).
Buhaug, Halvard; & Theisen, Ole Magnus(2012) On Environmental Change and armed Conflict Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict. Challenges For Societal Stability. : J. Scheffran, M. Brozka, H.G. Brauch, P.M Link, and J. Schilling(43–56).
Theisen, Ole Magnus;Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; & Buhaug, Halvard(2012) Climate Change and Armed Conflict, in Brown, Graham K.; & Langer, Arnim, eds, Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States. : Edward Elgar Publishing(125–138).
Gleditsch, Nils Petter & Ole Magnus Theisen (2010) Resources, the Environment and Conflict, in Dunn Cavelty, Myriam; & Victor Mauer, eds, The Routledge Handbook of Security Studies. New York, NY: Routledge (221–232).
Buhaug, Halvard; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Ole Magnus Theisen (2010) Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict, in Mearns, Robin; & Andrew Norton, eds, The Social Dimensions of Climate Change: Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming World. Washington: World Bank (75–101).
Brandsegg, Kristian B. & Ole Magnus Theisen (2007) The Environment and Non-State Conflicts, in Statsvitenskaplig Fagkonferanse. Trondheim: .
Brandsegg, Kristian B. & Ole Magnus Theisen (2007) The Environment and Non-State Conflicts, in the 48th Annual Metting of the International Studies Association. Chicago, IL: .

Master Thesis

Theisen, Ole Magnus (2006) Renewable Resource Scarcity and Internal Armed Conflict: A Quantitative Reassessment. MA thesis, NTNU.

Conference Paper

Rolseth, Amund; Ole Magnus Theisen & Nils Petter Gleditsch (2015) Violence against civilians 1900-87: Regime type, climate change and the severity of democide, presented at 56th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, 18–21 February 2015.
Theisen, Ole Magnus 2010 Scarcity and Organized Violence in Kenya, 1989-2004. A 'Fitting' or 'Mis-fitting' Case of Environmental Security Theory?, presented at International Studies Association, , 17 February.
Theisen, Ole Magnus;Holtermann, Helge; & Buhaug, Halvard 2010Drought, Political Exclusion, and Civil War, presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention17–20 February.
Buhaug, Halvard; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Ole Magnus Theisen (2008) Climate Change, the Environment, and Armed Conflict, presented at American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 28–31 August.
Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Theisen, Ole Magnus 2008 Climate Change, the Environment, and Armed Conflict, presented at International Studies Association, , 26–29 March.

Report - Other

Buhaug, Halvard; Nils Petter Gleditsch; & Ole Magnus Theisen (2008) Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict, Social Dimensions of Climate Change Workshop. Washington, DC.