Speaker Series

The Speaker Series, a recurring highlight offered by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research every semester, is an engaging platform designed to foster intellectual exchange and broaden perspectives within our academic community. During this series, we extend a warm invitation to distinguished speakers, experts, and thought leaders who bring valuable insights and diverse experiences to the forefront. The talks are open to all university staff and students.

Autumn 2025

All talks will be at 12:15-13:45 and be held in Gamla Torget Campus, Lewinsalen (room nr 3576), entrance from Östra Ågatan 19

• 4 September
  ANJA NEUNDORF, University of Glasgow
  Rallying ‘round the School House: The Politicization of Education in Times of Conflict
  
  
• 2 October
  SARAH VON BILLERBECK, University of Reading
  International Organisations as Intermediaries
  
  
• 16 October
  ANDERS PERSSON, Linnaeus University
  Peace in Our Time in the Middle East? The Abraham Accords before and after the October 7 attack and the war in Gaza
  
  
• 13 November
  JANA KRAUSE, University of Oslo
  The Promise and Peril of Resilience Building in Protracted Conflicts
  
  
• 19 November 12:00–13:15
  ANASTASIA SHESTERININA: University of York
  The Social Movement Origins of Armed Groups in Civil Wars
  *Special Brown Bag Talk, co-sponsored with PRIS.
  
  
• 11 December
  MARGHERITA BELGIOIOSO, University of Leeds
  Breaking the Conflict Trap: Nonviolent Mobilization, the Recurrence of Civil War, and Beyond