2026

Master of Social Science in Peace and Conflict Studies Hasini Liyanage will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

“Braving the Storms under the Nuclear Umbrella: Allied Ambitions, Expectations, and Demands"

Master of Philosophy in Peace and Conflict Studies Leonor Toscano will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

“In Peace Committees, the Women Have Broken the Chains”: How Hybrid Institutions Shape Women's Agency in Local Peacebuilding

Master of Arts in War Studies Fabian Hoffmann will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

The Strategic-Level Effects of Conventional Long-Range Strike Weapons: Implications for Strategic Stability

Master of Political Science Louisa Boulaziz will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Breaking the Glass Ceiling is not Enough: Gendered Selection Bias and Inequitable Inclusion

Master in Political Science Eric Gabo Ekeberg Nilsen will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

From Principles to Battle Lines: How information from and about external actors affect attitudes to war

Master of Political Science Amalie Nilsen will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

The Protest Paradox: The Role of Mass Mobilization in Promoting and Challenging Liberal Democracy

Master of Arts in European Studies and Master of Arts in Strategic Management & Business Development Alicia Saes-Louarn will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Technocratic Nationalism in Disguise: Civil Servants and the Exercise of Discretion in Complex Multilevel Orders

Master of Philosophy in Peace and Conflict Studies Viljar Haavik will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Political authority and the social contract in Mali and Liberia

Master of Political Science Katrine Skagen will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Climate and Agriculture: Policy, Politics and Processes

Master in Societal Safety Ingrid Christensen will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

How governments manage collaborations to be effective, legitimate, and accountable

Master of Science in Africa and International Development Imrana Buba will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

The Paradox of Protection: Civilian Self-Protection and Its Consequences in Nigeria

Master of Philosophy in Peace and Conflict Studies Sverke Runde Saxegaard will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Why Conflicts Recur

Master of Science in International Relations Anna Eriksen Rio will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Zones of Ambiguity: Special Economic Zones and the Politics of Productive Ambiguity in Ethiopia

Master of Science in Conflict Resolution Bintu Zahara Sakor will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Unlocking Africa’s Demographic Future: Youth Bulges, State Policies, and Pathways to Dividend and Political Stability