Research Grants

Each year, FBA grants funds to the members of our international research working groups, for research projects within the field of peace, security and development. The grants aim to promote empirical, policy-relevant scientific research.

Since 2005 the FBA has supported approximately 150 research projects, among them data collections, surveys and experimental studies. The research grants have enabled the publication of a large number of scientific papers, books and articles of relevance to international policy development.

Funds are granted once a year and members of FBA’s research working groups can apply. The applications are evaluated by a committee composed of senior researchers and practitioners.

Approved grants in recent years

During 2020, FBA grants a total of 3,5 million SEK to 10 research projects and 2 research workshops. Click here to find a summary of the researchers and projects that are granted funds.

During 2019, FBA granted a total of 3,3 million SEK to 12 research projects and 2 research workshops. Click here to find a summary of the researchers and projects that have been granted funds.

During 2018, FBA granted a total of 3 million SEK to 13 research projects. Click here to find a summary of the researchers and projects that have been granted funds.

During 2017, FBA granted a total of 2.4 million SEK to 11 research projects. Click here to find a summary of the researchers and projects that have been granted funds.

Long way to go before women are fully involved in peacebuilding

Twenty years after the UN Security Council resolution 1325 established that women have a right to participate on equal terms in every aspect of the work to prevent and manage conflicts, women’s participation in efforts for peace and security is not yet indisputable.

2020-07-03 10:34

IN THE FIELD

Kristian Edqvist

Training manager in Brussels

Linnéa Lindberg

Adviser to the UN in Myanmar

Johan Chytraeus

Monitoring officer in Ukraine

Julia Kempny

Political adviser in Somalia

Vanda Dahlbom

Analyst in Iraq

Björn Tedeman

Election observer

Karolina Riedel

Statistician in election observation missions

Read our publications

An Introduction to Human Rights and Security Sector Reform

Successful security sector reform (SSR) must be guided by the understanding of people as rights-holders and the state, including core security actors, as duty-bearers in providing security as a service to the people.

Documents

An Introduction to Human Rights and Security Sector Reform

More Publications

THE FBA BLOG

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Posted by Randolph Rhea
The evolution of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programs – from programs to processes

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South Sudan 2013
The prop-plane bounces through turbulence and I am awoken. I gaze out the window at the landing strip. From high above it looks busy, with many aircraft on the tarmac. When we land I realize that all of the cargo planes, troop carriers, and small aircraft are actually all destroyed and the fuselages have merely been pushed to the side of the mortar-potted runway. The wounds of war are still fresh here.

After several hours ... Read entire post »
2020-07-08 08:37
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Posted by Anna-Linn Ekenstierna
Stories of partners and colleagues are what I bring with me

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“Your facilitation brought us to a safe space and process where we shared our stories, really listened to each other and learned from each other.”

These are words that I bring with me as I say goodbye to partners and colleagues at the FBA this time around, heading for a new adventure.

The feedback means a lot to me since it indicates that we achieved what we had set out to do. I and my colleagues at the ... Read entire post »
2020-06-26 13:29
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Posted by Susanna Rudehill
20 years of women, peace and security – what do we have to celebrate?

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), a groundbreaking step for gender equality in international peace and security. Nine resolutions have followed and together they make up what we today call the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda.

It’s not the first international framework for women’s rights and gender equality. So why is it called groundbreaking? Because the agenda for the first time recognized inequalities between women and men ... Read entire post »
2020-06-10 10:23