FBA’s International Research Working Groups 2023-2027

Geographic focus

• Afghanistan: Ashley Jackson, Romain Malejacq, Timor Sharan

• Africa (regional focus): Linnéa Gelot, Freedom C. Onuoha, Fredrik Söderbaum

• Colombia: Pamina Firchow, Alejandra del Pilar Ortiz-Ayala, Miguel García-Sánchez

• Democratic Republic of Congo: Marie-Rose Bashwira, Judith Verweijen, Koen Vlassenroot

• Middle East (Iraq and Palestine): Irene Costantini, Albana Dwonch, Ibrahim Frihat, Fanar Haddad, Rana Jawad, Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl

• Liberia: Jaremey McMullin, Caitlin Ryan, Anders Themner

• Mali: Yvan Guichaoua, Jenny Lorentzen, Sidy Soungalo Mariko

• Myanmar: Abellia Anggi Wardani, Julia Palmiano Federer, Mai Van Tran

• Somalia: Afyare Elmi, Ahmed Mousa

• Ukraine: Tetiana Kyselova, Yuliia Matvieieva, Karina Shyrokykh, Oleksiy Tseliev, Volodymyr Venher

• Western Balkans: Florian Bieber, Vanja Petricevic

• Eastern Europe: Huseyn Aliyev, Eleanor Knott, Liam O'Shea

Thematic focus

• Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants: Priscyll Anctil, Tarila Ebiede, Gyda Sindre

• Dialogue, peace mediation and peace processes: Michael Butler, Laurie Nathan, Aila M. Matanock, Desirée Nilsson, Isak Svensson, Catherine Turner

• Peace operations: Corinne Bara, Richard Caplan, Katharina Coleman, Yvan Ilunga, Andrea Ruggeri, Hanna Smidt

• Women, Peace and Security: Toni Haastrup, Maria Martin de Almagro, Catriona Standfield

• Leadership and cooperation: Sarah von Billerbeck, Magnus Lundgren, Kseniya Oksamytna

• Rights-based governance: Desal Devai, Martin Ottmann, Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei

• Security sector reform: Robert Blair, Lucía Tiscornia, Nina Wilén

• Youth, Peace and Security: Helene Berents, Yulia Nesterova, Sukanya Podder

Cross-cutting focus

• Climate security: Stefan Döring, Farah Hegazi, Tobias Ide

• Methods development and evaluation in complex environments: Douglas Amuli, Anja Onali, Janet Vähämäki