Kristian Berg Harpviken

Research Interests

Transnational mobilization and civil war
War-related migration and social networks
 Regional (in-)security
 Peacebuilding and peacemaking
 Methodology in contexts of crisis and conflict
​ Geographical focus on Afghanistan and its neighborhood

Background

Langua​​ges

Norwegian, English; basic French and German

Work Experience

2017–	Research Professor, PRIO
2009–17	Director, PRIO
​2008	​Guest Researcher, Institute for International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University
​2007–	​Associate Fellow, Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University of York
2005–09	Deputy Director, PRIO
2004–05	Programme Leader, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (CRPB) programme, PRIO
1999–	Senior Researcher, PRIO
1999–06	Project Leader, 'Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities (AMAC)'
​1998	​Guest researcher (Fulbright Scholar), Department of Sociolocy, University of Chicago
1997–03	Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human geography, University of Oslo.  Project: 'Flight and Social Decision-Making: Forced Migration in Afghanistan'
1995–97	Research Fellow, PRIO. Project: 'Common Security in Southern Africa' (17 months)
1990–92	Director and Agricultural Coordinator, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Peshawar, Pakistan
1989	Conscientious Objector, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Oslo
1983–88	Farmer, Harpviken Farm, Brumunddal
1982	Military Service
1981–93	Farm work, Nedre Berg Farm, Brøttum

Appointments

2017–​	Member of the Board of Directors, Global Resource Network on Conflict (GRNC), Washington DC
2017​–	​External Board member, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo
​2016–	​Member of the Advisory Committee of the joint United Nations and World Bank Policy Study on the role of Development in the Prevention of Violent Conflict.
​2016–	​Board member, Research Council of Norway’s Board committee for international issues [Styreutvalg for internasjonale saker]
​2015–	​Board member, Division for Society and Health, Research Council of Norway​
​2015–16	​Member of Norwegian Commission of Inquiry on Norway’s civilian and military involvement in Afghanistan during the period 2001–2014
​2014–	​Governing Board member, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development​ (MGIEP), New Delhi
​2014–​	​International Board member, Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
2013–	Advisory Board member, Norwegian Polytechnic Society
2012–	Board of Trustees member, the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
2012–	Advisory Board member, Business for Peace Foundation
​2012–16	​Editorial Board member, Politics and Governance (Open Access journal)
2011–	Scientific Advisory Council member, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
2010–14	Programme Council member for the MA programme in Peace and Conflict Studies (PECOS), University of Oslo
​2007–	​Editorial Board member, Comparative Social Research​ (yearbook published by Emerald)
2006–09	Member of the National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (Norway)

Education

2017	Senior Executive Course (Sjefskurset), Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo
2006	PhD in Sociology, University of Oslo [Dissertation]
1993–95	Cand. Polit (M.Phil.) in Sociology, University of Oslo [Dissertation]
1991​–93	Development Studies, University of Uppsala
1987–89	Cand. Mag, University of Oslo
1984–86	Management studies, Norwegian School of Management, Gjøvik
1982–83	Agriculturalist, Staup School of Gardening, Levanger

PRIO Projects

• Norway on the UN Security Council: PRIO Resources
• Peacebuilding and Security Force Assistance in Syria and Afghanistan

Events

• Tue, 16 May 2023 09:00-10:00 – Cancelled: Revelations from Norway’s Secret Negotiations to Stop the War in Libya
• Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:00-10:00 – China’s Growing Role in the Middle East
• Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:00-18:00 – Resisting Occupation through Art - A Conversation with Ahmed Tobasi
• Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:30-09:30 – Turkish Drones as a Foreign Policy Tool - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:30-10:00 – The Women-led Uprising in Iran: Long lines, Current Dynamics and Future Prospects - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:00-10:00 – The 2001 Intervention and the Current State of Terror in the World
• Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:00-10:00 – Trouble in Afghanistan, Trouble in the Neighbourhood?
• Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:30-10:00 – Lebanon’s Current Crisis and Prospects for Renewal - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:30-09:30 – The Challenge of Just Environmental Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:15-19:45 – Online Roundtable - Energy and Security in the Mediterranean: when East meets West
• Mon, 04 July 2022 – Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East
• Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:30-09:30 – China’s Growing Role in the Middle East: Beyond Economic Engagement - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:30-09:30 – Are We Moving toward a ‘Post-American’ Regional Security Dynamic in the Gulf? - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:30-09:30 – What Lebanon after the Collapse? - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Wed, 11 May 2022 08:30-09:30 – Citizenship and Social Pacts in the Middle East and North Africa - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:30-09:30 – The Origins of Islamist Civil Wars - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:00-13:30 – The War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Energy in the Middle East - MidEast Lunch Seminar
• Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:30-09:30 – Rebel Governance in Yemen and Syria - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
• Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:30-09:30 – Political Economy of Palestine: Critical Perspectives - MidEast Breakfast with Alaa Tartir
• Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:45-16:45 – The Chance for Peace in Yemen
• Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:00-17:00 – Access to Employment and Social Protection Among Syrian Refugees in Jordan
• 02 - 03 Mar 2020 – Preserving Spaces for Dialogue in the Middle East
• Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:30-15:00 – ​Where is it Worst or Best to be a Woman?
• Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:30-09:30 – Update from Northern Syria: Humanitarian Response, Impunity and Localization
• Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:00-13:00 – Effective Multilateralism for Regional Stability: Cyprus’ Vision for the Eastern Mediterranean region
• Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:00-15:15 – Yemen in Context: Past, Present and Future
• Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:30-09:30 – The Evolving Situation in the Gulf: Contradictions and Opportunities
• Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:30-09:30 – Iran and Saudi Arabia: Between Enmity and Amity

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.

Publications

The following publications are specific to the PRIO Middle East Centre. A more complete list is available at www.prio.org.

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