Yesterday, we celebrated the launch of Volume 13 (2026) of the Pax et Bellum Journal, an open-access, student-run academic journal dedicated to Peace and Conflict Studies.
🔗 The journal, containing 5 insightful articles, is available here. 👉 journals.uu.se/pax-et-bellu...
📢 On 15–17 June, we are co-hosting the next edition of the Data for Peace conference. This will be the first time the conference is held in Europe! The call for proposals is open until Monday, 13 April.
Read more: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
📢 We are hiring a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research. Application deadline: 26 March! ⬇️
We are seeking an internationally recognised scholar to join our dynamic and supportive research environment in the very livable city of Uppsala, Sweden!
đź”— Apply / Learn more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The datasets covering the year 2025 from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) have now been released.
Read more 👉 www.uu.se/en/news/2026...
The datasets are available through the UCDP website 👉 www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Detailed analysis in Journal of Peace Research 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jopr...
In a recent opinion piece, Mert Can Yilmaz argues that we should welcome the fact that AI writing tools are helping to level the uneven playing field in academia created by the dominance of the English language.
Mert is a Research Engineer at (UCDP).
universitetslararen.se/2026/04/23/a...
🎙️ @sebastianvanbaalen.se and his team are conducting the most extensive study of election boycotts to date. In a new podcast episode, we discuss why political parties or candidates choose to drop out of elections and what they hope to achieve by doing so.
Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-m8txn...
🎙️ In a new episode for our pod Researching Peace, we discuss power-sharing as a tool for ethnic conflict management with @awraffoul.bsky.social, who recently defended his thesis on the subject. His data reveal some striking findings.
🎧 Podbean: researchingpeace.podbean.com/e/45-a-new-l...
Join us May 20 for the 2026 Peter Wallensteen Lecture with Prof. T.V. Paul from McGill University: “When Peace Unravels: Status Recognition and the Return of Great Power Conflicts.”
đź“… May 20, 14:00
đź“Ť Uppsala University Main Building, Hall IX
Read more and register:
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
This text was written with AI assistance. The arguments are mine, the thinking is mine, the experience is mine. The language was shaped with Claude. If that makes you uncomfortable, this piece is for ...
