Professor Inger Skjelsbæk appointed as Visiting Scholar
We welcome Professor Inger Skjelsbæk to the Institute as a Visiting Scholar.
Inger Skjelsbæk is a psychologist and Professor at the University of Oslo where she is affiliated with the and the Center for Research on Extremism. She is also Research Professor at the (PRIO)
Skjelsbæk’s research has focused on gender, political violence, norm development, nation branding, transitional justice, gender and armed forces, the WPS agenda and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
She is the author of and
Having worked on sensitive issues she has also written about researchers’ well-being
She currently leads an ERC Consolidator Grant project focusing on children born of war entitled (2021 – 2026). The project explores the experiences and needs of three generations of children born of war in Europe - children framed as the enemy, as innocent individuals or security threats. The focus is on Norway, Denmark, Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
She has been guest scholar at UC Berkeley (Human Rights Center) and at LSE (Centre for Women, Peace and Security). Skjelsbæk is a member of The Ethical Council for the Defence Sector in Norway, and she is a deputy member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Photographer: John Erik Riley