The Middle East & North Africa

Why have we never seen peace negotiations with current or former affiliates of al-Qaeda or the Islamic State? And what could we expect to happen if such a strategy was in fact pursued?

Join us for an open discussion on how to rethink climate, peace and security efforts with African partners

The closure of the UN mission in Mali in 2023 is bound to open up many questions about the future of peacekeeping as a form of multilateral intervention. Join this seminar to learn more from leading experts in the field

This seminar brings together leading scholars on humanitarianism to discuss the state of humanitarianism today, its historical entanglements and its future

This seminar brings together leading scholars to provide insights into the history, politics and ideology of the Hamas movement and how it differs from other jihadist movements

How do NGOs use algorithms and data-driven tools for predictive analysis in their humanitarian response?

Autoetnography is emerging as a trend in current research. Come and reflect on the different ways to use personal experience and positionality with four migration scholars

Occupying a square to prevent the Sharia-judge from amputating a teenager’s hand, spraying forbidden graffiti at public buildings, secretly listening to nonreligious music at home, or shouting anti-jihadist slogans with hundreds of others at a public protest: these are only a few examples of a much larger range of nonviolent resistance behavior displayed by civilians who have lived under the repressive rule of jihadists

Defying the state in theory and practice

How do Al-Qaeda and Islamic State use Islamic thought as justification for their ideology and how do the two movements differ? Three researchers give us their perspectives at this seminar

Climate change is often seen as causing migration. This excludes the many other causes of, and responsibilities for, crises that follow climate-change. Join us for this seminar where expert Jesse Ribot offers an insight into the multiple causes producing precarity and shaping migration in Senegal

In the past years we have seen images of West African women en route to Europe crossing the Mediterranean and currently newspapers and media are brimming with images of Ukrainian women.