Juliane Stötter has won the 2024 Gløbius Award for her Master’s thesis in Peace and Conflict Studies, Precipitation Variability, Rebel Group Resilience, and the Duration of Civil Conflicts. Stötter's work delves into how drought impacts the duration of civil conflicts, offering fresh insights through a group-focused theory and an empirical design that digs deep into climate-conflict dynamics.
Funded by the Gløbius Fund—a legacy of Nils Petter Gleditsch’s 2009 Research Council of Norway prize (the Möbius Prize)—the award honors exceptional Master’s theses in peace and conflict studies that leverage quantitative methods. Open to Master’s students across Norwegian educational institutions, the award comes with a cash prize of NOK 5000 (approx. €420). The selection panel consists of two PRIO Research Directors and Gleditsch himself.
Gleditsch praised Stötter's thesis for its potential to reshape the field. “The research field would clearly benefit from this thesis being published as a peer-reviewed article. We hope Juliane will present her findings at an international conference,” he said.
An honorable mention goes to runner-up Maria Krogshus Holmås, for her thesis in Human Geography on The Impact of Refugee Policy and Proximity on Political Trust among Host Populations in Southern and Eastern Africa.
