Email: julpal@prio.org
X: @juliapalik1
I research the impact of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs on peace, with a focus on gender dynamics. Currently, I lead the DISARM project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council, examining how disarmament affects conflict recurrence.
In 2024, I am a Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). I am an Integrated DDR Training Group member, fostering collaboration between research, policy, and practice.
Working experience
Fellow, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), 2024-2025
Senior Researcher, Conditions of Violence and Peace, PRIO 2020-
Researcher, Conditions of Violence and Peace, PRIO 2019-2020
Research Assistant, Conditions of Violence and Peace, PRIO 2017-2019
Project manager, Middle-East Office, Antall Jozsef Knowledge Centre, Hungary 2014-2016
Research Assistant, Desalinization fields vulnerability to terrorist attacks, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh 2016
Education
Phd (2020) Corvinus University of Budapest, Security and Conflict Studies
M.Phil, International Relations and Political Science, Corvinus University of Budapest
BA, International Relations, Corvinus University
Journal article in Security Dialogue
Popular article in The Conversation
Book chapter in Handbook of Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: A Global Survey of Threats, Tactics, and Characteristics
Popular article in IPI Global Observatory
MidEast Policy Brief
Book chapter in A Comparative Historical and Typological Approach to the Middle Eastern State System
MidEast Policy Brief
Journal article in International Review of Education
Conference paper
Gudrun Østby and Sebastian Schutte are replacing Scott Gates as Editors-in-Chief of the journal, while Juliane Stötter replaces Bertrand Lescher-Nuland as Managing Editor.
Over two dozen top peace negotiators gather this week in Oslo for the thirteenth UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.
The war in Ethiopia's Tigray region accounted for over 100,000 battle-related deaths in 2022, even more than Russia's invasion of Ukraine which accounted for more than 81,000 deaths, according to new conflict trends data released today.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has been met with global condemnation drawing NATO and the EU closer together in coordinating collective responses.
The most relevant PRIO researchers to comment on aspects relevant to the Russia-Ukraine War are listed here.
PRIO seeks to recruit a Research Assistant in a 50% position, to work for 10 months on the DISARM project within the CVP department.
The DISARM project seeks is to identify the impact of disarmament processes on conflict recurrence and pinpoint the conditions under which disarmament can be the most effective.
Today we got the news that five PRIO-led projects have succeeded in the most competitive calls for funding from the Research Council of Norway.
In her new article in International Peacekeeping, Senior Researcher Júlia Palik addresses the challenges of ceasefire monitoring in Yemen.
PRIO has now joined the European Network of non-proliferation and disarmament think tanks, established by the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.
