Kristin Bergtora Sandvik: All news

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Friday, 17 Nov 2023
Refugees and other migrants arriving in Norway - a 'humanitarian crisis'?

How did the arrival of growing numbers of refugees and other migrants in a non-violent setting and high-income country like Norway become framed as a ‘humanitarian crisis’? Is there a humanitarian crisis if nobody dies?

Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023
Understanding Digital Risk Is Central for Human-Centered Approaches to Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and human rights are global issues that require dedicated international cooperation.

Wednesday, 28 Sep 2022
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik featured in the Bouvet Bobler podcast

Kristin Bergtora Sandvik was featured on the episode 25 of the Bouvet Bobler podcast to talk about her research under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project.

Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022
ALNAP’s State of the Humanitarian System 2022 Report Released

​Report finds ‘Do no digital harm’ has emerged as an important humanitarian imperative, following contributions from PRIO project.

Sunday, 4 Sep 2022
Do No Harm Project Represented at the 15th Pan-European Conference on International Relations

​Kristin Bergtora Sandvik presented her findings under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project at the roundtable titled "Humanitarian Design and Making in World Politics.

Wednesday, 3 Nov 2021
Do No Harm Project Represented at the IHSA Conference at two panels: The Ethics of Humanitarian Technology: Looking Back &Taking Stock & Humanitarian Innovation: Have We Come Full Circle?

​Hosted by the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA), the Conference on Humanitarian Studies was held at Sciences Po, Paris between 3-5 November 2021, with the theme ‘New realities of politics and humanitarianism: between solidarity and abandonment’.

Saturday, 26 Jun 2021
Do No Harm Project Represented at the 2021 Bergen Exchanges

Kristin Sandvik respresented the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project in a roundtable discussion on the topical issue of sexual violence in humanitarian settings.

Saturday, 26 Jun 2021
Webinar on The Politics of Digital Humanitarianism

In this webinar hosted by the he Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Kristin Bergtora Sandvik shared her insights from her work under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project.

Tuesday, 8 Jun 2021
PRIO Participation in Conference Commemorating 22 July 2011

​On the occasion of the 10-year commemoration of the Oslo and Utøya attacks in 2011, the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo is organizing a conference on the topic, especially highlighting research and knowledge related to the tragic events.

Monday, 18 Jan 2021
Antonio De Lauri takes over as NCHS Director

The Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) has been a joint collaboration between CMI, NUPI and PRIO since its establishment in 2012.

Thursday, 17 Dec 2020
RegulAIR — Funding in Place for New Project

​RegulAIR's main objective is to provide new research-based knowledge to Norwegian and EU regulatory bodies to assist them in ensuring the safe integration of drones into civilian airspace.

Thursday, 17 Dec 2020
COVID-19: Individual Duties and Collective Action - Funding in Place

How to better understand the relationship between individual duties and collective action in response to large-scale societal challenges.

Friday, 3 Apr 2020
Beyond the COVID Curve: PRIO launches new blog series

​COVID-19 has quickly changed everything from our daily routines, to the policies of governments, to the fortunes of the global economy.

Thursday, 30 Jan 2020
Kristin Sandvik Appointed to the Ethics Advisory Board of the Human Brain Project

​PRIO congratulates research professor Kristin Sandvik on her recent appointment to the ethics advisory board (EAB) at the Human Brain Project (HBP).

Thursday, 25 Apr 2019
NORGLOBAL2 Kickoff Features Presentations of Three New PRIO Projects

The Norwegian Research Council’s program NORGLOBAL2 held its kick-off meeting for newly funded research projects at NORAD, on 25 April 2019, with participants from the MFA, NORAD, RCN, and researchers involved in the projects.

Thursday, 4 Apr 2019
PRIO Researchers Co-Edit and Contribute to Disasters Special Issue

​The April 2019 Disasters special issue on Humanitarian Governance features several articles by PRIO researchers, including Kristoffer Lidén, Dorothea Hilhorst (PRIO Global Fellow), and Jacob Høigilt.

Tuesday, 15 Jan 2019
Humanitarians in Court! Kristin Bergtora Sandvik Explores Legal Humanitarian Issues

​The PRIO project 'Aid in Crisis? Rights-Based Approaches and Humanitarian Outcomes' explores humanitarian aid and human rights, and will last until March 2019.

Friday, 28 Dec 2018
2018: The Year in Humanitarianism at PRIO

PRIO researchers have been prolific contributors to the field of humanitarian studies in 2018.

Monday, 29 Oct 2018
PRIO Researcher Speaks at Event Hosted by Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

​PRIO Research Professor Kristin Bergtora Sandvik attended Digital Kontrovers in Berlin last week.

Thursday, 11 Oct 2018
Three PRIO Projects, One Research Network Awarded NORGLOBAL Funding

The Research Council of Norway’s NORGLOBAL funding has been decided for the 2018 round of applications.

Monday, 27 Aug 2018
New Book on Refugee Resettlement

​FourPRIO researchers have contributed to the upcoming book 'REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT:Power, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance'.

Wednesday, 27 Jun 2018
PRIO Participates in Depps Labs Humanitarian Innovation Workshop in Katmandu, Nepal

​DEPP Innovation Labs are a two-year programme that forms part of the wider Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP).

Tuesday, 5 Jun 2018
PRIO Represented at Launch of New Doctors without Borders Report

​PRIO Research Professor Kristin Bergtora Sandvik participated in a panel with among others Ine Eriksen Søreide, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Sunday, 6 May 2018
Ethics of Military Medical Innovation, Experimentation, and Enhancement

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Monday, 12 Feb 2018
PRIO Present at World Government Summit

​PRIO Research Professor Kristin Bergtora Sandvik was one of the main speakers on the inaugural day of the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai.

Tuesday, 10 Oct 2017
PRIO Global Fellow Appointed to Colombian Peace Tribunal

​Julieta Lemaitre is one of the 51 magistrates who will sit on the various courts of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in Colombia.

Friday, 11 Aug 2017
Kjersti Lohne awarded His Majesty the King’s Gold Medal

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Friday, 30 Jun 2017
New issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update

Empowering Survivors of Sexual Violence in DR Congo

Wednesday, 19 Apr 2017
PRIO Research to Feature at Conference on Gender Perspectives on Demography and Conflicts

​Presenting research results and policy recommendations on population, poverty, women, peace and security

Thursday, 22 Dec 2016
New Project on the EU and the 'Refugee Crisis'

​PRIO's security and humanitarianism research milieus join forces to explore one of today's most relevant issues.

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