Docent

Sebastian van

Institute: Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
Research area: Conflict resolution, Democracy, human rights and freedom of speech, Peace and inclusive societies
Research region: Africa
Open to collaboration with: All

Professional experience

Co-supervisor of PhD
Lecturing
Main supervisor of PhD
PhD defence
Supervision of Master’s students
Supervision of Bachelor’s students

Other experience

Lecturing and workshops
Statistical analysis

Personal institution page

Publications

‘Google wants to know your location’: The ethical challenges of fieldwork in the digital age

Research Ethics
“So, the Killings Continued”: Wartime Mobilization and Post-War Violence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Terrorism and Political Violence
Climate Change and Violent Conflict in East Africa: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Research to Probe the Mechanisms

International Studies Review
Civil war recurrence and postwar violence: Toward an integrated research agenda

European Journal of International Relations
Local elites, civil resistance, and the responsiveness of rebel governance in Côte d’Ivoire

Journal of Peace Research
Behind enemy lines: State-insurgent cooperation on rebel governance in Côte d’Ivoire and Sri Lanka

Small Wars & Insurgencies
Civilian Protest in Civil War: Insights from Côte d’Ivoire

American Political Science Review
Patterns of Electoral Violence During Côte D’Ivoire’s Third-Term Crisis

African Affairs
Governing the Shadows: Territorial Control and State Making in Civil War

Comparative Political Studies
Polls of fear? Electoral violence, incumbent strength, and voter turnout in Côte d’Ivoire

Journal of Peace Research
Trials and Triangulations: Analyzing Aggregation Sensitivity in Event Data on Political Violence

International Studies Quarterly
Domains of dominance: Political territorial control and conflict-related violence in postwar Abidjan

Political Geography
Introducing the Modes and Agents of Election-Related Violence in Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya (MAVERICK) dataset

Journal of Peace Research