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Kristian Berg Harpviken
PRIO Director
Email: kristian@prio.no
Work phone: +47 22 54 77 78
Mobile phone: +47 920 61 861
Profile
Research
Events
Publications
Research Interest


Transnational mobilization and civil war; War-related migration and social networks; Regional (in-)security; Peacebuilding and peacemaking; Methodology in contexts of crisis and conflict. Geographical focus on Afghanistan and its neighborhood.

Languages spoken:
Norwegian, English

 

Working experience:
2009- : Director, PRIO
2005-2009: Deputy Director, PRIO
2004-2005: Programme Leader, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (CPRB) programme, PRIO
1999- : Senior Researcher, PRIO.
1999-2006: Leader of the project: ‘Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities’ (AMAC)
1997-2003: Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo. Project: ‘Flight and Social Decision-Making: Forced Migration in Afghanistan’
1995-97: Research Fellow, PRIO. Project: ‘Common Security in Southern Africa’ (17 months)
1990-92: Director and Agricultural Coordinator, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Peshawar, Pakistan
1989: Conscientious Objector, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Oslo
1983-88: Farmer, Harpviken Farm, Brumunddal
1982: Military Service
1981-93: Farm work, Nedre Berg Farm, Brøttum

 

Education:
PHD in Sociology, University of Oslo, 2006
Cand. polit. in Sociology, University of Oslo, 1993-95
Development Studies, University of Uppsala, 1991-93
Cand. mag., University of Oslo, 1987-89
Management, Norwegian School of Management, Gjøvik, 1984-86
Agriculturist, Staup School of Gardening, Levanger, 1982-83

PRIO Projects

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CSCW Projects

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* leader of project

Events

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.
Books and reports
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'A Peace Nation Takes Up Arms: The Norwegian Engagement in Afghanistan', PRIO Paper. Oslo: PRIO.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Afghanistan in a Neighbourhood Perspective: General Overview and Conceptualisation', PRIO Paper. Oslo: PRIO.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Understanding Warlordism: Three Biographies from Southeastern Afghanistan', PRIO Paper. Oslo: PRIO.
Borchgrevink, Kaja & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2010. 'Afghanistan’s Religious Landscape: Politicising the Sacred', Noref Policy Brief. Oslo: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. Social Networks and Migration in Wartime Afghanistan. Basingstoke: .
Suhrke, Astri; Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Aziz Hakimi, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Akbar Sarwari & Arne Strand, 2009. 'Conciliatory Approaches to the Insurgency in Afghanistan: An Overview', CMI Report. Bergen: .
Suhrke, Astri; Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Akbar Sarwari & Arne Strand, 2008. 'Applied Social Science Research in Afghanistan: An Overview of the Institutional Landscape', CMI Report. Bergen: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Kjell Erling Kjellman, 2008. 'Avtale om klasevåpen' [Treaty on Cluster Munitions], Hvor hender det?. Oslo: .
Strand, Arne; Arghawan Akbari, Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Akbar Sarwari & Astri Suhrke, 2008. 'Return in Dignity, Return to What? Review of Voluntary Return Programme to Afghanistan ', CMI Report. Bergen.
Borchgrevink, Kaja; Kristian Berg Harpviken, Kanishka Nawabi, Mirwais Wardak, Astri Suhrke & Arne Strand, 2007. 'Disconnected and Discounted? Religious actors and Civil Society in Post - 2001 Afghanistan', PRIO-CPAU-CMI Policy Brief. Oslo/Bergen: PRIO/CPAU/CMI.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Rebecca Roberts, 2004. 'Preparing the Ground for Peace: Mine Action in Support of Peacebuilding', PRIO Report 2. Oslo: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Jan Isaksen, 2004. 'Reclaiming the Fields of War: Mainstreaming Mine Action in Development'. Oslo/New York: PRIO/UNDP.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Astri Suhrke & Arne Strand, 2004. 'Afghan Refugees in Iran: From Refugee Emergency to Migration Management', CMI Policy Brief. Bergen/Oslo: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, ed., 2004. The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke.
Strand, Arne; Astri Suhrke & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2002. 'Peace-building Strategies for Afghanistan: Part I: Lessons from Past Experiences in Afghanistan', CMI Report. Bergen: (117 pages).
Ask, Karin; Kristian Berg Harpviken & Arne Strand, 2002. 'Afghanistan and Civil Society', CMI Commissioned Report. Bergen: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Ananda S. Millard, 2001. 'Community Studies in Practice: Implementing a New Approach to Landmine Impact Assessment with Illustrations from Mozambique', PRIO Report 1. Oslo: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Ananda S. Millard & Arne Strand, 2001. 'Sida's Contributions to Humanitarian Mine Action. Evaluation Report'. .
Strand, Arne; Karin Ask & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Humanitarian Challenges in Afghanistan: Administrative Structures and Gender and Assistance. CMI Report'. Bergen, January.
Strand, Arne; Abdul Wasay Najimi & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Afghanistan: Current Humanitarian Challenges' [CMI Report]. Bergen: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Ananda S. Millard, 2000. 'Reassessing the Impact of Humanitarian Mine Action. Illustrations from Mozambique'. Oslo, January: 111.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1996. 'Political Mobilization among the Hazara of Afghanistan: 1978-1992', Rapportserien ved Sosiologi, UiO. Oslo: .
Articles
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'Power Prevails: The Failure of Whole-of-Government Approaches in Afghanistan', PRIO Policy Brief 4, Oslo: PRIO.
Skjelsbæk, Inger & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2011. 'Gledelig Fredspris', [A Peace Prize to Celebrate] Dagbladet, 7 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'A Peace Nation in the War on Terror: The Norwegian Engagement in Afghanistan' in Nik Hynek & Péter Marton, eds, Statebuilding in Afghanistan: Multinational Contributions to Reconstruction. London: Routledge (157–173).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'Noruega después del terror' [Norway After the Terror], La Vanguardia: 29, 31 July.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'Norjalla on edessään pitkä toipuminen ' [Norway After the Terror], Helsingin Sanomat, 29 September.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'Norge Etter Terroren' [Norway After the Terror], Aftenposten, 26 July.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2011. 'Warlordism: Three Biographies From Southeastern Afghanistan' in Astri Suhrke & Mats Berdal, eds, The Peace in Between: Post-war Violence and Peacebuilding. London: Routledge (173–191).
Tariq, Mohammed Osman; Kaja Borchgrevink & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2011. 'Building Trust and Institutions - Religious Institution-Building in Afghanistan: An Exploration', PRIO Policy Brief 2, Oslo: PRIO.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Commentary: Liu Xiaobo's Vision', The Foreigner [online news service], 20 August 2010.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Inger Skjelsbæk, 2010. 'Tilslørt fredspolitikk' [Blurred Peace Policy], Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift 27(4): 379–388.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Inger Skjelsbæk, 2010. 'Skjerp fredspolitikken!' [Sharpen the Peace Policy!], Aftenposten, 29 November.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'På tide med nytenkning' [Time for Change], Aftenposten, 21 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'The Return of the Refugee Warrior: Migration and Armed Resistance in Herat' in Ceri Oeppen & Angela Schlenkhoff, eds, Beyond the Wild Tribes: Understanding Modern Afghanistan and its Diaspora. London: (121–137).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Liu Xiaobos visjon' [Liu Ziaobo's Vision], Dagbladet, 10 October.
Borchgrevink, Kaja & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2010. 'Teaching Religion, Taming Rebellion', PRIO Policy Brief 7, Oslo: PRIO.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Troubled Regions and Failing States: Introduction', Comparative Social Research 27: 1–23.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Caught in the Middle: Regional Perspectives on Afghanistan', Comparative Social Research 27: 277–305.
Baev, Pavel K., 2010. 'Re-examining the 'Colour Revolutions': The Turn of the Tide from Belgrade to Ulan Bator', Comparative Social Research 27: 249–276.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Verden er ikke tryggere' [The World is Not Safer], Aftenposten, 13 July.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Astri Suhrke & Arne Strand, 2010. 'Tid for linjeskifte', Aftenposten, 3 July.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Det norske fredsarbeidet' [The Norwegian Peace Effort], Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen, 15 June.
Borchgrevink, Kaja & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2010. 'Afghanistan: Civil Society Between Modernity and Tradition' in Thania Paffenholz , ed., Civil Society and Peacebuilding: A Critical Assessment. Boulder, CO: (235–257).
Kjellman, Kjell Erling & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2010. 'Civil Society and the State' in Thania Paffenholz , ed., Civil Society and Peacebuilding: A Critical Assessment. Boulder, CO: (29–42).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Er NUPI der det hender? Oss femtiåringer imellom' [Is NUPI Where Things Happen? Between us Fifty Year Olds], Internasjonal Politikk 67(4): 755–759.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'En uavhengig fredsforskning' [Independent Peace Research], Morgenbladet, 30 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Norges tapte uskyld' [Norway's lost innocence], Dagsavisen, 11 July.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Morten Bergsmo, 2009. 'Afghanistan og folkeretten II' [Afghanistan and International Humanitarian Law II], VG, 24 June.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Morten Bergsmo, 2009. 'Folkeretten og Afghanistan' [International Humanitarian Law and Afghanistan], VG, 29 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Nord-Sør: Forskningsetiske dilemmaer' [North-South: Research Ethical Dilemmas], Forskningsetisk bibliotek, 15 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Exit Afghanistan?', Dagsavisen, 2 April.
Tønnesson, Stein; Bernt Aardal & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2009. 'Rekruttering med mål', Aftenposten, 23 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Kaja Borchgrevink, 2009. 'A Muted Voice? Religious Actors and Civil Society in Post-2001 Afghanistan', Afghanistan Info, 15 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Obama og Afghanistans trøblete nabolag' [Obama and Afghanistan's Troublesome Neighborhood], Forsvarets Forum, January/February.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Peace Building and its Components – the State of the Art', Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: Local, Regional and Global Perspectives, 31 December.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Arne Strand, Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary & Astri Suhrke, 2008. 'Noreg bør læra av Danmark ' [Norway Should Learn from Denmark], Bergens Tidende , 1 September.
Suhrke, Astri; Arne Strand & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2008. 'En åpning mot fred' [An Opening for Peace], Morgenbladet, 23 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'What is Special about Refugee Warriors?' in . Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, Arlington, VA: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'What is Special about Refugee Warriors?' in . George Mason University, Arlington, VA: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Hanne Eggen Røislien, 2008. 'Faithful Brokers? Potentials and Pitfalls of Religion in Peacemaking', Conflict Resolution Quarterly 25(3): 351–373.
Suhrke, Astri; Arne Strand & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2008. 'Taliban vinner fotfeste' [Taliban Strengthens its Position], Aftenposten, 16 January.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2007. 'Drapet på Benazir og den regionale kabalen' [The Killing of Benazir and the Regional Puzzle], VG, 28 December.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2007. 'Afghanistans vei ut av minefeltet' [The Afghan Path out of the Minefield] in Christian H. Ruge, ed., En framtid uten frykt for miner: 10 år med minekonvensjonen. Oslo: (51–64).
Suhrke, Astri; Arne Strand & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2006. 'Veien til fred' [The Path to Peace], Dagbladet, 21 November.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2006. 'Talibans tilbakekomst' [The Return of the Taliban], Dagbladet, 26 October.
Kjellman, Kjell Erling & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2006. 'Meeting the Challenge: National Ownership in Mine Action', PRIO Policy Brief 1, Oslo: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Kjell Erling Kjellman, 2006. 'Kampen mot klasevåpen' [The Fight Against Cluster Ammunition], Dagbladet, 2 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Hanne Eggen Røislien, 2005. 'Mapping the Terrain: The Role of Religion in Peacemaking', State of the Art Paper to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 32.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Kjell Erling Kjellman, 2004. 'Beyond Blueprints: Civil Society and Peacebuilding', Concept Paper commissioned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Arne Strand, 2004. 'Sikkerheten for norske soldater i Afghanistan' [The Security of Norwegian Soldiers in Afghanistan], Aftenposten, 29 May.
Skåra, Bernt, 2004. 'Risky Business or Constructive Assistance? Community Engagement in Humanitarian Mine Action' in Kristian Berg Harpviken, ed., The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (63–77).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Ananda S. Millard, Kjell Erling Kjellman & Bernt Skåra, 2004. 'Measures for Mines: Approaches to Impact Assessment in Humanitarian Mine Action' in The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (113–132).
Strand, Arne; Ananda S. Millard, Kristian Berg Harpviken & Kjell Erling Kjellman, 2004. 'Acting as One? Co-ordinating Responses to the Landmine Problem' in The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (79–95).
Bottomley, Ruth, 2004. 'Balancing the Risk: Village De-mining in Cambodia' in Kristian Berg Harpviken, ed., The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (47–61).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Bernt Skåra, 2004. 'Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Building: Exploring the Relationship' in The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (33–46).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2004. 'The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action: Introduction' in The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (1–4).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2004. 'Guides to Humanitarian Mine Action' in The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action. Basingstoke: (191–200).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Arne Strand & Astri Suhrke, 2004. 'Fred i Afghanistan' [Peace in Afghanistan], Dagbladet, 4 April.
Strand, Arne; Kristian Berg Harpviken & Astri Suhrke, 2004. 'Conflictual Peacebuilding: Afghanistan Two Years after Bonn' in . Bergen: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2003. 'Afghanistan: From Buffer State to Battleground – to Bridge Between Regions?' in Morten Bøås & James Hentz, eds, New and Critical Security and Regionalism: Beyond the Nation State. Aldershot: (152–176).
Reichberg, Gregory M.; Kristian Berg Harpviken & Cecilie Hellestveit, 2003. 'Er klasebomber et legitimt virkelmiddel i krig?' [Is it Legitimate to Use Clusterbombs in Times of War], Dagbladet, 20 July 2003.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2003. 'The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action: Introduction', Third World Quarterly 24(5): 777–780, 10 January.
Skåra, Bernt & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2003. 'Humanitarian Mine Action and Peacebuilding: Exploring the Relationship', Third World Quarterly 24(5): 809–822.
Kjellman, Kjell Erling; Kristian Berg Harpviken, Ananda S. Millard & Arne Strand, 2003. 'Acting as One? Co-ordinating responses to the landmine problem', Third World Quarterly 24(5): 855–871.
Skåra, Bernt; Kjell Erling Kjellman, Ananda S. Millard & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2003. 'Measures for Mines: Approaches to Impact Assessment in Humanitarian Mine Action', Third World Quarterly 24(5): 889–908.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2003. 'Guides to Humanitarian Mine Action', Third World Quarterly 24(5): 967–976.
Millard, Ananda S. & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2002. 'Risk Removed? Steps toward Building Trust in Humanitarian Mine Action', Disasters 26(2): 161–174.
Suhrke, Astri; Kristian Berg Harpviken & Arne Strand, 2002. 'After Bonn: Conflictual Peacebuilding', Third World Quarterly 23(5): 875–891.
Strand, Arne; Astri Suhrke & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2002. 'Kampen om fredsgevinsten' [The Fight for the Peace Prize], Dagbladet, 21 January.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Afghanistan: Political System' in David Levinson & Karen Christensen, eds, Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Chicago: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Ethnic Conflict: Afghanistan' in David Levinson & Karen Christensen, eds, Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Chicago: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Landmines' in David Levinson & Karen Christensen, eds, Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Chicago: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Breaking New Ground: Afghanistan's Response to Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance', Third World Quarterly 23(5): 931–943.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; Ananda S. Millard & Kjell Erling Kjellman, 2002. 'Risk Removed? Steps toward Building Trust in Humanitarian Mine Action', Disasters 26(2): 161–174.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Book Review: The Landmines Campaign: Representations and Reflections', Cooperation and Conflict 37(1): 101–108.
Ruge, Christian H.; Svein Henriksen & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2002. 'Halvgjort minejobb av Norge?' [A Half-Finished Mine Job by Norway?], Dagbladet, 28 January.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'The Landmines Campaign: Representations and Reflections (Book Review Essay)', Cooperation and Conflict 37: 101–108.
Bakkevig, Trond & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Forsoning i Afghanistan' [Reconciliation in Afghanistan], Dagbladet, 9 December.
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Kampen om det nye Afghanistan' [The Battle over the New Afghanistan], Dagbladet, 27 November.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Arne Strand, 2001. 'Afghanistan and the International Community: What Now?', Security Dialogue 32(4): 507–509.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2001. 'Afghanistan: Capacity-building and the Emergency Label' in . .
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Dei gode hjelparane' [The Good Helpers], Bergens Tidende, 22 October.
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Hvem får makten i post-Taliban Afghanistan?' [Who Gets Power in Post-Taliban Afghanistan? ], Aftenposten, 4 october.
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Afghanistan:Gi makt til sivile' [Afghanistan. Give Power to Civilians], Bistandsaktuelt (No. 8), 24 October.
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Superterroristen Bin Ladens rolle? ' [The Role of Bin Laden, the Super-Terrorist], Bergens Tidende, 15 September.
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Bare langsiktige løsninger?' [Only Long-Term Solutions?], Bergens Tidende, 2 September.
Strand, Arne & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2001. 'Fenomenet Taliban: Mellom lokalopprør og internasjonal politikk' [The Taliban Phenomenon: From Local Uprising to Internationalized Dispute], Internasjonal Politikk 4: 445–472.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1999. 'The Taliban Threat: Feature Review', Third World Quarterly 20(4): 861–870.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1999. 'War and Change in Afghanistan: Reflections on Research Priorities' in Return to Silk Routes: Current Scandinavian Research on Central Asia. London: (167–186).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1998. 'The Hazara of Aghanistan: The Thorny Path Towards Political Unity, 1978-1992' in Post-Soviet Central Asia. London: (177–198).
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1997. '(with Mona Chr. Fixdal), 'Anti-personnel Landmines: A Just Means of War?', Security Dialogue 28(3): 271–285.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1997. 'Landmines in Southern Africa: Regional Initiatives for Clearance and Control', Contemporary Security Policy 18(1): 83–108.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1997. 'The Hazara of Afghanistan: The Thorny Path Towards Political Unity, 1978-1992' in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Proceedings of the ESCAS Fifth Conference, Copenhagen, 1995. London: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1997. 'Transcending Traditionalism: The Emergence of Non-state Military Formations in Afghanistan', Journal of Peace Research 34(3): 271–287.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1997. 'War and Change in Afghanistan: Reflections on Research Priorities' in Language - Culture - Society: Contributions from the Nordic Central Asian Studies Symposium 1996.. London: .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 1995. 'Afghanistan: krig, krig, og nå fred?', Hvor Hender Det?(8), 1.1.1995 00:00:00.
Other
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. 'Refugee Return and Violence in Afghanistan', presented at ISA Annual Convention 2010, New Orleans, LO, 17 February.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2010. Review of , 'Social Kapital som Teori og Praksis; Sosiale Landskap og Sosial Kapital: Innføring i Nettverkstenkning' [Social Capital as Theory and Practice; Social Landscapes and Social Capital: Introduction to Network Theory] in Sosiologisk Tidsskrift 18(1): 95–100.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Sarah Lischer, 2009. 'Refugee Return and Violence: An Analytical Framework', presented at Mobilizing Across Borders: Transnational Mechanisms of Civil War, the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 16 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Afghanistan and its Troublesome Neighbourhood', presented at Simons Series in the Social Dynamics of Peace and Conflict, Simon Fraser University, School for International Studies, Vancouver, 14 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Forskningsetiske dilemmaer: Fra forskerens dømmekraft til institusjonalisert kontroll?' [Dilemmas of Research Ethics: Between Researchers' Judgement and Institutionalized Control], presented at Ta etikken tilbake! [Take back the ethics!], Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Lysebu, Oslo, 4 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Development and Conflict: Perpetuating Factors', presented at Development and Conflict, hosted by PRIO and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India, 17 April.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Afghanistan: Domestic and Regional Dimensions', presented at The Naval War Academy, Bergen, 31 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'Conciliatory Approaches to the Insurgency in Afghanistan', presented at Civilian-military workshop, hosted by the Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Oslo, 13 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. 'The Transnationalization of the Taliban', presented at Beyond the State – Local Politics in Afghanistan, Centre for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, 28 February.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Sarah Lischer, 2009. 'Refugee Return and Violence: An Analytical Framework', presented at 50th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New York, NY, 17 February.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2009. Review of Fredrik Barth, ed., 'Afghanistankonflikten i perspektiv' [The Afghanistan conflict in perspective] in Prosa: Faglitterært tidsskrift 15(1): 32–34.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Regional Perspectives on Afghanistan’s Wars', presented at State Failure and Regional Insecurity, PRIO and NUPI, Oslo, Norway, 12 December.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Return of ‘Refugee Warriors’ in Herat, Afghanistan', presented at Seminar on Return Policy and Peacebuilding, hosted by the Norwegian Peace Centre and PRIO, PRIO, Oslo, 9 December.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Going Home to Fight? Explaining Refugee Return and Violence', presented at Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research, Trondheim, Norway, 27 November.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Going Home to Fight? Explaining Refugee Return and Violence', presented at POVPEACE Programme Conference, Research Council of Norway, Sandvika, Norway, 5 November.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Sarah Lischer, 2008. 'Refugee Return and Violence: What are the Mechanisms?', presented at CSCW, UiO & Syracuse University workshop "Transnationalism, Mechanisms and Civil War", Syracuse University, Washington, DC, 18 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'The Impact and Implications of the India-Pakistan Rivalry for Afghanistan', presented at Human Security seminar, Aspen Institute, Rome, Italy, 24 September.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Norges deltakelse i fredsbevarende operasjoner' [Norway's Participation in Peacekeeping Operations], Oslo Arbeidersamfunn og Internasjonalt Forum i Oslo Arbeiderparti, Litteraturhuset, Oslo, 22 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Afghanistan’s politiske historie fra 1960 frem til i dag' [Afghanistan's Recent Political History: 1960 to the present], University of Oslo, 12 April.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Return of Refugee Warriors', University of Oslo, 9 April.
Borchgrevink, Kaja & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2008. 'Afghan Civil Society: Caught in Conflicting Agendas', presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Fransisco, CA, 27 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Afghanistan: Torn between Regional Security Complexes', presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Fransisco, CA, 26 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Crisis of Confidence?', Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, and the Embassy of Great Britain, Oslo, 11 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Freden krever sine ofre: Etiske dilemma i Afghanistans robuste fredsoperasjon' [Victims of the Peace: Ethical Dilemmas in the Robust Peace Operation in Afghanistan], Det kongelige norske videnskabers selskap (DKNVS), Trondheim, 6 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Afghanistan’s trøblete vei mot fred' [Afghanistan's Troublesome Road Towards Peace], Buskerud College, Drammen, 4 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Current Challenges for Norway and NATO’s policies', Stortinget, Oslo, 28 February.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. '’Afghan Life is Not Cheap’: Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan', University of Oslo, 8 February.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Kamp mot terror eller sikkerhet for afghanere?' [War on Terror versus Security for the Afghans?], Oslo, 22 January.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2008. 'Kamp mot terror eller sikkerhet for afghanere?' [War on Terror verus Security for the Afghans?], The Socialist Left Party, Oslo, 21 January.
Kjellman, Kjell Erling, 2007. 'Mobilization and Protest in a Consensus Democracy: Social Movements, the State, and Political Opportunities in Norway', Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo. Supervisors: Lars Mjøset & Kristian Berg Harpviken. Defended 30 May.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2006. 'Networks in Transition: Wartime Migration in Afghanistan', University of Oslo. .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2004. 'Networks Matter: Wartime Migration in Afghanistan', Department of Sociology, . .
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, ed., 2003. Third World Quarterly 24(5), October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Afghanistan: fra bufferstat til bro mellom regioner?', Oslo, 13 March.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Threats to Peace in Afghanistan', The Regional Impact of the Reconstruction of Afghanistan, Istanbul, 5 June.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Forced Migration in Afghanistan: The Role of Social Networks', NORASIA II, Trondheim, 30 August.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, 2002. 'Humanitarian Mine Action, Complex Emergencies and Peacebuilding', The Future of Humanitarian Mine Action, Oslo, 13 September.
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