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Nicholas Marsh
Researcher, NISAT
Email: nic@prio.no
Work phone: 4722 54 77 72
Mobile phone: 47993 14 945
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Current Research

NISAT online database of small arms transfers, production, and regulations. See www.NISAT.org

Global small arms trade.

Conflict and small arms.

Languages spoken:

English, learning Norwegian

Working experience:

2004 - present
Chairman, European research Network COST Action A25 'European Small Arms and the Perpetuation of Violence'

2003 - present
Consultant to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (served as an advisor to the Norwegian delegation in several UN Conferences)

2001 - present
Researcher, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo

2001 - present
Consultant to the Small Arms Survey (worked on a variety of projects)

1995 - 2001
Consultant. Provided analysis of international affairs to a variety of clients.

Education:

Ongoing MSc Information Systems - Napier University, Edinburgh
MA International Conflict Analysis - University of Kent at Canterbury - 1994-1995
BSc Economics - International Relations and Area Studies (East Asia) - University of Wales, Aberystwyth - 1991-1994

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
Marsh, Nicholas, 2008. 'Small Arms Imports and Exports by Central American States 2000-6'. PRIO.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2007. 'Annual Progress Report for COST Action A25 European Small Arms and the Perpetutation of Violence'. Report submitted to the COST Social Sciences and Humanities Domain Technical Committee.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Narrative and Financial Report to the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Activities of the NISAT Small Arms Project during 2006'. Report submitted to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2007. 'Weapons Acquisition by Armed Groups in the Sudan Conflict Complex – A Review of Open Sources'. Oslo: .
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Controlling Arms Brokering' in presented to the Uninted Nations Group of Governmental Experts to Consider Further Steps to Enhance International Cooperation in Preventing, Combating and Eradicating Illicit Brokering in Small Arms and Light Weapons. Palias des Nations, Geneva, 27 November.
Marsh, Nicholas & Pablo Dreyfus, 2006. 'Tracking the Guns: International Diversion of Small Arms to Illicit Markets in Rio de Janeiro'. Rio de Janeiro : .
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2006. 'Number of Units of Firearms Transferred as Reported to Comtrade'. Oslo: NISAT.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Imports of Small Arms and Light Weapons by the Government of Sudan 1992-2004'. Oslo: NISAT.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2006. 'Global Re-exports of Small Arms and Light Weapons'. Oslo: NISAT.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2006. 'Estimated Number of Firearms Transferred During 2004'. Oslo: NISAT.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'The Activities of Akire Nemoto and Shimon Yelinek'. Oslo: NISAT.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Estimating Guns: The Methodology of Estimating the Number of Firearms Transferred from Statistics on the Total Value of Transfers'. Oslo, NISAT, 13 November.
Holm, Kyrre; Nicholas Marsh & Anne Thurin, 2006. 'Bullets Without Borders: Improving Control and Oversight Over Norwegian Arms Production, Exports and Investments'Norwegian Church Aid and Amnesty International Norway (82 pages).
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Activities of the NISAT project during 2005'. Oslo: PRIO: 13.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Global Small Arms Trade - Updated Agglomerated Tables'. Oslo: .
Marsh, Nicholas; Cate Buchanan, Mireille Widmer, Anne-Kathrin Glatz & Maria Karapetyan et al., 2006. 'Overview of Governmental Statements' in UN Small Arms Preparatory Committee. New York, 9-20 January.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2006. 'European Small Arms and the Perpetuation of Violence'. Oslo: .
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Chair’s Review of the First Two Years of COST Action 25'. Oslo: .
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Activities of the NISAT small arms project during 2004'. Oslo: .
Jackson, Thomas & Nicholas Marsh, 2006. 'Dataset of International Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons' in for the EU Commission's Joint Research Centre. Oslo, February.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Evading European Controls on Arms Transfers'. Oslo: .
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Options for States Interested in Further Extending Regulatory Controls Over Brokering Small Arms and Light Weapons' in Memorandum written for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Oslo, 17 November.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Accounting Guns: The Methodology Used in Developing Data Tables for the Small Arms Survey' in Memorandum. Oslo, 14 November.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Accounting guns: the methodology used in developing data tables for the Small Arms Survey'. Oslo, 17 November.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'The Methodology Used in Creating a Comtrade Based Dataset of Small Arms Transfers'. Oslo: PRIO.
Marsh, Nicholas; Taylor Owen, Thomas Jackson, Anne Thurin, Nicholas Marsh, Taylor Owen, Thomas Jackson, Anne Thurin, Anne Thurin, Nicholas Marsh, Taylor Owen, Thomas Jackson, Anne Thurin, Nicholas Marsh, Taylor Owen, Thomas Jackson, Anne Thurin, Nicholas Marsh, Taylor Owen, Thomas Jackson & Anne Thurin et al., 2005. 'Who Takes the Bullet? – The Impact of Small Arms Violence', Understanding the Issues. Oslo: Norwegian Church Aid (75 pages).
Marsh, Nicholas, 2003. 'Selling guns to murderers' in Small Arms Survey. Oslo, December.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2003. 'Selling guns to murderers'. Oslo: Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2003. 'Counting Guns - The Methodology of Aggregating Small Arms Customs Data'. Oslo: background paper for the Small Arms Survey.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2003. 'Evidence from Open Sources of: Nammo Multipurpose Ammunition Being Used in an Anti-personnel Role, or Procured with that Intention; and the Proliferation of Nammo 12.7mm Multipurpose Ammunition'. , report to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 1 February.
Haug, Maria; Martin Langvandslien, Lora Lumpe & Nicholas Marsh et al., 2002. 'Shining a Light on Small Arms Exports: The Record of State Transparency', NISAT/Small Arms Survey. Geneva: NISAT/Small Arms Survey.
Articles
Dreyfus, Pablo; Nicholas Marsh, Matt Schroeder & Jasna Lazarevic , 2009. 'Sifting the Sources Authorized Small Arms Transfers' in Eric G. Berman, Keith Krause, Emile LeBrun & Glenn McDonald , eds, Small Arms Survey 2009 Shadows of War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (6–59).
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Taming the Tools of Violence', Journal of Public Health Policy 28: 401–409.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Conflict Specific Capital: The Role of Weapons Acquisition in Civil War', International Studies Perspectives 8(1): 54–72.
Ormhaug, Christin M. & Nicholas Marsh, 2006. 'Kontroll med våpenhandelen?' [Control over the Arms Trade?], Dagbladet, 23 October.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2002. 'Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Legal and Illegal Trade in Small Arms', Brown Journal of World Affairs 9(1).
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'The Nordic Countries and Conventional Arms Control: The Case of Small Arms and Light Weapons' in Alyson J.K. Bailes, Gunilla Herolf & Bengt Sundelius, eds, 'The Nordic Countries and the European Security and Defence Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Marsh, Nicholas & Aaron Karp, 2003. 'Global Small Arms Transfers: Insights and Mysteries' in Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied. Oxford: Oxford University Press (97–123).
Other
Marsh, Nicholas, 2008. 'Dangerous Dealings: Arms Brokering and Regulations in Southern Africa ', presented at UN Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, New York, 18 July.
Jackson, Thomas & Nicholas Marsh, 2008. 'Causes and Costs of Gun Violence: A Critical Evaluation ', presented at Armed Violence, Brussels, Belgium, 17–19 March.
Jackson, Thomas; Nicholas Marsh & Julian Wagstaff, 2007. 'Counting Guns - The NISAT Datasets on Small Arms Trade', presented at 11th Annual Conference on Economics and Security, Bristol, 5–7 July.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Disarm or Perish - Is Disarmament a Necessary Condition for Peace?', presented at Conference on Pursuing Security in Africa, Cape Town, 26–28 November.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Arms Transfers to Proxies in Darfur', presented at COST Action A25 Working Group Meeting on Small Arms Acquisition and Conflict, Nicosia, 28–29 May.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Disarm or Perish - Is Disarmament a Necessary Condition for Peace?', presented at COST Action A25 Working Group Meeting on Small Arms Acquisition and Conflict, Nicosia, 28–29 May.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2007. 'Tracking the Guns: International Diversion of Small Arms to Illicit Markets in Rio de Janeiro', Brussels, Belgium, 16 May.
Jackson, Thomas & Nicholas Marsh, 2006. 'Deatailed Agglomertated Tables of the Most Significant Exporters and Importers of Small Arms and Light Weapons'.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'Global Small Arms Trade - Agglomerated Tables of Exports and Imports'.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2006. 'From Laws to Practice – Options for Regulatory Controls Over Arms Brokering', presented at a workshop on 'Control Over Brokering in SALW in SEE and the Caucasus', Zagreb, Croatia, 29–30 March.
Karapetyan, Maria; Nicholas Marsh & Mireille Widmer, 2006. 'Independent Summary of Statements', presented at Preparatory Committee for the UN Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, New York, 9–17 January.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2005. 'Global Small Arms Trade - Agglomerated Tables'.
Marsh, Nicholas & Thomas Jackson, 2005. 'Global Small Arms Transfers Dataset'.
Marsh, Nicholas; Thomas Jackson & Anne Thurin, 2005. 'NISAT Database of Global Small Arms Transfers'.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2005. 'Brokering of Small Arms and Light Weapons', presented at Meeting of the Small Arms Working Group, New York, 13 April.
Marsh, Nicholas, 2004. 'NISAT Database of Small Arms Transfers, Production and Laws'.