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Kaja Borchgrevink
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Email: kaja@prio.no
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Kaja Borchgrevink's main research focus is on peacebuilding, civil society and religion in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She is currently engaged in doctoral research investigating the relationship between private Islamic charity and poverty reduction practices in the context of Pakistan. She has recently completed a number of studies of religious education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the transnational connections between religious seminaries (madrasas) in the two countries.  She has earlier completed a study of the researched the relationship between civil society and peace building in Afghanistan, under and after the Taliban, and lead the joint CMI-PRIO project on 'Religious Civil Society in Afghanistan', a study of the role and significance of religious groups and networks in Afghanistan after 2001.

Kaja Borchgrevink has a background from Development Studies and practical development work in South Asia.

Work experience:

2006: Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

2004 – 2005: Programme Grant Officer, Aga Khan Foundation – Afghanistan

2003 – 2004: Programme Officer, Small Grants Programme Unit, UNDP Pakistan

2001– 2003: Programme Officer, Sustainable Livelihoods Unit, UNDP Pakistan

2001: Intern, Orangi Pilot Project Research an Training Institute (OPP-RTI), Pakistan

 

Education:

2000: MSc Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK.

1999: Cand. mag. in Hindi-Urdu language studies, History of Religion, South Asia Studies and International Human Rights, University of Oslo.

 

Languages spoken:

English (proficient)

Hindi and Urdu (conversational)

Dari (learning)

Norwegian (native)

 

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Peer-reviewed-Journal-Article

Borchgrevink, Kaja (2012) Transnational links of Afghan madrasas: Implications for the reform of religious education , Prospect : Quarterly Review of Comparative Education .
Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Suhrke, Astri (2009) Negotiating Justice Sector Reform in Afghanistan , Crime, Law and Social Change 51(2): 211–130.

Book Chapter

Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Harpviken, Kristian Berg(2010) Afghanistan: Civil Society Between Modernity and Tradition Civil Society and Peacebuilding: a Critical Assessment. : Lynne Rienner(235–257).
Suhrke, Astri; & Borchgrevink, Kaja(2009) Afghanistan: Justice Sector Reform New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding. : (178–200).

Popular Article

Borchgrevink, Kaja (2009) Norge støtter ikke radikale miljøer [Norway Doesn't Support Radical Environments], Aftenposten, 21 October.
Harpviken, Kristian Berg; & Borchgrevink, Kaja (2009) A Muted Voice? Religious Actors and Civil Society in Post-2001 Afghanistan, Afghanistan Info, 15 March.

Conference Paper

Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Harpviken, Kristian Berg 2008 Afghan Civil Society: Caught in Conflicting Agendas, presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, , 27 March.

PRIO Policy Brief

Tariq, Mohammed Osman;Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2011) Building Trust and Institutions - Religious Institution-Building in Afghanistan: An Exploration 2. : PRIO.
Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2010) Teaching Religion, Taming Rebellion 7. : PRIO.

PRIO Paper

Borchgrevink, Kaja (2010) Beyond Borders: Diversity and Transnational Links in Afghan Religious Education, PRIO Paper, : PRIO.
Borchgrevink, Kaja (2007) Religious Actors and Civil Society in Post-2001 Afghanistan, PRIO Paper, : PRIO.

Report Other

Borchgrevink, Kaja;Harpviken, Kristian Berg;Nawabi, Kanishka;Wardak, Mirwais;Suhrke, Astri; & Strand, Arne (2007) Disconnected and Discounted? Religious actors and Civil Society in Post - 2001 Afghanistan, PRIO-CPAU-CMI Policy Brief, : PRIO/CPAU/CMI.

Report External Series

Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2010) Afghanistan’s Religious Landscape: Politicising the Sacred, Noref Policy Brief, 3. : Noref.
Borchgrevink, Kaja; & Strand, Arne (2006) Review of Norwegian Earthquake Assistance to Pakistan 2005 and 2006, 0, 18. : .