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Gerdis Wischnath
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Gerdis Wischnath
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Spring 2010: Intern at PRIO

Autumn 2010-2011: Part-time Research Assistant at PRIO

2012: Research Assistant at PRIO


Research Interests:

Security implications of climate change

Geography of violence

Global decline in armed conflict

Spatial data projects and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)


Education

Diploma in Geography, Sociology and Political Science, University of Bonn, Germany, 2011

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Peer-reviewed-Journal-Article

Bernauer, Thomas;Böhmelt, Tobias;Buhaug, Halvard;Gleditsch, Nils Petter;Tribaldos, Theresa;Weibust, Eivind Berg; & Wischnath, Gerdis (2012) Water-Related Intrastate Conflict and Cooperation (WARICC): A New Event Dataset , International Interactions 38(4): 529–545.

Master Thesis

Wischnath, Gerdis (2011) Climate Change and Civil War? A Quantitative Approach on Climate Variability and Armed Conflict in Asia. MA thesis, Department of Geography, University of Bonn, .

Conference Paper

Wischnath, Gerdis; & Buhaug, Halvard 2012 Heat Waves and Rebel Raves? On Climate Variability and Civil War in Asia, presented at the Annual convention of the International Studies Association, , 1–4 April.