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Research Interest
Lende's main emphasis is on how religious actors and institutions influence political change. As the coordinator of the Religion Research group at PRIO, she is in 2012 organising a series of public seminars addressing the role of religion in conflict and peace .
Her ongoing PhD-project investigates the changing role of religion in conflict societies by exploring the growing importance of Pentecostalism in Nigeria and Guatemala.
Languages spoken:
Norwegian, English, Spanish and some Arabic
Working experience:
| 2008- |
Researcher PRIO, alongside a Phd-stipend at the Norwegian School of Theology |
| 2007 |
Senior Advisor/Researcher, PRIO |
| 2005-2006 |
Centre Manager PRIO Cyprus Centre |
| 2004 |
Project Manager, Eastern Mediterranean Project |
| 2003-2008 |
Co-editor of "Babylon", a Nordic periodical on Middle Eastern and North African issues |
| 2001-2002 |
Part-time teacher in Lofoten, Norway |
| 1995-1996 |
Two years in Guatemala. Among other things, working as an observer in Guatemalan villages of returnees, and later working in the project management in Bergen, Norway |
Education:
Master of Arts (Cand. Philol.), History of Religion at the University of Oslo.
Cand. Mag(equiv. to B.A) at the University of Bergen/ Hebrew University in Jerusalem, in the areas of Spanish/ Latin- America studies, Arabic/ Middle- Eastern studies and Sociology of Religion.
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