Skrøbelige stater

I mange områder af verden har staten kun begrænset kontrol. Her udfordres centralmagtens autoritet af forskellige former for væbnede grupper og ikke-statslige aktører, der udøver kontrol over et område eller dele af en befolkning.

Forskning og aktiviteter

  • Security guard watching Somalian refugees
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Countries affected by violent conflict and state fragility receive extremely low climate change funding, thus leaving behind populations considered most vulnerable to climate change. How can this paradox be addressed and what role can the UN play?
  • Muslim militant in sunset
    DIIS Auditorium
    Why have we never seen peace negotiations with current or former affiliates of al-Qaeda or the Islamic State? And what could we expect to happen if such a strategy was in fact pursued?
  • Soldater i Vestafrika
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    This seminar sheds light on the myriad challenges shaping West Africa and discusses the recent political upheavals, the growing influence of Russia, and the complex web of migration patterns intersecting the region and beyond
  • UN soldier
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    The closure of the UN mission in Mali in 2023 is bound to open up many questions about the future of peacekeeping as a form of multilateral intervention. Join this seminar to learn more from leading experts in the field
  • Myanmar people waiting outside prison
    DIIS Auditorium
    This seminar discusses what it means for people in Myanmar to ‘live with crisis’ in the context of escalating and intersecting forms of crisis
  • Ministry of Livestock, Somaliland
    DIIS Auditorium
    A retrospective seminar with and for senior researcher Finn Stepputat
  • Helene Maria Kyed and Ninna Nyberg Sørensen share MyClimate research findings at Folkemødet in Denmark
    Research findings
    Helene Maria Kyed shares MyClimate research findings at Folkemødet in Denmark
  • Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    When disaster strike, diaspora groups are often first responders and remain engaged during lengthy and complex crises. Join this roundtable where we discuss practices, possibilities and pitfalls
  • Trade makes states book cover
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    The control of trade and transport is key to statemaking. A new book suggests that this, rather than the control of people and territory, can make or unmake state projects in areas like Somalia. This seminar introduces the ideas behind the book
  • book confronting the Caliphate
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Occupying a square to prevent the Sharia-judge from amputating a teenager’s hand, spraying forbidden graffiti at public buildings, secretly listening to nonreligious music at home, or shouting anti-jihadist slogans with hundreds of others at a public protest: these are only a few examples of a much larger range of nonviolent resistance behavior displayed by civilians who have lived under the repressive rule of jihadists
  • Drought in Somalia Dead animal because of climate change
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    This seminar brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss pathways for a broadened climate security agenda on fragile states centered on addressing livelihood and security needs of populations
  • flooded homes within a village after the River Nile broke the dykes in Jonglei State, South Sudan, October 5, 2020.
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Defying the state in theory and practice
  • Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Join us for this seminar with Professor Mirca Madianou on how data practices revitalise colonial legacies in humanitarianism and technological development itself
  • Diis book cover road block politics with picture of military stopping truck for check
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Book launch and reception on new book by Peer Schouten
  • Photo by anonymised photographer from Myanmar
    Webinar
    Webinar on the ongoing struggle for recognition, democracy, and justice in Myanmar.
  •  Sahra Ahmed Koshin
    Blogpost
    A Somali Mother’s Journey
  • Mali, Irish Defence Force
    Nyt forskningsprojekt
    I et nyt forskningsprojekt skal forskere fra DIIS undersøge, hvad der sker, når EU laver civile indsatser og træner og opruster hæren i en række meget ustabile lande i den afrikanske Sahel-region
  • No drones
    Livestreaming
    DIIS - Auditorium
    Hør Google, Facebook, Danmarks Tech-ambassadør og Institut for Menneskerettigheder diskutere hvordan vi sikrer, at ny teknologi understøtter demokrati og civilsamfund verden over
  • Webinar
    How is the law and the justice system employed by the military junta? And what are the aspirations for justice in the popular resistance to the coup?
  • Myanmar demonstration
    Webinar
    Debatwebinar om den danske indsats i Myanmar
  • west africa
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    It matters how the dynamics of West Africa are discussed. Join this webinar to understand why, and hear more about appropriate responses to some of the main challenges that the region is facing.
  • Photo Gore_Street_mural_Decolonize
    Webinar
    The third webinar on challenges facing field researchers
  • A cemetery in Lesbos with graves of unidentified migrants
    Webinar
    Based on personal experiences Dr. Tamara Last and DIIS Senior Researcher Ninna Nyberg Sørensen discuss the challenges that may affect research and lead to Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) among researchers
  • A Year After the Floods In Qardho: What Has Been The Response And How Is The Community Coping?
    Blogpost
    What Has Been The Response And How Is The Community Coping?
  • How can we overcome the root causes of piracy?
    Previous streamed webinar
    A conversation with scholars on maritime security

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