Research Interests
Kristian is a senior researcher at PRIO. His research interests lie at the intersection of urbanisation, governance, and conflict, with crosscutting themes including migration, demography, and environmental change. Past and current research has focused on: the political dimensions of urban crime and social violence in Brazil and Latin America; urban governance in India; urban security and migration in Europe and Norway; environmental change, migration and violence in South Asia; and youth and political violence.
Kristian holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Oslo and an MSc. in Population and Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also holds a BA in Business, and a BSc (Hons.) in Psychology from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.
Languages spoken:
English, Norwegian. Basic Portuguese and Spanish.