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            Gudrun Østby

            Gudrun Østby

            Research Professor

            Email: gudrun@prio.org

            Mobile phone: +47 98 67 15 43

            Twitter: @GudrunOstby

            Research Interests

            • Armed conflict and maternal- and child health
            • Education and conflict
            • Education and crime
            • Sexual and gender-based violence
            • Children in conflict
            • Horizontal inequalities and conflict
            • Socioeconomics of Islamist Radicalization

            Gudrun Østby
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            Journal article

            2025

            Cover page Journal of Refugee Studies. Oxford University Press

            Forced displacement and utilization of maternal health care services in host communities: micro-level evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, 1986–2016

            Journal article in Journal of Refugee Studies

            Multimedia

            Thursday, 19 Jan 2023

            04:40

            Education Barriers for Rohingya Children

            Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

            Event

            Wednesday, 14 Dec 2022 13:00–15:00 UTC+01

            Marte Nilsen, Haakon Gjerløw, Sine Dyrby Christensen, Kristin Thomassen Wæringsaasen and Gudrun Østby. Photo: PRIO

            Education for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Community Initiatives, Humanitarian Aid and the Impact of COVID-19

            ​Five years have passed since more than 700,000 Rohingya fled from the brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

            Journal article

            2022

            No right to read: National regulatory restrictions on refugee rights to formal education in low- and middle-income host countries

            Journal article in International Journal of Educational Development

            Journal article

            2023

            Left Further Behind after the COVID-19 School Closures: Survey Evidence on Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Bangladesh

            Journal article in Journal on Education in Emergencies

            Multimedia

            Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023

            05:55

            Rohingya Girl's Education

            Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

            Policy brief

            2022

            What Can We Learn from Refugee-Led Education in Kenya?

            PRIO Policy Brief

            Popular article

            2018

            Forskningsrådet vil snu opp ned på hvordan forskning kvalitetssikres, forbedres, vurderes og deles | Forskere ved PRIO og UiO

            Popular article in Aftenposten

            Multimedia

            Thursday, 26 Jan 2023

            08:34

            Education is Our Only Hope for the Future

            Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

            Multimedia

            Tuesday, 17 Jan 2023

            07:59

            Our Dreams and Aspirations

            Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

            Report – other

            2022

            'Something Is Better than Nothing': Online Learning Pursuits of Rohingya Youth and Teachers in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

            Internal report

            Policy brief

            2018

            Front cover of publication.

            Forced Displacement, Migration and Pregnancy Risk: Micro-level evidence from Burundi

            GPS Policy Brief
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