Karin Johansson

Recent publications
Johansson, Karin. 2020. “Peacekeeping and Protection from Conflict-Related Sexual Violence". In Louise Olsson and Angela Muvumba Sellström et al. FORUM. Peacekeeping Prevention: Strengthening Efforts to Preempt Conflict-related Sexual Violence, International Peacekeeping. DOI

Johansson, Karin and Hultman, Lisa. 2019. UN Peacekeeping and Protection from Sexual Violence. Journal of Conflict Resolution, SAGE PUBLICATIONS. 63(7): 1656-1681 DOI

Research areas

Research interests include the relationship between sexual violence and various conflict dynamics; and civilian victimization.

Teaching experience
· Analyzing Arguments in Conflict Studies (7.5 ECTS), Course convener
· Conflict Analysis (7.5 ECTS), Course convener
· Bachelor Thesis in Peace and Conflict Studies C (15 ECTS), Supervisor
· International Peace and Security (15 ECTS), Lecturer and seminar leader
· Peace and Security in the International System (7.5 ECTS), Lecturer and seminar leader
· Scenario Analysis (7.5 ECTS), Group supervisor

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Johansson, Karin 2020. “Peacekeeping and Protection from Conflict-Related Sexual Violence". In Louise Olsson and Angela Muvumba Sellström et al. FORUM. Peacekeeping Prevention: Strengthening Efforts to Preempt Conflict-related Sexual Violence, International Peacekeeping. DOI

Johansson, Karin and Lisa Hultman. 2019. UN Peacekeeping and Protection from Sexual Violence. Journal of Conflict Resolution, SAGE PUBLICATIONS. 63(7): 1656-1681 DOI

Johansson, Karin and Mehwish Sarwari. 2017. Sexual violence and biased military interventions in civil conflict. Conflict Management and Peace Science, SAGE PUBLICATIONS. 36(5): 469-493 DOI

Hultman, Lisa and Karin Johansson. 2017. Responding to Wartime Sexual Violence: UN Peacekeeping and the Protection Agenda. Global Responsibility to Protect, BRILL. 9(2): 129–146 DOI

Book chapters

Bjarnegård, Elin, Erik Melander, Gabrielle Bardall, Karen Brounéus, Erika Forsberg, Karin Johansson, Angela Muvumba Sellström, and Louise Olsson (2015). “Gender, Peace, and Armed Conflict”. SIPRI Yearbook.

Unpublished manuscripts

Johansson Karin, Careful consideration or sheer pre-emption? Exploring why states and rebel groups terminate episodes of conflict-related sexual violence. Presented at the DPCR-PRIO Peace Research Summer Workshop, June 2020.

Johansson Karin, Talk of Shame: Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Bilateral Critique within the UN. Presented at the International Studies Association’s Annual Convention, Toronto, March 2019, and at the 19th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference, June 2019.

Johansson Karin, Shaming the Shameless: Exploring the conditions under which shaming can reduce state-perpetrated sexual violence. Presented at the International Studies Association’s 57th Annual Convention, Atlanta, March 2016 and the National conference in peace and conflict, Malmö, April, 2016.

Other

Member of the Research School on Peace and Conflict, Norway