Conflict & Society ● Research Priority Area ● University of Amsterdam

People

at the Conflict & Society Research Priority Area (RPA) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA)

The RPA Conflict & Society brings together researchers exploring the multifaceted nature of conflict across various societal dimensions.

Board

Dr. Alessandro Nai

Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Communication Science:
Political Communication & Journalism
A.Nai@uva.nl 

Dr. Abbey Steele

Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Political Science:
Political Economy and Transnational Governance
A.A.Steele@uva.nl 

Prof. Ursula Daxecker

Professor
Political Science:
Political Economy and Transnational Governance
U.Daxecker@uva.nl

Dr. Ivy Defoe

Education Chair
Assistant Professor
Child Development:
Forensic Child and Youth Care
i.n.defoe@uva.nl

Dr. Erella Grassiani

Associate Professor
Anthropology:
Moving Matters: People, Goods, Power and Ideas
E.Grassiani@uva.nl

Dr. Anne de Jong

Education Chair
Associate Professor
Anthropology:
Exploring Diversity
A.deJong@uva.nl

Involved lead researchers

Lead researchers were involved in developing the foundational mission and form the core of the initial affiliated staff.

Post-docs

Dr. Chiara Vargiu 

  • Communication Science: Studying conflict through the lenses of political communication and political psychology.
  • Management of the RPA Conflict & Society (outreach, events, grants)

c.v.vargiu@uva.nl

Dr. Eda Kiriscioglu 

  • Political Science
  • Eda works on the GRIID project (Government Responses to Internal and International Displacement), which examines how states respond to displacement through protective and repressive policies and practices across different levels of governance.

e.kiriscioglu@uva.nl

Programme Manager

Gustav Eggers MSc

  • Management of the RPA Conflict & Society: day-to-day tasks, communications, student fellowships, events, and grants
  • Research-assistance

g.eggers@uva.nl