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Kerstin Fisk is an associate professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University and a senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo. Her research focuses on issues of conflict and security, emphasizing civil war dynamics, violence against civilians, and communal conflict. She has published work in Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Civil Wars, and International Studies Perspectives.
Fisk’s most recent projects investigate subnational-level patterns of communal violence related to refugee encampment and government-sponsored militia attacks on refugee hosting locations in Africa. She is also working on two multi-year research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway: TRUST: Refugee Impacts on Host Sociopolitical Attitudes and CONMIG:Geographies of Conflict-Induced Migration.
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Plausible deniability? An investigation of government and government-outsourced violence in refugee hosting areas
Fisk, K., 2020, In: International Interactions. 47, 2, p. 191-220 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Camp settlement and communal conflict in sub-Saharan Africa
Fisk, K., Jan 1 2019, In: Journal of Peace Research. 56, 1, p. 58-72 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Out of the Fire, into the Frying Pan? Examining Violence against Forced Migrants in Africa
Fisk, K., 2019, Emerging Threats To Human Rights: Resources, Violence, And Deprivation Of Citizenship. SmithCannoy, H. (ed.). p. 99-117 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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One-sided Violence in Refugee-hosting Areas
Fisk, K., Mar 1 2018, In: Journal of Conflict Resolution. 62, 3, p. 529-556 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Refugee Geography and the Diffusion of Armed Conflict in Africa
Fisk, K., 2014, In: Civil Wars. 16, 3, p. 255-275 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review