Personal profile
Research
Main research and teaching areas
- Conflict Resolution
- Nonviolent Resistance
- Diplomacy and Peace Talks
Isabel Bramsen’s research focuses on micro-dynamics of peace and conflict. In 2023 Bramsen's book, "The Micro-Sociology of Peace and Conflict" was published at Cambridge University Press. The book develops a novel theoretical and analytical framework and features chapters on violence, nonviolence, conflict transformation, peace talks and international mediation as well as on video data analysis.
Bramsen has done research on peace diplomacy, emotions, conflict theories, nonviolent resistance, Nordic cooperation on peace and conflict resolution as well as on Women Peace and Security. She has studies various conflicts including Colombia, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Tunisia, Syria and Bahrain. Isabel Bramsen is a member of Nordic Women Mediators and co-other of, International Konfliktløsning (Samfundslitteratur 2016) and co-editor of the anthology, Addressing International Conflict: Dynamics of Escalation, Continuation and Transformation (Routledge 2019).
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Social Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations the last five years
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Conflictualization: Theorizing how relations, societies, and issues come to be formed by the logic of conflict
Bramsen, I. & Wæver, O., 2025, In: Cooperation and Conflict. 60, 4, p. 978-1004 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inclusivity in Practice: Patchworks of Inclusion at Multiple Tracks in the Colombian Peace Process
Bramsen, I. & Strömbom, L., 2025, In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 19, 2, p. 176-196Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peace Talks in the Russia-Ukraine War: When, Who, and How?
Bramsen, I. & Svensson, I., 2025, In: International Negotiation. 30, 1, p. 97-122 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The justice/participation paradox: Rebel-to-party provisions and the dual performativity of confession and political authority
Jakobsen, L. J. & Bramsen, I., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review of International Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“In Practice, It Just Happens”: 1: How the Nordics Work Together Within Peace and Conflict Resolution
Bramsen, I. & Hagemann, A., 2024 Jan, Nordic Peace in Question: a Region of and for Peace. Taylor & Francis, p. 179-199 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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PUSHPEACE: Pushing the boundaries of peace research: Reconceptualizing and measuring agonistic peace
Strömbom, L. (PI), Bramsen, I. (Researcher), Stein, A. L. (Research student), Agneman, G. (Researcher) & Morales, M. (Research assistant)
2019/07/01 → 2024/06/30
Project: Commissioned research
Activities
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Education for Peace in the Past and Present
Småberg, M. (Invited speaker) & Bramsen, I. (Chair)
2024 Sept 24Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Israel at the Crossroads: Democratic Backsliding and Elusive Peace
Aggestam, K. (Chair), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Organiser), Rosenberg, G. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Schierenbeck, I. (Invited speaker), Cohen-Almagor, R. (Invited speaker), Strömbom, L. (Invited speaker), Berndtsson, R. (Participant), Bramsen, I. (Participant), Lundgren, S. (Participant) & Småberg, M. (Participant)
2023 May 9 → 2023 May 10Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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The Missing Sense of Peace [in Syria and Yemen]: Diplomatic Approachment and Virtualization during the COVID-19 Lockdown
Aggestam, K. (Chair), Bramsen, I. (Invited speaker) & Hagemann, A. (Invited speaker)
2021 Mar 11Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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BBC, The 3,5% rule: How a small minority can change the world
Bramsen, I. (Role not specified)
2019 May 14Activity: Other › Media participation