In this episode, Associate Professor Anders Themnér from our department discusses his research into student-led violence in sub-Saharan Africa. What are the patterns and warning signs of such violence? Should universities be mindful of these signs?

Read more about Anders’ project: https://www.uu.se/en/department/peace-and-conflict-research/research/research-projects/uncivil-students-the-militarization-of-student-civil-society-as-a-threat-to-democracy

In this episode, we welcome Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo. Tapping into her experience as a Ghanaian scholar and activist, we discuss feminism, activism, and potential pitfalls in academic collaborations between the global north and the global south.

Akosua Adomako Ampofo is Professor of African and Gender Studies, and a former Director of the Institute of African Studies and the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Ghana. She was awarded the 2025 Claude Ake Chair, hosted by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research and the Nordic Africa Institute. (NAI)

This episode is hosted by Joakim Palmén

What are the most acute threats to nuclear security and how are they evolving? How does nuclear security relate to non-proliferation and disarmament? In this episode we talk to Lars van Dassen, who is executive director of the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) in Vienna.

This episode is presented in collaboration with the Alva Myrdal Centre for nuclear disarmament.