Director of Studies of the PhD Program, Associate Professor

Research | Teaching | Publications | Other

Research Areas

The influence of violence on conflict resolution and democratisation in post-conflict contexts; peace negotiations and violence; third-party intervention; sport and reconciliation.

Research related to the implementation and consolidation of peace agreements and other war endings and their linkages to democratisation and peacebuilding.

Research on the causes, effects and management of political and electoral violence. See, in particular, the project “Electing Violence: The Causes of Electoral Violence in Africa”.

Teaching 

Mediation and negotiation, intra-state conflict resolution processes, violence and democracy

Master in Peace and Conflict Studies. My main teaching in the MA program is on the course “Master’s Thesis in Peace and Conflict Studies” (30 credits).

PhD Programme. I supervise PhD candidates and I am the course convenor of several PhD courses. Principal supervisor to PhD students Johan Brosché, Andreas Jarblad, Emma Elfversson, Sara Lindberg and Ralph Sundberg. 

Publications

Monographs

Höglund, Kristine, 2008. Peace Negotiations in the Shadow of Violence. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Höglund, Kristine, 2004. Violence in the Midst of Peace Negotiations: Cases from Guatemala, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Northern Ireland. Universitetstryckeriet: Department of Peace and Conflict Research (PhD dissertation).

Edited volumes

Höglund, Kristine, and Magnus Öberg, eds. Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges. London and New York: Routledge, 2011. 

Fjelde, Hanne and Kristine Höglund, eds. Building Peace, Creating Conflict? Conflictual Dimensions of Local and International Peacebuilding. Lund, Nordic Academic Press, 2011. 

Herath, Dhammika, Kristine Höglund, Michael Schultz, and Kalinga Tudor Silva, eds. Post-War Reconstruction in Sri Lanka: Prospects and Challenges. Kandy, Sri Lanka: International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2010.

Chapters in Book

Höglund, Kristine. "Tactics in Negotiations between States and Extremists."In Engaging Extremists: Trade-offs, Timing and Diplomacy, edited by I. W. Zartman and G. O. Faure. Washington D.C.: United States Institute of Peace
Press, 2011.

Höglund, Kristine, and Magnus Öberg. "Doing Empirical Peace Research." In Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges, edited by Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg. London and New York: Routledge, 2011.

Höglund, Kristine. "Comparative Field Research in War-Torn Societies." In Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges, edited by Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg. London: Routledge, 2011.

Höglund, Kristine, and Magnus Öberg. "Improving Information Gathering and Evaluation." In Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges, edited by Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg. London and New York: Routledge, 2011.

Höglund, Kristine, and Isak Svensson, 2011. ‘Fallacies of the Peace Ownership Approach: Exploring Norwegian Mediation in Sri Lanka.’ In Liberal Peace in Question: Politics of State and Market Reform in Sri Lanka, edited by Kristian Stokke and Jayadeva Uyangoda. London: Anthem Press.

Höglund, Kristine, and Isak Svensson, 2009. ‘Mediating between Tigers and Lions: Norwegian Peace Diplomacy in Sri Lanka's Civil War.’ In War and Peace in Transition: Changing Roles of External Actors, edited by K. Aggestam and A. Björkdahl. Lund: Nordic Academic Press.

Albin, Cecilia, Jonathan Hall, Kristine Höglund, and Niklas Swanström, 2009. ‘International Negotiations: Theories and Practices’. In Peace, Justice, and Security Studies: A Curriculum Guide, edited by T. McElwee, B. W. Hall, J. Liechty and J. Garber. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers.

Höglund, Kristine, 2009, “Elections and Violence in Sri Lanka: Understanding Variation across Three Parliamentary Elections,” in Swain, Ashok, Rames Amer, and Joakim Öjendahl, eds., The Democratization Project: Opportunities and Challenges, London: Anthem Press

Höglund, Kristine, 2008. ‘Violence in War-to-Democracy Transitions’, in Anna Jarstad & Timothy D. Sisk, eds., War-to-Democracy Transitions: Dilemmas of Peacebuilding. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (80–101)

Höglund, Kristine, & I. William Zartman, 2006. ‘Violence by the State: Official Spoilers and Their Allies’, in John Darby, ed, Violence and Reconstruction. South Bend, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press (11–31)

Article in Journal  

Höglund, Kristine and Camilla Orjuela (2012). "Hybrid Peace Governance and Illiberal Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka." Global Governance 18(1).

Höglund, Kristine and Anna K. Jarstad (2011). "Towards Electoral Security: Experiences from KwaZulu-Natal." Africa Spectrum 46(1): 33-59. 

Höglund, Kristine and Isak Svensson (2011). "'Schizophrenic Soothers': The International Community and Contrast Strategies for Peacemaking in Sri Lanka." Cooperation and Conflict 46(2): 166-184.

Höglund, Kristine. "Obstacles to Monitoring: Perceptions of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) and the Dual Role of Norway " International Peacekeeping 18, no. 2 (2011): 210-225.

Höglund, Kristine, and Camilla Orjuela. 2011. 'Winning the Peace: Conflict Prevention after a Victor's Peace in Sri Lanka.' Contemporary Social Science 6 (1): 19-37.

Höglund, Kristine, and Isak Svensson. 2011. ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go? Norwegian Mediation in Sri Lanka and the Termination Tactic.’ Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 4 (1): 12-32

Höglund, Kristine, and Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs. 2010. “Beyond the Absence of War: The Diversity of Peace in Post-Settlement Socities.” Review of International Studies 36 (2): 367-90.

Höglund, Kristine, and Anton Piyarathne. 2009. ‘Paying the Price of Patronage: Electoral Violence in Sri Lanka’. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 47(3): 287-307.

Höglund, Kristine, and Isak Svensson. 2009. 'Mediating between Tigers and Lions: Norwegian Peace Diplomacy in Sri Lanka's Civil War.' Contemporary South Asia 17(2): 175-191.

Höglund, Kristine, 2009. ‘Electoral Violence: Causes, Concepts and Consequences’. Terrorism and Political Violence 21 (3): 412-427.

Höglund, Kristine, Anna K. Jarstad, & Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs, 2009. ‘The Predicament of Elections in War-Torn Societies’, Democratization, (16)3: 530-577

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, (2008). ‘Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don’t’: Nordic Involvement and Images of Third-Party Involvement in Sri Lanka, International Negotiation, (13)3: 341-364

Höglund, Kristine, & Ralph Sundberg, 2008. ‘Reconciliation through Sports? The Case of South Africa’, Third World Quarterly (9)4: 805–818.

Höglund, Kristine, 2007. ‘Managing Violent Crises: Swedish Peacekeeping and the 2004 Ethnic Violence in Kosovo’, International Peacekeeping (14)3: 403–417.

Höglund, Kristine, 2007. ‘Sverige och krishantering: Erfarenheter från marsupploppen i Kosovo 2004’, Internationella studier, 1: 25–32, (‘Sweden and Crisis Management: Experiences from the 2004 March Riots’, International Studies ­in Swedish only)

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, 2006, ‘‘Sticking One’s Neck Out’: Reducing Mistrust in Sri Lanka’s Peace Negotiations’, Negotiation Journal, (22)2: 367–387.

Höglund, Kristine, 2005. ‘Violence and the Peace Process in Sri Lanka’, Civil Wars (7)2: 156–170.

Höglund, Kristine, 2005. ‘Violencia y negociaciones de paz: Hacia una comprension de las crisis inducidas por la violencia en Guatemala, Irlanda del Norte, Sudafrica y Sri Lanka’, Papel Politico 17: 11–32.

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, 2003. ‘The Peace Process in Sri Lanka’, Civil War (5)4: 103–118.

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, 2002. ‘Fredsprocessen i Sri Lanka’, Internationella studier 4: 69–79 (‘The Peace Process in Sri Lanka’, International Studies – in Swedish only)

Other Publications 

Höglund, Kristine, 2011. 'Priset för demokrati får inte bli våldsamma val.' Tvärsnitt(3-4): 32-35. 

Höglund, Kristine, and Anna K. Jarstad, 2010. 'Strategies to Prevent and Manage Electoral Violence: Considerations for Policy.' Policy and Practice Brief, ACCORD, no. 1. Available for download here.

Höglund, Kristine, 2004. ‘Negotiations Amidst Violence: Explaining Violence-Induced Crisis in Peace Negotiation Processes’, IIASA Interrim Report, IR-04-002.

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, 2002. ‘Krig och fred på Sri Lanka’, Världspolitikens Dagsfrågor 5, Stockholm: Utrikespolitiska Institutet (‘War and Peace in Sri Lanka’, published by Swedish Institute of International Affairs - in Swedish only)

Höglund, Kristine, 2001. ‘Violence – Catalyst or Obstacle to Conflict Resolution? Seven Propositions Concerning the Effect of Violence on Peace Negotiations’, Uppsala Peace Research Papers 3, Uppsala: Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research.

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson. ‘Vapenvilan gör fred möjlig på Sri Lanka’, Sydasien (26)2: 2–3 (‘The Ceasefire Makes Peace Possible in Sri Lanka’, South Asia – in Swedish only)

Contributions to SIPRI Yearbook, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and to the annual report States in Armed Conflict, Uppsala University, 2000–2001. (Data collection and conflict coding of Burundi.)

Book reviews for Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, and Dagens Forskning.

Conference Papers and Presentations (selected)

‘Meeting the New Challenges to International Mediation’, June 14-16, 2010, Uppsala University (Invited speaker)

‘Sri Lanka in Transition’, Utrecht University, May 27-28, 2010. (Paper presentation)

Höglund, Kristine, 2010. ‘Leaders, Violence and Political Power: Exploring Linkages between Political Leadership and Electoral Violence’, presented at the ISA Annual Convention, New Orleans, February 2010.

Höglund, Kristine, 2009. ‘Impediments to Negotiations with Terrorists: Ceasefires and Anti-Terrorist Measures in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka’, presented at the ISA Annual Convention, New York, February 15–18.

Höglund, Kristine, 2009. ‘Nordic Peace Monitoring in Sri Lanka: The SLMM and Perceptions about the Dual Role of Norway’. Presented at the workshop on ”Nordic Involvement in the Sri Lanka’s Peace Process”, 22–23, 2009, Uppsala, Sweden

Invited speaker to the panel ‘International Terrorism’ on the workshop Theorists meets Practitioners, organized by the Processes of International Negotiation Group at IIASA. Laxenburg, Austria, 20 June, 2008.

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, 2008. ‘Schizophrenic Soothers: The International Community and Contrast Strategies for Peacemaking in Sri Lanka’, paper presented Nordic workshop on Peace and Development in Sri Lanka, University of Oslo, 24­25 April.

Höglund, Kristine, & Anton Piyarathne, 2008. ‘Paying the Price for Patronage: Electoral Violence in Sri Lanka’, presented at the ISA Annual Convention, San Francisco CA, March 26­29.

Höglund, Kristine, & Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs, 2007. ‘Just Peace, or Just Peace? The Character of Peace in Post-War Societies’, presented at the Annual Millennium Conference on Peace in International Relations, LSE, London, October 20­21.

Höglund, Kristine, 2007. ‘Reconciliation and Integration through Sport: South African Experiences’, presented at the International Forum for Peace and the Olympic Truce, Greece, May 18–21.

Höglund, Kristine, & Isak Svensson, 2007. ‘‘ Damned if You Do, and Damned if You Don’t’: Nordic Involvement, Third-Party Neutrality, and Asymmetry in Sri Lanka’s Peace Process’, presented at the Nordic International Studies Association (NISA), Denmark, May 23–25.

Höglund, Kristine, 2006. ‘Electoral Violence in War-Ravaged Societies: The Case of Sri Lanka’, presented at the Workshop on Power-Sharing and Democratic Governance in Divided Societies, Center for the Study of Civil War, PRIO, Oslo, August 21–22.

Höglund, Kristine, 2006. ‘Impediments to Negotiations with Terrorists: Ceasefires and Anti-Terrorist Measures in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka’, presented at the workshop Negotiating with Terrorists, IIASA, Austria, June 9–10.

Höglund, Kristine, 2006. ‘Violence in War-to-Democracy Transitions’, presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in San Diego, March 22–25 and at the Vail Symposium, March 27–29.

Other

Member of the Board, Department of Peace and Conflict Research.

European Doctorate Enhancement in Peace and Conflict Studies (EDEN). EDEN is funded by the European Commission. Uppsala University is one of 14 European universities participating in the EDEN network. I am the DPCR’s point of contact in the network.
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Organizer of the Swedish National Conference on Peace and Conflict Reseach, held in Uppsala 16-17 December 2010.

Organizer of a ’lessons learned’ workshop on ”Nordic Involvement in the Sri Lanka’s Peace Process”, 22–23, 2009, Uppsala, Sweden. Organized jointly with the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Co-organizer of a Nordic workshop on “War, Peace and Development in Sri Lanka”, 29–30 January, 2007, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Co-organizer of a Nordic workshop on “War and Peace in Sri Lanka”, 26–27 January, 2006, Uppsala, Sweden

Pre-doctoral Visiting Fellow at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, Spring 2002.

Participant in the Young Scientists’ Summer Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxemburg, Austria, June-August 2003. (Working in the Processes of International Negotiations-project.)