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Malin Åkebo
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malin.akebo@umu.se
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+46 90 786 57 50
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Department of Political Science
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Samhällsvetarhuset, plan 5, Umeå universitet, B5 02 19
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Publications
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Research
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2025
'Jihad is Planted in Our Hearts': International Aid, Rebel Institutions and Women's Participation in the Bangsamoro
Civil Wars
, Routledge 2025, Vol. 27, (1) : 42-69
Cardeño, Coline Esther; Olivius, Elisabeth; Åkebo, Malin
2025
The government of the Philippines and the MILF in Mindanao, 1996–2014: paving the way to peace?
Ceasefires: stopping the violence and negotiating peace
, Washington: Georgetown University Press 2025 : 105-132
Coronel-Ferrer, Miriam; Evangelista, Alma; Åkebo, Malin
2025
Resistance to illiberal peacebuilding: towards a new research agenda
Conflict, Security and Development
, Routledge 2025, Vol. 25, (4) : 433-459
Olivius, Elisabeth; Waldorf, Lars; Åkebo, Malin; et al.
2025
Navigating friction: women’s peacebuilding in hybrid regimes
European Journal of International Relations
Olivius, Elisabeth; Åkebo, Malin; Hedström, Jenny
2024
Peace with adjectives: conceptual fragmentation or conceptual innovation?
International Studies Review
, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 26, (2)
Boulanger Martel, Simon Pierre; Jarstad, Anna; Olivius, Elisabeth; et al.
2024
Micro-level experiences, understandings and visions of peace in Sri Lanka’s war victory
Peacebuilding
, Routledge 2024, Vol. 12, (3) : 410-428
Åkebo, Malin; Thurairajah, Tanuja
2023
Introduction: conceptualizing and studying relational peacepractices
Relational peace practices
, Manchester University Press 2023 : 1-26
Jarstad, Anna; Söderström, Johanna; Åkebo, Malin
2023
Relational peace practices
New Approaches to Conflict Analysis
Jarstad, Anna; Söderström, Johanna; Åkebo, Malin
2023
Relational peace practices moving forward
Relational peace practices
, Manchester University Press 2023 : 221-240
Jarstad, Anna; Söderström, Johanna; Åkebo, Malin
2021
Exploring Varieties of Peace: Advancing the Agenda
Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 16, (1) : 3-8
Olivius, Elisabeth; Åkebo, Malin
2021
Friends, Fellows, and Foes: A New Framework for Studying Relational Peace
International Studies Review
, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 23, (3) : 484-508
Söderström, Johanna; Åkebo, Malin; Jarstad, Anna K.
2021
Ceasefire Rationales: A Comparative Study of Ceasefires in the Moro and Communist Conflicts in the Philippines
International Peacekeeping
, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 28, (3) : 366-392
Åkebo, Malin
2021
Beyond Liberal Peace in Sri Lanka: Victory, Politics, and State Formation
Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 16, (1) : 70-84
Åkebo, Malin; Bastian, Sunil
2020
FN:s uppmaning om vapenvila till följd av Corona-pandemin kan skapa öppningar för fred
Mänsklig säkerhet
Åkebo, Malin
2019
Three approaches to peace: a framework for describing and exploring varieties of peace
Umeå Working Papers in Peace and Conflict Studies
, 12
Jarstad, Anna; Eklund, Niklas; Johansson, Patrik; et al.
2019
Friends, fellows and foes: a new framework for studying relational peace
Umeå Working Papers in Peace and Conflict Studies
, 11
Söderström, Johanna; Åkebo, Malin; Jarstad, Anna
2019
“Coexistence Ceasefire” in Mindanao
Peace and Change
, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 44, (4) : 468-496
Åkebo, Malin
2017
Varieties of peace: presentation of a research program
Umeå Working Papers in Peace and Conflict Studies
, 9
Jarstad, Anna; Åkebo, Malin; Johansson, Patrik; et al.
2016
Disaster governance in war-torn societies: tsunami recovery in urbanising Aceh and Sri Lanka
Disaster governance in urbanising Asia
, Singapore: Springer 2016 : 85-107
Åkebo, Malin
2016
Ceasefire agreements and peace processes: a comparative study
Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution
Åkebo, Malin
2015
Peace agreements in the 1990s: what are the outcomes 20 years later?
Umeå Working Papers in Peace and Conflict Studies
, 8
Jarstad, Anna; Olivius, Elisabeth; Åkebo, Malin; et al.
2015
The Role of the Media in Times of War-Making and Peace-Making in Aceh
Asian Politics & Policy
, Vol. 7, (2) : 327-332
Åkebo, Malin
2013
The Politics of Ceasefires: On Ceasefire Agreements and Peace Processes in Aceh and Sri Lanka
Statsvetenskapliga institutionens skriftserie
, 2013:4
Åkebo, Malin
2012
International dimensions of peace processes in Aceh and Sri Lanka: the role of intermediaries in the 2000s
The Security-Development Nexus: Peace, Conflict and Development
, London: Anthem Press 2012 : 111-136
Åkebo, Malin
2011
The role of external actors in managing peace processes in Asia: an overview of attempts in Aceh, Mindanao and Sri Lanka
Conflict management and dispute settlement in East Asia
, Farnham and Burlington: Ashgate 2011 : 83-106
Åkebo, Malin
2007
Verktyg för fred: exempel från Liberia och Sri Lanka
Stockholm: Bokförlaget Atlas 2007
Söderlund (Åkebo), Malin; Wennerstrand, Sofia
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Peace and Conflict Studies
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1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027
The politics of women’s rights in authoritarian conflict-affected states: backlash, gender-washing, or window of opportunity?
1 January 2023 until 31 December 2026
Beyond winners and losers: Regional variations of peace in Sri Lanka’s war victory (REGIOPEACE)
1 January 2022 until 31 December 2025
Between liberal norms and authoritarian governance: women’s organizations as peacebuilders in illiberal post-war states
1 January 2017 until 31 December 2019
Varieties of Peace
1 January 2015 until 31 December 2019
Aggravating conflicts or paving the way to peace? The role and impact of ceasefire agreements in relation to peace processes and comprehensive peace accords
Published: 08 Nov, 2022
New funds for REGIOPEACE from the Swedish Research Council
Published: 06 Dec, 2019
New working paper from the Varieties of Peace program
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