Gudrun Østby

Gudrun Østby is Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and Editor of the Journal of Peace Research. Her research focuses on the links between armed conflict, health and education, conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, horizontal inequalities and conflict, Islamist radicalization, the effectiveness of development aid, and peace agreement implementation. She currently leads a Research Council of Norway–funded project on attacks on education in sub-Saharan Africa and their consequences for children’s life opportunities. Her work has been published in journals including Demography, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Population and Development Review, Review of Educational Research, Social Science & Medicine, and World Development. She has also undertaken consultancy work for organizations including Save the Children, UNESCO, USAID, and the World Bank. She is an alumna member of the Young Academy of Norway.