Emma Bjertén-Günther

Researcher

Emma Bjertén-Günther

Emma Bjertén-Günther was a Researcher within the SIPRI Peace and Development Programme. She is a visiting scholar at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University. Between 2015–18 she was a researcher in SIPRI’s Peace and Development Programme. Her research investigates the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda with a focus on women’s participation, masculine norms and inclusive peace processes. She holds a master degree in Politics and International Relations with a specialization in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University.

Subject expertise

Gender and international security, human security, security-development nexus

Regional expertise

Global

Languages

Swedish, English, French

Education

MA Politics and International Studies, specialization in Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala

Citizenship

Sweden

SIPRI COMMENTARY

Beyond ‘women’s issues’ and smoky rooms: Debunking the myths about gender in peace mediation (Blog, September 2018 )
Let’s talk about ‘women’s issues’ (Blog, March 2018 )
Towards a comprehensive approach to sustaining peace - a reality too complex to tweet? (Blog, February 2018 )
From Hollywood to the battlefield: Violence against women affects us all (Blog, November 2017 )
A latent danger: The impact of anti-vehicle mines in modern conflict (Blog, August 2017 )

SIPRI AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS

Assessing Gender Perspectives in Peace Processes with Application to the Cases of Colombia and Mindanao (November 2018)
Bjertén-Günther, E., Hofmann, U., Jung, Y. et al., Global Mapping and Analysis of Anti-vehicle Mine Incidents in 2016 (May 2017)
Bjertén-Günther, E., Jung, Y. Irwin, R. et al., Global Mapping and Analysis of Anti-vehicle Mine Incidents in 2015 (April 2016)

6. Sustaining peace and sustainable development in dangerous places (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2017)
8. Security and development (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2015)