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

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)