Marte Nilsen is a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Her research focus is on political and violent conflicts in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Myanmar and Thailand. Research interests include:
Civil society movements in peacebuilding and democratization
Societal transformation in conflict settings
The impact of popular culture and art on political and violent conflicts
Buddhist-Muslim relations in Southeast Asia
The Rohingya crisis
The impact of aid and development policies on violent conflicts