Karin Dyrstad
Background and activities
My research focuses on public opinion in former conflict areas. How do people's political attitudes and behavior influence the transition from violent conflict to peaceful democracy? I am particularly interested in people's support for political institutions and peace-building mechanisms, as well as the consequences of political violence on people's attitudes.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2021) Perceptions of Peace Agreements and Political Trust in Post-War Guatemala, Nepal, and Northern Ireland. International Peacekeeping.
- (2020) Explaining Support for Political Violence: Grievance and Perceived Opportunity. Journal of Conflict Resolution. vol. 64 (9).
- (2019) Between punishment and impunity: Public support for reactions against perpetrators in Guatemala, Nepal and Northern Ireland. International Journal of Transitional Justice. vol. 13 (1).
- (2019) PTSD as a consequence of past conflict experience, recent exposure to violence and economic marginalization in post-conflict contexts: A study from Nepal, Guatemala and Northern Ireland. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. vol. 65 (6).
- (2018) Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities. BMC International Health and Human Rights. vol. 18 (26).
- (2017) Explaining variations in general practitioners’ experiences of doing medically based assessments of work ability in disability benefit claims. A survey-based analysis. Cogent Medicine. vol. 4.
- (2017) Factors related to environmental barriers experienced by persons with and without disabilities in diverse African settings. PLOS ONE. vol. 12 (10).
- (2016) Sick of waiting: Does waiting for elective treatment cause sickness absence?. Health Policy. vol. 120 (12).
- (2015) Ethnonationalism in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo The effects of local violence and ethnic composition. International Area Studies Review. vol. 18 (1).
- (2015) Perceived barriers for accessing health services among individuals with disability in four African countries. PLOS ONE. vol. 10:e0125915 (5).
- (2013) Does civil war breed authoritarian values? An empirical study of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Croatia. Democratization. vol. 20 (7).
- (2012) After ethnic civil war: Ethno-nationalism in the Western Balkans. Journal of Peace Research. vol. 49 (6).
- (2011) Microfoundations of Civil Conflict Reconciliation: Ethnicity and Context. International Interactions. vol. 37 (4).
Part of book/report
- (2017) Institutional Trust in the Yugoslav Successor States: A Comparative Approach. Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States, Accomplishments, Setbacks, Challenges since 1990.
- (2015) Political support in Kosovo. CIVIC AND UNCIVIC VALUES IN KOSOVO History, Politics, and Value Transformation.
- (2013) Citizens' Confidence in European Parliaments: Institutions and Issues. Party Governance and Party Democracy.
Report/dissertation
- (2018) Transitional Justice: What Do the People Want? Views from the ground in Guatemala, Nepal, and Northern Ireland. 2018. ISBN 978-82-7288-931-8. Conflict Trends (11).
- (2016) Public Support for Peace Agreements: The Cases of Guatemala, Nepal, and Northern Ireland. 2016. ISBN 978-82-7288-759-8. Conflict Trends (5).
- (2016) Evaluering av bedriftshelsetjenesten. 2016. ISBN 9788214060485. SINTEF Rapport (A27819).
- (2016) Omgjøring av vedtak i NAV og Trygderetten. 2016. ISBN 9788214060386. SINTEF Rapport (A27675).