Andreas Forø Tollefsen

Andreas Forø Tollefsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, and a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) since 2016. His research focuses on the intersection of peace and conflict studies with migration, political geography, and advanced spatial analysis techniques. He leads the NFR-funded project CONMIG, examining conflict-induced migration through mixed-method approaches, and contributes to the TRUST project analyzing refugee impacts on host communities in the Global South.

Academic background includes a Master's and Bachelor's in Geography from NTNU (2008-2010 and 2005-2008 respectively), followed by a PhD from the University of Oslo (2011-2016). He has taught GIS and spatial data analysis at all academic levels, including doctoral courses at the European University Institute and NTNU, and developed specialized training modules for conflict researchers at PRIO.

• Peace and Conflict Research
• Migration Dynamics
• Political Geography
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Spatial Data Analysis
• Quantitative Methodology

His recent publications address conflict- and climate-induced displacement, refugee health outcomes, agricultural landownership in conflict zones, and machine learning applications for violence prediction. Articles demonstrate methodological expertise in integrating GIS, spatial statistics, and mixed methods to analyze micro-level conflict impacts on migration patterns, healthcare utilization, and societal resilience, with field specializations spanning Syria's climate-conflict nexus, South Sudan-Uganda refugee infrastructure, and Ukraine's wartime resistance dynamics.

Professionally, Tollefsen has developed GIS training programs for institutions including Statistics Norway (SSB), ETH Zurich, and PRIO. His technical skills encompass R, Python, PostGIS/SQL, ArcGIS/QGIS, and statistical software (STATA/SPSS). He co-developed the PRIO-GRID spatial data framework (2012) and has published in venues like PNAS, JPR, and World Development.