Lisa Hultman

Lisa Hultman serves as a Professor at Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research, where she leads groundbreaking research on peacekeeping operations, civilian protection, and conflict dynamics. Her work bridges academic rigor with practical policy implications for international peace and security institutions.

Professor Hultman's research focuses on the empirical analysis of UN peacekeeping effectiveness, particularly examining how different mandate configurations impact violence against civilians and local conflict trajectories. Her work demonstrates sophisticated methodological approaches, frequently utilizing geocoded data and large-N quantitative analyses to assess peacekeeping outcomes at subnational levels. Key contributions include developing innovative datasets like the Geocoded Peacekeeping Operations (Geo-PKO) and examining the economic dimensions of peacekeeping deployments on local development.

Her publication record reveals consistent engagement with critical questions in peace and conflict studies, with recent work exploring mandate complexity in UN operations, the relationship between peacekeeping and civilian protection norms, and forecasting models for political violence. Her research often involves extensive collaboration with leading scholars in the field, resulting in publications in top political science journals including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Peace Research.

Professor Hultman's influential 2019 book "Peacekeeping in the Midst of War" (co-authored with Jacob Kathman and Megan Shannon) synthesized years of research on peacekeeping effectiveness. Her work has been widely cited and referenced in both academic literature and policy discussions, demonstrating significant real-world impact on understanding how international interventions can effectively protect civilians and reduce violence in conflict zones.