معرفی
Lotta Themnér serves as Research Coordinator at Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research, concurrently leading the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) where she directs global organized violence data collection and analysis. Her institutional affiliation centers on systematic conflict documentation with emphasis on African dynamics.
Research specialization encompasses:
- Quantitative analysis of organized violence patterns
- Non-state and one-sided violence typologies
- Long-term armed conflict trends (1946-present)
- Regional focus on Ethiopia, Mali, and Nigeria
- UCDP dataset methodology and validation
Publication analysis reveals consistent Journal of Peace Research and SIPRI Yearbook contributions from 2009-2017, demonstrating evolving focus from global conflict archiving to region-specific dynamics following the Arab Spring, particularly examining African conflict diffusion and non-state actor proliferation.
No scientific awards are documented in source materials.
Text provides no evidence of graduate student supervision or external grant funding management.
As UCDP project leader, Themnér operates within one of the world's longest-running conflict research initiatives, maintaining standardized datasets used by policymakers and scholars through rigorous event coding protocols and annual trend reporting.
