Johanne Rokke Elvebakken

Johanne Rokke Elvebakken left PRIO in 2021. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.

Email: johelv@prio.org

Mobile phone: +47 414 30 243

X: @johannere

Research Interests

Children Born of War (CBOW)
Gender, Peace and Security
Gender and inclusive mediation processes
Peacebuilding and transitional justice in the Western Balkans
Women, Peace and Security

Johanne Rokke Elvebakken
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News & events
Blog posts
Audio & video

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 23 Feb 2023

Don’t Forget the Children Born of War in Ukraine

Over nine months have passed since Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Several of the first Ukrainian women who became pregnant as a result of wartime sexual violence have now given birth to children who were conceived as a result of this violence. More will be born in the coming months. And ...

PRIO Blogs

Sunday, 6 Mar 2022

Women’s shelter for victims of sexual abuse in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN Photo/Marie Frechon.

Children Born of War Should be More Than an Afterthought

A recent UN report published by the Secretary General in late January is one of the first to focus exclusively on women and girls who become pregnant as a result of sexual violence in conflict and on children born of war. The term ‘children born of war’ refers to children born ...

News

Tuesday, 21 Dec 2021

Staff Changes: Johanne Rokke Elvebakken is Leaving the PRIO GPS Centre to Start PhD at UiO

Johanne Rokke Elvebakken is currently in her last month as coordinator of the PRIO GPS Centre.

News

Wednesday, 15 Dec 2021

Slightly high-angle shot of an American serviceman, lying asleep in the dirt near a ring of sandbags, with his rifle resting near his head, Vietnam, 1965. (Photo by Stuart Lutz/Gado/Getty Images). Photo: Stuart Lutz/Gado / CCBY 2.0 / Flickr

Seminars and Workshops held for Men and Masculinities Strategic Initiative at PRIO

On December 9th, the PRIO GPS Centre and Gender Research Group held their third workshop for the Strategic Initiative on Men and Masculinities Research at PRIO.

Recorded event

Thursday, 9 Dec 2021 08:30–10:00 UTC+01

01:31:30

Masculinity and Militarism - Moving Beyond Stereotypes

Digital Seminar

News

Wednesday, 24 Nov 2021

Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council. Photo: UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist

New Blog Post: Norway Promises to Increase Focus on “Women, Peace and Security”

"On Thursday 21 October, the UN Security Council held its annual debate on “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS).

News

Friday, 19 Nov 2021

Kelly Fisher and Johanne Rokke Elvebakken Discusses Hypermasculinity and Power on Peace in a Pod

Hyper-masculine leaders have grabbed headlines in the last few years: Putin, Trump, Bolsonaro, Erdogan.

Recorded event

Friday, 29 Oct 2021 09:00–10:15 UTC+02

01:14:06

Engaging Men for Gender Equality

How can we better understand men and masculinities within the Women, Peace and Security Agenda?

News

Sunday, 19 Feb 2023

Ikke glem barna født av krigsvolden i Ukraina (Don’t Forget the Children Born of War in Ukraine)

PRIO GPS Centre Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk and UiO Research Fellow Johanne Rokke Elvebakken have published an op.

News

Thursday, 20 Jan 2022

The EuroWARCHILD team: Torunn L. Tryggestad, Johanne Rokke Elvebakken, Inger Skjelsbæk, Ingvill Constanze Mochmann, Lina Stotz, and Sunniva Árja Tobiasen.

EuroWARCHILD Project Kicked Off

(ERC Consolidator Grant programme)

News

Friday, 17 Dec 2021

December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

The PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (GPS Update) is an electronic newsletter launched by the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security in response to growing interest among the public for information about Gender, Peace and security Issues.

News

Tuesday, 14 Dec 2021

An Active Year for PRIO’s Gender Research Group Comes to an End

In 2021, PRIO has increased its efforts to strengthen research on gender, women, and masculinities.

Recorded event

Thursday, 25 Nov 2021 09:00–16:00 UTC+01

26:37

Mediator as Gatekeeper and Door Opener

PRIO will host a Workshop in Oslo on the Mediator as a Gatekeeper and Door Opener.

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 23 Nov 2021

Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting. UN Photo / Ariana Lindquist

Norway Promises to Increase Focus on “Women, Peace and Security”

On Thursday 21 October, the UN Security Council held its annual debate on “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS). Under Kenyan presidency, all the UN member states had the opportunity to give statements on this topic, which has been a permanent feature on the Council’s agenda ever since October 2000, when ...

News

Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021

Nordic Women Mediators in Reykjavik 2021. Photo: ©Kristinn Ingvarsson - kri@hi.is

Annual Meeting of the Nordic Women Mediators in Reykjavik

The annual meeting of the Nordic Women Mediators (NWM) takes place in Reykjavik from 17 – 19 November 2021.

News

Friday, 15 Oct 2021

NWM operational partners and core group meeting in Copenhagen on the 13th of October 2021.

Nordic Women Mediators Operational Partners and Core Group Meeting in Copenhagen

The operational partners to the Nordic Women Mediators network meet in Copenhagen on the 13th of October to discuss the upcoming annual meeting in Reykjavik, the Global Alliance of Regional Women Mediator Networks, as well as joint cooperation and activities.

Current projects

Project

Jan 2021 – Dec 2026

EuroWARCHILD

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk.

Project

Apr 2020 –

Security Council Votes Unanimously to Increase Humanitarian Aid in Syria. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Women Ambassadors in the UN Security Council: A Decade in Review

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

Project

Nov 2015 –

Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

Project

Jan 2013 –

High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

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