Júlia Palik

Senior Researcher

Email: julpal@prio.org

X: @juliapalik1

Research Interests

Research interest

Ex-combatant and veteran reintegration
The psychology of rituals
Women associated with armed groups

Júlia Palik
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Commentary
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Comment

Friday, 11 Jul 2025

Мистецтво вуличного художника Tvboy у місті Ірпінь поблизу Києва, Україна. Photo: Oleksii Chumachenko/Getty Images

Реінтеграція 5 мільйонів ветеранів може стати наступним великим випробуванням для України: Результати недавнього опитування в Україні

На тлі дипломатичної невизначеності щодо мирних угод українські воїни продовжують боронити свою країну на передовій. Як тільки бойові дії закінчяться, ці жінки і чоловіки, ймовірно, зіткнуться з новою битвою - поверненням до мирного життя.

News

Friday, 6 Jun 2025

’Mujeres Berracas’ murial in a small rural town near a local market in Boyacá, Colombia. This is a colloquial expression that means brave, determined, hardworking, and resilient women. December 28, 2022. Photo: Juan Diego Duque Salazar

The Complex Risk Analytics Fund supports new project on Women’s Empowerment in War and Peace: EMPOW

EMPOW is a two-year initiative designed to provide novel open access data on women's mobilization for peace and gender equality reforms in the wake of war.

News

Monday, 28 Apr 2025

Group Photo UN High-level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies 2025. Photo: Maria Hossain Santto / CMI

UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies in Porvoo, Finland

From 23 to 25 April 2025, over two dozen senior mediation envoys, practitioners, and researchers from around the world convened in Porvoo, Finland, for the 14th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

News

Friday, 20 Dec 2024

Júlia Palik Highlighted in UN Secretary General’s Report

PRIO’s researcher, Júlia Palik, and her work on the DISARM project have been prominently cited in the United Nations Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS).

News

Monday, 21 Oct 2024

Júlia Palik Co-Authors Article on Gender-Responsive DDR in the IPI Global Observatory

The GPS Centre celebrates Júlia Palik, who co-authored an article in the renowned IPI Global Observatory about the underrepresentation of women combatants in DDR programs.

News

Monday, 29 Apr 2024

Júlia Palik. Photo: PRIO/Julie Marie Hansen

Júlia Palik – Visiting Fellow at UNIDIR

Between April 2024 and May 2025, Julia Palik will be a fellow in the Gender and Disarmament and Conventional Arms and Ammunition Programmes at United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

News

Friday, 9 Feb 2024

Bangsamoro Normalization and Women’s Voices: A Public Forum. Illustration: UP CIDS

Public Forum on Bangsamoro Normalization and Women’s Voices

On Monday, February 26, 2024, the University of Philippines' Centre for Integrative and Development Studies organized a public forum entitled "Bangsamoro Normalization and Women’s Voices."

Policy brief

2023

Mulheres e DDR em Moçambique: A Dinâmica Excludente e Inclusiva dos Programas de DDR

GPS Policy Brief

Comment

Friday, 11 Jul 2025

Artwork of the street artist Tvboy in the town of Irpin near Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Oleksii Chumachenko/Getty Images

The reintegration of 5 million veterans may be Ukraine’s next major battle: Results from a recent survey in Ukraine

While discussions of a ceasefire remain clouded by diplomatic uncertainty, Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight on the frontlines. Once the fighting on the ground ends, these women and men will likely face their next battle in reintegrating into civilian lives.

News

Thursday, 5 Jun 2025

International Forum on Women, Peace, and Security, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo. Photo: Presidenca_RKS

Kosovo Forum Highlights the Critical Role of Women in Peacebuilding and Societal Transformation

On 2–3 June 2025, the International Forum on Women, Peace, and Security in Prishtina, Kosovo, gathered global experts, policymakers, and activists to discuss women’s critical role in peacebuilding and the broader impact on conflict-affected societies.

News

Friday, 7 Mar 2025

PRIO Senior Researcher at NPA Solidarity event. Photo: Stine Bosheim

Solidarity event with women in war and peace

In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Norsk Folkehjelp hosted a breakfast meeting under the banner “Solidarity with Women in War and Peace,” focusing on women's roles in conflict and post-conflict environments.

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024

A 32 years old female FARC guerrilla fighter inside a demobilization camp in Colombia in 2017. Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and peace-making, their participation in disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR), ...

Challenging the Invisibility of Women Combatants: Five Steps Towards Gender-Responsive DDR

Popular article in IPI Global Observatory

News

Tuesday, 23 Apr 2024

UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Peace Mediation Strategies. Photo: Maria Santto, CMI

International Peace Mediators Gather in Oslo to Strengthen Women’s inclusion in Peace Processes

Over two dozen top peace negotiators gather this week in Oslo for the thirteenth UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

Recorded event

Tuesday, 18 Apr 2023 14:00–15:30 UTC+02

Wall painting from the Special Territories for Education and Reincorporation (ETCR) in Colinas.

01:33:15

The Challenges of Inclusive Peace Processes: The Case of Colombia

For peace to be lasting, it has to be inclusive.

Policy brief

2023

Women and DDR in Mozambique: The Exclusionary and Inclusionary Dynamics of DDR Programs

GPS Policy Brief

Current projects

Project

Jan 2025 – Dec 2027

Women and LGBTQ activists in Istanbul to protest the withdrawal of Turkey's Istanbul Convention in 2021. Photo: Onur Dogman/NurPhoto via Getty Images

How Populist Illiberal Regimes Shape Gender Norms in Europe (CONTEST)

Led by Pinar Tank. Funder: Research Council of Norway.

Project

Dec 2024 –

Survey on Attitudes Towards the Role of Women in Ukraine

Led by Eric Skoog. Funder: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).

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