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Astri Suhrke

is a senior researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen. She is a political scientist with broad experience in academic and applied research. She has worked on the social, political and humanitarian consequences of violent conflict, and strategies of response. More recently, she has focused on the politics of humanitarian policies in the UN system, concepts of human security and peacebuilding. She is currently working on strategies of post-war reconstruction and statebuilding, with particular reference to Afghanistan. Her most recent books (co-authored) are Roads to Reconciliation (2005), Eroding Local Capacity. International Humanitarian Action in Africa (2003), and The Path of a Genocide . The Rwanda Crisis from Uganda to Zaire (1999).

Research areas: Asia

Publications

Astri Suhrke: Electing to Fight in Afghanistan: Astri Suhrke 28 October 2009
The election crisis in Afghanistan points to deeper structural problems, suggesting that a consolidation of legitimate power at the centre requires revisiting the Constitution to create a measure of decentralization and parliamentarism. more
The shadow of Vietnam over Kabul: Astri Suhrke 12 October 2009
The larger lessons of the Vietnam war are now debated in Washington. The critics are gaining momentum, arguing for a more narrow military mission in Afghanistan and a less ambitious statebuilding agenda. more