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Kaja Borchgrevink

is a researcher at the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO) in Oslo, where her work focuses on the Afghan peace process after 2001. From 2001 to 2006, Borchgrevink worked with civil-society development in Afghanistan and Pakistan for the United Nations and the Aga Khan Foundation. Her recent work include studies of the role of religious actors in Afghan civil society; civil society and peacebuilding in Afghanistan; the Afghan justice sector and the relationship between modern and traditional law; and the transnational aspects of religious education in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Research areas: Asia

Publications

Taking Stock: Madrasa Reform in Pakistan: Kaja Borchgrevink , Kristian Berg Harpviken 6 July 2011
Searching for the roots of terrorism after the attacks of 9/11, the world’s attention turned to Pakistan and to Pakistan’s religious schools, the “madrasas”. This put pressure on the Pakistani government to reform the madrasas and ignited a long standing debate on the role of religious education in Pakistan and its links to radicalisat... more
Pakistan’s Madrasas: Moderation or Militancy? The madrasa debate and the reform process: Kaja Borchgrevink 22 June 2011
Why have the madrasas become a subject of such controversy? What roles do madrasas play in Pakistani society? What are the main challenges and opportunities for madrasa reform? Since 11 September 2001, Pakistan’s madrasas have received much attention from the media, policy analysts and politicians. The bulk of the literature has assert... more
Afghanistan’s religious landscape: politicising the sacred: Kaja Borchgrevink , Kristian Berg Harpviken 24 March 2010
Afghanistan’s three decades of war have seen an intense politicisation of religion. Kaja Borchgrevink and Kristian Berg Harpviken track the impact of a complex process on the main religious groups, and identify the opportunities and challenges for reconciliation and statebuilding that follow. more