RESEARCH AGENDA · IN DEVELOPMENT
Asylum and protection
People, rights and the systems intended to offer protection.
How are experience and country knowledge understood in institutional settings?Explore this theme
A NEW RESEARCH INITIATIVE
A place to belong.
A future in peace.
We are building a place for a deeper understanding of asylum, displacement and the paths towards a society where more people belong.
ASYLUM · PEACE · BELONGINGExplore below↓
Between lived experience and public decisions, there is a need for knowledge. That is where we aim to work.
CONFLICTS IN CONTEXT
The world we share.
The lives affected.
Israel
PalestineIsrael–Palestine
Protection, displacement and pathways to safer everyday life.
Explore the context
Ukraine
RussiaRussia–Ukraine
Civilian protection, family contact and life after displacement.
Explore the context
United States
IranIsraelUnited States–Iran–Israel
Regional escalation and its consequences for civilian life.
Explore the contextOUR DIRECTION
Four perspectives.
A shared human starting point.
Our proposed research agenda connects protection, peace and the possibility of building a new life.
RESEARCH AGENDA · IN DEVELOPMENT
Peace and human security
From the absence of violence to the possibility of a secure everyday life.
How can knowledge about conflict prevention become more useful?Explore this theme
RESEARCH AGENDA · IN DEVELOPMENT
Belonging and participation
The opportunity to be heard, contribute and belong.
How do people describe belonging in their own terms?Explore this theme
RESEARCH AGENDA · IN DEVELOPMENT
Climate, mobility and livelihoods
A complex encounter between environment, society and movement.
How do different sources describe the relationship between climate and mobility?Explore this theme
OUR STARTING POINT
Behind every category,
a human being.
Understanding begins when we make room for people’s experiences.
The principles behind our workTHE KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY
A better starting point
for the questions that matter.
UNHCRGlobal Trends report 2025Report / 2026
Global Trends report 2025
UNHCR’s annual report presents a global picture of forced displacement, with statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people and stateless populations at the end of 2025.
UNHCRPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Conflict trends: A global overview, 1946–2025Report / 2026
Conflict trends: A global overview, 1946–2025
The report examines global conflict trends from 1946 to 2025 using Uppsala Conflict Data Program data, distinguishing state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence.
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)International Organization for Migration (IOM)World Migration Report 2024Report / 2024
World Migration Report 2024
IOM’s global migration report brings together key migration data and analysis. Thematic chapters address topical issues alongside overviews of international and regional migration patterns and trends.
International Organization for Migration (IOM)These sources are published by the organisations identified. They are not the institute’s own publications and do not imply a formal partnership.
117.8m
people forcibly displaced globally
At the end of 2025
PERSPECTIVES
A place to begin
thinking further.
An introduction from Asylum.no
A person is more than a category
Terms help us think. They can also make it harder to see the person behind them.
Read moreAn introduction from Asylum.no
What do we mean when we say peace?
Our starting point is that peace should also be discussed through people’s everyday lives.
Read moreAn introduction from Asylum.no
From numbers to understanding
Before comparing two figures, we need to understand what each actually describes.
Read moreACADEMIC DIALOGUE
Let’s make room
for more perspectives.
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