- Protests movements
- Authoritarian regimes
- Sectarian violence
- Migration
- Regional dynamics and politics in the MENA-region
Malin Nærum Aadalen left ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ in 2023. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Malin Nærum Aadalen
Interests and experience
Malin is engaged as a Research Assistant on the MoDe- and CREED-projects. Her research interests include: dynamics of protest and mobilisation, authoritarian regimes, state repression, sectarian violence and migration. She has a particular interest in the Middle East and North Africa region.
She received her Master's in Political Science at the University of Oslo and wrote her thesis in collaboration with ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ. Her thesis focused on the impact of sectarian violence on trust in public institutions in Egypt. She also holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Oslo and the University of Queensland.
Education:
2019-2021: MA in Political Science at the University of Oslo
2016-2019: BA in Political Science at the Univeristy of Oslo and the University of Queensland
Languages:
Norwegian, English, Arabic (basic)
Projects
Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe)
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe)
Mar 2020 – Jun 2025
The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education: Disaggregating Education and Impact on Violent Crime (CREED)
The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education: Disaggregating Education and Impact on Violent Crime (CREED)
Oct 2018 – Dec 2021
Street-Level Autocrats: Individual Decisions with Collective Consequences
Street-Level Autocrats: Individual Decisions with Collective Consequences
Sep 2015 – Jun 2021
Climate Variability and Security Threats (CLIMSEC)
Climate Variability and Security Threats (CLIMSEC)
Latest news
Monday, 11 Oct 2021
Master’s Theses on the Middle East Successfully Defended
Master’s Theses on the Middle East Successfully Defended
​This year, four master's students at the UiO-ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ Student Programme have successfully defended their master's theses on topics related to the Middle East.
Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
Malin Nærum Aadalen Successfully Defends Master's Thesis
Malin Nærum Aadalen Successfully Defends Master's Thesis
​Malin Nærum Aadalen has successfully defended her thesis "The Effects of Different Types of Sectarian Violence on Trust in State- and Societal Institutions.
