I am a Research Professor in Humanitarian Studies at PRIO and a law professor at UiO. I co-founded and directed the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies. I teach ethics, sociology of law, legal tech, and AI and robot regulations. I lead the RCN-funded LAW22JULY: RIPPLES (SAMRISK) and Do No Harm: Ethical humanitarian Innovation (NORGLOBAL), and I am part of RegulAir and Co-duties. My book on Humanitarian Extractivism (MUP 23) is out. My next book is on humanitarian regulation.
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik left PRIO in 2025. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Interests and experience
Personal profiles on other sites
Work experience
| 2009 – | Senior Researcher, Research Professor PRIO |
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| 2016 –2021 | Coordinator, Humanitarianism Research Group, PRIO |
| 2016 – | Professor, Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo |
| 2012 – 2016 | Director for the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies |
Education
- Doctor of Juridical Sciences, S.J.D Harvard Law School 2008
- Visiting Fellowship, RSC, University of Oxford 2006
- Visiting Researcher, Refugee Law Project, Uganda 2005
- Candidata Juris, Masters in Women's Law, University of Oslo 2002
I am a member of independent ethics advisory board for the EU Human Brainproject and an editorial board member of Security Dialogue.
Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies
Artificial Intelligence, Humanitarian Ideas and Discourse - KnowingAID
CO-DUTIES: Democratic Duties, Collective Action, and the Greater Good after COVID-19
RegulAIR: The integration of drones in the Norwegian and European Airspaces
Disparate Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway and Sweden: lessons and opportunities for the Nordic region
Yemen in Context: New Insights into the Humanitarian-Security-Development Nexus in the broader Middle East
Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies
Global Security Technology Laboratories (GeSTaLT)
Transnational Academic Network for the Study of Drones (TRANSAD)
Humanitarianism, Borders, and the Governance of Mobility: The EU and the 'Refugee Crisis' (HumBORDER)
Latest publications
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Etter 22. juli. Overgangsrettferdighet og terror
Edited volume
Overgangsrettferdighet etter 22. juli
Book chapter in After 22 July. Transitional justice and terror
Civic duties in the pandemic: An analysis of citizen responses to COVID-19 measures in Norway, France, and the UK
PRIO Policy Brief
Calibrating AI/d talk: framing perceptions, reframing policy, and deframing knowledge
Journal article in Journal of International Humanitarian Action
Safe integration of civil drones: Law, self-operation & infrastructure
PhD thesis
Framing Humanitarian AI Conversations: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Ethics?
PRIO Paper
AI in aid: Framing conversations on humanitarian policy
Popular article in Global Policy
If ‘it all breaks down’: The Norwegian refugee crisis as a geography of chaos
Journal article in Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
Kunstig intelligens kan bli en gamechanger for humanitær sektor
Popular article in Panorama, Commentary piece
Humanitarian Extractivism: The Digital Transformation of Aid
Monograph
Latest news
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Samar Abbas Nawaz has successfully defended PhD thesis
Samar Abbas Nawaz has today defended his PhD thesis: 'Safe integration of civil drones: Law, self-operation & infrastructure'.
Refugees and other migrants arriving in Norway - a 'humanitarian crisis'?
How did the arrival of growing numbers of refugees and other migrants in a non-violent setting and high-income country like Norway become framed as a ‘humanitarian crisis’? Is there a humanitarian crisis if nobody dies?
Understanding Digital Risk Is Central for Human-Centered Approaches to Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity and human rights are global issues that require dedicated international cooperation.
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik featured in the Bouvet Bobler podcast
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik was featured on the episode 25 of the Bouvet Bobler podcast to talk about her research under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project.
ALNAP’s State of the Humanitarian System 2022 Report Released
Report finds ‘Do no digital harm’ has emerged as an important humanitarian imperative, following contributions from PRIO project.
Do No Harm Project Represented at the 15th Pan-European Conference on International Relations
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik presented her findings under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project at the roundtable titled "Humanitarian Design and Making in World Politics.
Do No Harm Project Represented at the IHSA Conference at two panels: The Ethics of Humanitarian Technology: Looking Back &Taking Stock & Humanitarian Innovation: Have We Come Full Circle?
Hosted by the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA), the Conference on Humanitarian Studies was held at Sciences Po, Paris between 3-5 November 2021, with the theme ‘New realities of politics and humanitarianism: between solidarity and abandonment’.
Do No Harm Project Represented at the 2021 Bergen Exchanges
Kristin Sandvik respresented the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project in a roundtable discussion on the topical issue of sexual violence in humanitarian settings.
Webinar on The Politics of Digital Humanitarianism
In this webinar hosted by the he Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Kristin Bergtora Sandvik shared her insights from her work under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project.
PRIO Participation in Conference Commemorating 22 July 2011
On the occasion of the 10-year commemoration of the Oslo and Utøya attacks in 2011, the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo is organizing a conference on the topic, especially highlighting research and knowledge related to the tragic events.
Latest events
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What are the legal ripple effects of 22nd July?
Kan musikk skape fred?
Livepod: Vi må snakke om fred!
Drones in European skies: Critical insights from research and practice
Unpacking European rearmament and defence procurement
Hvordan snakke om fred i en verden i krig?
PRIO at Arendalsuka 2025
The International Aid System in Shock: What Role for Research?
From Shock to Strategic Thinking: What Now for the Aid Sector and a Leading Donor Like Norway?
AI in War & Peace: The Politics of Truths and Fakes
Latest comments
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Seeing 22 July through transitional justice: what have we learned?
What are duties good for? Lessons from the pandemic
Aeropeace in airspace: from defensive measures to positive peace
Preparing for the wrong war? The need to broaden the focus beyond defence spending towards a comprehensive approach to peace and security
More money, more security? Norwegian Defense spending and the need to rethink the tempo of rearmament
Commemorating the terrorist attack July 22, 2011: a memorial map from below
Commemorating the 25 June 2022 terror attack against Oslo Pride: a chronology
Peace research is not defense research: Time to insist on tougher questions
National Security and Defense Research: The Imperative of Academic Freedom and Open Debate
Defense Procurement and Democratic Debate: From Depoliticization to Repoliticization
Drones in European skies: Critical insights from research and practice
Unpacking European rearmament and defence procurement
Hvordan snakke om fred i en verden i krig?
From Shock to Strategic Thinking: What Now for the Aid Sector and a Leading Donor Like Norway?
AI in War & Peace: The Politics of Truths and Fakes
Defying Hate: A Survivor's Account of the Pride Attack in Oslo
In the media
PRIO researcher Kristin B. Sandvik co-wrote an opinion piece on the 14th anniversary of the 22 July terrorist attacks in Norway, for the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen.
PRIO researcher Kristin B. Sandvik wrote an opinion piece on defense procurement and democratic debate that was published in the Norwegian newspaper, Morgenbladet.
PRIO Researchers Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Kristoffer Lidén penned an opinion piece analyzing the use of artificial intelligence in the humanitarian sector, which was published by the Norwegian aid magazine, Panorama.
PRIO Researchers Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Kristoffer Lidén wrote an opinion piece on generative AI as an accountability issue in humanitarian governance, that was published in Global Policy.
PRIO Researcher Kristin Bergtora Sandvik wrote a series of three opinion pieces on AI in aid, the first titled, AI in Aid: Framing Conversation on Humanitarian Policy which is co-authored with Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, and the second titled Generative AI, Humanitarian Action, and the Aid Worker, which were published by Global Policy.
PRIO Researcher Kristin Sandvik was mentioned in an article on data surveillance and children, by the Indian news outlet, The Wire.
PRIO Researcher Kristin B. Sandvik was interviewed on drones by the Norwegian podcast, Lovdata.
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