Violence in a New Security Landscape
In this panel, we explore the relationship between violence and total defense forces from a broad perspective. The focus is on examining the multifaceted nature of violence in different types of conflicts. The working group assumes that violence can take various forms, including war, organized and mass-mobilized conflicts, radicalized or extremist groups that promote violence, as well as less formal criminal violence and interpersonal violence. By exploring how various professions—including military, law enforcement, social work, and public health—address these forms of violence, the working group aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the role of violence in total defense forces and how different sectors can collaborate to prevent and respond to it.
Photo: Carl Törner, Swedish Armed Forces
Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies and the Norwegian Defence University College invite researchers and practitioners to the second NATO IN THE NORDICS conference, September 17-18, 2025 in Oslo.
Guidlines for submission
- Abstracts should be 400-500 words, excluding bibliography
- Abstracts should pose a research question, present the methodology used, main conclusions and the paper’s research contribution to current academic debates in the field
- Please indicate with keywords one or two conference themes that fit your submission, or explain how it relates to the overall theme of the conference
- Send your abstract to ralo@fak.dk
Key dates
March 1, 2025 Deadline for paper proposal
May 1, 2025 Notification of acceptance
September 17, 8.30 AM: Conference opens
September 18, 3.30 PM: Conference ends
What is NDUC?
The Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC) provides education at the bachelor and master levels to military professionals from all branches of the Norwegian Armed Forces, partners and civilians. It is dedicated to higher education and research in the fields of land power, sea power, air power, military power and leadership, joint operations, intelligence, defence and security policy.
What is SJMS?
The Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (SJMS) is an online, open access journal publishing both high quality research and valuable practice-oriented studies relevant to the military profession. The journal consists of two distinct tracks: A practice-oriented track and a research track. Articles in both tracks are subjected to double-blind peer review. SJMS is published by a consortium of partner institutions, Royal Danish Defence College, Norwegian Defence University College, Swedish Defence University, Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen and Swedish Centre for Studies of Armed Forces and Society (CSMS).
To know more about the scope and aim of the journal, read the editor’s note: Editors’ Note: Stocktaking of an Emergent Field After Five Years of the Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies - Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (sjms.nu)
Workshop for doctoral students
There will be organized a workshop for doctoral students, September 16, with the title: Research in Classified Environments - Methodological Challenges and Publication Strategies.
