Dr. Kristine Eck is the Director of VINO and a Professor at the Department of Politics an Society, Aalborg University. Her research concerns state coercion, political violence, and policing. More information is available on her webpage.

Amanda Lanigan is a Rotary Peace Fellow with an MSSc in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University. Her past work experience includes nearly a decade in the public education sector, NGO program design via a participatory development model. Her phd project concerns police militarization and oversight.

Panogiannis Karantzis holds a Bachelor's degree in Law and a postgraduate diploma in Criminal Science, both from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a M.Sc. in Global Studies from Roskilde University (RUC). His phd project concerns police misconduct and oversight in the context of transitional justice processes.

Johanne Luth Møller-Petersen holds both a Master's degree and Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Aarhus University

Dr. Jesper Asring Hansen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Southern Denmark in 2019, his research has concentrated on accountability in public organizations, particularly the police. He employs experimental methods and natural experiments to investigate the factors behind police stops, discrimination, and violence.

Dr. Sophia Hatz is an Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, and was the Deputy Director of VINO, 2022-2023. Her research interests relate to state-led repression, spanning violence, human rights violations and restrictions on civil liberties. Methodologically, she specialises in survey methods and experimental design. She has conducted research in diverse contexts such as Israel, Palestine, Sweden, the U.S., Japan and China.

Martin Macias Medellin is a PhD student in Political Science and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan. He is interested in the dynamics of mass political dissent, political and criminal violence, and state-building processes.

Dr. Courtenay Monroe (formerly Conrad) is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Merced. Her research focuses on political violence and human rights, particularly on how repressive agents make decisions in the face of domestic and international institutional constraints.

Dr. Christoph Steinert is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of St. Gallen. He holds a PhD degree from the University of Mannheim and an MPhil degree from the University of Oxford. His research concerns the empirical study of human rights violations, international organizations, and of state repression in authoritarian regimes.

Dr. Atsushi Tago is a Professor of International Relations at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University and since 2017, a Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo. He specializes in the scientific study of international politics.

Theodora Benesch was a Research Assistant. She has a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Goethe University.

Jack Breslin was a Research Assistant. He has an MSSc in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and an MA in Politics and International Relations from Aberdeen University.

Louis-Alassane Cassaignard-Viaud was a Research Assistant. He holds an Mssc in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and BA in European Studies from Maastricht University.

Noah Godin was a Research Assistant. He is a Master's student in the Holocaust and Genocide Programme at Uppsala University, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Rights from Malmö University

Tereza Heiligová was a Research Assistant. She is a Master's student in the Holocaust and Genocide Programme at Uppsala University, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Theory & Public Policy from the University of Essex.

Matylda Jonas-Kowalik was a Research Assistant. She is a graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Uppsala University. She holds a Master’s degree in International Migration and Ethnic Relations from Malmö University.

Jinsu Kim was a Research Assistant. He holds a MA in Political Science from the Stockholm University in Sweden and BA in the same field from the Konkuk University in South Korea.

Sabine Lind was a Research Assistant. She is an alumna of Uppsala University’s Peace and Conflict Bachelor’s program.

Liza was a Research Assistant. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Corvinus University in Budapest and a Master’s degree in Ethnic and Migration Studies from Linköping University.

Selma Mustafić was a Research Assistant. She is a Master's student of Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University and holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Ljubljana.

Natsuki Nakahara was a Research Assistant. She is a Bachelor’s student at Waseda University majoring in Political Science and Economics, with a focus on International Politics.

Rodrigo Pereira was a Research Assistant. He holds a MA in Contemporary History and Politics from the University of London, as well as a BA in International Relations from the University of Warsaw.

Niv Rabino was an Intern at VINO June-December 2021. He was a Rotary Peace Fellow with a Master’s in Peace and Conflict from Uppsala University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Development from Columbia University, focusing on Public Health.

Monserratt Leyva Sánchez was a Research Assistant. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City.

Daniela Sanchez was a Research Assistant. She has a Master's in Homeland Security from the Colombian War College and is a Master's student of Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University. Daniela holds a Bachelor's in International Relations from Rosario University in Colombia.

Robertas Skipitis was a Research Assistant. He is a Master's student in the Holocaust and Genocide Programme at the Hugo Valentin Centre at Uppsala University, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Essex.

Dimitrios Tziogkas was a Research Assistant. He has a Master’s degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Uppsala University, as well as a Master’s degree in International Studies and a Law degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Eero Valkonen was a Research Assistant. He is a Master's student in History of Ideas at Uppsala University, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.

Daan van de Rijzen was a Research Assistant. He holds a MSSc in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht.

Phaidon Vassiliou was a Research Assistant. He holds a graduate degree in Psychology from the University of Buenos Aires and an MA in Cultural Anthropology from Uppsala University.

Andrine was a Research Assistant. She is a Master's student of Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Oslo New University College.