Background
Mats R. Berdal was born on 5 October 1965.
Mats R. Berdal was born on 5 October 1965.
He gained a Bachelor of Science degree from the London School of Economics in 1988, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Street Antony"s College, Oxford in 1992.
From 2000 to 2003 Berdal was Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. Between 2007 and 2011, Berdal was a Visiting Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College and was a Consulting Senior Fellow at the IISS from 2009 to 2011, responsible for the Institute’s “Economics and Conflict Resolution Programme”. In 2003, Berdal joined the Department of War Studies, King"s College London where he directs the Conflict, Security and Development Research Group (CSDRG) and is the Programme Director for the Master of Arts in Conflict, Security and Development.