Morten Bøås is Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). His most recent publications include, Africa’s Insurgents: Navigating an Evolving Landscape, Lynne Rienner, 2017 (with Kevin Dunn) and Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention: a Guide to Research in Violent and Closed Contexts, Bristol University Press, 2020 (with Berit Bliesemann de Guevara).