Sharon Wiharta
Citizenship: Indonesia
Position at SIPRI: Senior Researcher, Armed Conflict and Conflict Management Programme
Subject expertise: Peacekeeping; peacebuilding and post-conflict justice; justice and security sector reform; rule of law; humanitarian assistance
Regional expertise: West Africa
Languages:
English, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Intermediate Swedish
Education: MSocSc, Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University. BA, International Studies (Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Peace and Security track) and Political Science
Contact: Email; Phone: +46 8 655 97 60
Sharon Wiharta leads SIPRI’s research on peacekeeping and peacebuilding issues. Her area of interest is efforts to promote justice and establish the rule of law in post-conflict situations through reform of the justice and security sectors, with special emphasis on ensuring local ownership. She has published widely on peacekeeping and peacebuilding issues.
Current activities
- Head of the SIPRI Project on Multilateral Peace Operations
Former positions
- Research Assistant, Center for International Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Professional affiliations
- International Network to Promote the Rule of Law, Member
- EU COST Action on New Challenges of Peacekeeping and the European Union’s Role in Multilateral Crisis Management, Member
- Folke Bernadotte Academy Working Group on Security Sector Reform, Member
- Folke Bernadotte Academy Research Forum for Conflict Prevention, Member
- Women in International Security, Member
Recent publications
- Daniel, D. C. F., Taft, P. and Wiharta, S. (eds), Peace Operations: Trends, Progress and Prospects (Georgetown University Press, Sep. 2008)
- Wiharta, S. et al., The Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response (SIPRI, Feb. 2008)
- Hansen, A. S. and Wiharta, S., The Transition to a Just Order: Establishing Local Ownership after Conflict, Policy Report (Folke Bernadotte Academy, Feb. 2007)
- Hansen, A. S. and Wiharta, S., The Transition to a Just Order: Establishing Local Ownership after Conflict, Practitioner’s Guide (Folke Bernadotte Academy, Feb. 2007)
- Contributions to the SIPRI Yearbook since 2003, including ‘Legitimacy of peace operations’ (2009), ‘Planning and deploying peace operations’ (2008), ‘Peacebuilding: the international focus on Africa’ (2006), ‘Multilateral peace missions: challenges in peacebuilding’ (2005), ‘Post-conflict justice: developments in international courts’ (2004) and ‘The International Criminal Court’ (2003)
- Wiharta, S., ‘Provincial reconstruction teams: bridging security and development?’, Paper presented at the Kabul International Symposium on Bridging Security and Development: New Perspectives in Afghanistan, 26 Mar. 2006
