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Sharon Wiharta

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: wiharta@sipri.org; 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: Armaments, Disarmaments and International Security (Oxford University Press) since 2003, including on ‘Planning and deploying peace operations’, ‘Peacebuilding: the international focus on Africa’, ‘Legitimacy of peace operations’, ‘Multilateral peace missions: challenges in peacebuilding’, ‘Post-conflict justice: developments in international courts’ and ‘The International Criminal Court’.
  • 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.