Peer Schouten

Peer Schouten

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Biography

Peer Schouten is a senior researcher at DIIS and an associate researcher at the International Peace Information Service in Antwerp. His research focuses on order in conflict, with a focus on the role of roadblocks and transit taxes in conflict and state formation; mineral extraction and conflict economies; and the politics of logistics and infrastructure. He has extensive research experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan.

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Journal Article

Isbaaro: Checkpoints and World Making beyond the State in Somalia

May 2026
Peer Schouten, Abdirahman Edle Ali, Jethro Norman

Journal Article

The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict-affected Settings

May 2026
Peer Schouten, Vanessa van den Boogaard, Max Gallien, Shalaka Thakur, Florian Weigand

Research in Brief

The Politics of Passage: Roadblocks, Taxation, and Control in Conflict

August 2025
Peer Schouten, Max Gallien, Shalaka Thakur, Vanessa van den Boogaard, Florian Weigand, Tracy Beyuo

Partner Publication

Checkpoints, Transnational Trade, and Conflict

March 2025
Peer Schouten

Partner Publication

Isbaaro: Checkpoints and World-Making Beyond the State

August 2024
Abdirahman Edle Ali, Jethro Norman, Peer Schouten

Partner Publication

The Politics of Passage: Roadblocks, Taxation and Control in Conflict

June 2024
Peer Schouten, Max Gallien, Shalaka Thakur, Vanessa van den Boogaard, Florian Weigand
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From Afghanistan to Venezuela, new research shows how roadblocks shape governance and everyday life in conflict contexts
20 July 2026

From Afghanistan to Venezuela, new research shows how roadblocks shape governance and everyday life in conflict contexts

A new special issue in the leading development studies journal Development and Change puts roadblock politics squarely on the academic…
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Webinar: The politics of passage - New research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict

Webinar: The politics of passage – New research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict

Virtual

30 June 2026 – 14:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

This webinar launches the Development and Change special issue, The Politics of Passage: Checkpoints and Authority amidst Conflict, drawing on the Roadblocks and Revenues research series.
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