Peer reviewed articles

Bezabih, Mintewab, Sosina Bezu, Tigabu Getahun, Ivar Kolstad, Päivi Lujala and Arne Wiig 2025. Intergroup Interaction and Attitudes to Migrants. Journal of Politics volume 87(1): 115-127. Download.
Brunnschweiler, Christa Nanang Kurniawan, Päivi Lujala, Primi Putri, Sabrina Scherzer and Indah Wardhani 2025. The right to benefit: Using videos to encourage citizen involvement in resource revenue management. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (in press). Repliaction data
Brunnschweiler, Christa, Ishmael Edjekumhene, Päivi Lujala and Sabrina Scherzer 2025. “You need to have this information!”: Using videos to increase demand for accountability on public revenue management. World Development 186: 106813. Open access; Replication data
Brunnschweiler, Christa, Päivi Lujala, Primi Putri, Sabrina Scherzer and Indah Wardhani 2025. When petroleum revenue transparency policy meets citizen engagement reality: Survey evidence from Indonesia. Ecological Economics 230: 108529. Open access; Replication data
Brunnschweiler, Christa, Deanna Karapetyan and Päivi Lujala 2024. Opportunities and risks of small-scale and artisanal gold mining for local communities: Survey evidence from Ghana. Extractive Industries and Society 17: 101403. Open access; Replication data
Putri, Primi and Päivi Lujala 2023. Assessing the Transformative Potential of Extractive Sector Transparency Initiatives: Evidence from Local Oil Revenue Management in Indonesia. Journal of Development Studies 59(12): 1787-1806. Open access
Kolstad, Ivar, Azreem Karim, Päivi Lujala and Arne Wiig 2023. Expert adoption of composite indices: a randomized experiment on migrant resettlement decisions in Bangladesh. Natural Hazards 119: 261–297. Download (journal); Free access (University of Oulu repository)
Wiig, Arne, Minjah Mahmud, Ivar Kolstad, Päivi Lujala and Sosina Bezu 2023. Digging in? Migration preferences in communities affected by climate change — evidence from Bangladesh. Regional Environmental Change 23: 96. Download (journal); Free access (University of Oulu repository)
Kolstad Ivar, Sosina Bezu, Päivi Lujala, Minhaj Mahmud and Arne Wiig 2023. Does Changing the Narrative Improve Host Community Attitudes Toward Climate Migrants? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh. International Migration Review 57(1), 68-94. Download (journal), Free access (University of Oulu repository)
Lujala, Päivi, Philippe Le Billon and Nicolas Gaulin 2022. Determinants of Fossil Fuel Production Cuts and Implications for an International Supply-Side Agreement. Global Environmental Politics 22 (4): 95–128. Download (journal), Free access (University of Oulu repository); Replication data
Kasimba, Sam A. and Päivi Lujala 2022. Community based participatory governance platforms and sharing of mining benefits: evidence from Ghana. Community Development Journal 57(4): 635–654. Open access

Walelign, Solomon and Päivi Lujala 2022. A place-based framework for assessing resettlement capacity in the context of displacement induced by climate change. World Development 151(March): 105777. Open access
Le Billon, Philippe, Päivi Lujala and Siri Aas Rustad 2021. Transparency in Environmental and Resource Governance: Theories of Change for the EITI. Global Environmental Politics 21 (3): 124–146. Download (journal), Free access (University of Oulu repository)
Kasimba, Sam A. and Päivi Lujala 2021. Community based participatory governance platforms and sharing of mining benefits: evidence from Ghana. Community Development Journal. Open access
Brunnschweiler, Christa, Ishmael Edjekumhene and Päivi Lujala 2021. Does information matter? Transparency and demand for accountability in Ghana's natural resource revenue management. Ecological Economics 181: 106903. Download (journal); Download (authors' version); Replication data
Le Billon, Philippe, Päivi Lujala, Devyani Singh, Vance Culbert and Berit Kristoffersen 2021. Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, and the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways for a Just and Green Post-Pandemic Recovery. Climate Policy 21(10): 1347-135. Download (journal); Download (authors' version)
Walelign, Solomon Zena, Susan L. Cutter and Päivi Lujala 2021. Resettlement capacity assessments for climate induced displacements: Evidence from Ethiopia. Climate Risk Management 33: 100347. Open access
Ogbe, Michael and Päivi Lujala 2021. Spatial Crowdsourcing in Natural Resource Revenue Management. Resources Policy. Open access
Lujala, Päivi, Sosina Bezu, Ivar Kolstad, Minhaj Mahmud and Arne Wiig 2020. How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants? Global Environmental Change 65: 102156.. Open access; Replication data
Le Billon, Philippe and Päivi Lujala 2020. Environmental and land defenders: Global patterns and determinants of repression. Global Environmental Change 65: 102163. Download (journal); Download (authors' version); Replication data
Lujala, Päivi, and Christa Brunnschweiler and Ishmael Edjekumhene 2020. Transparent for whom? Dissemination of information on Ghana’s petroleum and mining revenue management. Journal of Development Studies 56(12): 2135-2153. Open access; Replication data
Lujala, Päivi and John Narh 2020. Ghana’s Minerals Development Fund Act: Addressing the Needs of Mining Communities. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 38(2):183-200. Download (journal); Download (authors' version)
Lujala, Päivi and Haakon Lein 2020. The role of personal experiences in Norwegian perceptions of climate change. Norwegian Journal of Geography 74(3): 138-151. Download (journal); Download (authors' version); Replication data
Kasimba, Sam and Päivi Lujala 2020. Examining Host Communities’ Perceptions on Trust Funds as Corporate Strategies for Community Development in Ghana. Journal of Asian and African Studies 56(6): 1386–1402. Open access
Opach, Tomasz, Sabrina Scherzer, Päivi Lujala and Jan Rød 2020. Seeking commonalities of community resilience to natural hazards: A cluster analysis approach. Norwegian Journal of Geography 74(3): 181-199. Open access
Scherzer, Sabrina, Päivi Lujala and Jan Ketil Rød 2019. A Community Resilience Index for Norway: an Adaptation of the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 36: 101107. Open access; Replication data
Brunnschweiler, Christa and Päivi Lujala 2019. Economic Backwardness and Social Tension. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 121(2): 482-516. Download (journal); Download (authors' version); Online Appendix
Kasimba, Sam and Päivi Lujala 2019. There is no one amongst us with them! Transparency and participation in local natural resource revenue management. Extractive Industries and Society 6(1): 198-205. Open access
Lujala, Päivi 2018. An analysis of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative implementation process. World Development 107(July): 358–381. Open access; Replication Data
Brunnschweiler, Christa and Päivi Lujala 2017. Income and armed civil conflict: An instrumental variables approach. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 23(4). Download; Replication data
Rustad, Siri A., Philippe Le Billon and Päivi Lujala 2017. Has the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative been a success? Identifying and evaluating EITI goals. Resources Policy 51(1): 151-162. Download
Epremian, Levon, Päivi Lujala and Carl Bruch 2016. High-value natural resources and transparency: Accounting for revenues and governance. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Download
Lujala, Päivi, Siri A. Rustad and Sarah Wegmueller 2016. Engines for Peace? Extractive Industries, Host Countries, and the International Community in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. Natural Resources 7(5): 239-250. Download
Ofori, Jerome J. Y. and Päivi Lujala 2015. Illusionary Transparency? Oil Revenues, Information Disclosure, and Transparency. Society & Natural Resources 28(11): 1187–1202. Download
Lujala, Päivi, Haakon Lein and Jan K. Rød 2015. Climate Change, Natural Hazards, and Risk Perception: The Role of Proximity and Personal Experience. Local Environment 20(4): 489–09. Download; Replication data
Barquet, Karina, Päivi Lujala and Jan K. Rød 2014. Transboundary Conservation and Militarized Interstate Disputes. Political Geography 42(5): 1–11. Download; Replication data
Bakken, Tor Haakon, Anne Guri Aase, Dagmar Hagen, Håkon Sundt, David N. Barton and Päivi Lujala 2014. Demonstrating a New Framework for the Comparison of Environmental Impacts from Small- and Large-Scale Hydropower and Wind Power Projects. Journal of Environmental Management 140(8): 93–101. Download
Lujala, Päivi, Haakon Lein and Rita Rosvoldaune 2014. Quantifying Vulnerability to Flooding Induced by Climate Change. The Case of Verdal. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography 68(1): 34–49. Download
Buhaug, H, et al. 2014. One Effect to Rule them All? A Comment on Climate and Conflict. Climatic Change 127(3-4): 391–397.
Falch, Torberg, Päivi Lujala and Bjarne Strøm 2013. Geographical Constraints and Educational Attainment. Regional Science and Urban Economics 43(1): 164–176. Download
Holand, Ivar S. and Päivi Lujala 2013. Replicating and Adapting an Index of Social Vulnerability to a New Context: A Comparison Study for Norway. Professional Geographer 65(2): 312–328. Download; Replication data
Rød, Jan K., Ivar Berthling, Haakon Lein, Päivi Lujala, Geir Vatne and Linda M. Bye 2012. Integrated Vulnerability Mapping for Wards in Mid-Norway. Local Environment 17(6/7): 695–716. Download
Bergholt, Drago and Päivi Lujala 2012. Climate-related Natural Disasters, Economic Growth, and Armed Civil Conflict. Journal of Peace Research 49(1): 147–162. Download; Replication Data
Nichols, Sandra S., Päivi Lujala and Carl Bruch 2011. When Peacebuilding Meets the Plan: Natural Resource Governance and Post-Conflict Recovery. The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations 12(1): 9–24.
Holand, Ivar S., Päivi Lujala and Jan K. Rød 2011. Social Vulnerability Assessment for Norway: A Quantitative Approach. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography 65(1): 1–17. Download; Replication data
Lujala, Päivi 2010. The Spoils of Nature: Armed Civil Conflict and Rebel Access to Natural Resources. Journal of Peace Research 47(1): 15–28. Download; Replication Data
Buhaug, Halvard, Päivi Lujala and Scott Gates 2009. Geography, Rebel Capability, and the Duration of Civil Conflict. Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(4): 544–569. Download; Replication Data
Lujala, Päivi 2009. Deadly Combat over Natural Resources: Gems, Petroleum, Drugs, and the Severity of Armed Civil Conflict. Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(1): 50–71. Download; Replication Data
Lujala, Päivi, Jan K. Rød and Nadja Thieme 2007. Fighting over Oil: Introducing a New Dataset. Conflict Management and Peace Science 24(3): 239–256. Download; Replication Data; PETRODATA
Lujala, Päivi, Nils P. Gleditsch and Elisabeth Gilmore 2005. A Diamond Curse: Civil War and a Lootable Resource. Journal of Conflict Resolution 49(4): 583–562. Download; Replication Data
Buhaug, Halvard and Päivi Lujala 2005. Accounting for Scale: Measuring Geography in Quantitative Studies of Civil War. Political Geography 24(4): 399–418. Download; Replication Data
Gilmore, Elisabeth, Nils P. Gleditsch, Päivi Lujala and Jan K. Rød 2005. Conflict Diamonds: A New Dataset. Conflict Management and Peace Science 22(3): 257–272. Download; DIADATA