Biography
Mateja Peter joined the School of International Relations in September 2015. She is actively involved in , the first all-Scotland global affairs institute, having previously served as its Executive Director. Dr Peter is also the founding co-director of .
She previously worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and held post-doctoral fellowships at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS). She received her PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge.
Teaching
Dr Peter鈥檚 teaching typically covers international law, international organisations, global governance, and issues of conflict and intervention. She is currently leading the Vertically Integrated Project module PeaceHub: Global Mediation Database, which enables students to directly contribute to the MEND database while developing collaborative, team鈥慴ased skills through group work on contemporary conflicts.
Research areas
Dr Peter鈥檚 research focuses on the role of third-party actors鈥攕tates and international organisations鈥攊n contemporary peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction. She is particularly interested in how shifts in the global order are reshaping conflict management practices and norms, including UN peacekeeping and international mediation.
She currently serves as the Research Lead for the PeaceRep , funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). In this role, she leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Universities of 精东传媒 and Edinburgh. Together, they are developing , a pioneering global resource on third-party mediation in violent conflicts.
Dr Peter鈥檚 academic expertise frequently supports policy-making processes. In addition to her work with the FCDO as part of her leadership role on , she has previously supported the UN High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and served on the Advisory Group for the report.
PhD supervision
- Delia Burns
Selected publications
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Open access
Peter, M., D'Amico, E., Houghton, K. A. & Badanjak, S., 13 May 2026, Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform, University of Edinburgh. 8 p. (MEND Data Series)
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Policy brief
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Open access
Peter, M., D'Amico, E., Houghton, K. A. & Badanjak, S., 13 May 2026, Edinburgh: PeaceRep: The Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform. 29 p. (MEND data series)
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book
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Open access
Peter, M. & Houghton, K. A., 16 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Peacekeeping. Latest Articles, 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Peter, M., 14 Feb 2024, In: Politics and Governance. 12, 15 p., 7357.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Peter, M. & Wang, R., 21 Jun 2024, In: Journal of International Peacekeeping. 27, 1, p. 85-114 30 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review