Pax et Bellum Board Members

Meet the Pax et Bellum Board for the 2025/2026 academic year!

The goal of the Board, along with several committees and partners, is to create a forum for learning about peace and conflict related issues by organizing different events and activities. We are very excited and encourage you to contact us with suggestions or if you would like to get involved!

Camille de Ripainsel – Chair

Hej hej! My name is Camille, and I am truly honored to be the Chair of Pax et Bellum for the upcoming year. I was born and raised in a village in Belgium, but life has since taken me to five other countries where I’ve lived on my own.

Most recently, I completed my bachelor’s degree in Amsterdam, where I studied International Relations with a focus on human rights and social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean.

During this year, I hope to foster a collaborative, welcoming, and inspiring environment where each of my wonderful board members will be able thrive, express their ideas, and get creative in shaping events and initiatives. Together, I am confident that we will be able to create meaningful moments that will bring our community together. I am thus very excited for the year ahead and cannot wait to meet all of our members soon!

Patrick Enochs – Vice Chair

Hej! I’m Patrick Enochs, and I am excited to act as Pax et Bellum’s Vice Chair this year! In my role as Vice Chair, I will support our Chair with day-to-day operations, help oversee the Board’s overall tasks, and represent Board and the Masters students at the Student Union’s Section for Social Sciences and at the Department Board (Samsek).

I am originally from the U.S., in Chicago, but completed my bachelor’s degree in Economics and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. With a concentration in International Development Studies, I became interested in and tried to focus my studies on the intersection of identity and conflict. After graduating, I worked as a research assistant in Washington D.C. for the Center for Naval Analyses, working with many of the regional teams. Through this master’s program, I hope to continue to build on my understanding of the causes of conflict and peace and continue to explore the many intersections this relates to. I look forward to working with the great team we have built on the board!

Xenia Kremer – Secretary

Hej Hej! My name is Xenia and I’m excited to join this term’s Pax et Bellum board as Secretary. In this role, I will take care of writing the newsletter and supporting the board with administrative tasks.

Originally from Germany, I studied Political Science and Communication Science in Vienna, focusing on International Development and Eastern European Studies. I’m particularly interested in how gender dynamics shape conflict and how bottom-up and religiously embedded approaches can strengthen peacebuilding efforts, interests I hope to explore further during the Master’s programme. Coming from a background in sustainability, I’m excited to bring an environmental perspective to our work this term. I’m really looking forward to collaborating with our wonderful team, engaging with members, and sharing our journey through the monthly newsletter.

Marlene Fritz – Treasurer

HHej hej! My name is Marlene and I‘m the treasurer of the new board. As treasurer my tasks revolve around keeping track of Pax‘s budget and applying for funding for all our fun events.

Before beginning my studies in Uppsala I took a gap year interning at the German Development Agency and most importantly traveling around South America improving my Spanish. I have a Bachelor‘s degree in Political Science from the University of Mannheim, where I focussed on the repression of civil society organizations and their influence on international organizations. For the master’s program, I‘m interested in the response of the international community to violence, repression in autocracies and backsliding democracies, as well quantitative methods.

I‘m very excited to be part of the board this year and look forward to working with everyone on various amazing events!

Agnes Jägerskog – Head of Activities

Hi! My name is Agnes and my role for Pax is Head of Activities. I am a seasoned Uppsala student since I did my undergrad in Peace and Development here at the department as well. My focus was on peace and conflict, with more narrow interests in gender & conflict, Gaza and Middle East region and rebel/guerilla group dynamics, which I explored in an exchange semester in Bogotá, Colombia and an internship at UNRWA in Amman, Jordan. My aspirations for this masters is to continue to dive deeper into some of my key interests, but also continue to broaden my perspectives through different courses as well as learning from the widely diverse group of students present in this masters.

As Head of Activities I hope to capture this diversity of expertise and interests among members and be able to offer and create spaces and events for members to gather around shared academic and social interests.

I am super excited for all the visits, lectures, gasques, sports events, panel discussions, etc. that we have planned for this year!

Júlia Celma Werthwein – Head of PR and Marketing

Hej! My name is Júlia, and I’m thrilled to be joining this year’s Pax et Bellum board as the Head of PR and Marketing.

In this role, I’m responsible for shaping how Pax et Bellum communicates and connects — both within our community and beyond it. I manage our external outreach, develop our communication strategies, and work to ensure that our message of peace and dialogue reaches a wider audience, not just within the Peace and Conflict Research department but also across other master’s programmes and organizations.

Originally from Barcelona, I hold a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Human Rights from Amsterdam University College. My academic interests revolve around journalism, sports for development, and the idea that without humanitarian action, peacebuilding isn’t truly possible. Through my Master’s in Humanitarian Action and Conflict, I aim to further explore how communication and storytelling can contribute to effective humanitarian responses and sustainable peacebuilding.

I’m incredibly excited to collaborate with this inspiring group of people and help make Pax et Bellum’s work even more visible, creative, and engaging for everyone in Uppsala!

Valentina Berrondo – General Board Member

Hej everyone! My name is Valentina and I’m excited to be joining this year’s Pax et Bellum board as the General Board Member for the 2025-2026 term. My position consists of supporting all other board members across different areas of the association’s work, from events to communications and beyond.

I was born in Montevideo, Uruguay (yes, really far away) and I studied my bachelor’s in International Studies back home. For my bachelor’s minor, I came to Uppsala as an exchange student and instantly fell in love with this city’s vibrant atmosphere, which led me to pursue my Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies right after. Coming here introduced me to the incredible student life Uppsala has to offer, which motivated me to get involved in our association and contribute in any way I can.

My main academic interests lie in conflict negotiation and the psychology of violence. I am deeply excited about the possibility of engaging in research projects alongside my studies and being able to take part in intercultural exchange, but also about having fun at the association and getting to meet everyone involved! Looking forward to a great year ahead!

Jan Glässner – Editor-in-Chief of the Pax et Bellum Journal

Hej! I’m Jan, and I’m excited to take on the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Pax et Bellum Journal this year.

I grew up in Cologne, Germany, but eventually moved to the Netherlands to study a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Maastricht (UCM). As part of my Bachelor’s, I primarily focused on international relations but also took classes in conflict studies and development economics. Now, as part of my Master’s in Uppsala, I’m looking forward to learn more about conflict resolution processes, quantitative methods, and emerging security threats.

Next to my studies, I have already participated in several different student organizations and have really enjoyed the teamwork and experiences associated with it. This year, as the Editor-in-Chief of the Pax et Bellum Journal, I want to highlight student-led research in the field of peace and conflict studies and work to make the journal an accessible platform for students to share their unique perspectives.