Oslo Peace Days 2019

Listen to event: Chernobyl - Hva skjedde egentlig?

Listen to event: Why War? What Stands Between Us and Peace?

In the media: Ethiopia’s peace prize winner refuses to speak to media (The Washington Post e-Replica Newspapers in Education)

New Book Chapter: Small-Scale Weapon Transactions

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. Read more about PRIO

Recent News

Louise Olsson participates in hearing at the Swedish Parliament

Louise Olsson participates in hearing at the Swedish Parliament

​Senior Researcher Louise Olsson participated in a public hearing on Women, Peace and Security organized by the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Sw..

Carl Henrik Knutsen Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

Carl Henrik Knutsen Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

Knutsen is a Research Professor at PRIO in a part-time capacity. His main position is as Professor at the Department of Political Science, University ..

MIGNEX team selects local areas for data collection

MIGNEX team selects local areas for data collection

The large PRIO-led project ​MIGNEX examines migration and development at the local level across Africa and Asia. A milestone was reached when the spec..

Call for Abstracts: ‘Education in Conflict and Exile: Building Durable Futures?’

Call for Abstracts: ‘Education in Conflict and Exile: Building Durable Futures?’

​This academic workshop focuses on education of refugee children and children living in protracted conflict within and beyond the national frame. Call..

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Upcoming Events

From Demonstrations to Democratization?

From Demonstrations to Democratization?

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:00-13:30

Panel discussion about the protests in Hong Kong

Building Peace in Cyprus through Linkages

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:45-17:00

A Century of Life and Conflict in Palestine

Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:00-16:00

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Recent Publications

A Foreign Policy Actor of Importance? The Role of the Somali Diaspora in Shaping Norwegian Policy towards Somalia

Journal Article by Ebba Tellander & Cindy Horst

The Production of the Global Study: What’s in a measurement?

Book Chapter by Louise Olsson & Theodora-Ismene Gizelis

Characterizing and Assessing Temporal Heterogeneity: Introducing a Change Point Framework, with Applications on the Study of Democratization

Report - External Series by Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, Carl Henrik Knutsen & Gudmund Horn Hermansen

Small-Scale Weapon Transactions

Book Chapter by Júlia Palik

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Recent Blog Posts

Pioneer and Patron of Social Science and Peace Research: A Portrait of Erik Rinde (1919–1994) by Lars Even Andersen

Posted by Lars Even Andersen on Friday, 6 Dec 2019

Citizenship in Scandinavia – What are reasonable demands for full membership?

Posted by Grete Brochmann, Marta Bivand Erdal & Arnfinn H. Midtbøen on Tuesday, 3 Dec 2019

This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next?

Posted by Erica Chenoweth, Sirianne Dahlum, Sooyeon Kang, Zoe Marks, Christopher Wiley Shay & Tore Wig on Monday, 25 Nov 2019

Gender in Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Processes

Posted by Wenche Iren Hauge on Monday, 25 Nov 2019

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