News Archive

PRIO researchers have recently been awarded grants for exciting new projects, from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the European Research Council (ERC).

PRIO is immensely proud to announce that Senior Researcher Julia Palik  has been awarded the highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for the groundbreaking project titled Com2Civ: Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation.

We invite abstracts for a workshop that will explore the forefront of research on the nature of migration aspirations and related concepts. That is, how can we conceptualize and empirically examine people’s thoughts and feelings about potentially migrating?

The widely used PRIO-GRID data framework has been awarded the prestigious J. David Singer Data Innovation Award.

The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Nina Græger, announced her updated list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

An estimated 676 million women – nearly 17 percent of the global female population – lived within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict last year, according to a new PRIO report.

A new PRIO Paper offers in-depth documentation of the MigrationRhythms survey, shedding light on urban middle classes, social mobility and internal & international migration across four major Asian cities.

Daniel Kjebekk Drivdal has been awarded the Gløbius Prize for 2025 for his MA thesis on Climate Mitigation and Conflict.

Analyzing the case of the Norwegian truth and reconciliation commission in the South Saami area.

PRIO has successfully secured funding for three timely projects on authoritarian AI (mis)use, biodiversity financing politics and ethical dilemmas in Norway’s preparedness strategies.

Anxiety among Norwegians about the state of global peace and security continues to grow, according to a new survey released by PRIO.

This summer, the EU-funded project Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER+) was awarded the Security Innovation Award 2025 for Best Open Source Innovation.

The project Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy (QuantMig) is featured by the European Commission as a success story of impactful research.

Eirin Haugseth has today defended her PhD thesis: 'Displacement and discontent. Consequences of displacement on local host communities' at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Sociology and Political Science.

The Religious Gender Justice Activism (GenderJustice) project was successfully launched in August 2025.

Arina Kosareva has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences hosted an international conference in July on Religious Dimensions of Peacemaking, co-organized by PRIO and the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

EMPOW is a two-year initiative designed to provide novel open access data on women's mobilization for peace and gender equality reforms in the wake of war.

PRIO welcomed guests for a special event this week, marking the transition of leadership from outgoing Director Henrik Urdal to incoming Director Nina Græger.

Kathrine Rudolfsen has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo.

The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.

Nabiiha Ahmed has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo

PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative.

As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO hosted a PhD-level course Conflict Trends, 3-5 June. Siri Aas Rustad led the course.

We are saddened by the passing of Øyvind Østerud (1944–2025), a towering figure in Norwegian political science.

The special issue examines the transformative potential of centering communitarian practices, including mutual assistance networks, relational support systems, and local accountability frameworks, in order to rethink humanitarian action from the ground up. 

Samar Abbas Nawaz has today defended his PhD thesis: 'Safe integration of civil drones: Law, self-operation & infrastructure'.

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is proud to announce that its two flagship journals – Journal of Peace Research and Security Dialogue – will be published by Oxford University Press from 2026.

Mediators, peacebuilders and policymakers gathered in Porvoo, Finland for the 14th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

A new analysis of gender trends in Norwegian academia shows that gender balance has been largely achieved among researchers, with professorships now the final step toward parity.

PRIO’s engagement with issues around the use of AI was in full display last week, when PRIO researchers joined key UN discussions in Geneva on AI-enabled weapons and satellite technology, contributing expertise on security, ethics and strategic policy.

Researchers from PRIO, Masaryk University and the University of Helsinki gathered in Oslo for the CENTREPEACE Junior Scholar Symposium 3-4 April.

PRIO’s Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is co-hosting a conference marking the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

On 4 March, PRIO hosted a roundtable on Chinese perspectives on global issues during the official visit of a Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister LU Kang (IDCPC). Scholars in Oslo joined to discuss China-Norway relations, geopolitics, and multilateralism.

PRIO and NORSAR, both Norway-based research foundations, today announced a joint effort to use cutting-edge sensor technology for uncovering and analysing war crimes in Ukraine.

PRIO is pleased to announce the appointment of Nina Græger as its next Director, effective 1 July 2025.

Masanori Kikuchi has been awarded the JPR Best Visualization Award for his journal article entitled ’How does war affect cultural tolerance? Evidence from concert programs, 1900-60’.

Melanie Sauter has been awarded the Nils Petter Gleditsch Article of the Year Award for her journal article entitled ‘Politicized health emergencies and violent resistance against healthcare responders.’

On 23-27 June PRIO, in collaboration with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will host the PhD level course International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills. Apply by 12 March 2025.

Veteran diplomat Tor Wennesland joined the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) as Practitioner in Residence in January.

After the Taliban’s return, Afghan women face severe restrictions but remain vital in society, especially in the healthcare sector. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, experts discuss concrete steps to support women’s rights and healthcare access.

Rica Günther successfully defended her MA thesis at the University of Oslo, titled "Changing the Corporate Narrative - the Potential of a Sustainable Corporate Sector for the Prevention of Armed Conflict".

A Filipino nurse with family in Manila, three intertwined lives in Mumbai, a ‘self-made’ man in Karachi and the journey of a woman in Hanoi. Through four animations, the MigrationRhythms project explores how migration shapes social mobility across generations.

The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction Challenge invites researchers to forecast conflict intensity as a probability distribution, fully accounting for uncertainty to improve decision-making and crisis preparedness.

The PRIO Peace Research Course at the International Summer School is now opening for students to apply for places for the 2025 programme.

PRIO is committed to fostering the next generation of peace researchers. To this end, we invite Master students to take part in our vibrant research community while writing their thesis.

New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.

The Director of PRIO, Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms topping the list.