Tore Wig
Research Professor
Additional positions:
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
Email: torewig@prio.org
Twitter: @torewig
Latest publications
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The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions
Monograph
One Road to Riches? How State Building and Democratization Affect Economic Development
Monograph
Chaos on Campus: Universities and Mass Political Protest
Journal Article in Comparative Political Studies
Patterns of Regime Breakdown since the French Revolution
Journal Article in Comparative Political Studies
Et veikart for diktatur i Europa
Popular Article in Morgenbladet
Erna som diktator
Popular Article in VG
Det vil bli blodig
Popular Article in Agenda Magasin
Pandemiens Politikk
Popular Article in VG
Are we on the cusp of a global wave of regime change?
Popular Article in Political Violence at a Glance
Ingen regimer varer evig
Popular Article in VG
Latest news
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PRIO Researchers Write on Race in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforsking
Marta Bivand Erdal and Tore Wig have contributed to a symposium on structural racism and racialization in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforsking, Norway's leading social science journal.
Three New Research Professors at PRIO
Following external academic evaluations, the PRIO Board has awarded Research Professor competence to Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, Siri Aas Rustad and Tore Wig. Congratulations!
Beyond the COVID Curve: PRIO launches new blog series
COVID-19 has quickly changed everything from our daily routines, to the policies of governments, to the fortunes of the global economy. How will it continue to shape society and the conditions for peace and conflict globally in the near future and long after we manage to get the virus under control?
PRIO Has the Leading Experts on Protests
PRIO has long been at the forefront of research on protest movements.
As of 2020 PRIO houses three major projects that simultaneously are investigating mass mobilizations and protests. As a result, we will have a large team of leading experts in the field. This is something that no other research institution can boast of, either nationally or internationally.
Read more about this in Tora Sagård's summing up of these projects and the links between them.
PRIO Researchers' Article Makes Washington Post Top Ten List
Sirianne Dahlum, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Tore Wig's article on protests in the Washington Post was the fifth most popular of 2019 on the website.
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe) - Funding for New Project
Why do some pro-democracy movements succeed while others fail?
Carl Henrik Knutsen Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Decolonizing the Academy
NEPS Medal to PRIO Researchers
Yesterday, the NEPS Medal for the best publication in peace science, was awarded in Verona to Carl Henrik Knutsen, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård and Tore Wig for their aricle in World Politics: 'Autocratic Elections: Stabilizing Tool or Force for Change?'.
Congratulations!
PRIO Contributes to New War on Children Report
Save the children today published the War on Children report, which shows that the number of children living in conflict zones have increased by 75% in the last 20 years. The report is based on PRIO research.
Latest blog posts
Steadfast Military Support for Ukraine Is the Route to Peace
Putin May Fall
We Shouldn’t Be Surprised by Putin’s Invasion
Democracy Works, Even in Weak States
New Mapping of Children Affected by Armed Conflict
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