Two former PRIO associates, both working group leaders atour Centre for the Study of Civil War (2002–12), have been honoured for their outstanding academiccontributions.
CSCW Working Goroup Leader Kalle Moene was announced the 2011 recepient of the Award for Excellence in Comminication of Science at the opening of the Norwegian National Research Festival 23 September.
The article 'Institutions and the resource curse' by CSCW researchers Halvor Mehlum, Karl Ove Moene, in addition to Ragnar Torvik (Economic Journal 116(508): 1-20), is appointed 'Fast-Breaking Paper' status at ISI Essential Science Indicators.
This doctoral course will explore the 'paradox of plenty' (or 'resource curse'), whereby an abundance of natural resources seems to lead to negative economic and political outcomes, at least in recent decades.