Louise Olsson: All news

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Thursday, 15 Feb 2024
Call for PhD-Level Course: Gender, Peace and Conflict

PRIO invites applications for this course on Gender, Peace and Conflict which will be taught in person in Oslo in May 2024. The application deadline is 15 March. ​

Monday, 13 Nov 2023
Peace Research and Nordic Security in a new era

PRIO contributed to the Imagine Forum: Nordic Solidarity for Peace

Wednesday, 1 Nov 2023
Women’s Participation in Ceasefire Negotiations

Ceasefire negotiations are primarily male-dominated enterprises that often set the groundwork for future peace talks. Understanding them is thus vital for enhancing women's participation and including broader social interests in future peace efforts.

Monday, 28 Aug 2023
Norway in the Security Council

PRIO researchers contribute to Special Issue of Internasjonal Politikk [International Politics].

Wednesday, 9 Aug 2023
New Survey Shows Strong Support for Nordic Self-Defense

A new survey shows that 70 per cent of respondents believe Norway should put up an armed resistance if it is attacked by another country.

Tuesday, 8 Aug 2023
PRIO at Arendalsuka 2023

​Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.

Friday, 31 Mar 2023
Post-Conflict Reconstruction Research Gets ERC Funding

​A new project PRIO partners with at the University of Essex receives a €2.

Monday, 23 Jan 2023
Where Now for Norway Post-UN Security Council Membership?

Norway’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council ended on December 31, 2022, after two intensive years.

Monday, 22 Aug 2022
PRIO Contributions to Arendalsuka 2022

​Arendalsuka concluded on Friday and PRIO Director Henrik Urdal sums up PRIO's contributions.

Friday, 19 Aug 2022
PRIO at Arendalsuka 2022

​PRIO participated at this year's Arendalsuka with three events, and with our researchers on several debate panels.

Friday, 27 May 2022
PhD Course on Gender, Peace and Conflict

Doctoral candidates from all over the world attended PRIO's PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict.

Thursday, 24 Feb 2022
Ukraine: PRIO Expertise

​The most relevant PRIO researchers to comment on aspects relevant to the Russia-Ukraine War are listed here.

Friday, 4 Feb 2022
GPS Centre Webinar on Norway’s Work on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Security Council

​On February 4th, the PRIO GPS Centre hosted a webinar on Norway's work on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the UN Security Council.

Tuesday, 1 Feb 2022
Louise Olsson New Research Director

​Louise Olsson is the new Research Director for the Social Dynamics Department.

Thursday, 6 Jan 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs Thanks PRIO and NUPI

Norway is an elected member of the UN Security Council and holds the presidency for the month of January.

Friday, 17 Dec 2021
Supporting Women, Peace and Security Integration During Norway’s Security Council Term

​​At the Dialogue Forum for Norway's membership in the United Nations Security Council, jointly organized by PRIO, NUPI and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we continuously seek to integrate gender dimensions in the exchange between researchers and policy makers on themes central for the Council term.

Friday, 17 Dec 2021
December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

The PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (GPS Update) is an electronic newsletter launched by the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security in response to growing interest among the public for information about Gender, Peace and security Issues.

Thursday, 16 Dec 2021
Call for Applications to the PhD Level Course on Gender, Peace and Conflict

The NORHED II project, Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies and the Research School on Peace and Conflict invites applications for the PhD-level course Gender, Peace and Conflict to take place in Oslo on 23 – 25 May 2022.

Wednesday, 15 Dec 2021
Seminars and Workshops held for Men and Masculinities Strategic Initiative at PRIO

​On December 9th, the PRIO GPS Centre and Gender Research Group held their third workshop for the Strategic Initiative on Men and Masculinities Research at PRIO.

Tuesday, 2 Nov 2021
Natalie Azba Successfully Defends Master's Thesis

​Natalie Azba has successfully defended her thesis "The Illusion of Inclusion: Assessing the Effects and Gendered Implications of Power Sharing".

Wednesday, 6 Oct 2021
September Issue of the Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – September 2021 issue here.

Monday, 4 Oct 2021
Dialogue Forum on Afghanistan, Taliban and the UN Security Council

​The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are organizing a series of thematic roundtable meetings about current issues on the Security Council's agenda.

Wednesday, 29 Sep 2021
Strategic Initiative on Men and Masculinities Research at PRIO

​This fall the PRIO GPS Centre and Gender Research Group are collaborating on a strategic initiative to build more research focusing on men and masculinities at PRIO.

Friday, 25 Jun 2021
June Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – June 2021 issue here.

Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
PRIO Paper on “Sweden as an Elected Member of the UN Security Council: Promoting Women, Peace and Security as Core Council Business, 2017–18” Successfully Launched

​The PRIO paper on “Sweden as an Elected Member of the UN Security Council: Promoting Women, Peace and Security as Core Council Business, 2017–18” was successfully launched at a webinar on Wednesday the 23rd of June.

Thursday, 6 May 2021
Important dialogue with Norwegian research communities about the UN Security Council

​As part of the newly established Dialogue Forum for Norway's membership in the United Nations Security Council 2021-2022, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in collaboration with PRIO, and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) are organizing a series of thematic roundtable meetings about current issues on the Council's agenda.

Wednesday, 7 Apr 2021
March Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

The March 2021 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is out now.

Friday, 12 Feb 2021
The NATO Library's Most Popular Book in 2020

​The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security was the NATO Library’s most popular book in 2020.

Friday, 18 Dec 2020
December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

The June 2020 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is out now.

Monday, 14 Dec 2020
Shattering glass: African Elected Members of the UN Security Council and the Fight for Women, Peace and Security

​Angela Muvumba-Sellström (Uppsala University/Nordic Africa Institute), Sithembile Mbete (University of Pretoria), and Louise Olsson (PRIO) have received funding for a project to deepen the understanding of African countries' efforts on making the UN Security Council more inclusive and responsive to women's participation and security.

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