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.
PRIO contributed to the Imagine Forum: Nordic Solidarity for Peace
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.
PRIO researchers contribute to Special Issue of Internasjonal Politikk [International Politics].
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.
Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.
A new project PRIO partners with at the University of Essex receives a €2.
Norway’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council ended on December 31, 2022, after two intensive years.
Arendalsuka concluded on Friday and PRIO Director Henrik Urdal sums up PRIO's contributions.
PRIO participated at this year's Arendalsuka with three events, and with our researchers on several debate panels.
Doctoral candidates from all over the world attended PRIO's PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict.
The most relevant PRIO researchers to comment on aspects relevant to the Russia-Ukraine War are listed here.
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.
Louise Olsson is the new Research Director for the Social Dynamics Department.
Norway is an elected member of the UN Security Council and holds the presidency for the month of January.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Natalie Azba has successfully defended her thesis "The Illusion of Inclusion: Assessing the Effects and Gendered Implications of Power Sharing".
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – September 2021 issue here.
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.
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.
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – June 2021 issue here.
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.
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.
The March 2021 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is out now.
The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security was the NATO Library’s most popular book in 2020.
The June 2020 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is out now.
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.