Peter Wallensteen was an External Associate at PRIO until 1966.
Peter Wallensteen first came to PRIO as a visiting graduate student from Uppsala University in the Fall of 1966. This was the beginning of a life-long association. He served as an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University (1974–85) and then as the Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research (1985–2012).
He was a member of PRIO’s Board 1987–2000.
He has been a visiting professor at numerous universities world-wide and since 2006 has served as the Richard G Starmann Sr Research Professor for Peace Studies at the Joan B Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
An extensive interview with Peter Wallensteen by Siri Aas Rustad was published as part of the 60th Anniversary series PRIO Stories in August 2019.
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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. The webinar brought together scholars and decision-makers to discuss the findings of the report, promote dialogue, and advance our knowledge on elected United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members.