J. Peter Burgess left PRIO in 2015. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
J. Peter Burgess
Research Professor
Research Interests
• The ethical implications of security and insecurity
• Non-conventional security threats and the new cultural of insecurity
• The social determination of risk
• Revising NATO's strategic concept
• Philosophy of value
• Europe as moral community
• The Globalisation of European security identity
J. Peter Burgess is the Series Editor for the PRIO New Security Studies.
Languages spoken:
English, Norwegian, French, German, Italian, Dutch
Working experience:
• 2001 - 2015: Research Professor, PRIO
• 2004 - 2011: Programme Leader, Security Programme, PRIO
• 2001 - 2013: Editor, Security Dialogue
• 2007- Adjunct Professor, Risk psychology, University of Trondheim.
• 2006-2007 Guest Professor, Institut d'études politiques de Paris
• 2004 Professor, cultural studies and philosophy, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo
• 2000-2001 Associate Professor, Cultural History, Volda College
• 1998-2001 Senior Researcher, PRIO (20%)
• 1999-2000 Jean Monnet Fellow, Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI, Florence
• 1998-1999 Jean Monnet Fellow, Dept. of History & Civilisation, EUI, Florence
• 1997-1998 Research Fellow, Volda College
Education:
• Ph.D., Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours (2010)
• D.E.A., Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (1991)
• City University of New York (1989)
• M.Phil. Columbia University (1989)
• Freie Universität, Berlin (1987-88)
• Université de Paris VII (1986-87)
• M.A., University of Chicago (1986)
• B.A., University of Iowa (1984)
• B.S., University of Colorado (1983)
Latest publications
All publications
Horizon Scan: Critical security studies for the next 50 years
Journal Article in Security Dialogue
Surveillance, Privacy and Security. Citizens’ Perspectives
Edited Volume
Exercising Access Rights in Norway
Book Chapter in The Unaccountable State of Surveillance. Exercising Access Rights in Europe
Introduction: Surveillance, privacy and security
Book Chapter in Surveillance, Privacy and Security. Citizens’ Perspectives
Learning to be Norwegian: Nationbuilding as cultural pedagogy in Aasen, Kristvik, Helenes and Slagstad
Book Chapter in 'Der Var Ruskut Å Leggja Utpå'. Ti År Med Mastergraden I Nynorsk Skriftkultur
Desirable surveillance? studying norms and values in the Indian national biometric ID scheme
Conference Paper
Europe under Threat? Security, Immigration, Integration
Edited Volume
Europeisk identitet / L'identité européenne
Edited Volume
Culture and Rationality. European Frameworks of Norwegian Identity
Edited Volume
Den europeiske identiteten og den skandinaviske
Edited Volume
Latest news
All news
PhD Course on Interconnections of Finance and Security
The Research School on Peace and Conflict invites applications for the course Interconnections of Finance and Security, 8th -10th October 2015. The course is organized by Nina Boy (PRIO). Course lecturers include Marieke de Goede (University of Amsterdam), Martijn Konings (University of Sydney), Daniela Gabor (University of the West of England), Andreas Langenohl (Justus Liebig University Giessen) and Luis Lobo-Guerrero (University of Groningen).
Call for Applications: PhD Course on Methods in Critical Security Studies
The Research School on Peace and Conflict invites applications for the course Research Methods in Critical Security Studies 8-12 December 2014.
SOURCE launches an Online-Questionnaire
The SOURCE project has developed a questionnaire to understand how the different sectors involved in societal security interact, and whether or not they encounter any difficulties thereby. The aim is further to develop tools, processes and guidelines to improve the knowledge exchange between the different sectors.
PRIO journals place Top 10 in global rankings; JPR number one on Scopus list
PRIO Journals Climb Rankings
The 2014 Journal Citation Reports were released by Thomson Reuters Tuesday evening. The two PRIO journals Journal of Peace Research, edited by Henrik Urdal and Security Dialogue, edited by Claudia Aradau, have both increased their international impact as calculated by these reports. PRIO takes pride in hosting the editorial offices of two of the world's leading academic journals in their fields, and would like to congratulate the editors and the editorial staff!
PRIO awarded funding for a Nordic Centre of Excellence
The NordForsk board has decided to award one of the two new Nordic Centres of Excellence under the Nordic Societal Security Programme to PRIO. NOK 22 million have been allocated to the centre to be headed by J. Peter Burgess from the Dimensions of Security department at PRIO.
DRIVER Project Successfully Launched
The European Union's new demonstration project, DRIVER (Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience) was successfully launched in May 2014. This project, gathering the expertise of 37 organisations, will jointly develop solutions for improved crisis management. A distributed pan-European test-bed will be built for experimentation and testing and the most useful new tools will be collected in a comprehensive Crisis Management portfolio at the end of the project. Building upon the findings of previous research projects, DRIVER's ultimate goal is to enhance European resilience in the face of crisis situations and ascertain sustainable innovation in Crisis Management also after the end of the project.
SOURCE Sector Survey Meeting in Brussels
The SOURCE Network of Excellence on societal security organized a sector survey meeting with high-ranking experts from different fields at the VUB on 5 June 2014. About 20 invited representatives from different professions and institutions, including partners of the SOURCE consortium discussed a number of security problems and solutions, following a structured approach of decision support for security solutions, based on the DESSI method.
SOURCE Website Launched
The website for the FP7-funded SOURCE project has been launched today. Created jointly by CEPS and VUB, the website presents the project, the partners, the primary network and the upcoming news and activities.
Visit the project on www.societalsecurity.net
You can also follow SOURCE on Twitter (@source_eu), LinkedIn (Societal Security Network) and Facebook (Source - Societal Security Network).
Successful Launch of the SOURCE Project
The PRIO coordinated SOURCE project “Virtual centre of excellence for research support and coordination on societal security" held its kick-off meeting on 28 January 2014 thereby officially launching the five-year project funded by the EU FP7 programme.
Latest events
All events
PhD Course on Interconnections of Finance and Security
Bringing the “Cloud” Down to Earth
From Innovation to Imposition: How Technology is Shaping EU Security Policy and Transforming European Values
PhD Course on Methods in Critical Security Studies
Terror og risikokommunikasjon
Justice Past, Justice Present, Justice Future: Three Messages to the European Council
Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in Europe and India
PhD Course: Research Methods in Critical Security Studies
Drones for Search and Rescue Operations?
Quantum Diplomacy - This event is cancelled
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