Torunn L. Tryggestad
Deputy Director
Additional positions:
Director of the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security
Email: torunn@prio.org
Work phone: + 47 22 54 77 40
Mobile phone: +47 97 65 14 68
Twitter: @TLTryggestad
Research Interests
- Gender and inclusive mediation processes.
- The UN and the gendered dimensions of conflict resolution, conflict management and peacebuilding.
- UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and implementation policies at the global, regional and national levels.
- The emergence and diffusion of norms, with special emphasis on the normative framework of 'women, peace and security'.
- The inter-play between transnational networks of civil society organizations, the UN system and UN member states in policy development.
- Women in armed forces.
Language Skills
Norwegian (mother tongue), English (fluent), German (basic).
Understand and communicate well in Scandinavian languages (Danish and Swedish).
Work Experience
2017- : Deputy Director at PRIO
2015- : Director of the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO.
2014- : Senior Researcher, PRIO.
2006-2015: Researcher and Project Manager, The Gender, Conflict and Peacebuilding Project, PRIO
2005-2009: Associated researcher, Liberal Peace and the Ethics of War Project, PRIO.
December 2004 - April 2005: Acting director of the Department for International Politics, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
January 2004-2005: Researcher and co-ordinator of the UN programme on Peacekeeping and Multinational Operations, NUPI.
February-December 2003: Adviser, UN Section, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1995-2003: Co-ordinator and later director of The Training for Peace in Southern Africa Project, NUPI.
February-May 1995: Research Assistant at the UN Programme, NUPI.
1994-1995: Student scholarship, UN Programme on Peacekeeping and Multinational Operations, NUPI.
Board and Expert Group Membership
2016- : Core Group member of the NATO Civil Society Advisory Panel (CSAP)
2015- : Member of the UN Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group
2015- : Member of the board, the United Nations Association of Norway
2014: Member of the independent committee for the Student Peace Prize 2015, a prize which is awarded by Norwegian students biannually, as part of the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFIT).
2013- : Member of the Union Board at PRIO (Forskerforbundet)
2003- : Member of the advisory board of the United Nations Association of Norway, Section East.
Committee Membership
2010-2013: Member of the Foreign Ministry Advisory Committee on Security Policy (Sikkerhetspolitisk utvalg)
Networking Activities
2009: Co-founder of the Women and Security (WaS) Network – a network comprising of women from academia, public sector (ministries such as Foreign Affairs and Defence), NGOs and public information professionals working with/on defence, security and foreign policy issues.
2009- : Initiated and coordinates the Research Network on Gender, Peace and Security, comprising of approximately 50 researchers from various research institutions in Norway. Meets twice a year to discuss ongoing and new research projects/ideas, exchange information and accommodate research collaboration.
Education
2014: Dr. Polit. Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo.
1995: Master's Degree in Political Science (cand. polit.), University of Oslo.
1992: Bachelor Degree (in political science, social anthropology and examen philosophy), University of Oslo.
1989-1990: One year course in development studies, Agder Regional College, Kristiansand.
1988-1990: One year course in political science, Molder Regional College.
One Year On: Norway and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the UN Security Council
GPS Policy Brief
Sweden as an Elected Member of the UN Security Council: Promoting Women, Peace and Security as Core Council Business, 2017–18
PRIO Paper
Protecting the brand? The hesitant incorporation of gender equality in the peace nation
Book Chapter in Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region
Pro-gender Norms in Norwegian Peace Engagement: Balancing Experiences, Values, and Interests
Journal Article in Foreign Policy Analysis
Donor States Delivering on WPS: The Case of Norway
Book Chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security
Likestilling og Norges fredsengasjement - en balansekunst
Journal Article in Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning
Hvordan har de det, egentlig? [How are women doing, really?]
Popular Article in Dagsavisen
“No backsliding” on Women’s Inclusion in Peace Mediation
Popular Article in PRIO Blogs
Introduction: Women, Peace and Security in Review
Book Chapter in Women, Peace and Security: from Civil War to Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Negotiations at the UN: The Case of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Book Chapter in Gendering Diplomacy and International Negotiation
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.
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.
EuroWARCHILD Project Kicked Off
On January 20th, the members of the EuroWARCHILD project team met for the first time for a full-day workshop to kick off the project.
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.
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.
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. The workshop focused on masculinities and militarism, and kicked off with a public digital seminar and had PRIO Global Fellow Erik Melander, PRIO Senior Researcher Louise Olsson, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Baas Bottenvik-Hartmann as panelists, with Henrik Syse as moderator.
September Issue of the Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – September 2021 issue here.
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.
In recent years, there has been a growth of research which focuses on how gender shapes men's lives, including in peace and conflict research. Through different thematic workshops this fall, PRIO researchers and other collaborators will be meeting to identify where masculinities can fit into PRIO's research, and to develop innovative and new project proposals.
The project kicked off with a seminar by PRIO Global Fellow Jacqui True in August, and three workshops will be taking place throughout the fall at PRIO, covering topics such as men’s engagement for Women, Peace, and Security, violent extremism and masculinity, and masculinities and militarism.
PRIO Researchers Contribute to Master’s Course on Gender, Peace and Security at UiO
The PRIO GPS Centre contributes to a new course on Gender, Peace and Conflic at the Centre for Gender Research (STK) at the University of Oslo, taking place for the first time this autumn. Professor Inger Skjelsbæk (PRIO and UiO) is the course leader. This autumn Wenche Hauge, Senior Researcher at PRIO, has given the students a lecture on peacebuilding and Torunn L. Tryggestad, Director of the PRIO GPS Centre, has given a lecture on UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Workshop on Ethical Issues in Peace Negotiations and Mediation
On 9-10 September 2021, around 20 researchers met for a hybrid online-offline workshop to share their research on specific cases of ethical issues in peace negotiations and mediation. The workshop was part of the PRIO project 'On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation' (FAIR) and included both PRIO researchers and researchers from across the world.
What Does It Mean to Be a Child Born of War?
One Year On: Norway and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the UN Security Council
Masculinity and Militarism - Moving Beyond Stereotypes
Mediator as Gatekeeper and Door Opener
Engaging Men for Gender Equality
Launch of the 2021/22 Global Women, Peace and Security Index
The Elected Ones: Taking Care of Business in the UN Security Council, a study on Sweden (2017-18)
Norway’s first 100 days on the UN Security Council: Living up to expectations?
How to impact policy making? The Role of Research Institutions and Civil Society Organisations in Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Building on 20 Years of Women, Peace and Security: The Norwegian National Commemoration of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
From Curse to Demographic Dividends: Sub-Saharan Africa's Youth Bulges (DIVIDENDS)
Norway on the UN Security Council: PRIO Resources
EuroWARCHILD
On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation (FAIR)
Women Ambassadors in the UN Security Council: A Decade in Review
PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security
Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)
Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)
Missing Peace Initiative
High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
