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.
News
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.
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.
Sweden as an Elected Member of the UN Security Council: Promoting Women, Peace and Security as Core Council Business, 2017–18
PRIO Paper
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
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda – 15 Years On
GPS Policy Brief
The gender(ed) impact of the Peacebuilding Architecture
Book Chapter in UN Peacebuilding Architecture. the first 10 years
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.
June Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – June 2021 issue here.
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.
Sign up to the GPS Update here. For other queries, contact the editors at johelv@prio.org.
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. 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.
PRIO Researchers Contribute to New Book on Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region
"Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region, explores how gender equality, a central part of the Nordic imaginary, is used in the political communication of Nordic states. The analyses presented move beyond conventional images and discourses of Nordic gender- and women-friendliness by critically investigating how and to what extent gender equality serves nation-branding in the Nordic region."
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv contributes to milestone report on Gender Equality in the Arctic
A milestone Pan-Arctic Report: Gender Equality in the Arctic has just been published and is available online at arcticgenderequality.network. The report was published in tandem with the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held in Reykjavík 19. – 20. May. The report is a part of an international project under the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Group on Gender Equality in the Arctic (GEA).
Two Open Research Positions at the Center for Gender Research (STK) at UiO
Scholars with an interdisciplinary orientation are invited to apply for a position as Postdoctoral Fellow, and a for a Research Fellowship as a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo. The successful applicant will work on the European Research Council Consolidator grant project ‘Innocent Children or Security Threats? European Children Born of War (EuroWARCHILD)”.
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.
Read the Gender, Peace and Security Update – March 2021 issue here.
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
Imagining Inclusive Mediation: Learning from Pioneering and Young Women Leaders
The Role of Academia in Realising the Promise of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
From Curse to Demographic Dividends: Sub-Saharan Africa's Youth Bulges (DIVIDENDS)
Norway on the UN Security Council: PRIO Resources
On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation (FAIR)
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
