Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
In 2019 we celebrated PRIO's 60th anniversary. Throughout the year, we presented anniversary activities and treats that we hope you enjoyed.
The anniversary was planned by a committee consisting of Lars Even Andersen, Nils Petter Gleditsch, Kristoffer Lidén, Siri Aas Rustad, Agnete Schjønsby, Torunn L. Tryggestad, and Henrik Urdal.
One of the main activities in the anniversary year was the launch of a series of interviews with people at the core of PRIO in the early as well as the later years. This project was headed by Stein Tønnesson, and planned by a committee also consisting of Cindy Horst and Helge Pharo (former chair of the PRIO board).
You'll find the PRIO stories by following this link.
This week was packed with activities of different kinds, some open to the public – some for PRIOites only:
3–4 June | | Security Dialogue workshop. By invitation only |
4 June | | Arms Trade, Activism and the Global South: A seminar hosted by Security Dialogue. Open seminar. Please follow this link for more information and registration. |
4 June | From 17:00 | Alumni party. By invitation only. For everyone we manage to reach, who has ever worked at PRIO. We will send an e-mail about this during January. Do alert us if you do not hear from us, and have worked (or been a student, intern or guest researcher) at PRIO. |
5-6 June | | Annual meeting of Women/Gender, Peace and
Security Centres at PRIO. By invitation only |
5 June | 08:30-11:00 | Humanitarian Breakfast Seminar (Open): Climate Change and Humanitarian Consequences: Perspectives, challenges and responses. Open seminar. Please follow this link for more information and registration. |
5 June | 15:00-17:00 |
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6 June | 12:00-14:00 | Forgotten Conflicts - Hidden Trends. Open seminar. Please follow this link for more information and registration. |
6 June | From 16:30 | PRIO Annual Peace Address. By invitation only. The Anniversary Peace Address will be given by Steven Pinker. For more information click here. |
6–7 June | | Climate Security Workshop. By invitation only |
27 June | 16:00-18:00 | The Legacy of Bob Dylan: Philosophy, Politics, and Literature. Open seminar. Please follow this link for more information and registration. |
The number of people killed in wars is the lowest in seven years. This statistic is revealed in new data from peace researchers at Uppsala University (UCDP) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The researchers are concerned, however, about the increase in the number of conflicts where external states are involved. This is because such conflicts tend to last longer and be bloodier.
This year, we will celebrate PRIO's 60th Anniversary, with a peak in our Anniversary Week at the beginning of June. We hope for, and plan for, a lot of interesting (and fun) anniversary activities.