News
Tuesday, 21 Oct 2025
PRIO is announcing two postdoctoral positions linked to the ERC-funded project Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation (Com2Civ), led by Senior Researcher Júlia Palik.
Friday, 3 Oct 2025
PRIO researchers have recently been awarded grants for exciting new projects, from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the European Research Council (ERC).
Thursday, 4 Sep 2025
PRIO is immensely proud to announce that Senior Researcher Julia Palik has been awarded the highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for the groundbreaking project titled Com2Civ: Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation.
Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025
PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative.
Monday, 25 Nov 2024
A new comprehensive review reveals that the detrimental effects of armed conflict extend far beyond the battlefield, with war reverberating through every aspect of human development.
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Monday, 9 Jun 2025
The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.
Popular article in The Global Observatory
Friday, 6 Jun 2025
EMPOW is a two-year initiative designed to provide novel open access data on women's mobilization for peace and gender equality reforms in the wake of war.
Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024
PRIO has received funding for an innovative new project titled Conflict-related attacks on education and children’s lost life opportunities. The multi-year ‘EdAttack’ project is funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Scott Gates
Research Professor
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Kristian Berg Harpviken
Research Professor (affiliated)
Stein Tønnesson
Research Professor Emeritus
Louise Olsson
Research Director
Chandler Williams
Doctoral Researcher
Linn Åmot
Research Assistant
Juliane Marga Katharina Stötter
Managing Editor, Journal of Peace Research
Nabiiha Ahmed
