Journal Article
Beyond Hate Speech: Online Rumors and Out-Group Resentment in Divided Societies
Journal article in Comparative Political Studies
Friday, 26 Sep 2025
New funding for project on Norwegian truth and reconciliation commission in the South Saami area
Analyzing the case of the Norwegian truth and reconciliation commission in the South Saami area.
Putin’s Vladivostok Forum underwhelming and alarming
The outcomes of wars of attrition are typically decided by the capacity to mobilize material resources. The Kremlin appears to believe, however, that impressions matter more than real capabilities and the depth of public support.
Putin seeks People’s Republic of China’s support for war-to-victory stance
The PRC is marking the 80th anniversary not only of the defeat of Japanese aggression during World War II, but also the end of the long century of perceived humiliation by various imperialist powers — one of which was, in fact, Russia.
Commemorating the terrorist attack July 22, 2011: a memorial map from below
Every year since 2011, from the middle of July, survivors, the bereaved, and the rest of Norway prepare for yet another commemoration of the July 22 terror attack.
The reintegration of 5 million veterans may be Ukraine’s next major battle: Results from a recent survey in Ukraine
While discussions of a ceasefire remain clouded by diplomatic uncertainty, Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight on the frontlines. Once the fighting on the ground ends, these women and men will likely face their next battle in reintegrating into c...
Preventive war is wrong: Why recent attacks on Iran fail an important moral test
Can there be just cause for purely preventive military action – action that aims to impede or destroy an adversary’s capacity to wreck future harm?
Putin’s preemptive maneuvering around NATO summit is cut off
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, investors from most parts of the world have stopped coming to Russia, so the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has turned into a show of fake innovation.
Journal Article
Online speech and communal conflict: Evidence from India
Journal article in PNAS Nexus
Security Dialogue
Migrant deaths in the name of law
Image byJim BlackfromPixabay In international political sociology, a variety of scholars following Agamben and the so-called state of exception emphasize the routes of violence against migrants in the light of their privation of rights or “suspend...
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024
Virtual book launch of 'From uncertainty to policy: A guide to migration scenarios' on International Migrants Day
Can migration be forecasted in today's unpredictable world? How can policymakers and scholars navigate inherent uncertainty, with robust and realistic models?
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024
PRIO in the Republic of Korea for its Action with Women and Peace Conference
On December 10th, PRIO Research Director Louise Olsson and GPS Coordinator Stine A. Bosheim contributed to the Action with Women and Peace Conference (AWP), in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Authorship and Involuntary Attribution: How and Why Should We Contest AI Manipulation?
Technology is radically changing the work and role of scholars and the function of academic publishing. Fake and fabricated content (data, facts, arguments, claims, conclusions) undermines the foundations of knowledge in a democratic society. Faki...
Civil Society Participation in International Criminal Justice
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is in trouble. To commentators and observers of the Court, one crisis seems to lead on to the next, so that the field of international criminal justice has been described as being in ‘perpetual crisis’. Follo...
21–22 Aug 2006
Power-Sharing and Democratic Governance in Divided Societies
Workshop at PRIO, 21-22 August 2006
Thursday, 19 Feb 2009 14:30–19:00 UTC+05
New York Launch of the Forum for Peacebuilding Ethics (PeacE)
New York, 19 February 2009
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009 13:00–16:00 UTC+01
Oslo Launch of the Forum for Peacebuilding Ethics (PeacE)
Oslo, 18 March 2009
Monday, 27 June 2011
Conference on Pastoralism in China Today
Beijing, PRIO and Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Thursday, 20 Sep 2012 15:00–17:00 UTC+02
PRIO Annual Peace Address 2012: Peace for Our Time?
Given by Azar Gat
21–22 Sep 2012
ENCoRE COST meeting
The upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East in early 2011 caught most analysts and decision makers by surprise.
Monday, 15 Oct 2012 11:00–17:15 UTC+02
Uniting for Peace in Colombia
[Sammen for fred i Colombia / Juntos por la Paz en Colombia]
Friday, 8 Feb 2013 19:00–21:00 UTC+02
Launch: New Cyprus Critical History Archive
The Cyprus Critical History Archive (CCHA) is a joint initiative between the Association for Historical Dialogue & Research (AHDR) and PRIO Cyprus Centre (PCC) to digitize, catalogue and make available to the public Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypri...
14–15 Nov 2013
Women, Power and Politics: The Road to Sustainable Democracy
In 2013 Norway is celebrating the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage, and PRIO and Forum for Women and Development (FOKUS) invite you to an international conference in Oslo, focusing on the importance of women’s political rights in relation to matters ...
Sunday, 9 Feb 2014 17:00–19:00 UTC+01
Human Rights Human Wrongs: Terms and Conditions May Apply
Panel Discussion: Privacy: Why Care and How to Care?
Wednesday, 7 Oct 2015 10:00–14:00 UTC+02
Does Buddhism Support Democracy? The Role of Buddhism in the 2015 Myanmar Elections
Myanmar´s political transition period has seen a rise in ethno-religious conflicts and increased politicization of religion.
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2015 13:00–15:00 UTC+02
Insurgencies, Counterinsurgencies and the Question of 'Buddhist Violence'
PRIO Seminar with Michael Jerryson, Henrik Syse, Vladimir Tikhonov, Torkel Brekke and Iselin Frydenlund.
Wednesday, 9 Sep 2015 09:00–11:00 UTC+02
Bosnia 20 Years After the War
What is the situation for women, peace and security?
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 08:30–10:00 UTC+01
Digital Communication and Risk in the ’Refugee Crisis’
Citizens' initiatives and the communication strategies of public authorities
26–27 Apr 2016
Workshop on ‘Women and Peace Processes’ for Myanmar Women Delegation
A delegation of women from Myanmar representing various political parties, ethnic armed groups, civil society organisations and media will attend a workshop on 'Women and Peace Processes' in Oslo on 26-27 April 2016.
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016 08:30–10:00 UTC+02
User-Generated Digital Content and New Forms of Risk Management
Breakfast Seminar on Social networking, hacking and policing