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Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010

New editor of the Journal of Peace Research

As of September 1, 2010, Henrik Urdal assumes the position of editor of the Journal of Peace Research (JPR). Urdal is Senior Researcher at PRIOs Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW). He has been on the editorial committee of JPR since 2004, and an Associate Editor since 2006. JPR is ranked among the most highly cited international journals in Political Science and International Relations, and enjoys a large international readership. It is owned by and edited at the Peace Research Institute Oslo since its foundation in 1964, and published by SAGE.

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Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010

PRIO Annual Peace Address

Jon Elster: Justice, Truth, Peace

Today Jon Elster will present the first PRIO Annual Peace Address on the topic of transitional justice: Justice, Truth, Peace.

The Address will be followed by comments by Elisabeth Wood and Dagfinn Føllesdal.

Watch the Address at Youtube. More...

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Monday, 28 Jun 2010

PRIO journals again at the top of ISI rankings

Both the Journal of Peace Research and Security Dialogue have again performed remarkably in the newly published ISI Journal Citation Report for 2009 from ISI Thompson.

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Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010

Climate Change and Security: New Blog!

Follow the blog from a big conference in Trondheim, Norway, on climate change and security. You may also follow the conference on Twitter: @climatesecurity More...

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Thursday, 03 Jun 2010

Tor Arve Benjaminsen awarded prize

CSCW Associate Tor Arve Benjaminsen has recieved an award for writing the best article in any journal published by Universitetsforlaget in 2009. The award is given for his article "Klima og konflikter i Sahel – eller politikk og vitenskap ved klimaets nullpunkt" which was published in the journal Internasjonal Politikk:

 

Årets prisvinnar har skrive ein klar og poengtert artikkel om eit komplisert og svært politisert felt, nemleg årsaker til klimaendringar. Med utgangspunkt i eiga forsking hevdar forfattaren at historia om klimaet som årsak til krig og konfliktar er ei for enkel historie. Nobelkomiteen, Al Gore, pressa og norske politikarar er offer for denne narrasjonen, ifølgje forfattaren. Gjennom ei grundig og kritisk tilnærming til temaet viser forfattaren til andre mulege narrasjonar og forklaringar på eit så komplisert fenomen som klimaendringer er. Forfattaren evnar å framstille si eiga forsking på ein høgst relevant og forståeleg måte, der hans vekslande bruk av empiri og teori underbyggjer poenga i artikkelen på ein særdeles god måte

 

The full announcement (in Norwegian) is available here: http://www.universitetsforlaget.no/?marketplaceId=200&languageId=1&siteNodeId=35781477.

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Monday, 03 May 2010

Annual Report 2009

 

CSCW's Annual Report 2009 has been published, and will be sent out shortly. With the publishing of this report, we are also proud to present the new logo and visual profile of PRIO

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Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010

Student Scholarships (2010 - 2nd round)

Deadline: 16 May 2010

Applications for PRIO Students Scholarships are hereby invited. More...

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Thursday, 04 Mar 2010

Henrik Urdal Cited in New York Times

Op ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof of New York Times yesterday wrote the op ed "Divorced Before Puberty". The op ed is about the situation in Yemen, in light of the book I am Nujood, Age 10 and divorced. Kristof links to his further comments in his NYT blog "On the Ground". Here, he cites PRIO researcher Henrik Urdal's work on age distribution and risk of conlict. More...

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Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010

Interview with Nils Petter Gleditsch

The Research Council of Norway's popular magazine Forskning has published an interview portraying Nils Petter Gleditsch. The interview was made on the occassion of Gleditsch being awarded the prize for excellent research - the Möbius prize. More...

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Thursday, 07 Jan 2010

New Four Year Strategy (2010-2013)

PRIO is an academic research institue. We see our commitment to scholarly excellence as the foundation for influencing policy and for visibility in media. More...

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03 May 2010Annual Report 2009
13 Apr 2010Student Scholarships (2010 - 2nd round)
04 Mar 2010Henrik Urdal Cited in New York Times
02 Mar 2010Interview with Nils Petter Gleditsch
07 Jan 2010New Four Year Strategy (2010-2013)
05 Jan 2010J. David Singer (1925-2009)
16 Nov 2009Managing Editor Journal of Peace Research
14 Oct 2009Nils Petter Gleditsch Receives Prize for Excellent Research
12 Oct 2009PRIO Student Scholarships 2010
18 Sep 2009ISA Workshop on Water Security funded
05 Aug 2009Best Paper by Young Scholar
03 Aug 2009Special Issue of Journal of Conflict Resolution
01 Jul 2009New Leader of the Working Group on Transnational and International Facets of Civil War
01 Jul 2009New PRIO Director
07 Apr 2009PRIO Student Scholarships (2nd round 2009)

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