Kristian Berg Harpviken (47) is appointed new Director at PRIO, the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.
Harpviken is a respected peace researcher and Afghanistan expert. He holds a PHD in sociology, and his fields of research are conflict analysis, migration and landmines. Harpviken has been deputy director at PRIO since 2005, and has been associated with the institute since 1993. He also participates as Working Group leader at the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) at PRIO.
Harpviken will take over as Director from
Stein Tønnesson 1st July, following the celebration in June of the
50th anniversary of PRIO.
Tønnesson leaves the Director's office of PRIO upon having served the possible two 4-year terms as PRIO director.