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Virtual Tibet: Representation, Legitimacy, and Struggles for Democracy

Book chapter in Frustrated Nationalism. Nationalism and National Identity in the Twenty-First Century

News

Friday, 6 Oct 2023

Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2023. Illustration: Norwegian Nobel Institute

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi

“Narges Mohammadi was top of my shortlist. Her win is a tremendous achievement for women’s rights in Iran."

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 3 Oct 2023

Winter in the Long War Is Coming for Russia

Russia’s strategy for prevailing in the long war with Ukraine does not have a protracted timeline and looks no further than 2024. This strategy is based on three premises: economic performance will keep the war machine going; Western support for Ukraine will erode and contract; and the Ukrainian army’s capacity ...

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Tuesday, 3 Oct 2023

NEW Occasional Paper Series 6 - Repowering the Mediterranean: Reflections on Grid Infrastructure Diplomacy By Emine Eminel Sülün

Jointly published with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Cyprus, the paper presents an overview of the current state of grid integration throughout the Mediterranean area.

PRIO Paper

2023

Exploring the Political Dynamics of the EuroAsia, EuroAfrica, and Türkiye-North Cyprus Interconnector Projects: Implications for Cyprus

Occasional Paper Series

PRIO Blogs

Sunday, 1 Oct 2023

Ola Listhaug (1949–2023)

Ola Listhaug was an international scholar, a mentor to numerous students and younger colleagues, and an entrepreneurial university administrator. He passed away on 14 September and will be missed by many. Ola Listhaug was born in the small community of Sjøholt in Western Norway, where he also eventually retired and ...

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Friday, 29 Sep 2023

Henrik Urdal, PRIO Director. Indigo Trigg-Hauger / PRIO

Nobel Peace Prize 2023: PRIO Director’s Shortlist Announced

The director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Henrik Urdal, updated his shortlist today for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, with human rights activists topping the list.

I påvente av to sammenbrudd

Community Deprivation Drives Far-Right Violence

Using disaggregated data for England, the authors show that community deprivation drives far-right violence. Their research reveals how deprivation fuels it, and how it may be possible to predict where such violence is likely, even when we cannot predict who may be carrying out attacks. They also suggest that efforts to ...

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Thursday, 5 Oct 2023

Vacancy: Department Manager

PRIO invites applications for a one-year temporary position in research management and administration to support the management of Norway’s fastest growing social science research institute.

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Tuesday, 3 Oct 2023

NEW Occasional Paper Series 7 - Exploring the Political Dynamics of the EuroAsia, EuroAfrica, and Türkiye-North Cyprus Interconnector Projects: Implications for Cyprus By Emine Eminel Sülün

Jointly published with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Cyprus the paper discusses the significance of interconnector projects in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Podcast episode

Tuesday, 3 Oct 2023

2023 Nobel Peace Prize: And the Winner Is…

PRIO's Director introduces his Nobel Peace Prize shortlist

PRIO Paper

2023

Repowering the Mediterranean: Reflections on Grid Infrastructure Diplomacy

Occasional Paper Series

Journal article

2023

The Russian war machine fails the tests of war

Journal Article in Current History

Journal article

2023

The phrase ‘refugees and migrants’ undermines analysis, policy and protection

Journal Article in International Migration

Book chapter

2023

Beyond essentialism: Situating gender and academic publishing

Book chapter in Women in Scholarly Publishing

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5 – 15 Oct 2023

Migration of the Soul. Photo: Khalid Shatta

Rotterdam Residency: Festival Week

In a two-month residency, a group of international artists and researchers have investigated the role of art in collective healing from war-related trauma.

Virtual Tibet: Representation, Legitimacy, and Struggles for Democracy

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi

Winter in the Long War Is Coming for Russia

NEW Occasional Paper Series 6 - Repowering the Mediterranean: Reflections on Grid Infrastructure Diplomacy By Emine Eminel Sülün

Exploring the Political Dynamics of the EuroAsia, EuroAfrica, and Türkiye-North Cyprus Interconnector Projects: Implications for Cyprus

Ola Listhaug (1949–2023)

Nobel Peace Prize 2023: PRIO Director’s Shortlist Announced

I påvente av to sammenbrudd

Community Deprivation Drives Far-Right Violence

Vacancy: Department Manager

NEW Occasional Paper Series 7 - Exploring the Political Dynamics of the EuroAsia, EuroAfrica, and Türkiye-North Cyprus Interconnector Projects: Implications for Cyprus By Emine Eminel Sülün

2023 Nobel Peace Prize: And the Winner Is…

Repowering the Mediterranean: Reflections on Grid Infrastructure Diplomacy

The Russian war machine fails the tests of war

The phrase ‘refugees and migrants’ undermines analysis, policy and protection

Beyond essentialism: Situating gender and academic publishing

Upcoming events

Rotterdam Residency: Festival Week

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