Arina Kosareva has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo, titled " Ukrainians—Brothers, Enemies ...

Over the past decade, Russia’s diplomatic maneuvering in the Middle East has been underpinned by its readiness to project military power, as exemplified by the Syrian intervention, and its willingness ...

Nabiiha Ahmed has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo, titled "Hope Amidst Obstacles: The Lives of Physically Impaired Youth During War-to-Peace Transitions in ...

In debates on humanitarianism in the last decade or so, ‘localisation’ has been a central concern, broadly referring to the transfer of decision-making power, resources, and responsibility to local ...

PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new research initiative funded by the European Research Council (ERC). The project, The Waging of War (WoW), aims to fill a critical gap in our ...

Normal: Dahl, Marianne, Sirianne Dahlum, Hanne Fjelde, Haakon Gjerløw, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Carina Strøm-Sedgwick, and Tore Wig (2025) "Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition ...

As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO hosted a PhD-level course Conflict Trends, 3-5 June. Siri Aas Rustad led the course. The ...

We are saddened by the passing of Øyvind Østerud (1944–2025), a towering figure in Norwegian political science.

This PRIO Paper examines global conflict trends between 1946 and 2024 using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). 2024 marked a historic peak in state-based conflicts, with 61 active ...

PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets on the 30-year anniversary of the Oslo Peace Accords. This included the Norwegian news wire, NTB, Aftenposten newspaper, ...

Alikhan, Mohideen Mohamed & Danesh Jayatilaka (2025) Using photovoice methodology to capture narratives of Sri Lankan Northern Muslims displacement, Fennia 203 (1): 111–130.