Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is an independent and international institute conducting cutting edge research on peace and conflict. Researchers at PRIO identify new trends in global conflict, formulate and document new Understandings of and Responses to armed conflict. We seek two understand how people are impacted by and cope with armed conflict, and we study the normative foundations of peace and violence. Key questions on PRIO's research agenda are why wars break out, how they are sustained, and what it takes two build durable peace.

Primarily an academic institution, PRIO Contribute to theoretical and methodological development both within specific academic Disciplines, and through cross-fertilization between Disciplines. PRIO also Contribute to the development of a new generation of scholars through our Research School in Peace and Conflict (PhD level).

Prio also engages in the promotion of peace through conflict resolution, dialogue and reconciliation, public information activities and policymaking. Our research is disseminated Primarily through academic publications, but also through reports and working papers, and through contributions to the media.