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PRIO, INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, OSLO<br />
Address<br />
Phone +47 22 54 77 00<br />
Fax +47 22 54 77 01<br />
Web www.prio.no<br />
E-Mail info@prio.no<br />
PRIO - International Peace Research <strong>Institute</strong>,<br />
Oslo, Hausmanns gate 7, NO-0186 Oslo, Norway<br />
Category Research & Knowledge<br />
MISSION STATEMENT<br />
Scholarly research is at the core of all institute activities. Research at PRIO concentrates on the driving forces behind violent conflict<br />
and on ways in which peace can be built, maintained and spread. In addition to theoretical and empirical research, PRIO also<br />
conducts policy-oriented activities and engages in the search for solutions in cases of actual or potential violent conflict. This<br />
combination of scholarship and practice has brought PRIO closer to meeting the normative ambitions of peace research: to apply<br />
high-quality academic standards to the study of peace and conflict, and to help diminish violent conflict in practice.<br />
Founding year 1959. (Fully independent since 1966.)<br />
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES<br />
PRIO hosts the editorial offices of two international journals that are published by SAGE in London: Journal of Peace Research and<br />
Security Dialogue. PRIO’s scholarly work is disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as through books,<br />
reports and conference papers. <strong>The</strong> PRIO library holds a core stock of material relevant to peace research, democracy, security<br />
policy, disarmament and environmental issues.<br />
PRIO’s overall research is organized into three Strategic <strong>Institute</strong> Programmes:<br />
� Security Programme<br />
� Ethics, Norms and Identities: PRIO’s Ethics, Norms and Identities (ENI) programme comprises two broad and<br />
interrelated strands of research. First, research within the programme addresses normative dimensions of conflict and<br />
peacebuilding. Second, the programme addresses how different identities influence, and are influenced by, the dynamics of<br />
conflict and peace. Identities examined include those of gender, ethnicity and religion. Questions of identities are central to<br />
PRIO’s research on international migration, much of which is located within the ENI programme. <strong>The</strong> two strands of<br />
research within the programme are closely related. For instance, various approaches to the ethics of war are closely linked<br />
to issues of religious identity. Similarly, gender dimensions of international interventions raise questions about moral<br />
responsibility. Research projects in the programme are characterized by qualitative methodologies and analyses of various<br />
forms: textual and discourse analysis, fieldwork, interviews and participatory observation in a variety of conflict settings.<br />
This diversity in analytical approach reflects the fact that researchers within the programme come from a range of different<br />
disciplines, including philosophy, human geography, political science, psychology, international law and international<br />
relations.<br />
� Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: <strong>The</strong> Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding programme (CRP) encompasses<br />
research, training and education, policy development and the promotion of peace efforts around the world. <strong>The</strong><br />
programme’s theme is given a broad definition and includes questions of conflict prevention and early warning, mediation<br />
and efforts to reach settlements, and sustaining peace through political and economic development, disarmament, military<br />
reform and reconciliation. <strong>The</strong> CRP programme has a high profile and a high relevance to Norwegian foreign policy.