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Fall 2013

Time

Place

Activity

14-18 Oct

PRIO

PhD Course: Research Methods in Critical Security Studies, with Mark Salter and J. Peter Burgess 

21-25 Oct

PRIO

PhD Course: Societal Security in Theory and Practice. Organized by J. Peter Burgess, with Norwegian and International experts,

Dates TBC

PRIO

PhD Course: Emerging Military Technologies - New Ethical Challenges. Organized by Greg Reichberg, in collaboration with Kristin Sandvik and Henrik Syse.

2-4 Dec

PRIO

PhD Course: Gender, Peace and Security, with Inger Skjelsbæk and Torunn L. Tryggestad

5-6 Dec

PRIO

Symposium¸ with Lynn P. Nygaard. Internal event for all research school members

 

 

Past Activities

Spring 2013

 

Time

Place

Activity

22-23 April

PRIO

Writing course, with Lynn Nygaard (for newcomers)

24 April

PRIO

10.00-11.45: Peace and conflict research: state of the art. Lecture for all research school members with Gregory Reichberg and Scott Gates (PRIO).

12.00-14.00: Relevance of Academic Research in Peace Mediation. Seminar with Kai Eide (MFA), Kristian Berg Harpviken (PRIO), Øyvind Østerud (UiO)  and Kristen Ringdal (NTNU). Public event marking the opening of the activities in 2013 and the new status as national research school.    

25-26 April

PRIO

Symposium, with Lynn Nygaard (for all research school members)

29-30 April, 2-3 May

PRIO

Qualitative Methods and the Study of Civil War. NTNU-PRIO Research course with Jeff Checkel.

6-8, 10 May

PRIO

The Dynamics of Civil War. New NTNU-PRIO research course with Scott Gates and Jeff Checkel.

12-14 May

PRIO

Non-violent resistance. Research course with International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

 

Fall 2012

Time

Place

Activity

27 August

PRIO

Lecture with Professor Thomas Pogge (Yale, ANU and UiO):
Moralizing Humanitarian Intervention. Voluntary kick off of preparations for the research course on ‘The cosmopolitics of peace’. Seminar information.

18-19 September

PRIO

Symposium. Compulsory for all research school members. Symposium information.

17, 20-21 September

PRIO/CSCW

Seminars organized by the PRIO Center for the Study of Civil War. Including PRIO Annual Peace Address 20 September.

17-19 October

PRIO

Research Course: Fieldwork Methodology: Approaches, tools and ethics. With Jørgen Carling and Cindy Horst, PRIO. 5 ECTS credits. This is an updated version of last year's course. Please register with Kristoffer@prio.no by 2 September. Course information.

19–22 November

Oslo and Akershus University College

External Research course [in Norwegian]: Kvalitative metoder med fokus på intervjuing. Instructors: Anne-Lise Middelthon, Nils Gilje, André Vågan. This course is not organized by the Research School, but is open to external applicants. Course fee: NOK 3.900. Course information.

26-28 November

PRIO

Research course: The Ethics of Peace in World Politics (formerly known as The Cosmopolitics of Peace). Organised by Henrik Syse and Kristoffer Lidén, PRIO, with guest lecturers. Course information.

Spring 2012

  • Scholarly Writing and Presentation. 23-24 April. Course for new research school members.  Instructor: Lynn P. Nygaard (PRIO). Course information. 
  • Seminar on peace and conflict research for all research school members. 25 April, 09.30-15.30. Functions as intro course for the newcomers. Seminar information.
  • Symposium. All research school members. 26-27 April, 09-16 both days. Symposium information.
  • Research course: Qualitative Methods and the Study of Civil War. 7-10 May. Instructor: Professor Jeff Checkel (Simon Fraser University and CSCW/PRIO). Course information.
  • Research course: Quantitative Political Science. Instructors: Bjørn K. Høyland (UiO and CSCW associate) and Håvard Hegre (UiO and PRIO). Course information.

2011