The PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict is our hub for state-of-the-art PhD level courses aimed at training emerging scholars in peace research.
Our courses are taught by leading academics from PRIO and affiliated institutions and cover both methodological and topical issues.
Research courses
The PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict hosts a series of PhD level courses each year. Our courses are multidisciplinary and engage lecturers and participants from diverse fields like social sciences, law, history, and philosophy.
Upcoming courses 4
Postponed: Digitalizing public emergency communication: New technologies and debates
Conflict Trends, 2025
International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills
Mass mobilization and democratization
Latest news
Call for PhD-level course International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills
On 23-27 June PRIO, in collaboration with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will host the PhD level course International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills. Apply by 12 March 2025.
PhD level course on Culture, Conflict and Politics
As part of the Norhed project, Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO held the PhD level course Culture, Conflict and Politics: Introduction to interpretive theory and methodology, 29-31 October.
PhD course on Gender, Peace and Conflict successfully convened
On 29-31 May, the GPS Centre, in collaboration with the NORHED II project, hosted doctoral candidates from all over the world at the PhD-level course "Gender, Peace and Conflict".