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PhD Course on International Mediation

Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023

The PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict, in collaboration with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, hosted doctoral candidates at the PhD-level course.

On 12-16 June the PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict, in collaboration with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, hosted doctoral candidates at the PhD-level course "International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills".

This course covered academic, policy and practitioner perspectives on international mediation. Through reviewing the scholarly literature, exploring relevant theories, and learning from senior mediation practitioners, the students engaged in an intense five-day program. The participants developed skills in conflict analysis, strategic planning for peacemaking, and mediating agreements between conflict parties. It offered participants the opportunity to engage in discussions with both scholars and Norwegian diplomats working directly with issues related to peace and conflict, and the course also included multiple mediation simulations.

The course was led by Researcher Laurie Nathan (Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies) and included contributions from Senior Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen (PRIO), Deputy Director Torunn L. Tryggestad (PRIO), Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken (PRIO), Senior Researcher Kristoffer Lidén (PRIO), Research Professor Henrik Syse (PRIO), Senior Researcher Wenche Hauge as well as the seasoned Norwegian mediator Dag Nylander.

PhD course on Political Regimes

Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023

On 5-7 June PRIO hosted the PhD level course "Political regimes: Developments, Typologies and Consequences" as part of the Norhed II project. The course was led by Haakon Gjerløw.

Conference on Digital Designs – from Unique ID to CBDC

Friday, 21 Apr 2023

MIT-WPU/PRIO Conference

MIT-WPU in Pune, India, 1–2 November 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS - Submit your abstract by 1 July

International PhD Students Participate in Ethnographic Fieldwork Methodology Course

Thursday, 22 Sep 2022

As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO hosted a PhD-level course in Ethnographic Fieldwork Methodology.

The NORHED II project enabled PRIO to host students from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Makerere University (Uganda) and Birzeit University (Palestine). Together with students from a range of European universities, they explored practical and principled concerns that arise from pre-fieldwork planning to post-fieldwork representation of data.

Early-Career Scholars Learn Survey Methods in Migration Research

Monday, 12 Sep 2022

Survey-based research is widespread but also replete with challenges. Researchers face a range of analytical, technical, managerial, and ethical dilemmas. Drawing on extensive experience, Research Professor Jørgen Carling and PRIO Global Fellow Jessica Hagen-Zanker have developed a new PhD-level course on survey methods, with a focus on migration research.

The course was taught in Oslo 7–9 September and covered the entire survey process, including research design, technical solutions, data management, quality assurance and communication of results. It drew upon ongoing survey research in the MIGNEX and FUMI projects.