Tore Wig is a professor of political science at the University of Oslo. He was associated with PRIO as a PhD student (2012–15), as a full-time senior researcher (2017–19), and as an associated research professor (until 2023). In March 2024, he was awarded the Fridtjof Nansen’s Award for Young Scientists.
Tore Wig left PRIO in 2023. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Tore Wig
Projects
Sept 2017 –
Children in Conflict: Basic Mapping
Children in Conflict: Basic Mapping
Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe)
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe)
Sept 2019 – Jun 2020
Organization, Repression, and the Escalation and De-escalation of Nonviolent Protest
Organization, Repression, and the Escalation and De-escalation of Nonviolent Protest
Jul 2018 – Jun 2023
Securing the Victory? Understanding Dynamics of Short-run and Long-term Success in Popular Uprisings and Democratization
Securing the Victory? Understanding Dynamics of Short-run and Long-term Success in Popular Uprisings and Democratization
Jan 2012 – Dec 2016
Reassessing the Role of Democracy: Political Institutions and Armed Conflict (PIAC)
Reassessing the Role of Democracy: Political Institutions and Armed Conflict (PIAC)
Jan 2012 – Oct 2015
Beyond the Civil Democratic Peace: Subnational Political Institutions and Internal Armed Conflict
Beyond the Civil Democratic Peace: Subnational Political Institutions and Internal Armed Conflict
Latest publications
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Marianne Dahl et al. (2025)
Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019
Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019
Journal article in Comparative Political Studies
John Gerring et al. (2022)
The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions
The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions
Monograph
David Felipe Gómez Triana (2022)
The Effect of Mass Protest on Attitudes toward Democracy: New Data and Evidence from Colombia
The Effect of Mass Protest on Attitudes toward Democracy: New Data and Evidence from Colombia
Master thesis
Haakon Gjerløw et al. (2021)
One Road to Riches? How State Building and Democratization Affect Economic Development
One Road to Riches? How State Building and Democratization Affect Economic Development
Monograph
Vilde Bergstad Larsen (2020)
Organization, Repression and the Violent Escalation and De-Escalation of Nonviolent Protest
Organization, Repression and the Violent Escalation and De-Escalation of Nonviolent Protest
Master thesis
Sirianne Dahlum & Tore Wig (2020)
Chaos on Campus: Universities and Mass Political Protest
Chaos on Campus: Universities and Mass Political Protest
Journal article in Comparative Political Studies
Carl Henrik Knutsen, Vilde Djuve & Tore Wig (2020)
Patterns of Regime Breakdown since the French Revolution
Patterns of Regime Breakdown since the French Revolution
Journal article in Comparative Political Studies
Tore Wig (2020)
Et veikart for diktatur i Europa
Et veikart for diktatur i Europa
Popular article in Morgenbladet
Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum & Carl Henrik Knutsen (2020)
Erna som diktator
Erna som diktator
Popular article in VG
Tore Wig (2020)
Det vil bli blodig
Det vil bli blodig
Popular article in Agenda Magasin
Latest news
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Wednesday, 6 Mar 2024
Fridtjof Nansen’s Award for Young Scientists awarded to Tore Wig
Fridtjof Nansen’s Award for Young Scientists awarded to Tore Wig
Tore Wig, professor of political science at the University of Oslo and a former associate research professor at PRIO, has been awarded Fridtjof Nansen’s Award for Young Scientists.
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021
PRIO Researchers Write on Race in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforsking
PRIO Researchers Write on Race in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforsking
Marta Bivand Erdal and Tore Wig have contributed to a symposium on structural racism and racialization in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforsking, Norway's leading social science journal.
Thursday, 17 Sept 2020
Three New Research Professors at PRIO
Three New Research Professors at PRIO
Following external academic evaluations, the PRIO Board has awarded Research Professor competence to Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, Siri Aas Rustad and Tore Wig.
Friday, 3 Apr 2020
Beyond the COVID Curve: PRIO launches new blog series
Beyond the COVID Curve: PRIO launches new blog series
COVID-19 has quickly changed everything from our daily routines, to the policies of governments, to the fortunes of the global economy.
Monday, 9 Mar 2020
PRIO Has the Leading Experts on Protests
PRIO Has the Leading Experts on Protests
How does a country’s security apparatus react to a protest movement?And what happens in the aftermath of successful protests?PRIO has long been at the forefront of research on protest movements.
Friday, 3 Jan 2020
PRIO Researchers' Article Makes Washington Post Top Ten List
PRIO Researchers' Article Makes Washington Post Top Ten List
Sirianne Dahlum, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Tore Wig's article on protests in the Washington Post was the fifth most popular of 2019 on the website.
Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe) - Funding for New Project
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe) - Funding for New Project
Why do some pro-democracy movements succeed while others fail?Congratulations to project leader Hanne Fjelde on securing 3-year funding from the FRIPRO programme of the Research Council of Norway for the project Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe).
Wednesday, 11 Dec 2019
Carl Henrik Knutsen Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Carl Henrik Knutsen Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Knutsen is a Research Professor at PRIO in a part-time capacity.
Friday, 24 Aug 2018
Decolonizing the Academy
Decolonizing the Academy
An Overview of the Norwegian Debate
Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018
NEPS Medal to PRIO Researchers
NEPS Medal to PRIO Researchers
Yesterday, the NEPS Medal for the best publication in peace science, was awarded in Verona to Carl Henrik Knutsen, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård and Tore Wig for their aricle in World Politics: 'Autocratic Elections: Stabilizing Tool or Force for Change?'.
Latest comments
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Tuesday, 5 Jul 2022
Steadfast Military Support for Ukraine Is the Route to Peace
Steadfast Military Support for Ukraine Is the Route to Peace
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022
Putin May Fall
Putin May Fall
Sunday, 27 Feb 2022
We Shouldn’t Be Surprised by Putin’s Invasion
We Shouldn’t Be Surprised by Putin’s Invasion
Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022
Democracy Works, Even in Weak States
Democracy Works, Even in Weak States
Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021
The United States Must Be Viewed as a Flawed Democracy at Significant Risk of Transitioning into Dictatorship
The United States Must Be Viewed as a Flawed Democracy at Significant Risk of Transitioning into Dictatorship
Thursday, 26 Mar 2020
Erna Solberg as dictator?
Erna Solberg as dictator?
Monday, 25 Nov 2019
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next?
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next?
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2019
We checked 100 years of protests in 150 countries. Here’s what we learned about the working class and democracy.
We checked 100 years of protests in 150 countries. Here’s what we learned about the working class and democracy.
Friday, 10 Aug 2018
Decolonization Gone off the Rails
Decolonization Gone off the Rails
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2018
New Mapping of Children Affected by Armed Conflict
New Mapping of Children Affected by Armed Conflict