Haakon Gjerløw: All news

Several PRIO researchers feature in the 2026 edition of the Stanford / loannidis Author Ranking, a widely used global index identifying the most-cited researchers across scientific disciplines.

"Today’s Nobel Peace Prize award to Navi Pillay is a solid and timely choice by the Nobel Committee. It highlights how a stable and legal world order is necessary to promote peace, and puts accountability at the centre of peace processes.

The 2026 Oscarsborg Symposium gathered leaders and experts from business, government, and research to examine the critical roles and conditions of businesses in defense and preparedness.

Leading decision-makers, business representatives, experts and researchers from across the Nordic region will gather at Oscarsborg Fortress on 1-2 October 2026 for the second annual Oscarsborg Symposium on Nordic Security. Hosted by PRIO.

PRIO Acting Director Haakon Gjerløw published his updated list for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, which includes Save the Children and the International Space Station.

The PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict hosted researchers from Masaryk University and the University of Helsinki for an academic skills course.

Statement from Haakon Gjerløw, Acting Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

The 2026 Summer School has commenced with an introductory day at PRIO. Participants were welcomed by the course coordinators, Malika Rakhmankulova and Maria Helena Chavez-Aagaard, together with PRIO’s Acting Director, Haakon Gjerløw.

Amalie Nilsen has today defended her PhD thesis: 'The Protest Paradox: The Role of Mass Mobilization in Promoting and Challenging Liberal Democracy '

PRIO has developed a new EU Matchmaking Guide to support organisations preparing project proposals under Horizon Europe in identifying relevant researchers.

PRIO has been awarded four framework agreements with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the period 2026–2030, strengthening the Institute’s role as a leading provider of research-based knowledge for Norwegian foreign and development policy.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited PRIO today for a series of briefings on pressing global challenges, including developments in the Middle East, emerging technologies, migration and the human consequences of war.

The PRIO Board and Nina Græger have agreed that she will step down as Director of PRIO as of 30 April.

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Haakon Gjerløw as its new Deputy Director, effective 1 October.

After the Taliban’s return, Afghan women face severe restrictions but remain vital in society, especially in the healthcare sector. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, experts discuss concrete steps to support women’s rights and healthcare access.

PRIO hosted the 15th Annual Peace Address on 12 November, focusing on a pressing global concern: the state of democracy and the vital role of civil society in its preservation and renewal.

Gudrun Østby and Sebastian Schutte are replacing Scott Gates as Editors-in-Chief of the journal, while Juliane Stötter replaces Bertrand Lescher-Nuland as Managing Editor.

Several PRIO researchers will partake in the upcoming Oslo Freedom Forum which takes place from 3 to 5 June.

​On 5-7 June PRIO hosted the PhD level course "Political regimes: Developments, Typologies and Consequences" as part of the Norhed II project.

PRIO invites applications for this course, which will be taught in person in Oslo on 5-7 June 2023.

​Anton Kronborg has successfully completed his master's thesis, titled On the Edge of their Seats: Incentives for Constituency Service in the National Assembly of Zambia, at the University of Copenhagen (Department of Political Science).

​The most relevant PRIO researchers to comment on aspects relevant to the Russia-Ukraine War are listed here.

How can we better understand the rank-and-file of political elites in electoral autocracies, and how their strategic interaction affects the overall political system and societal outcomes?Haakon Gjerløw has received funding from the Research Council of Norway for the three-year project Elite Political Dynamics in Electoral Autocracies (ELITE).

​In May, a new PRIO Middle East Centre project started.

Security Dialogue (SD) and the Journal of Peace Research (JPR) remain in the top quartile of journal rankings.

Knutsen is a Research Professor at PRIO in a part-time capacity.

​PRIO congratulates Haakon Gjerløw, who has sucessfully defended his doctoral thesis in political science at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo.