Applied Game Theoretic Analysis, International Relations Theory, International Political Economy, Formal Models of Bureaucracy, Economic Modeling.
Scott Gates
Research Professor
Email: scott@prio.org
Mobile phone: +47 916 48 367
Interests and experience
Languages spoken:
English, Norwegian
Working experience:
- Director, CSCW, PRIO, August 2002-2012
- Professor, University of Oslo, 2015--
- Professor, Norwegian Univ of Science & Technology, 2003--
- Michigan State University, Associate Professor, 1996-2003
- PRIO, Program Leader and Research Professor, 1999-2002
- PRIO, Visiting Research Fellow, 1997- 1999
- Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar 96-97,98
- Univ. of Trondheim, Visiting Associate Professor, 1994-95
- Michigan State University, Assistant Professor, 1989-1996
Education:
- PhD, Political Science, University of Michigan, 1989
- MS, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1985
- MA, Political Science, University of Michigan, 1983
- BA, Political Science, University of Minnesota, 1980
- BA, Anthopology, University of Minnesota, 1980
Projects
All of Scott Gates projects
The Waging of War (WoW)
Conflict Trends
All is Fair in Law and War: Judicial Behavior in Conflict-affected Societies
Street-Level Autocrats: Individual Decisions with Collective Consequences
The War That Wasn't: Explaining Relative Peacefulness
Causes of Ceasefire Failure
A missing Piece in Peace-Building: Police Reforms as Tools to Overcome Commitment Problems in Peace Agreements
Dynamics of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Social Movements, Security Forces, and Post-Settlement Stability
PSYOPS: The Psychology of Political Struggle
Latest publications
All of Scott Gates publications
Security force disloyalty in nonviolent and violent campaigns, 1970–2013: introducing a new dataset
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Amnesty as a weapon of war: Incentivizing rebel defection during armed conflict
Journal article in Conflict Management and Peace Science
USA kan bli fanget i sin egen eskalering
Popular article in Aftenposten
Disaggregating Defection: Dissent Campaign Strategies and Security Force Disloyalty
Journal article in Journal of Conflict Resolution
Environment and Conflict
Book chapter in What Do We Know about Civil War. Second Edition
Unpacking Disloyalty: Dissent Strategies and Subversive Actions Among Security Forces
Conference paper
Populism and COVID-19: How Populist Governments (Mis)Handle the Pandemic
Journal article in Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy
Accounting for numbers: Group characteristics and the choice of violent and nonviolent tactics
Journal article in The Economics Of Peace And Security Journal
The Illusion of Inclusion: Assessing the Effects and Gendered Implications of Power Sharing
Master thesis
How Should We Understand Patterns of Recurring Conflict?
Conflict Trends
Latest news
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PRIO researchers among the world’s most cited scientists
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.
PRIO-GRID wins data innovation award
The widely used PRIO-GRID data framework has been awarded the prestigious J. David Singer Data Innovation Award.
PhD course on Political Regimes
On 5-7 June PRIO hosted the PhD level course "Political regimes: Developments, Typologies and Consequences" as part of the Norhed II project.
Scott Gates Gives Presidential Address at Peace Science
On Saturday 5 November, Scott Gates gave the presidential address at the 56th annual meetings of the Peace Science Society (International) in Denver, USA.
New Conflict Data for 2021: Sharp Increase in the Number of Deaths
The 2021 update of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) data on organized violence is now available.
The History of PRIO and Peace Research: New Open Access Book
The new open accessbook Livesin Peace Research: The Oslo Stories explains how PRIO, the world'soldest independent peace research institute, was founded and how it survivedthrough crises.
Open Call for 2024 Special Issue of Journal of Peace Research
Every year, JPR publishes special issues on topics of high relevance to the field of peace research, and we are now soliciting proposals for the 2024 special issue.
Peace Science Infrastructure: PRIO to Head Large New Collaboration
Friday, we got to know that a large project has been funded by the Research Council of Norway's INFRASTRUKTUR initiative, that aims to build up relevant, up-to-date infrastructure that is accessible to the research community, to various private and public sector user groups, and to the general public.
Natalie Azba Successfully Defends Master's Thesis
Natalie Azba has successfully defended her thesis "The Illusion of Inclusion: Assessing the Effects and Gendered Implications of Power Sharing".
Director Henrik Urdal Celebrates World Food Programme Nobel Win
The WFP has been a long-time favorite on Urdal’s shortlist
Latest events
All of Scott Gates events
Healing through dialogue: Bridging global health, peace, and conflict resolution
Pandemics, Health Diplomacy, Peace and Cooperation
Justice Now or Later? How Addressing Violence during War Shapes Post-conflict Justice
Where is it Worst or Best to be a Woman?
Conflict Trends Course Opens for Policymakers and Practitioners
Approaches to Protect and Maintain Healthcare Services in Armed Conflict – Meeting SDG 3 and 16
Civil Resistance in the Contemporary U.S.: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications
Donald Trump: A Cautionary Tale of Leadership and the Threat to Democracy
Securing the Victory: From Initial Campaign Success to Consolidated Democracy
The Policy Implications of Nonviolent Direct Action
Latest comments
The ceasefire with Iran expires on 22 April. What happens then?
The US may become trapped in its own escalation
Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946–2014
The Consequences of Internal Armed Conflict for Development (part 1)
Development Consequences of Internal Armed Conflict
Ukraine and the Role of the Security Forces in Popular Uprisings
Four Reasons Why Interstate Conflict Scholars Don’t Read Intrastate Work and Why They are Wrong, Part 2
Nepal Moves Towards Democracy
Four Reasons Why Interstate Conflict Scholars Don’t Read Intrastate Work and Why They are Wrong, Part 1
Justice Now or Later? How Addressing Violence during War Shapes Post-conflict Justice
Where is it Worst or Best to be a Woman?
Civil Resistance in the Contemporary U.S.: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications
Donald Trump: A Cautionary Tale of Leadership and the Threat to Democracy
In the media
PRIO researcher Scott Gates was interviewed in an article on Russians experiencing war fatigue, by the Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet.
PRIO started listing media appearances on profiles in 2023. Earlier media appearances may not be listed.