Kristian Skrede Gleditsch: All 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.
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Elected as Fellow to the British Academy
PRIO Research Professor Kristian Skrede Gleditsch has been elected as a Fellow of The British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Gives the Presidential Address at ISA
On Thursday 31 March, Kristian Skrede Gleditch of the University of Essex and PRIO gave his Presidential Address at the 2022 annual convention of the International Studies Associations (ISA) in Nashville, USA.
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.
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.
The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education - Funding in Place for Project
Can governments reduce violent crime by increasing education, and if so, under what conditions?Mauricio Rivera has received FINNUT funding from the Research Council of Norway for the 4-year project The Crime-Reducing Effect of Education: Disaggregating Education and Impact on Violent Crime (CREED).
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Nominated to be President of the International Studies Association
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch has been nominated to be President of the International Studies Association (ISA) for the period 2021–22.
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences in the UK is an esteemed national institution which aims to promote social science research, publication, debate and dissemination.
PRIO Awarded Prestigious TOPPFORSK Grant
The Research Council of Norway announced this morning that PRIO will receive TOPPFORSK funding for the project: "Securing the victory? Understanding dynamics of short-run and long-term success in popular uprisings and democratization".
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Receives Royal Approval to Become a Regius Professor
The University of Essex has today announced that Kristian Skrede Gleditsch has been appointed to the prestigious Regius Professorship.
Successful Doctoral Defense by Marianne Dahl
Marianne Dahl successfully defended her doctoral thesis today, 30 March, at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences - NTNU.
Successful PhD by Elise Must
Elise Must was awarded a doctoral degree in political science at London School of Economics and Political Science Tuesday 13 December 2016.
What Do We Know about Civil Wars?
New book with PRIO contributions
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Receives Prestigious Award
Gleditsch becomes the first Norwegian to receive the Anne-Lise Meier Forschungspreis from the Alexander Humboldt Foundation.
Kristian S. Gleditsch Receives Research Award
Professor Kristian S.
Book of the Year award to Cederman, Gleditsch, and Buhaug
The American PoliticalScience Association (APSA) award for best book in conflict processes publishedduring 2012-13 has been given to Ethnicity, Grievances, and Civil War(Cambridge University Press, 2013), coauthored by Lars-Erik Cederman (PRIOGlobal Fellow; ETH Zurich), Kristian Skrede Gleditsch (University of Essex andPRIO) and Halvard Buhaug (PRIO and NTNU).
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch included in Prestigious List
The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014
Book of the Year Award to Cederman, Gleditsch and Buhaug
Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War
The Economist goes to PRIO for briefing on Civil War
Article featuring the UCDP/PRIO Dataset on Armed Conflicts
Håvard Hegre Chair of the SSIP section of ISA
At the recent convention of the International Studies Association in San Francisco 3–6 April, Håvard Hegre was elected Chair of the SSIP (Scientific Study of International Processes) section of the ISA.
Vacancy: PhD fellowship (Essex)
The Department of Government at the University of Essex invites applications for a three-year, full-time research position as a PhD fellow.
Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States
A new edited volume on civil war and fragile states has just been published by Edward Elgar.
ERC Starting Grant to Essex and PRIO
Conflict, Strategies, and Violence
Call for Applications: Course on Nonviolent Resistance
Civil Resistance in an Age of People’s Uprisings
PRIO researcher to be Vice President of the ISA
The International Studies Association has just announced the outcome of its elections.
Workshop on "Beyond Civil War" 2 December
IACM Outstanding Article in the field Award for 2009 to CSCW researchers
David Cunningham, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Idean Salehyan have been awarded the Outstanding Article of the year award for 2009 by the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM).
Special Issue of Journal of Conflict Resolution
The August issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution is a special issue dedicated to output from the Disaggregating Civil War project.
Vacancy: Researcher Position (PhD fellowship)
The International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) invites applications for a three-year, full-time research position as PhD fellow.
YFF Award to Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
Congratulations to Kristian Skrede Gleditsch for getting one of the prestigious YFF (Outstanding Young Investigator) awards from the Research Council of Norway.
