Repost: 2- Black Lives Matter and the Hope for a Positive Peace
The USA-based Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests which gained new momentum this spring and summer have sparked fervent discussions and mass demonstrations around the world. In this episode, researchers...
24 Dec 202033min
20- Drones, Security, and Surveillance
Drones seem to be everywhere in the news, but what do they actually mean for civilians in everyday life? And how do the military and police use and relate to them both as tools and as threats? Most im...
17 Dec 202031min
Repost: 9- Food Insecurity and Conflict: Why This Year's Nobel Peace Prize Matters
On the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded on December 10th, we're reposting our episode from the day it was announced.This year's Nobel Peace Prize went to the World Food Programme, recog...
10 Dec 202025min
19- Humans and War: Is It in Our Evolution?
Have humans evolved psychological adaptations to war? That's what Henrikas Bartusevičius will look at in his cutting-edge research project "Adapted to War", funded by the European Research Council and...
3 Dec 202021min
18- Art, Conflict, and Land Rights in Myanmar
How do individual deeds, in times of radical uncertainty and flux, inspire collective action? That's what PRIO's TRANSFORM project wants to find out.One of the cases TRANSFORM looks at is Myanmar. Dur...
26 Nov 202025min
17- Champions of Women, Peace and Security: Norway and Sweden on the Security Council
On November 9, Norwegian researchers and politicians came together to celebrate UN Security Council Resolution 1325. They also discussed the way forward, especially in light of Norway’s position on th...
20 Nov 202057min
16- Women, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council
When Sweden was on the UN Security Council, it managed to push forward a women, peace and security agenda. That's a big part of what PRIO Senior Researcher and Gender Research Group Coordinator Louise...
19 Nov 202034min
15- What Comes Next for Women in Afghanistan?
November 16–20 PRIO will co-organize Afghanistan Week alongside the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee, Chr. Michelsen Institute, and the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue. Ahead of those events featu...
13 Nov 202026min
