Lives in Peace Research
The Oslo Stories
Contributor(s)
Tønnesson, Stein (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
This open access book explains how PRIO, the world’s oldest peace research institute, was founded and how it survived through crises. In this book, twenty-four of its researchers and associates, including Johan Galtung, Ingrid Eide, and Mari Holmboe Ruge, who founded the institute back in 1959, tell the stories of their roles in inventing and developing peace research. They reflect on their personal experiences with peace and conflict, tell what drove their peace engagement, and discuss the balance sought in the field between the cold dictates from academic rigor and the hot pursuit of peace, a desire for research to make a positive difference. Most of the chapters are interviews where one colleague interviews another. Some are self-reflective essays, while others are memorial essays written about a peace researcher who has passed away. Taken together, the book presents a lively picture of a thriving world-leading research environment and a wealth of conflicting or mutually reinforcing perspectives on war, violence, conflict, conflict management and resolution, negotiations and mediation, peacemaking, peace building, and the contested concept of peace. “The Oslo Stories is an indispensable source to the history of peace research.” Dr. Olav Njølstad, Director, Nobel Institute, Oslo
Keywords
Peace research; War and violence; Peace building; Conflict resolution; PRIO; PLO; Oslo; Life Stories; Stein Tønnesson; Stein Toennesson; Stein TonnessonDOI
10.1007/978-981-16-4717-8ISBN
9789811647178, 9789811647178Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Singapore, 2022Imprint
Springer Nature SingaporeSeries
Evidence-Based Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies, 3Classification
International relations
International institutions
Terrorism, armed struggle