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Annual Report 2003 MA Projects Annual Report 2003 www.prio.no Staff List As of 31 December 2003 (Staff who left in 2003 are listed in grey italics) Director Project and Research Glenn Martin Nils Petter Gleditsch Stein Tønnesson Assistants Ola Listhaug Andrew Feltham Library Karl Ove Moene MA Projects Martin Halvorsen Olga Baeva Kaare Strøm Research Staff Kyrre Holm Odvar Leine Pavel Baev Randi Lægred Research Staff Elise Barth Kristoffer Lidén Administration Kristian B. Harpviken Endre Begby Christine Ormhaug Lene Kristin Borg Wenche Hauge Lene Bomann-Larsen Bernt Skåra Kai Robert Braaten Håvard Hegre J. Peter Burgess John Toven Eystein Emberland David Lektzian Jørgen Carling Jonas Aga Uchermann Øyvind Foss Greg Reichberg Kristian Berg Harpviken Shirley Haugen Sven Gunnar Simonsen Wenche Hauge External Consultants Damian Laws Håvard Strand Karen Hostens Steinar Bryn Svein Normann Henrik Syse Helene Christiansen Ingierd Graham Dyson Tonje Paulsen Pinar Tank Dieter Jansen Jozef Goldblat Lorna Quilario Sandberg Stein Tønnesson Åshild Kolås Jamie Lockhart Roar Søhoel Henrik Urdal Nicholas Marsh Vanja Pestoric Hilde Henriksen Waage Mari Olsen Conscientious Louise Olsson Visiting Scholars Objectors Project and Research Gregory Reichberg Gwinyayi Albert Dzineza Håvard Bakken Assistants Rebecca Roberts Gjermund Brenne Elisabeth Gilmore Sven Gunnar Simonsen MA Students Tor Rikard Evensen Martin Halvorsen Inger Skjelsbæk Iselin Frydenlund Andrew Feltham Bethany Lacina Dan Smith Cecilie Hellestveit Stian Håklev Christin Mørup Ormhaug Henrik Syse Are Hovdenak Håvard Helland Taylor Owen Pinar Tank Pål Høydal Anders Waaler Kemp Stine Thomassen Delphine Thivet Martin Langvandslien Bernt Skåra Ola Tunander Gina Lende Lars Wilhelmsen MA Students Henrik Urdal Christin Mørup Ormhaug Kirsten Hegsvold Andersen Hilde Henriksen Waage CSCW Staff Lene Siljeholm Christiansen Information Advisers Håvard Bakken Director Administration Lars Even Andersen Ingeborg Haavardsson Scott Gates – from June 2003 Dorthe Bakke Ane Bræin Stian Håklev Nils Petter Gleditsch – Acting Glenn Martin Ivar Evensmo Agnete Schjønsby Director until June 2003 Martha Snodgrass Gina Lende Mirjam E. Sørli Snezana Popovic Editorial Staff Working Group Leaders Lars Wilhelmsen Martha Snodgrass John Carville Pavel Baev Jorunn Tønnesen Andrew John Feltham Jon Elster Locally Employed Staff Belgrade Osijek Petrit Tahiri PRIO’s Cyprus Office, Dusanka Jankovic Suzana Agotic Artan Venhari Nicosia Jelena Lengold Srdan Antic Guido Bonino Goran Lojancic Jasmina Krkic Sarajevo Emine Erk Vesna Matovic Ivana Milas Ljuljjeta Goranci-Brkic Ayla Gurel Tatjana Popovic Tatjana Kosanin Koula Kyriaki Podgorica Nebojsa Savija-Valha Dolly Olsson Mitrovica Dragutin Djekovic Zoran Telalbasic Yiouli Taki Abdullah Ferizi Ivana Gajovic Miranda Ibishi Boris Raonic Skopje Nansen Dialogue Centres Miodrag Radovic Ognjenka Scepanovic Albert Hani in the Balkans Vladimir Rajovic Daliborka Uljarevic Ilija Ostojcic Ivan Ostojcic Banja Luka Mostar Prishtina Alekandar Petkovski Armin Fazlic Elvir Djuliman Xheraldina Cernobregu Xhevahire Pruthi Tanja Milovanovic Vladimir Maric Bersant Disha Sasko Stojkovski Dragana Sarengaca Maria Vlaho Arjeta Emra Edmond Zhaku Drazen Tomljenovic Vernes Voloder Artor Sejfija www.prio.no MA Projects Contents Staff List Director’s Introduction 3 Strategy 4 Research Organization 6 • Ethics, Norms and Identities 7 • Foreign and Security Policies 9 • Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding 11 Balkan Dialogue Project 12 Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT) 13 Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities (AMAC) 15 Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) 16 PRIO Information 19 • PRIO Events 2003 20 • PRIO Library 21 • Summer School 21 • Journals 22 PRIO Publication List 23 Financial Statement 27 PRIO Board & Administration 32 PRIO Statutes 33 CSCW Annual Report 2003 Middle (I–XII) 1 Editor: Agnete Schjønsby Language Editor: John Carville Staff Photos: Håvard Bakken Design: Hilde Sørby, Lobo Media A/S Cover Photo: Kristian Berg Harpviken, Afghanistan 2003 PRIO Annual ReportAnnual PRIO 2003 www.prio.no www.prio.no Director’s Introduction Two thousand and three was the year in which US and Madrid, and continued warfare in Afghanistan, Colombia, unilateralism peaked and gave way to a realization of the Iraq and a number of other countries, the global political limits to US power. The USA was able to occupy Iraq, but was constellations of 2004 could indeed provide the basis for a ill-prepared for the task of administering the country and more peaceful world. establishing a new Iraqi government. The claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction was based on false The UN has increased its relevance. It is needed in many parts or exaggerated intelligence. In addition, the war in Iraq of Africa and in Afghanistan. It is needed in Iraq. The USA also diverted attention from the international struggle to prevent needs it. And it played the key role in trying to help the groups within the Al-Qaeda network from carrying out new parties in Cyprus establish a new federal state before Cyprus terrorist attacks. Osama bin Laden remained at large, but joined the EU on 1 May 2004. Through our highly qualified Saddam Hussein was found hidden in a hole. The Iraqis got local staff in Cyprus, PRIO is proud to be able to help inform rid of a dictator, but did not get peace. the local populations about the Annan Plan and what their options are. Despite Iraq and the US doctrine of pre-emptive war, the number of armed conflicts and the number of casualties in We are also proud to have shared with the Nansen Academy war seemed to remain on a downward trend. This is analyzed the task of initiating and managing dialogue in the Balkans for within PRIO’s new Centre for the Study of Civil War a number of years. On 1 January 2004, the Nansen Academy (CSCW). Since the early 1990s, the number of armed took over the full responsibility for the Nansen Dialogue conflicts has declined. And fewer people have also been killed project in the Balkans. We will stay in touch. in battle – albeit with a terrible upturn during the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of my main strategic goals at PRIO has been to strike a balance between long-term basic research, more short-term Conflict prevention and peacebuilding are becoming official applied research and peace engagement. As a matter of fact, parts of the global policies of many states and multilateral I think we are pretty close to achieving that goal. The CSCW organizations. At PRIO, we support this development. And I does much to strengthen basic research. Our core grant, think – despite terrorism and the ‘war on terror’ – that there though modest, is essential in allowing us to maintain and is scope for building peace in many areas. Today’s world is develop our competence. My ideal research institute has a characterized by low levels of tension between the major turnover consisting of one-third core grant, one-third long- powers, overwhelming US predominance in terms of ‘hard’ term programme funding and one-third short-term projects. military power, but at the same time a reduced US ‘soft This allows for combining high academic competence with power’. Since the USA is so heavy-handed in its approach to flexibility. We shall keep the balance. We will stay strongly foreign policy, the UN, regional organizations and other major engaged – in Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Afghanistan and the powers are increasing their diplomatic leverage. Is it not Middle East, in the media, in countering the proliferation of 3 remarkable how moderate and subtle the foreign policies of both heavy and small arms, in helping people cope with Russia and China have become? They left it to Germany and landmines and in promoting dialogue. France – the USA’s alliance partners in NATO – to lead the opposition to the war in Iraq. China plays a leading role in the Stein Tønnesson Kadugli market, diplomatic efforts to make North Korea abandon its nuclear Nuba Mountains, Sudan weapons programme. The International Atomic Energy PRIO field travel 2003. Agency and key European countries have played the main Photo: Rebecca Roberts role in negotiations with Iran. Despite the legacy of 9/11, Bali PRIO Annual ReportAnnual PRIO 2003 www.prio.no Strategy Introduction Gender is an important, yet often neglected, aspect of the A new four-year strategy for 2002–05 was prepared during study of violent conflicts. It is a challenge both to develop the second half of 2001 and discussed by PRIO’s Institute research groups focusing on gender and conflict and to Council and Board. The following is a short presentation of include gender perspectives in peace studies more generally. the strategy document that was adopted by the Institute Council and Board in March 2002. Both civil and international wars are serious impediments to social and economic development in poor countries. This has Challenges for Peace Research led the World Bank and various national aid agencies to take After the end of the Cold War, peace researchers became an interest in conflict prevention and peacebuilding, and to increasingly aware of the fact that internal armed conflict has address the relationship between development and conflict. It for a long time been much more frequent than interstate is a challenge to integrate conflict management and peace- conflict. Reflecting this realization, peace research moved building into development plans for countries where there is, away from the study of mainly international wars to a focus or is a danger of, civil war. This will require increased interaction on internal wars and external interventions in these conflicts. between peace researchers, development researchers, and Priority is now given to establishing theories as well as multilateral and bilateral development aid agencies. empirical knowledge about: Yet another challenge is to develop more scholarly research • why and how internal wars break out; on the many dialogue and conflict-management activities that • why they last long as long as they do; and are now conducted in areas of internal armed conflict. This • what it takes for a peace settlement to ensure research should test existing theories of mediation and conflict lasting peace.
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