Kan freden forskes?

The author, Nils Petter Gleditsch, reviews two 1966 NRK television broadcasts that served as a major public introduction to the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The programs featured Johan Galtung and various researchers presenting early peace research projects, including studies on children's perceptions of peace, international airline patterns, and diplomatic simulations. The text documents the institutional growth of PRIO, its early use of electronic data processing, and the specific academic contributions of its early staff and students.

• The 1966 NRK broadcasts provided an unprecedented level of public exposure for PRIO and peace research in Norway, as the country had only one TV channel and one radio channel at the time.
• Johan Galtung served as the central figure of the programs, presenting the overall structure of peace research and the institute's activities, while also allowing younger staff to present their own work.
• The institute utilized early electronic data processing, moving from punch machines and card readers to the Control Data computer at the University of Oslo to study international flight routes.
• The programs showcased the 'clerical collar model' (later known as the 'feudal model') of the international community, which describes tight bonds between central superpowers and weaker bonds with their respective peripheries.
• PRIO employed simulation techniques to study decision-making, including the 'Prisoner's Dilemma' presented by Malvern Lumsden and a larger Inter-Nation Simulation (INS) involving five fictional nations.
• The document notes that PRIO transitioned from being a department of the Institute for Social Research to an independent institute by 1966, experiencing strong growth and confidence.

APA

Gleditsch, N. P. (2021). Kan freden forskes? Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://files.prio.org/blogs/Gleditsch-Kan-freden-forskes.pdf

Chicago

Gleditsch, Nils Petter. Kan freden forskes? Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2021. https://files.prio.org/blogs/Gleditsch-Kan-freden-forskes.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gleditsch2021kan, author = {Gleditsch, Nils Petter}, title = {{Kan freden forskes?}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2021}, url = {https://files.prio.org/blogs/Gleditsch-Kan-freden-forskes.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }