Nils Petter Gleditsch: A Lifetime Achiever

The document details the academic career of Nils Petter Gleditsch, highlighting his empirical approach to conflict research, his role as editor of the Journal of Peace Research, and his commitment to transparency and data replication. It examines his specific research on the 'democratic peace', environmental conflict, and the security aspects of climate change, while providing a quantitative analysis of his high citation rates compared to peers. The text also emphasizes his mentorship of graduate students and his institutional contributions to the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

• Nils Petter Gleditsch is recognized as a leading authority on the 'democratic peace', with highly cited works including 'Armed Conflict 19462001: A New Dataset', 'Towards a Democratic Civil Peace?', and 'Peace and Democracy: Three Levels of Analysis'.
• Gleditsch's research has expanded into environmental and climate-related security, including work on transnational river flows, international boundaries, and the security aspects of climate change, as well as serving on a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) expert group on Environment and Conflict Prevention.
• As editor of the Journal of Peace Research (JPR) from 1983, Gleditsch transitioned the publication from a marginal journal to one of the ten most cited in international relations and political science through a focus on transparency and rigorous editing.
• Gleditsch has been a primary driver for the adoption of open data in conflict research, requiring JPR authors to post replication data sets online since 1998 and initiating a joint replication statement with three other journals in 2003.
• A quantitative analysis of 228 articles from 19672006 indicates that articles written by Gleditsch are nearly three times more frequently cited than those of his peers, and his work significantly improves the comparative citation performance of European social scientists.
• Gleditsch has significantly influenced the academic community in Norway by supervising over 40 graduate students in various disciplines and actively promoting female students to bridge the gender gap in academia.

APA

Buhaug, H., Gates, S., Hegre, H., Strand, H., & Urdal, H. (n.d.). Nils Petter Gleditsch: A Lifetime Achiever. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/6a1fc3e3-5cf3-432e-ad92-8e04ab4ba255/Nils Petter Gleditsch A Lifetime Achiever.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Buhaug, Halvard, Scott Gates, Håvard Hegre, Håvard Strand, and Henrik Urdal. Nils Petter Gleditsch: A Lifetime Achiever. Peace Research Institute Oslo, n.d. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/6a1fc3e3-5cf3-432e-ad92-8e04ab4ba255/Nils Petter Gleditsch A Lifetime Achiever.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{buhaugndnils, author = {Buhaug, Halvard and Gates, Scott and Hegre, Håvard and Strand, Håvard and Urdal, Henrik}, title = {{Nils Petter Gleditsch: A Lifetime Achiever}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/6a1fc3e3-5cf3-432e-ad92-8e04ab4ba255/Nils Petter Gleditsch A Lifetime Achiever.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }