PRIO Director's Shortlist
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Director's Shortlist is a list of candidates considered worthy to win the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts and actions for the promotion of peace. It has been prepared by the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo since 2002, and is a list of the most worthy potential Nobel laureates based on independent research and assessments.
Image: Kristian Berg Harpviken
Image: Henrik Urdal (cropped)
Peace Research Institute Oslo
The Peace Research Institute Oslo is a private research institution in peace and conflict studies, based in Oslo, Norway, with around 100 employees. It was founded in 1959 by a group of Norwegian researchers led by Johan Galtung, who was also the institute's first director (1959–1969). It publishes the Journal of Peace Research, also founded by Johan Galtung.
Johan Galtung, PRIO's founder and first director, is regarded as the principal founder of peace and conflict studies, and coined the term peacebuilding
The Peace Research Institute Oslo
PRIO building in Hausmanns gate