Nils Petter Gleditsch (born 17 July 1942 in

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) is a Norwegian sociologist and

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

. He is Research Professor at the

Peace Research Institute Oslo The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO; no, Institutt for fredsforskning) 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 researcher ...

(PRIO). In 2009, Nils Petter Gleditsch was awarded the annual ''Award for Outstanding Research'' by the

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. He won the Norwegian Sociological Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. In 1982 he was convicted in Norway of a violation of the national security paragraphs of the penal code, in the Wilkes/Gleditsch trial. His prison sentence was suspended.

Biography

Nils Petter Gleditsch is the son of Kristian Gleditsch and Nini Haslund Gleditsch, the nephew of

Ellen Gleditsch Ellen Gleditsch (29 December 1879 – 5 June 1968) was a Norwegian radiochemist and Norway's second female professor. Starting her career as an assistant to Marie Curie, she became a pioneer in radiochemistry, establishing the half-life of radiu ...

, and the father of

Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Kristian Skrede Gleditsch (born 9 October 1971 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian political scientist and a professor at the University of Essex, holding the title of Regius Professor. His main fields of research are on the topics of conflict, ...

. Following studies in

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and

economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...

Gleditsch became

mag.art. A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from la, magister, "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education. The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the ...

(PhD equivalent) in sociology at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. In 1966-67 he read sociology, social psychology and

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in United States. He graduated from University of Oslo in 1968 with a master's degree. Since 1964, Gleditsch has been at the

(PRIO), first as a student, later as researcher and research leader. He was Director of PRIO in 1972 and 1977–78. From 2002-2008 he led the working group 'Environmental Factors of Civil War' at PRIO's Centre for the Study of Civil War, appointed Centre of Excellence by the

. Since 1993 he has also been Professor at NTNU. Gleditsch was editor of

Journal of Peace Research The ''Journal of Peace Research'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews in the fields of peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, and international security. It was established by J ...

1983–2010, succeeded by

Henrik Urdal Henrik Urdal (born 19 October 1972) is a Norwegian political scientist and the current director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Before his appointment as director in 2017 he was a research professor and research director at the insti ...

. Gleditsch served as president for the

International Studies Association The International Studies Association (ISA) is a US-based professional association for scholars and practitioners in the field of international studies. Founded in 1959, ISA has been headquartered at the University of Connecticut in Storrs since ...

(ISA) 2008–09. He is a member of the

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References

External links

Staff page at PRIO
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