Peacemaking
Transnational mobilization and civil war
War-related migration and social networks
Regional (in-)security
Peacebuilding and peacemaking
Methodology in contexts of crisis and conflict
Peacemaking
Transnational mobilization and civil war
War-related migration and social networks
Regional (in-)security
Peacebuilding and peacemaking
Methodology in contexts of crisis and conflict
Norwegian, English; basic French and German
2017– | Research Professor, PRIO |
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2009–17 | Director, PRIO |
2008 | Guest Researcher, Institute for International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University |
2007– | Associate Fellow, Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University of York |
2005–09 | Deputy Director, PRIO |
2004–05 | Programme Leader, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (CRPB) programme, PRIO |
1999– | Senior Researcher, PRIO |
1999–06 | Project Leader, 'Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities (AMAC)' |
1998 | Guest researcher (Fulbright Scholar), Department of Sociolocy, University of Chicago |
1997–03 | Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human geography, University of Oslo. Project: 'Flight and Social Decision-Making: Forced Migration in Afghanistan' |
1995–97 | Research Fellow, PRIO. Project: 'Common Security in Southern Africa' (17 months) |
1990–92 | Director and Agricultural Coordinator, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Peshawar, Pakistan |
1989 | Conscientious Objector, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Oslo |
1983–88 | Farmer, Harpviken Farm, Brumunddal |
1982 | Military Service |
1981–93 | Farm work, Nedre Berg Farm, Brøttum |
| 2020– | Chair of the Board, Tim Greve Symposium | | 2019– | Chair of the Board, Institute for Social Research [Institutt for samfunnsforskning] | | 2019–23 | Board member, Humanities and Social Sciences portfolio board, Research Council of Norway | | 2018–20 | Member of the National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (NESH) | | 2018–20 | Member of the Board, Redd Barna (Save the Children, Norway) | | 2017–20 | Chair, Nordic Sociological Association | | 2018–20 | Deputy Chair, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Norwegian Sociological Association (NSA) | | 2017–2019| Member of the Board of Directors, UTSYN (forum for informed debate on foreign and security policy) | | 2017–20 | Member of the Board, Tim Greve Symposium | | 2017– | Member of the Board of Directors, Global Resource Network on Conflict (GRNC), Washington DC | | 2017–20 | External Board member, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo | | 2016–17 | Member of the Advisory Committee of the joint United Nations and World Bank Policy Study on the role of Development in the Prevention of Violent Conflict | | 2016–17 | Board member, Research Council of Norway’s Board committee for international issues [Styreutvalg for internasjonale saker] | | 2015–18 | Board member, Division for Society and Health, Research Council of Norway | | 2015–16 | Member of Norwegian Commission of Inquiry on Norway’s civilian and military involvement in Afghanistan during the period 2001–2014 | | 2014–21 | Governing Board member, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), New Delhi | | 2014–21 | International Board member, Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) | | 2013–18 | Advisory Board member, Norwegian Polytechnic Society | | 2012–21 | Board of Trustees member, the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights | | 2012– | Advisory Board member, Business for Peace Foundation | | 2012–16 | Editorial Board member, Politics and Governance (Open Access journal) | | 2011–20 | Scientific Advisory Council member, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) | | 2010–14 | Programme Council member for the MA programme in Peace and Conflict Studies (PECOS), University of Oslo | | 2007– | Editorial Board member, Comparative Social Research (yearbook published by Emerald) | | 2006–09 | Member of the National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (Norway) |
2017 | Senior Executive Course (Sjefskurset), Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo |
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2006 | PhD in Sociology, University of Oslo [Dissertation] |
1993–95 | Cand. Polit (M.Phil.) in Sociology, University of Oslo [Dissertation] |
1991–93 | Development Studies, University of Uppsala |
1987–89 | Cand. Mag, University of Oslo |
1984–86 | Management studies, Norwegian School of Management, Gjøvik |
1982–83 | Horticulturist, Staup School of Gardening, Levanger |
Book chapter in A Comparative Historical and Typological Approach to the Middle Eastern State System
FAIR Case Brief
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book chapter in Det norske samfunn, 8. utgave
Journal article in Internasjonal Politikk
PRIO’s Deputy Director Torunn L. Tryggestad and PRIO Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken are both appointed members of new commission on Afghanistan.
Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s Chief of Defense, introduced the PRIO-hosted event on Norway's new role in NATO at Arendalsuka.
PRIO congratulates Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken who has been appointed the new Director of The Nobel Institute.
Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.
Today, Rahmat Hashemi successfully defended his dissertation.
Stefan Löfven, former Prime Minister of Sweden, and Knut Storberget, former Norwegian Minister of Justice, gave the key introductions at the PRIO-hosted event on Nordic security.
A new survey shows that 70 per cent of respondents believe Norway should put up an armed resistance if it is attacked by another country.
A new podcast series on ethics in peace negotiations is now available on Spotify.
Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.
This new case brief under the On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation (FAIR) project written by Kristian Berg Harpviken focuses on how the US-Taliban agreement paved the way for the Taliban’s takeover, an outcome that was not given yet seemed highly likely, whether seen from the vantage point of 2018 (when talks started) or 2020 (when they were concluded).
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken appeared on NRK TV’S Urix programme (listen at 11 mins), discussing Indian President Modi’s visit to Kyiv and the broader prospects for a peace process in the Ukraine war.
PRIO researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed about the prospects for peace in Ukraine and beyond, for Norway’s NRK’s P1 radio (listen at 49 mins).
PRIO researchers Kristian Berg Harpviken and Jørgen Jensehaugen were both interviewed on the consequences of stepping back from war for Israel and Russia’s leaders, in a longform piece by Norway's broadcaster, NRK.
PRIO researcher Kristian berg Harpviken was interviewed for a longform article about the Taliban in Afghanistan, by Aftenposten’s A-magasinet, which was republished in Bergens Tidende. He was also interviewed about the crisis in the Middle East by VG.
PRIO researcher Kristian berg Harpviken was interview for a longform article about the Taliban in Afghanistan, by the Norwegian magazine Aftenposten’s A-magasinet. He was also interviewed on the US-UK attacks on the Houthis, regional and international relations and the risk of conflict escalation, by NRK radio Urix (listen at 14:30).
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed on the prospects for peace in Ukraine and Gaza by Norway’s national radio, NRK (listen at 33 mins 17 secs).
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed about the consequence of a possible Trump return in the 2024 US elections, by NRK Ekko radio/podcast (listen at 1hr 23 mins). Kristian’s research on the possibility for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia were debated in two articles in the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten, here and here. He was also interviewed on the same topic on NRK’s Nyhetsmorgen (listen at 1:04:55).
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was mentioned in an article about the war in Ukraine, in a letter to the editor in the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten.
Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken wrote an opinion piece on possible diplomatic solutions between Ukraine and Russia, in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. Kristian was also interviewed about Ukraine on Norwegian TV programme Dagsnytt 18 (listen at 16 mins 25 secs), and on the radio show NRK Urix (listen at 5 mins and 20 secs).
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed by TV2 on the increasing number of conflicts in the world, with the addition of the outbreak of conflict in Israel.
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed by Norway’s NRK Nyheter (listen at 19 mins, 50 secs) on the main issues on the agenda for the UN high-level week.
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed by NRK’s Nyhetsmorgen radio (listen at 1hr 9mins) and NRK Helemorgen (watch at 1hr 39mins) at on the Taliban’s participation at the Oslo Forum.
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed in an article on what Norwegian soldiers knew about the actions of Australia’s most decorated soldier who was accused of war crimes, in the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten.
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed by the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on whether the Taliban is harboring terrorist groups.
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken spoke to NRK radio about the identification of former Afghan anti-terror police personnel, trained by Norway, now fighting for Wagner in Eastern Ukraine. He also commented on China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, who questioned the sovereignty of the states that were former Soviet republics. (listen at 36.50)
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed about the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war and its implications for US politics, by Norwegian state radio, NRK Urix. Listen at 14.47.
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed on the China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, by Norway’s NRK radio (listen at 2h 36mins).
PRIO Researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken was interviewed in an article about the Taliban and its supreme leader, in the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten. He was also interviewed on international peace for the Czech newspaper, Hospodarske Noviny.
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