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About us


The Centre for Peace Studies was founded in 2002. It is a teaching and research unit at the Faculty of Social Science, University of Tromsø. Its main task is to promote nonviolent conflict resolution and the creation of peace. Through an effective organisational structure, consisting of two active boards and a small permanent staff, the centre has awarded over 65 master's degrees, arranged 11 conferences and made diverse contributions to peace research to date. Further information about the centre's past activities are available in the annual reports.

Please read more about the Centre for Peace Studies in the following pages:

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University of Tromsø, Faculty of Social Science, 9037 Tromsø, tlph. +47 77 64 42 96
Updated by executive Officer Alberto Valiente Thoresen on 16.01.2008 at 12:56
Editor: fakultetsdirektør Jørgen Fossland