Jon Elster

Background

Working experience:

• Research director, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, 1984 to present.
  
• Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 1988
  
• Member, Academia Europaea since 1989
  
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, University of Oslo, 1990-92.
  
• Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy since 1991
  
• Robert K. Merton Professor of Social Science, Columbia University, 1995 to present.
  
• Adjunct Professor, Centre for the Study of Civil War, Oslo 2003-2007
  

Please refer to the full CV for a complete list.

 

Education:

Mag.art.(philosophy) from the University of Oslo, 1966. Thesis: "Prise de conscience dans la Phénoménologie de l'Esprit de Hegel".

Docteur ès lettres et sciences sociales from the University of Paris V, 1972. Thesis: "Production et reproduction: Essai sur Marx".

PRIO Projects

• Mechanisms of belief formation in civil wars (project leader)
• Techniques of violence in civil war
• The Role of First Actors
• The role of neutrals (project leader)
• Thucydides
• Transitional Justice in the Settlement of Conflicts and Kidnapping (project leader)

Events

• Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:30-14:30 – What do we know about Civil War?
• 18 - 19 Nov 2011 – Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism
• Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00-19:00 – PRIO Annual Peace Address 2010: Justice, Truth, Peace
• Thu, 10 June 2010 – Emotions and Civil Wars
• Thu, 18 June 2009 – Rumours and Conspiracy Theories in Civil Wars
• 15 - 16 Jun 2007 – Law in Peace Negotiations
• Thu, 17 August 2006 – The Role of First Actors in Civil War
• Wed, 14 December 2005 – Workshop on Conflicts and Economics, 14-15 December 2005
• Tue, 18 October 2005 – Transitional Justice and Civil Conflicts Settlements
• Tue, 25 January 2005 – Thucydides and Civil War
• Wed, 18 August 2004 – The Boundaries of Civil Wars
• Tue, 18 November 2003 – Definitions of Civil War and the 'Terrorism-War Dichotmy'

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.

Publications

The following publications are specific to the Centre for the Study of Civil War. A more complete list may be available at www.prio.org.

All Publications