Background
Gleditsch, Nils Petter was born on July 17, 1942 in Sutton, England. Son of Kristian and Nini (Haslund) Gleditsch.
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With the end of the Cold War, many nations have set about cutting their military spending, and visions of a large 'peace dividend' have emerged. Yet, even today, the arms race remains one of the major projects of humankind, and one of the most unproductive. The Wages of Peace explores some of the consequences and opportunities stemming from the resulting peace dividend. This book charts a middle course between extravagant claims about the improvements in welfare, development or the environment which may be funded by the peace divided, and dire assessments of how militarized economies will collapse as a result of disarmament spiced with warnings that the savings have already been squandered. This book
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter was born on July 17, 1942 in Sutton, England. Son of Kristian and Nini (Haslund) Gleditsch.
Student, University Michigan, 1967. Master of Arts in Sociology, University Oslo, 1968.
He is Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). In 2009, Nils Petter Gleditsch was awarded the annual Award for Outstanding Research by the Research Council of Norway. 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.
Following studies in philosophy and economy Gleditsch became mag.art. (Doctor of Philosophy equivalent) in sociology at the University of Oslo.
In 1966-1967 he read sociology, social psychology and international relations at the University of Michigan in United States of America. Since 1964, Gleditsch has been at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), first as a student, later as researcher and research leader. He was Director of PRIO in 1972 and 1977-1978.
From 2002-2008 he led the working group "Environmental Factors of Civil War" at PRIO"s Centre for the Study of Civil War, apponted Centre of Excellence by the Research Council of Norway.
Since 1993 he has also been Professor at Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. Gleditsch was editor of Journal of Peace Research 1983-2010, succeeded by Henrik Urdal. Gleditsch served as President for the International Studies Association ( Industry Standard Architecture) 2008-2009.
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Member Local Council Oslo, 1973-1979. Chairperson board directors local branch Labour Party, 1980-1983, 85-87, 89-95, Bestum School Band, 1986-1988.
Married Kari Skrede, January 8, 1966. Children: Kristian, Eline.