Peter Wallensteen

Peter Wallensteen, Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University (since 2012), first holder of the Dag Hammarskjold Chair, Uppsala University (1985- 2012) and Richard G. Starmann, Sr. Research Professor of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame, Indi­ana, USA (since 2006). He was the first Head of the Department for Peace and Con­flict Research, Uppsala Univer­ sity 1972-1999, working on its creation, financing, research, teaching and outreach programs. His Peace Research: Theory and Practice (Routledge, 2011) spans his research interests and explains the rationale behind these activities.

He directs the Uppsala Con­ flict Data Program (UCDP) that publishes annual data on armed conflicts in three differ­ent categories, for free, at www.ucdp.uu.se.  His Understanding Conflict Resolution (Sage, 4th edition, April 2015) explains the program. This book is used worldwide. Wallensteen is pres­ently researching Nordic experi­ences in mediation, the notion of quality peace, the use of economic sanctions, the role of regional organizations in peace­ making and the United Nations’ Security Council performance. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Council for the UN Mediation Support Unit and the Advisory Council for the newly created inter-governmental Eu­ropean Institute of Peace (EIP).

A Rotarian since 1990, he has published more than 200 schol­arly articles and book chapters, and written/edited more than 40 books, in the field of peace research. He has also been involved in the settlement of armed conflicts, notably in Pap­ua New Guinea, Israel-Palestine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Sudan and Cyprus.