Tunander Ola : curriculum vitae

Education/Qualification

Research Professor (Peace Research), International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway, 2000 after international evaluation.

Ph.D. (Fil. Dr. Technology and Social Change), Linköping University, Sweden 1989 with a doctoral

thesis about naval strategy, weapons technology and geopolitics.

M.Sc. (Fil. Kand. History of Economics, Human Geography and History of Ideas and Philosophy),

Göteborg University 1980

Career 1980-2004

(2002-2005) Leader of the PRIO Strategic Institute Programme: ‘Looking Outward - The Quest for a European Security Identity’.

(2000-2001) Special expert to the Swedish Government Investigation - the Ekéus Investigation - for investigating the submarine intrusions into Swedish waters.

(2000- ) Appointed Research Professor at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

(1998-2001) Leader of the PRIO Strategic Institute Programme: ‘European Security Organisations - Two Europes, Two Philosophies’.

(1995-2000) Coordinator and Leader of the Foreign and Security Policy Program (PRIO).

(1991-1994) Coordinator of the European network ‘Walls’, Nordic Summer University.

(1989-2000) Senior Research Fellow, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

(1987-1989) Research Fellow for Nordic Security Studies (PRIO). Receiving a permanent position at the

same institute in 1988.

(1985-1988) Coordinator of the network «A New Europe», Nordic Summer University.

(1983-1989) Doctoral studies at the Department of Technology and Social Change, Institute of Tema Research, Linköping University.

(1980-1987) Freelance journalist (written a number of articles and three books).

Publications

I have written seven books and edited or co-edited four. I have also written number of book chapters, reports and articles for international refereed journals (Review of International Studies, Geopolitics, Security Dialogue, International Affairs [Moscow], Cooperation & Conflict, Journal of Peace Research, Nordic Journal of Soviet and East-European Studies). Books (or book chapters) have been published by Sage, Frank Cass, Westview Press, Rodopi, Symposion, Norstedts, Cappelen, and Nordic Summer University. Several of my books (and book chapters) have been used as text books at universities or military colleges.

Board Memberships

Norwegian representative in the board of NISA (Nordic International Studies Association) (1999-2002), Member of the board of International Peace Research Institute Oslo (1998-1999), and of the Nordic Summer University (1985-1987).

Peer reviewer for Journals and Book Publishers

Journals: International Security, Millennium, Geopolitics, European Journal of International Relations, Nordic Journal of International Relations - Cooperation & Conflict, Journal of Peace Research, Security Dialogue, Internasjonal Politikk. Book Publishers: Routledge, Taylor & Francis.

Member of Editorial Committees and Advisory Boards of Journals

Member of Advisory Board of Millennium (2000), and Member of Editorial committees of Journal of Peace Research (1989-1998),and of Internasjonal Politikk (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 1993-2001).

Referee (for projects)

For Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Norwegian Military Staff School.