PRIO
Simon Reid-Henry is a distinguished academic and researcher specializing in historical and political geography. Currently serving as a Research Professor at PRIO since January 2021 and Co-Chair of the Global Public Investment Network since September 2022, Simon has also held the position of Visiting Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute from September 2022 to August 2023. Prior to these roles, Simon was the Program Director at Counterpoint until December 2022 and spent nearly two decades at Queen Mary University of London in various academic capacities, including Professor of Historical and Political Geography and Director of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences. Simon's academic qualifications include a PhD in Economic Geography and a Bachelor's degree in Geography, both obtained from the University of Cambridge.
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PRIO
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is an independent, international and interdisciplinary research institute, founded in 1959. Its purpose is to conduct research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. PRIO’s research targets scholars, policy-makers, practitioners and the general public. The institute cultivates the highest standards of academic excellence, and is a leader in shaping the global peace research agenda. PRIO has an international research staff of approximately 120 members in full and part-time positions, plus 15 in administrative and support functions. The working language at the institute is English. Researchers at PRIO identify new trends in global conflict, formulate and document new understandings of and responses to armed conflict. We seek to understand how people are impacted by and cope with armed conflict, and we study the normative foundations of peace and violence. Key questions on PRIO's research agenda are why wars break out, how they are sustained, and what it takes to build durable peace. PRIO contributes to theoretical and methodological development both within specific academic disciplines, and through cross-fertilization between disciplines. PRIO also contributes to the development of a new generation of scholars through our Research School in Peace and Conflict (PhD level). PRIO engages in the promotion of peace through conflict resolution, dialogue and reconciliation, public information and policymaking activities. Our research is primarily disseminated through academic publications, but also through reports and working papers, and via contributions to the media.