​Friday, we got to know that a large project has been funded by the Research Council of Norway's INFRASTRUKTUR initiative, that aims to build up relevant, up-to-date infrastructure that is accessible to the research community, to various private and public sector user groups, and to the general public.

​Although this years ISA Convention was cancelled, the annual awards have still been announced.

The book Transnational Dynamics of Civil War (Cambridge University Press) presents research completed in 2010-12 by one of the working groups of PRIO’s Center for the Study of Civil War (CSCW).

​​The Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence at Yale University MacMillan Center announces a conference on Conference on Paramilitaries, Militias, and Civil Defense Forces in Civil Wars, to be held 19-20 October 2012.

​Jake Shapiro and Nils Weidmann's paper "Talking About Killing: Cell Phones, Collective Action, and Insurgent Violence in Iraq" was presented on the frequently-read academic blog called the Monkey Cage.

The August issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution is a special issue dedicated to output from the Disaggregating Civil War project.

We are delighted to announce that this year's Stuart A.