Articles in peace

Peace was the fifth and final prize area that Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Below, articles on the subject are presented.

History of the Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2000

BY GEIR LUNDESTAD

The history of the Nobel Peace Prize during its first 100 years.

Controversies and criticisms

BY ØYVIND TØNNESSON

The Nobel Peace Prize Awards, in many instances, have increased public focus on international or national conflicts.

The Nobel Peace Prize: From peace negotiations to human rights

BY FRANCIS SEJERSTED

The Nobel Peace Prize has succeeded in creating clear symbols which appeal to our best instincts.

Heroines of Peace – The nine Nobel women

BY IRWIN ABRAMS

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to only nine women between the years 1901 to 1996.

Mahatma Gandhi, the missing Laureate

BY ØYVIND TØNNESSON

The strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century never got the Nobel Peace Prize despite several nominations.

Reflections on the Nobel Peace Prize

BY GEIR LUNDESTAD

Why does the world take interest in what the Norwegian Nobel Committee decides on who has done the most for peace?

The Nobel Peace Prize: Revelations from the Soviet past

By Olav Njølstad

Declassified documents from the former Soviet Union reveal surprising facts about the history of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The humanitarian Nobel Peace Prizes 1901-2004

BY Øivind Stenersen

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen to define humanitarian efforts as an essential part of promoting “fraternity among nations.”

With fascism on the doorstep: The Nobel institution in Norway, 1940-1945

BY Øyvind Tønnesson

How did the Nobel Institution in Norway avoid being destroyed by the Nazis during World War II?

The Norwegian Nobel committee

BY Øyvind Tønnesson

How do five individuals from a small country make decisions over the Nobel Peace Prize on the basis of some universal interpretation of Peace?

Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their work

The Red Cross: Three-time recipient of the Peace Prize

BY Ivar Libaek

The Red Cross has a unique position in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize.