 Dr. Jørgen Johansen is currently a lecturer and faculty member at European Peace University. Main research interest is the theory and practice of nonviolence. Jorgen has conducted research and also taught seminars and training programmes in numerous countries including Israel, Mozambique, India and Chechnya.
He was International secretary of the Norwegian section of War Resisters International (WRI) 1976-79 and Norwegian representative in the WRI Council 1981-1991. From 1979 to 1984 he was editorial member of Ikkevold ("Nonviolence"). He was editor of the Nordic Ecophilosophical magazine Ringen 1981-84 and Co worker at The Tienanmen University of Democracy, 1990-93, Chairperson of War Resisters' International 1991-98, Board member of Civilian Based Defence Association 1992-94, Board member of the Institute for Peace Work and Nonviolent Struggle (in Germany) since 1992.
He has been a Teacher in Conflict Resolution, Peace Work and Mediation at Goeteborg University, Sweden, since 1995. Since 1998, he is a board member of The Norwegian Peace Center and The Norwegian Peace Council. Since 1990, he is a Member of the Danish Peace Academy.
Since 1975 he has been an invited participant to more than fifty international conferences. He has widely published on nonviolence as a philosophy and practical tool and given training workshops on nonviolence in many countries.
Positions
- International secretary of Folkereisning Mot Krig (Norwegian section of War Resisters’ International, WRI) 1976-79
- Editor of the ecological magazine Natur i Østfold 1979-1981
- Editorial member of Ikkevold 1979-1984. A member of the working group who published articles of illegal American bases in Norway. The following trial ended in a Supreme Court Decision of ”Not Guilty with three against two votes”.
- Editor of the Nordic Ecophilosophical magazine Ringen 1981-84.
- Norwegian representative in WRI Council 1981-1991
- Organising and leading Nonviolent training in Norway, Sweden and Denmark 1981-2001
- Member of the Antimilitaristic Committee, SAC (Svenska Arbetares Centralorganisation), 1985-1989
- Teacher at courses on Group Dynamic, Decision Making, and Conflict Handling for SAC (1987-1991)
- Ombudsman for SAC (Svenska Arbetares Centralorganisation, Tanum LS) 1989-1996
- Initiator and main teacher on a one year course in Peace Work at Grebbestad Folkhigh School 1987-88.
- Organiser of an international study conference on "Nonviolent Struggle and Social Defence" by WRI and Bradford School of Peace Studies, Bradford 1990.
- Co-worker at The Tiananmen University of Democracy, 1990-93
- Chairperson of War Resisters´ International 1991-98
- Board member of Civilian Based Defence Association 1992-94
- Board member of Das Institut Fur Friedensarbeit und Gewaltfreie Konfliktaustragung 1992-
- Organiser and speaker on a study tour for Friends of the Earth and Svalorna in India (Tamil Nadu, Orrissa and Bihar) 1993
- Organiser of an international peace-conference by WRI, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1994
- Study tour to Palestine/Israel (focus on refusing military service and nonviolent actions) 1994
- Teacher at the courses in Conflict Resolution, Göteborg Univ. 1995-
- Teacher at an on-line course on Peace Work, Göteborg Univ. 1996-1999
- Consultant for SIDA regarding personnel policy, decision making and reorganising parts of Forum Syd, 1995
Fact-finding tour for WRI to Chechnya during the war April 1996
- Election observer at the referendum about NATO-membership in Hungary 1998
- Board member at The Norwegian Peace Centre 1998-
Lecturing Conflict Handling, Gandhian Philosophy and The History of Nonviolence at Centrum för Arbetsvetenskap, Göteborg Universitet 1998-
- Elected Council Member of War Resisters’ International 1998-
- Training of group-leaders for Fellesaksjonen Mot Gasskraft, Norway 1998-99
- PhD candidate at Peace and Development Research Institute Göteborg University 1999-.
- Member of Transcend 1999-
- Main responsible for the course in War, Peace and Security Policy at Göteborg University summer courses 1999-2002
- Member of the Danish Peace Academy 1999-. (Chair 2000-2001)
- Student at The National Defence College, Norway 2000
- Organiser of a conference on the Bombing of Kosovo, Göteborg University 2000
- Supervising students at Peace and Development Research
- Institute, Gothenburg University 2000-
- Teacher at Kulturverkstan (A Project Managements Education in Sweden)
- Responsible for courses on Group Dynamic, Conflict Handling, Project Management, Democracy and Globalisation 2000-
- Teaching and supervising students at Peace Collage in Jerusalem (Master Program), 2000-
- Teaching at a Master Program in Peace and Conflict Studies (Gothenburg and Maputo) 2000-2001
- Lecturing at courses on Conflict Analyses at the PhD-program at, Gothenburg University, 2001
- Managing and Conflict Consultant at NIR School of Heart, Jerusalem, 2001
- Adviser at Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 2001-
- Consultant at Tromsø University to develop a Master Course in Peace Studies 2001-2002
- Project Manager at Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø, 2001 - 2003
- Teaching & Training for CIVIS in Bogotá, Meddelin and Cali, Colombia in Conflict Analysing and Nonviolence 2001
- Training of staff at NIR School of Heart, Jerusalem 2001.
- Board Member of Transcend Peace University 2001-
Teaching Peace Studies at “Peace Boat” between Ecuador and Japan, 2001
- Lecturing at Universidad National, Bogotá 2001-2002
Participants in a working-group preparing “Globalverkstan”, a 18 months study for International NGO workers 2001-
- Executive Secretary of Transcend Peace University 2002-
- Lecturing at Asociation De Trabajo Interdisciplinario, Bogota, Colombia, 2001-
- Lecturing at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2002
- Lecturing at Universidad de la Paz, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 2002
- Lecturing at the Master Program on Peace and Conflict Transformation, University of Tromsø 2002 - 2004
- Coordinator of a preliminary project within the Norwegian Peace Corps between Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø and Asociation De Trabajo Interdisciplinario, Bogota, Colombia 2002
- Lecturing at University of Ngaoundéré, Department of History, Cameroon, 2002
- Teaching at Transcend Peace University, 2003
- Lecturing at Belgrade University, Faculty of Civil Defence, 2003
- Board member of Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research 2003-
- Lecturing at Tel Aviv University, Department for Political Psychology, 2003
- Project Coordinator at Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø, 2003 - 2004
Invited participant to more than fifty international conferences since 1975
Published:
- Bombemålet Norge, Atomstrategi, Ytringsfrihet og Razzia, Oslo 1984 (Editor) (”Norway the Bombtarget” in Norwegian)
- Aldri Mer 9.April, Sivilmotstand i Halden Kommune, Oslo 1987 (”Never More April 9. Published” in Norwegian)
- Socialt Försvar - en ickevåldsrevolution, Morjärv 1990 (”Social Defence – A nonviolent Revolution” in Swedish)
- Humour as a Political Force, in Philosophy and Social Action Vol 17 Nos 3-4, New Delhi 1991
- Ziviler Ungehorsam gegen Gaskraftwerke, Graswurzel revolution, No 25, Oldenburg 1998 („Civil Disobedience against Gas Power Stations“ in German)
- Vernepligten - militaristisk slaveri, Militärnegteren, Köbenhavn 1998 (”Conscription – Militaristic Slavery” in Danish)
- Den Nødvendige Ulydigheten (with Åsne Berre Persen) 1998 (“The Necessary Disobedience“ in Norwegian)
- Sosialt Forsvar, ikkevoldskamp mot vår tids trusler. 2000 (“Social Defence, Nonviolent Struggle Against the Threats of Our Time” in Swedish)
- Numerous articles 1970-
Email: jj@ikkevold.no
Updated on Sunday, 15 November 2009
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