SIPRI Continuity and Change, 1966–1996

This publication is a brief report on how the tasks and the mandate defined for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 30 years ago were carried out in practice. The report presents information on the work of SIPRI, who worked at the Institute and when, and what these people did at and for SIPRI.

Contents

Part I. How SIPRI began

F. Blackaby

1. Introduction

2. The Myrdal Committee

3. Early history

4. The SIPRI Yearbook

5. Chemical and biological warfare

Part II. SIPRI in 1996

6. Organization and direction

7. The research programme towards 2000

8. Supporting the research programme

9. Library and documentation

10. The SIPRI premises

Part III. SIPRI activities, 1966–96

11. Major conferences and seminars

12. Visitors to the Institute

13. The SIPRI public lectures

14. Awards

15. Guest researchers and interns

Annexes

SIPRI statutes

The original documents and people at the establishment of SIPRI

Guiding the Institute, 1966–96

Staffing the Institute, 1966–96

About the SIPRI research staff

List of SIPRI publications, 1966–96

Book reviews and letters to the Institute

Essays on SIPRI

Index of names