Board Members
The board is elected at the general annual meeting for one year. The board 2020-2021 consists of​
Kari Anne Næss
Chairwoman
I have decided to stand for another election at the Norwegian Peace Association, because I have faith in the plans we have put together previously. After a year with much organisational work, I am looking forward to implement our forward-looking peace work and to make the Norwegian Peace Association better known to the world. I have an MA in Democracy Assistance with a specialisation in political participation. The past years, I have worked in the organisation Norwegian Rural Youth, and am Secretary General of Youth against the EU. I am preoccupied with peace poltics and think that peace is best built in a society where the citizens have a realistic chance to influence their daily lives and political decisionmaking processes.
Eskil Grav
Network Manager
I have got a BA in Peace- and Conflict-studies, as well as an MA in Society, Science and Technology in Europe. I have followed countries’ work concerning ’Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems’(LAWS) at the UN Weapons Convention since 2014, and have partaken on behalf of the Norwegian Peace Association since 2017. I have been part of the conception of the research group concerning autonomous weapons in 2018, and have led the group from the start. The group is small, but has seen much activity. The Norwegian Peace Association is a traditional peace movement and Norways’ oldest. This is, in my opinion, a great platform to raise the issue from. Contact me if you would like to be part of the research group on autonomous weapons.
I have been a member of the Norwegian Peace Association since 2017, led the research group on autonomous weapons since 2018, and have been a member of the board since 2018.
Regine Steinvik
Treasurer
We have witnessed a dramatic regression of democracy around the world in the past years, something which seemed unthinkable whilst I was studying comparative politics. As a result, I have felt a strong urge to be more involved in peace work. The statistics are saying that democratic countries do not go to war with each other. And as a teacher, I already have a mandate to work with these issues: In the executive curriculum it says that ’The school should promote democratic values and attitudes as a counterbalance to prejudice and discrimination. The school should also respect that people are different, and students should learn to resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner’. I hope that my contribution to the Norwegian Peace Association can do something to better the situation our world currently is in.
I have an MA in Spanish language and Latin America Studies, a one-year study in comparative politics, as well as Italian at the University of Bergen. I have a practical pedagogical education from the University of Oslo and work as a lecturer for spanish and social studies at a secondary school in Asker. I also give courses in international cooperation. I am originally from Ålesund, but have lived in Spain.
Deputy Board Member
Unni Eikeseth
Eg arbeider som førstelektor i naturfag ved Institutt for lærarutdanning ved NTNU, og har tidlegare jobba som journalist i NRK og lektor ved Trondheim katedralskole. Eg er også sakprosa- og lærebokforfattar. Eg er opptatt av undervising for demokrati og berekraft, og er blant anna involvert i undervising for å motvirke konspirasjonsteoriar. Eg vore med på å lage podcasten Lærarkrigen mot Quisling om lærarane sin ikkjevaldelege kamp under 2. verdskrig.
Aslak Storaker
Deputy Board Member
Janine Müller
Editor Fredsviljen
I tillegg til å være styremedlem i Fredslaget sitter jeg også i styret i lokalavdelingen Fredslaget Sør og den internasjonale paraplyorganisasjonen vår Det internasjonale fredsbyrået (IPB). Har vært medlem av Fredslaget siden 2012. Er utdannet som og arbeider som bibliotekar.
Andre styremedlemmer: Synne Høyforslett Bjørbæk og Anne Lise Taylor.
Vararepresentanter: Rigmor Bjerche, Peter Hovgaard og Ingunn Gjerstad