ABSTRACT
The International Arbitration and Peace Association were founded in the United States in 1880, arranging conferences at Brussels in 1882 and at Berne in 1884; in 1889 the first Universal Peace Congress met. The humanitarian idea of promoting peace appealed to Scandinavians, and sections of the International Association were founded in Denmark, Sweden and Norway in the early 1880s. The post-war Norwegian peace movement originated in the anti-nuclear movement which developed around 1960. In Norwegian local elections, voters can influence the ranking of candidates on the various party lists. The peace movement succeeded in demonstrating strong support among Norwegians for the maintenance of this state of affairs. The Labour Party lost the election of 1981 and gave way to a Conservative government. In Norway similar local campaigns have not taken place, except in connection with the ongoing build-up of stores for American auxiliary troops in Central Norway.
