The Eldh-Ekblad Peace Prize (), formally The Nils and Signe Eldh-Ekblad Foundation Peace Prize (), is a Swedish peace prize awarded since 1960 by the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SFSF). It is regarded as the society's most prestigious distinction.
Background The prize was founded in 1960 by (1903–1960) in memory of her husband (1888–1960), and is administered by the foundation that bears both their names. The couple were active members of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society. A separate award, the , was endowed through Signe Ekblad-Eldh's will and is awarded by the Swedish Academy for excellence in literature.Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010).
Nominations Nominations may be made by the SFSF, the Swedish branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the , and the .
According to the SFSF's statutes, the prize is intended for a Swedish author or lecturer who, during the three-year period preceding the award, has best mapped the psychological and material causes of war in a peace-friendly spirit — particularly the chain of causation linking fear, armament, aggression, and war — or who has otherwise, in an outstanding manner, advanced the foundation's purpose of promoting peace and understanding among peoples. Although the statutes mention authors and lecturers, the prize has also been awarded to journalists, activists, working groups, and civil society organisations whose work aligns with these aims.
The prize was originally awarded annually, but since 2018 it has been awarded biennially at the SFSF's congress.
Recipients
1960 – Per Anders Fogelström 1962 – Tore Zetterholm 1963 – 1964 – Emilia Fogelklou 1965 – 1966 – Peace organisations' inquiry into conscription () 1967 – August Spångberg 1968 – Greta Engkvist and 1969 – and 1970 – 1971 – Working group behind the book (Peace Policy – Civil Resistance) 1972 – 1973 – Maj-Britt Theorin and 1974 – Harald Ofstad 1975 – and 1976 – and 1977 – 1978 – Maj Wechselmann 1979 – 1980 – and 1981 – 1982 – Working group behind the SFSF's defence policy programme 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – and 1986 – 1987 – Bengt Danielsson 1988 – India group of the Tyresö Developing Countries and Peace Association () 1989 – 1990 – and 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – Rune Andréasson and 1994 – and 1995 – Lars Ångström 1996 – and 1997 – 1998 – 1999 – and Hédi Fried 2000 – Henning Mankell 2001 – 2002 – Peter Englund 2003 – 2004 – Christian Palme 2005 – Sverker Åström 2006 – Thomas Hammarberg 2007 – Cordelia Edvardson 2008 – 2009 – 2010 – and Jeppe Wikström 2011 – Stina Oscarson 2012 – Özz Nûjen 2013 – Peter Wallensteen 2014 – Farnaz Arbabi and Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2015 – Rickard Söderberg 2016 – Nils Resare, Brit Stakston and Martin Schibbye (Blankspot) 2017 – 2018 – 2020 – Beatrice Fihn 2022 – 2024 – Cartoonists' Appeal against NATO and Nuclear Weapons () 2026 – Klas Östergren
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External links Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society