Talk:PRIO Director's Shortlist

Flags
This is a well-developed and useful article, but I have one concern. The national flags should not be included.

Prizes are typically awarded to individuals or entities which advance the causes of peace, not to nations. And often prize winners are at odds with the nation where they live or work; they should not be associated with the emblem of their opponents. An example of this was the previous inclusion of the swastika flag of the Third Reich next to the name of Carl von Ossietzky, a victim of the Nazis, at the List_of_Nobel_Peace_Prize_laureates; there were other examples of flags being displayed next to opponents of regimes, and there are such examples in this list as well.

No purpose is served for the flags; they should not be used as decoration. As stated in the Manual_of_Style/Icons: Flag icons may be relevant in some subject areas, where the subject officially represents that country or nationality – such as military units or national sports teams. In lists or tables, flag icons may be relevant when such representation of different subjects is pertinent to the purpose of the list or table itself.

Words as the primary means of communication should be given greater precedence over flags ...

So national flags are no longer displayed in the list of Peace Prize laureates.

Flags can also be confusing: The International Court of Justice, while an arm of the United Nations, sits in the Hague. Why is the national symbol of the United States displayed? And why should the flag of any nation be shown next to an international organisation?

Kablammo (talk) 01:03, 24 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi! I agree with your statement. You could help improving the list by removing the flags and name the country a particular shortlisted candidate is from or its headquarters is located. Thank you! JB Hoang Tam (talk) 13:58, 27 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I have removed the flags, and used nations for the individuals, and for entities, the location (where known), of the headquarters. As most seem to be in major cities with their own articles there is no need to also include the nation.
 * There looks to be some inconsistency in format but I am not good at that. Kablammo (talk) 02:52, 1 February 2023 (UTC)