<P> Nominations are considered by the Nobel Committee at a meeting where a short list of candidates for further review is created . This short list is then considered by permanent advisers to the Nobel institute , which consists of the Institute 's Director and the Research Director and a small number of Norwegian academics with expertise in subject areas relating to the prize . Advisers usually have some months to complete reports , which are then considered by the Committee to select the laureate . The Committee seeks to achieve a unanimous decision , but this is not always possible . The Nobel Committee typically comes to a conclusion in mid-September , but occasionally the final decision has not been made until the last meeting before the official announcement at the beginning of October . </P>
<P> Nominations are considered by the Nobel Committee at a meeting where a short list of candidates for further review is created . This short list is then considered by permanent advisers to the Nobel institute , which consists of the Institute 's Director and the Research Director and a small number of Norwegian academics with expertise in subject areas relating to the prize . Advisers usually have some months to complete reports , which are then considered by the Committee to select the laureate . The Committee seeks to achieve a unanimous decision , but this is not always possible . The Nobel Committee typically comes to a conclusion in mid-September , but occasionally the final decision has not been made until the last meeting before the official announcement at the beginning of October . </P>
who decides the winner of the nobel peace prize
who decides the winner of the nobel peace prize
Nobel Committee
Nobel Committee