| 2008- |
Central America and Norwegian Interests |
A survey of Norway’s strategic interests in Central America, in regard to foreign and development policy as well as economically. The survey will focus on aspects of the current situation that could be relevant for Norwegian interests. |
| 2007-2010 |
Liberal Peace and the Ethics of Peacebuilding |
The project will seek to establish a conceptual, empirical and practical basis for ethically based planning and assessment of concrete peacebuilding missions. |
| 2009-2010 |
Legitimacy and statebuilding, input to World Development Report 2011 |
The aim of the project is to provide input to the work on World Development Report 2011 on Conflict and Vulnerability, issued by the World Bank. |
| 2009-2010 |
Evaluation of the Finnish Country Programme for Ethiopia |
This study is an evaluation of Finland’s programme-specific aid to Ethiopia. |
| 2006-2009 |
State formation and the politics of regime survival |
The project analyzes the conditions under which states become strong and effective as well as why some develop into weak and ineffective states. |
| 2005– |
Gender Perspectives on Political Participation and Leadership |
– a study of women’s participation and leadership in politics worldwide |
| 2006-2010 |
State Failure and Regional Insecurity |
The project studies the connections between state failure and the regional security situation. |
| 2007-2009 |
Property, Possession and Conflict in Re/Building Settlement |
The project will examine the effects of various forms of property and their effects on the social relationships, community morphology, sustainability, community involvement, and issues that relate to potential conflict. The research will be based on three cases - Kenya, Bosnia-Herzogovina and South Africa. |
| 2010- |
The Shifting Geopolitics of the Black Sea Region: Actors, Drivers and Challenges |
The Black Sea Region stands out as a region where realpolitik once more has come to the fore. This project maps drivers that currently affect the shifting geopolitics of the Black Sea region. |
| 2009- |
Russia in pan-Sámi politics |
Research on Russian Sámi politics as seen in the light of the ongoing internationalization of Sámi political and cultural organizing. |
