Hilde Eliassen Restad
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Mobile:
+47 48 11 91 74
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Pb 8159 Dep, 0033 Oslo
Visiting address:
C.J. Hambros plass 2 D
News
[2012-08-30]
Presents the paper “American Ambivalence: U.S. interpretation of and adherence to international law after 9/11”. American Political Science Association (APSA) annual conference, New Orleans, USA.
[2012]
Writes a column for the web edition of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten regarding the US Presidential Election.
Current research
Senior research fellow at NUPI's Department of International Politics. Is currently working on a project for the Terrorism Consortium about American terrorism policy and international law from Bush to Obama.Restad is the NUPI coordinator of the Terrorism Consortium.
Formal education
[2010]
PhD University of Viginia, titled: “Identity and Foreign Policy: The Case of American Exceptionalism and Unilateralism.”
[2005]
MA University of Virginia, titled: “Congress, the Executive, and Information Sharing in Foreign Policy.”
Professional experience
[2010 -]
Senior researcher, NUPI's Department of International Politics
[2006 - 2007]
Miller Center for Public Affairs, Charlottesville, Virginia
[2004 - 2009]
The Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Publications
Articles (in books and journals)
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen
(2012). Old Paradigms in History Die Hard in Political Science,
in American Political Thought , Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring 2012).
.Chicago,The University of Chicago Press.p. 53-76.In this article, Hilde Restad aims to clarify the definition of American exceptionalism, arguing that it should be retained as a definition of American identity. [Full-text version] [url] - Restad, Hilde Eliassen
(2011). Barack Obama og Midtøsten: Den arabiske våren møter den amerikanske vinteren?,
i Internasjonal Politikk 04/2011
.Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 695-702.Artikkelen drøfter President Obamas møte med den arabiske protestbølgen i 2010-2011. [url] - Restad, Hilde Eliassen
(2011). Kvinnelige forskere i internasjonal politikk - Lene Hansen, Inger Skjelsbæk og Ann Towns i samtale med Hilde Eliassen Restad,
i Internasjonal Politikk 04/2011
.Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 677-686.Intervjuet tar for seg hvordan det er å være kvinnelig forsker i et mannsdominert miljø. [url] - Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2011). Syv år og et pussig vennskap, .Oslo,Fulbrightforeningen.p. .I dette kapittelet i Fulbrightforeningens jubileumsbok skriver Hilde Restad om amerikansk sosialkonservatisme og republikansk akademia, og om sitt eget møte med kristenkonservatisme i Virginia, USA. [url]
Books and reports
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2010). U.S. foreign policy traditions. Oslo, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. 128 pages. In this article, Hilde Eliassen Restad argues that the “turn-around” thesis which states that the United States turned from isolationism toward multilateralism during the Second World War is overstated.
Working Papers
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). The War on Terror from Bush to Obama: On Power and Path Dependency. NUPI Working Paper: 798. 52 pages. In this NUPI report Hilde Restad examines the recent and ongoing executive efforts associated with fighting international terrorism.
Popular publishing
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). «Den mest ubetydelige rollen noensinne oppfunnet». Aftenposten, 19. April
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). Krigen mot terror i valgkampen. Aftenposten, 22. March
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). Den politiske religionen. Aftenposten, 6. March
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). Da Mitt Romney ville bli prom king. Aftenposten, 28. February
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). Rick Santorum og frihetens regn. Aftenposten, 21. February
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2012). Kampen om den republikanske sjela. Dagsavisen, 10. January
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2011). Forelskelsen er over. Morgenbladet, 19. August
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2011). Elsker vi fortsatt USA?. Dagsavisen, 20. May
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2011). Obama: hauk eller due?. Klassekampen, 12. April
- Leira, Halvard , Hilde Eliassen Restad (2010). Gjenvalgets kvaler . Bergens Tidende, 15. November
- Restad, Hilde Eliassen (2010). Fra Jesus til Judas. Dagsavisen, 2. November
