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nupi.no Activities Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies Helge Blakkisrud

Helge Blakkisrud [Head of Departement]

Helge Blakkisrud
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(+47) 22 99 40 15
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+ 47 909 80 284
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Pb 8159 Dep, 0033 Oslo
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C.J. Hambros plass 2 D
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News
[2012-02-13-17]
Teaching module on "Nation, state and nationalism" at the OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
[2011-08-25]
Participating at the European Consortium for Political Research, Reykjavik. Presentation of the paper "Yielding to the Sons of the Soil: The Paradox of Armenian Marginalisation in Abkazian Politics"
[2011-04-26]
Presentation at ISEEES, UC Berkeley: From Secessionists to State-builders? Processes of state- and nation-building in the South Caucasian de facto states
Current research

Head of the Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies. Working on projects on non-recognized states in the Post Sovjet area and with the PhD project on the development of Russian federalism in the period 1991–2008. Also working on the project Great Power, Arctic Power.

Formal education
[1996- ]
PhD-programme (Political Science), University of Oslo
[1995]
Cand.Polit. (Political Science) from University of Oslo. Dissertation: De russiske minoritetene i Estland og Latvia. Minoriteters responsstrategier ved endrede rammebetingelser
Professional experience
[1995-]
OSCE Election Observer (various elections in Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Bosnia-Herzegovina)
[1995]
Research fellow/head of department
[1994- ]
Editor in Chief, Nordisk Østforum (Nordic Journal of East European and Post-Soviet Studies
[1994]
Member of the CSSE Mission in Latvia. Leader of the Mission's mobile team
 

Publications [vis kronologisk]

Articles (in books and journals)
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Pål Kolstø (2012 ). Yielding to the sons of the soil,

    in Ethnic and Racial Studies .

    .Taylor & Francis.p. 1-21.In this article, Kolstø and Blakkisrud discuss the marginalization of the Armenian minority in Abkhazia. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2011). En usikker historie. ,

    i Nordisk Østforum, Volum 25(4). NUPI. 

    .Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 317-319 . [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Pål Kolstø (2011). From Secessionist Conflict Toward a Functioning State: Processes of State- and Nation-Building in Transnistria,

    in Post Soviet Affairs, vol. 27, no. 2

    .Bellwether.p. 178-210.How have the Transnistrian authorities sought to consolidate de facto statehood in the absence of international recognition? Starting from the idea that the time factor will eventually transform secessionists into state-builders, this article traces how the processes of state- and nation-building promoted by the Transnistrian de facto authorities have evolved since the early 1990s. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2011). Medvedev's New Governors,

    in Europe-Asia Studies 63:3 2011

    .Routledge.p. 367-395.Drawing a collective portrait of gubernatorial appointees, the article discusses the transformation of the gubernatorial corps during Medvedev's two first years as president. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Pål Kolstø (2011). 'Separatism is the Mother of Terrorism'. Internationalizing the Security Discourse on Unrecognized States,

     in Nina Casperesen & Gareth Stansfield (eds.), Unrecognized States in the International System 

     

    . London,Routledge.p. 110-127.New article by Helge Blakkisrud and Pål Kolstø in the book: Unrecognized States in the International System. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2011). Nye veier for det russiske sivilsamfunnet?,

    i Nordisk Østforum , Volum 25(1). NUPI 
     

    .Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 3-5. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Shahnoza Nozimova (2010). History writing and nation building in post-independence Tajikistan,

    Nationalities Papers , vol. 38, no. 2

    .Routledge.p. 173 -189.In this article, the authors examine the set of history textbooks currently used in Tajik schools and compare them with Soviet textbooks, exploring continuities and changes in the understanding of the Tajik nation. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2009). Et Russland i endring,

    i Øyvind Østerud, Helge Pharo og Even Lange (red.), Vendepunkter i norsk utenrikspolitikk. Nye internasjonale vilkår etter den kalde krigen

    .Oslo,Unipub.p. 209-258. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Aalto, Pami, Smith, Hanna (2008). Introduction,

    In Blakkisrud, Helge, Pami Aalto and Hanna Smith [eds]. The new Northern dimension of the European neighbourhood .

    .Brussels,Centre for European Studies.p. 1-8. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Pami Aalto, Hanna Smith (2008). Policy recommendations for northern cooperation,

    Blakkisrud, Helge , Pami Aalto, Hanna Smith [eds.] The New Northern Dimension of the European Neighbourhood

    .Brussels, Centre for European Policy Studies.p. 220-234.Policy recommendations with regard to northern regional cooperation. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Pål Kolstø (2008). Living with Non-recognition: State- and Nation-building in South Caucasian Quasi-states,

    Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 60, no. 3

    .London,Routledge.p. 483-509.The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to the establishment of several non-recognised statelets, three of which—Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh—are located in the South Caucasus. This article sets aside the question of whether these quasi-states ought to be internationally recognised, and focuses on whether they exist as functioning state entities. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2006). En guide til den fjerneste av våre nærmeste naboer,

    Forord til Katerina Smetanina, Russland og russere. En guide til vårt nabofolk i øst.

    .Oslo,Orion.p. . [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Geir Hønnesland (2005). The Burden and Blessing of Space,

    in Helge Blakkisrud and Geir Hønneland, ed., Tackling Space. Federal Politics and the Russian North

    .Lanham,University Press of America.p. 193-203. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Indra Overland (2005). The Evolution of Federal Indigenous Policy in the Post-Soviet North,

    in Helge Blakkisrud and Geir Hønneland, ed., T ackling Space. Federal Politics and the Russian North . Lanham, University Press of America .

    .Lanham,University Press of America.p. 163-192. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Geir Hønnesland (2005). The Russian North - an Introduction,

    in Helge Blakkisrud and Geir Hønneland, eds., Tackling Space. Federal Politics and the Russian North

    .Lanham,University Press of America.p. 1-24. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge , Geir Hønneland (2005). What's to be done with the North?,

    in Helge Blakkisrud and Geir Hønneland, eds., Tackling Space. Federal Politics and the Russian North

    .Lanham,University Press of America.p. 25-51. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2004). Russian Regionalism Redefined?,

    i Kolstø, Pål og Helge Blakkisrud, red: Nation-building and common values in Russia

    .Lanham,Rowman & Littlefield.p. 239-343. [url]
  • Blakkisrud, Helge (2004). Russland,

    i Store Norske Årbok 2004

    .Oslo,Kunnskapsforlaget.p. 340-343. [url]
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