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Indra Overland
E-mail:
indra.overlandSPAMFILTER@nupi.no
Direct:
+(47) 22 99 40 51
Mobile:
+(47) 901 26 516
Post address:
Pb 8159 Dep, 0033 Oslo
Visiting address:
C.J. Hambros plass 2 D
News
[Forthcoming]
New book at Routledge: Caspian Energy Politics [link]
Current research
Programleader of the NUPI energyprogram. Projectleader of Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and implications for post-conflict economic recovery and involved in the projects: The Caspian Sea Petroleum Region, Regional Confidence-Building for Think-Tanks in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and Finish-Norwegian Energy Dialogue. Member of a reference group of The Norwegian Shipowners Association: Geopolitics in the High North
Formal education
[2000]
PhD, Scott Polar Research Institute, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, University of Cambridge
Professional experience
[2006-]
Senior Research Fellow/Director, Energy Programme, NUPI
[2005-2006]
Senior Advisor, Nordic Research Board (NordForsk) on Russia, the Baltic States and EU
[2005]
External Expert for World Bank in evaluation of Low-Income Countries Under Stress (LICUS)
Publications
Articles (in books and journals)
- Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor (2010). The Resource Curse and Authoritarianism in the Caspian Petro-States , in Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor [eds.] Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan . Abingdon,Routledge.p. 1-12.
- Torjesen, Stina , Indra Overland, Heidi Kjærnet (2010). China and Russia: Partners or Firewalls for the Caspian Petro-States?, in Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor [eds.] Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan . Abingdon,Routledge.p. 93-100.
- Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor (2010). The Logic of Authoritarianism in the Caspian Petro-States, in Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor [eds.] Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. . Abingdon,Routledge.p. 178-184.
- Overland, Indra , Stina Torjesen (2010). Just Good Friends: Kazakhstan’s and Turkmenistan’s Energy Relations with Russia, in Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor [eds.] Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan . Abingdon,Routledge.p. 136-149.
- Overland, Indra (2009). The closure of the Russian military base at Akhalkalaki: challenges for the local energy elite, the informal economy and stability, Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies, no. 10 . p. 2-14. In 2007, the base of the Russian army’s 62nd Division at Akhalkalaki, Georgia was shut down. After outlining the historical role of the base in Russian–Armenian–Turkish relations, this article examines how it was the linchpin of informal economies and power relations among the Javakheti Armenians.
- Overland, Indra (2009). Indigenous Rights in the Russian North, i Wilson Rowe, Elana [red], Russia and the North . Ottawa,University of Ottawa Press.p. 165-185. This chapter focus on the status of indigenous rights in the Russian North and to what extent Russia adhere to international standards on indigenous rights.
- Overland, Indra (2008). International organisations, regional politics and the Meskhetian Turks, In Trier, Tom and Andrei Khanzhin, eds., Meskhetian Turks at a crossroads: integration, repatriation or resettlement? . p. 509-532.
- Overland, Indra (2008). Natural gas projects in the Russian north: Implications for nothern European cooperation, in Blakkisrud, Helge , Pami Aalto, Hanna Smith [eds.] The New Northern Dimension of the European Neighbourhood . Brussels, Centre for European Policy Studies.p. 131-144.
- Kjærnet, Heidi , Indra Overland (2008). Doing business in Uzbekistan, OGEL – Oil, Gas and Energy Law, vol. 6, no. 3. . Voorburg,OGEL - Global Energy Law & Regulation Portal .p. . This paper provides a short but comprehensive survey of different aspects of doing business in Uzbekistan.
- Kjærnet, Heidi , Indra Overland (2008). The Trajectory of Reform in Turkmenistan: Implications for Foreign Oil Companies, OGEL – Oil, Gas and Energy Law, vol. 6, no. 3 . Voorburg,OGEL - Global Energy Law & Regulation Portal.p. .
- Overland, Indra (2007). Regime Dynamics in Georgia, in The Caspian Sea Region Towards 2020, ECON Report 2007-008 . Oslo,ECON.p. 49-56. This publication analyses the Saakashvili regime in Georgia after the Rose Revolution, detailing its development and stabilitet. It is part of a scenario-building project on the Caspian region.
- Overland, Indra , Kyrre Brækhus (2007). A Match Made in Heaven? Strategic Convergence between China and Russia, in China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly , Vol. 5, No 2 . p. 41-61. This article examines the strategic convergence between Russia and China.
- Wilson Rowe, Elana , Indra Overland (2007). Indigenous Issues, In Olav Schram Stokke and Geir Hønneland, eds. International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. . London,Routledge.p. 27-49. Examines the impact of Arctic regimes on indigenous issues
- Overland, Indra (2006). Poverty and International Aid among Russia’s Indigenous Peoples, in Robyn Eversole, John-Andrew McNeish and Alberto Cimadamore, eds., Indigenous Peoples and Poverty: An International Perspective . London,Zed Books.p. 108-125.
- 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.
Books and reports
- Overland, Indra , Heidi Kjærnet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor [ed.] (2010). Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Abingdon, Routledge. 208 pages. This book analyses the role of oil and gas in the development of the three main petroleum exporters in the Caspian region - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan - and how energy resources influence interactions with semi-authoritarian Russia and China.
- Kjærnet, Heidi , Indra Overland [ed.] (2009). Russian Renewable Energy. The Potential for International Cooperation.. Aldershot, Ashgate. 198 pages. This book provides a balanced analysis of Russia's understudied strengths in the renewable energy sector.
- Torjesen, Stina , Indra Overland [ed.] (2007). International Election Observers in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan. Geopolitical Pawns or Agents of Change?. Stuttgart, ibidem-Verlag. 230 pages. This book highlights the role of international observers in the election process in the 2005 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, and presents indepth assessments of the pre- and post-election situation in the country.
- Leira, Halvard , Axel Borchgrevink, Nina Græger, Arne Melchior, Eli Stamnes, Indra Overland (2007). Norske selvbilder og norsk utenrikspolitikk. Oslo , NUPI. 44 pages. NUPI-rapport. Rapporten presenterer et bredt bilde av norsk utenrikspolitikk med utgangspunkt i et sett utenrikspolitiske selvbilder og praksiser.
Working Papers
- Overland, Indra , Kyrre Brækhus (2007). A Match made in Heaven?: Strategic Convergence between China and Russia. NUPI Working Paper: 717. 28 pages. Evaluates to what extent Russia and China have a convergence of strategic interests and whether or not this leads to cooperation.
- Overland, Indra , Anita Haslie (2006). Norges bistand til urfolk: En realitetsorientering. NUPI Working Paper: 708. 31 pages. En studie av norsk bistand til urfolk, med utgangspunkt i NORADs statistiske materiale.
- Torjesen, Stina , Indra Overland (2006). The battle for Azerbaijan: Azeri perspectives on the international election observation of the 2005 parliamentary elections and the post-election period. NUPI Working Paper: 697. 150 pages. Six articles on the international observation mission to Azerbaijan for the election on 9. November 2005.
- Torjesen, Stina , Indra Overland (2006). Observing or participating in regime change?: Kyrgyz perspectives on the role of international election observation missions in 2005. NUPI Working Paper: 696. 61 pages. An analysis of the role played by international election observation mission in Kyrgyzstan in 2005, and the events that lead to the toppling of Askar Akaev.
Popular publishing
- Overland, Indra (2009). BRIK-landenes petroleumsforsyning: Innenlandske subsidier og utenlandsk ekspansjon. i Wilson Rowe, Elana, Benjamin de Carvalho [red.] Norge og BRIK-landene, Oslo, NUPI, s. 21-24, 22. April
- Overland, Indra (2008). Georgias nederlag. VG, 14. August
- Overland, Indra (2008). Terskelen for ny krig kan bli høyere. VG, 13. August
- Overland, Indra (2008). Putin i førersetet. VG, 12. August