New project on women, conflict and peace
NUPI is launching a new project on the reception of the UN resolution 1325 on women, peace and security by field soldiers in four countries.
MorePrivatization in Kosovo
On 15. February, former NUPI researcher Rita Augestad Knudsen presents a report on the internationally led privatization in Kosovo at the Columbia University Harriman Institute.
MoreLessons learned from Afghanistan
A recent report from NUPI summarizes the Security Conference on Afghanistan held in Oslo on 29 September. Key topics are what Norway and the west have done in Afghanistan, and how lessons learned will influence on future engagements.
MoreThe unit does applied research, policy analysis, concept development and assistance on multinational and multidimensional peace support and stability operations and related themes.
The department works with both civilian and military partners in national and international settings. We seek to address most aspects of peace support operations from intervention to long term peace building and security sector reform. The department may also do evaluations and assessments of ongoing national and international projects and operations.
The department consists of five programs with a permanent staff of ten researchers, advisers and military fellows at NUPI, with another three in Bosnia. Another ten to fifteen associated researchers from other units at NUPI and elsewhere are involved in projects at the department. Such arrangements provide both a broad pool of professional expertise as well as operational flexibility.
Civilian Capacity
The project seeks to generate knowledge on the challenges facing civilian capacities within UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as recommending ways in which they can be addressed. More
Protection of Civilians
This project seeks to contribute to ongoing process of mainstreaming the Protection of Civilians into the African Peace and Security Architecture. More
Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding Nexus
This project will focus on synergies and challenges of the transition between peacekeeping and peacebuilding. More
Women, Peace and Security and the Protection of Civilians. Challenges to Implementing Resolution 1820 in MINURCAT, Chad
Prosjektet tar utgangspunkt i FNs Sikkerhetsrådsresolusjon 1325, med spesifikt fokus på Protection of Civilians og implementeringen av FNs Sikkerhetsrådsresolusjon 1820 mot seksualisert og kjønnsbasert vold i MINURCAT, Tsjad. More
Gender Dynamics in Peace Operations (MONUC)
The project builds on earlier fieldwork in the DRC and the security sector reform (SSR) processes in the country. The project will examine the development of a Congolese security sector as the major perpetrator group of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). More
AfPak - NOREF Policy Briefs
Five policy briefs from NUPI’s Afghanistan and Pakistan Programme to inform Norwegian and international policy makers on the challenges ahead in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the region as a whole. More
- Schia, Niels Nagelhus, Neumann, Hannah (2012). Liberian case-study field report . Oslo, NUPI. 48 pages. Security in Practice 6 · 2012. The report examines how the UN peacebuilding mission in Liberia (UNMIL) can be implemented with good local-level ownership.
- Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, Diana (2012). Moving towards local-level peacebuilding?. Oslo, NUPI. 53 pages. Security in Practice 5 · 2012. In this case-study report Felix da Costa and Karlsrud examine early peacebuilding activities and local circumstances in South Sudan. The report seeks to elucidate some core research questions developed jointly by NUPI and UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations Best Practices.
- Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, Diana (2012). UN local peacebuilding and transition in Haiti. Oslo, NUPI. 51 pages. Security in Practice 4 · 2012. In this report Felix de Costa and Karlsrud examine the UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti, assessing how the UN could maneuver to help establish good local governance institutions with community-based ownership.
- Hansen, Vegard Valther, Trine Nikolaisen, Helge Lurås (2012). Etter beste evne . Oslo, NUPI-rapport . 19 pages. Security in Practice. Denne rapporten gir en kort oversikt over Forsvarets innsats innen Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLT) i Afghanistan. Forsvarets arbeid har vært rettet inn mot Afghan National Army (ANA). Hensikten er å gi anbefalinger om fortsettelsen av dette arbeidet i Afghanistan, men også å skape et erfaringsgrunnlag for eventuelt liknende oppdrag i fremtiden.
- Ulriksen, Ståle (2012). Et nytt "great game"?, .Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 263-271.I dette bokkapitlet forklarer Ulriksen hvorfor tilbaketrekningen av Nato-styrker fra Afghanistan kan virke som en katalysator for større regionalt samarbeid. [url]
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2011). Civilian Peacekeeping Capacity: Mobilizing Partners to Match Supply and Demand,
in International Peacekeeping, Volume 18, Issue 5
.Taylor&Francis.p. 577-592.This article proposes the formation of a global civilian capacity partnership that brings together the training and roster community, the UN Secretariat and a grouping of interested states, with the aim of significantly improving the UN Secretariat's ability to identify, recruit and deploy suitably qualified civilian personnel. [url] - Stensland, Andreas Øien , Cedric H. de Coning, Kjeksrud, Stian, Ravndal, Jacob Aasland, Lotze, Walter, Weir, Erin A. (2011). Protection of civilians in armed conflict. Oslo, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). 59 pages. This report provides a comprehensive overview and comparison of current Protection of Civilians-activities and practises among the most relevant international- and non-governmental organisations.
- Schia, Niels Nagelhus, Stang, Geral (2011). Historical Overview of Civil Affairs in UN Peace Operations. NUPI Working Paper: . 44 pages.
- Karlsrud, John , Morten Dehli Andreassen (2011). Bakgrunnsdokument: Ti år i Afghanistan - hva nå?. Oslo, NUPI. 16 pages. Rapport om hva det internasjonale bidraget har bragt Afghanistan og veien videre.
- Caparini , Marina , Kari Marie Kjellstad, Trine Nikolaisen (2011). A Stocktaking of Norwegian Engagement in Security Sector Reform . Oslo, NUPI. 89 pages. NUPI-rapport. The report examines scope and nature of Norwegian support to security sector reform programmes.