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John Karlsrud
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jkaSPAMFILTER@nupi.no
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Mobile:
(+47) 934 52 444
Post address:
Pb 8159 Dep, 0033 Oslo
Visiting address:
C.J. Hambros plass 2 D
News
[2012-04-04 ]
Presentation of the paper "SRSGs as Norm Arbitrators? Understanding Authority in UN Peace Operations" at the panel "Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, and Humanitarian Intervention", and presentation of the paper "Liberal Peacebuilding Navigating Hybrid Political Orders: Local Peacebuilding in South Sudan" at the panel "IR’s Emerging Institutions and Norms: Theorizing Peacebuilding, Statebuilding and Modern State & Peace Formation", at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, 1-4 April 2012.
[2012-03-28]
Presentation of draft article at author's workshop for special issue of Disasters, "Invitation Withdrawn: Humanitarian Action, UN Peacekeeping and State Sovereignty in Chad", London.
[2012-03-13 ]
Participated in a UN DPKO Review Workshop of a Stimson Center draft report - "The Impact of Justice and Corrections Components in UN Peace Operations", New York.
[2012-03-12]
Participated in a UN DPKO workshop hosted by the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) on Measuring the Impact of Peacekeeping Missions on Rule of Law and Security Institutions, New York.
Current research
John Karlsrud is currently undertaking a Ph.D: "Normative Formation in International Organizations: A Case-study of UN Peacekeeping Operations" at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, supervised by Prof. Leonard Seabrooke and Prof. Stuart Croft.
At NUPI, John is leading the project Contextualizing peacebuilding activities to local circumstances. He is also part of the Training for Peace programme, working on issues related to civilian capacities in peace operations, and during the first half of 2011 he has been a consultant for the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre and the Norwegian MFA supporting a revision of Norway’s support to civilian crisis management and secondment of civilian capacity to the UN, EU, AU and OSCE. He is currently developing a research project on local ownership and humanitarian activities.
Publications and presentations:
Formal education
[2010-2012]
Ph.D., Politics and Internationals Studies, University of Warwick. Working title: UN engagement of Armed Non-state Actors.
[2005]
Master of Peace and Conflict Studies / International Affairs with Distinction Joint Master from Institute for Graduate Studies in International Affairs, Australian National University and the Peace Research Centre of Oslo.
Professional experience
[2008-2010]
Special Assistant to the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG), United Nations Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT), Chad.
[2006-2008]
Policy and Strategy Analyst, Strategic and Regional Initiatives Unit (SRIU), Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA), UNDP New York HQ.
[2005-2006]
Researcher and Assistant to the Managing Director, Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies (AIS).
Publications
Articles (in books and journals)
- Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, D. (2011). Navigating Hybrid Political Orders: Balancing Peacebuilding in Chad, .ACCORD.p. 13-20.This article argues that a more bottom-up oriented approach to peacebuilding, which strengthens local confidence in – and ownership of – formal and traditional institutions, can improve the success of peacekeeping operations. [url]
- Karlsrud, John , Piccolino, G.
(2011). Withering consent, but mutual dependency: UN peace operations and new African assertiveness,
in Conflict, Security and Development 11(4)
.Routledge.p. . [url] - Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, D
(2011). The Elusive Concept of Protection of Civilians: A Case-Study of the United Nations Mission to the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT),
in de Carvalho, B. & Sending, O.J., eds., 2011, The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping , (forthcoming).
.Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.p. . [url]
Books and reports
- 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.
- 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.
- Nikolaisen, Trine , John Karlsrud (2011). Ti år i Afghanistan - hva nå?. Oslo, Utenriksdepartementet. 32 pages. Rapporten oppsummerer innholdet i Sikkerhetspolitisk konferanse 2011 som handlet om Afghanistan. Rapporten er strukturert rundt to hovedspørsmål: Hva har Norge og vesten oppnådd i Afghanistan, og hva har vi lært.
- 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.
- de Coning, Cedric H., John Karlsrud, Ingrid Marie Breidlid (2011). Conference Proceedings: Mobilizing Civilian Capacity. Oslo, NUPI. 24 pages. The international civilian training and rostering community met in New York on 14 June 2011 to consider the Report of the Independent Review of Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict, and discussed how to take the recommendations forward.
- Solhjell, Randi , John Karlsrud, Jon Harald Sande Lie (2010). Protecting Civilians against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Eastern Chad. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 27 pages. Security in Practice. The report addresses the UN mission in Chad (MINURCAT) and the Chadian police force DIS in the context of protecting civilians against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in eastern Chad.
Popular publishing
- Karlsrud, John (2011). Adapting Norwegian Civilian Capacity for the Future: Implications of the Guéhenno Report. NOREF Policy Brief, 14. September
- Stamnes, Eli , John Karlsrud (2011). Hvorfor Libya? . FN-sambandets skolebrev 03/11, 7. September
- de Coning, Cedric H., John Karlsrud (2011). Preparing and Mobilizing Civilian Capacity for the Future. Recommendations for Implementing the Guéhenno Report . NUPI Policy briefs, 30. August
- Karlsrud, John , Eli Stamnes (2011). Meningen med resolusjonen. Dagsavisen, 25. March
- Stensland, Andreas Øien , John Karlsrud (2011). Svekket troverdighet. Dagbladet, 11. February
- Karlsrud, John , Andreas Øien Stensland, Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen (2011). Sps utdaterte utenrikspolitikk. Dagbladet, 7. February
- Karlsrud, John , Randi Solhjell, Benjamin de Carvalho (2010). Norwegian engagement with the UN at a crossroads. Perspektiv, Norwegian Refugee Council, 30. August
- de Carvalho, Benjamin , John Karlsrud (2010). En ny stat trenger Norge. Dagbladet, 9. November
- Solhjell, Randi , John Karlsrud (2010). Une sortie honorable pour la MINURCAT?. Note de synthèse 3 . 2010, 14. July
- Solhjell, Randi , John Karlsrud (2010). An Honourable Exit for MINURCAT?. NUPI Policy Brief 3 · 2010, 11. June