Scoping Study. Norwegian Standby Roster for Civilian Observers (NOROBS). The Role and Position of NOROBS in the Context of Norway’s Contribution to Civilian Peacemaking, Peacekeepingand Peacebuilding
The project explores recent developments within international peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding operations with regard to use of civilian roster capacities, and compares recent developments in the Nordic region. Les mer
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. Les mer
R2P and the prevention of mass atrocities
This project aims to investigate and operationalise the preventive aspect of the responsibility to protect (R2P), as formulated in the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document. Les mer
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. Les mer
International state-building in Kosovo – security, self-determination, and privatisation
This project is a pilot and preparatory study to an upcoming 3-4 year research project on dominating conceptualisations of the right to self-determination and implications of international state building in Kosovo. The pilot will also look into one central part of Kosovo’s international state building project – privatisation – and include interviews with a few relevant actors, observers and experts. Les mer
Global Strategies in Local Communities. Interference vs Interaction?
The project seeks to identify where the UN and the international community could further develop or refine their approaches to addressing sexual and gender-based violence in Liberia. Les mer
From Mandate to Practice: the Contextual Interpretation of the Protection of Civilians in Chad (MINURCAT)
The project addresses how protection as mandated by the UNSC through its resolutions is translated into protecting women and children in refugee camps in Chad in the context of the MINURCAT operation. Les mer
UN-NATO Relations
The Future of the UN Peacebuilding Commission
The project objective is to foster creative, original thinking on the medium and long-term future roles of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), with a specific focus on how this body might better contribute to “sustainable” peacebuilding efforts and outcomes. Les mer
Scoping Survey for Potential Activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Gender Dynamics in Peace Operations
The project concerns the MINURCAT mission in Chad and the Protection of Civilians mandate in terms of sexual and gender-based violence. Les mer
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). Les mer
Civilian Expertise and the Success of Peace Operations
The study will ask what type of civilian expertise is considered most important for UN peace operations, what the content of that civilian expertise is, whether it conforms or not to existing research on peace operations, and whether there are diverging views on these issues both among key UN member states and within the UN bureaucracy. Les mer
Norwegian Military in Afghanistan: knowledge management, doctrine development and strategic effect
The main area of the Project is to study the correlation between experience, operational activity and strategic goals of the involvement in Afghanistan. Les mer
The Long-term Impact of the International Sanctions Against Yugoslavia
This project focuses on the long-term impact of the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in the 1990s. Les mer
Assessing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and UN Integrated Missions
This project is a comparative case-study of the United Nations Missions in Liberia (UNMIL) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). It seeks to investigate challenges to the integrated approach through a focus on implementation of UNSC resolution 1325 in MONUC and UNMIL. Les mer
Integration and Coordination: Critical Success Factors for Military Operations in the Future, with Special Reference to Lessons Learned from the Norwegian Experience in Afghanistan.
The research project will study the integration and coordination challenges experienced by Norway in Afghanistan. Les mer
The Peace Support Operations Training Centre
Cooperation on academic research and training with the Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSOTC) in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Les mer
The Belgrade School of Security Studies (BSSS)
The project is a cooperation between NUPI and the Belgrade School of Security Studies and is based upon the work done by the Centre for Civil-Military Relations, based in Belgrade, Serbia, on the reform of the Serbian armed forces and their integration into democratically controlled structures. Les mer
Etterretnings- og sikkerhetsreform i Bosnia-Herzegovina
The project is currently organised so as to coordinate Norway’s support to the Intelligence and Security Reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Les mer