Health and Foreign policy
The project aims to explore the mutual interrelatedness between health and foreign policy. More
Sustainability and Petroleum Extraction: Corporate and Community Perspectives in Northern Norway and the Russian Arctic
This project aims to identify and reconcile differences in perceptions and practices of sustainability in Northern Norway and Arctic Russia, providing a baseline for cross-border dialogue and collaboration amongst players related to petroleum extraction. More
The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
This project will deepen and extend the cooperation between NUPI and the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. The research will both look at the development of the security sector in Serbia and promote capacity-building efforts directed to the deployment of civilian personnel from the Western Balkan countries in multilateral peace support operations. More
Coming into the Cold: Asia’s Arctic interests
This project will examine the increasing Arctic interests of four key Asian states (China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea) and illustrate how Arctic states (US, Norway, Russia) are meeting this growing interest. The aim is to analyze the consequences the increased involvement of Asian states may have for Arctic governance and geopolitics. More
Nation-building, nationalism and the new ‘other’ in today’s Russia (NEORUSS)
This project investigates the developments of nation-building, nationalism and notions of the 'other' in today's Russia. The project is led by Pål Kolstø, University of Oslo. More
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) – How does it work in a time of crisis?
The aim of this project is to do a comparative study of the effects of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in a selection of countries in the South (Morocco and Tunisia) and the East (Ukraine and Moldova) in order to better understand the functioning of this specific regional policy. More
Network: Civilian Capacity for Peace Operations in a Changing World Order
The purpose of the network established by this project is to share information and experiences on the development of policies, strategies, mechanisms and structures in each of the participating countries. More
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
Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding Nexus
This project will focus on synergies and challenges of the transition between peacekeeping and peacebuilding. 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
EUs utenrikspolitikk: regionale ringvirkninger og konsekvenser for Norge
Dette prosjektet undersøker EUs utenrikspolitikk og hvilke konsekvenser den har regionalt og for Norge. More
Armed Violence in Urban Settings: New Challenges, New Humanitarianisms
Interetnisk nettverk for dialog og kunnskap om Nord-Kaukasus
Prosjektet «Interetnisk nettverk for dialog og kunnskap om Nord-Kaukasus» tar sikte på å skape en arena for dialog og samarbeid mellom nordkaukasiske og russiske studenter på master/doktorgradnivå og samtidig gi disse en anledning til å knytte kontakt med etablerte forskere som arbeider med konflikt og konfliktløsning i Nord-Kaukasus. More
R&D Policy by Sector: A Cross-Country Investigation
Cultural Dialogue in International Security
The project looks at the conditions for and role of dialogue by focusing on how a select number of states have defined and responded to a series of crises. Studying the behaviour of states during times of crisis offers a good vantage point from which to gauge states’ interests and behaviour and by implication the conditions for, and role of, dialogue. More
The Future of Diplomacy
This project asks whether and how diplomatic practice has changed in response to recent transformations in global politics. More specifically, we seek to better grasp the extent of the contemporary shift from bilateral, state‐to‐state diplomacy to networked, multi‐stakeholder diplomacy. More
Butterfly farming in India
Value chains for sustainable conservation, integrated development, and livelihoods promotion: An application to butterfly farming in India. More
Turning UNSC Resolution 1325 into operational practice: A cross-country study on implementing Resolution 1325 in military operations
This project is a cross-country study on how resolution 1325 has been digested among soldiers in military operations. More
Turkey as an Example for the Arab Spring
This proposed research will explore a number of topics that are directly relevant to the use of “soft power” by Norway in the Middle East. More
Slums, states and citizens: Policing, welfare services and political participation among the urban poor in New Delhi, Nairobi and Durban
Manning the State: The Danish Empire, Its Norwegian Civil Servants and the Making of the 1814 Constitution
The project aims at studying the change from empire to suzerainty to open to social scientific research Norwegian 18th century history; the place of Norway in the Danish composite state and Norwegian foreign policy making in the 19th century. More
The Arab Spring, Turkey and Iran
The project began with an analysis of the Arab spring and its impact on Middle East affairs. The first part of the project centered on national perspectives on the Arab spring and its implications, and on regional solutions to regional problems. In winding up, it focuses on the regional dynamics set in motion by the Arab spring and the role of external powers in Middle East affairs. More
Evaluation of the development cooperation programme of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) in Ethiopia
The project evaluates the development cooperation programme of NPA in Ethiopia. More
A Global Governance Perspective on Regional Securitisation of Human Rights - How Human Rights Norms Impact on Peace and Security Policy and Action in Africa and Asia
The project will provide research-based policy advice on how human rights norms influence security discourse and practice within the Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the African Union (AU) More
BRICS, Energy and the New World Order
BRICS, Energy and the New World Order: A study by NUPI for the ONS (Offshore Northern Seas) Summit August 2012, Stavanger. More
Modernizing the Russian North: Politics and Practice
The project examines the current political processes of modernization in Russia with an emphasis on how Russian actors seek to modernize and manage their North. More
The European Security System Revisited
The project examines Russia's integration into European security and cooperation and asks how policies to reduce challenges to peace and security and integrating policies can mutually reinforce each other. More
Great Power, Arctic Power: Russia's engagement in the High North
This project takes a fresh look at Russia’s Arctic policy and engagement by posing questions about the durability of discourses and practices of Arctic cooperation in Russian policy milieus. More
STEAL - Systems of Tax Evasion and Laundering
The project seeks to identify Global Wealth Chains that are the articulation of organized activities between individuals or international entities, developed countries, developing countries, and tax havens. More
GR:EEN
Global Re-ordering: Evolution through European Networks (GR:EEN) will study the current and future role of the EU in an emerging multi-polar world through a programme of stock-taking, multi-disciplinary research and complementary activities. It aims at an understanding of the prospective directions of the emerging global governance structures and Europe’s place in them. More
Norway's imports from developing countries and the GSP
Norway has granted tariff-free access for imports from the Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and some low-income countries, but in spite of tariff preferences amounting to 300-400 per cent for many agricultural goods, imports are modest due to supply constraints and other obstacles to trade. This study has examined why this is the case and what can be done to increase trade. More
EUPERFORM
The project "Measuring the Performance of the European Union in International Institutions" (EUPERFORM) explores the European Union as an international actor in various organisational settings. How does the EU perform – what role, significance and influence does the EU have– in international institutions? The project is based on a variety of studies of EU performance. NUPI’s research activities in the project are focusing on the EU's role as a security actor in and vis-à-vis NATO, as well as on the EU–NATO relationship in general. More
Sustainable disease control strategies in salmon farming: decision support integrating economic, environmental and social dimensions (SALMODIS)
The objective of the SALMODIS project is to improve the grounds for decision-making related to regulations and intervention strategies for disease control in the salomon farming industry. More
Policy Options for Cuba’s Development: Preparing for the Post-Embargo Era
This project aims at supporting the work of Cuban economists and social scientists – those living in Cuba and abroad – who have argued for substantial economic reform and new socio-development strategies. More
Confronting Transnationalization: the Economic, Environmental, and Political Strategies of Central American Economic Groups
This project investigates how the process of transnationalization affects the strategies of the Central American economic groups (CAEGs), and what these strategies will mean for the sustainable development of the region. More
Innovation and Defence Industrial Policy
The research is expected to shed new light on the characteristics and dynamics of the defence industry's sectoral system of innovation and in particular the role played by public agencies and innovation policy support. More
Integration of socio-economic methods with risk assessment, surveillance modalities, and epidemiological impacts
This project supports an ongoing SAC Centre of Excellence on Epidemiology, Population Health, and Disease Control (EPIC) by integrating economic tools to support animal health decision making. More
Contextualizing peacebuilding activities to local circumstances
Case studies from South Sudan, Liberia and Haiti. More
Norges nye vi og norsk utenrikspolitikk
Norge er blitt et multietnisk samfunn. Hvilke konsekvenser får dette for utformingen og gjennomføringen av norsk utenrikspolitikk? More
India and globalisation: Regional disparities, industrial development and inclusive growth (INGRID)
This project aim to develop cooperation between Indian and Norwegian researchers related to the social impact of globalisation and related international policies. More
CANA
A new panel dataset for cross-country analyses of national systems, growth and development (CANA) More
Security Transitions in the Western Balkans - From Conflict Zone to Security Community
The project, organised as a consortium, will examine the strategic priorities of the Western Balkans. More
The UN weapons inspections regime - lessons learned from Iraq and beyond
Prosjektet skal belyse FNs virksomhet innenfor våpeninspeksjoner med henblikk på størst mulig relevans for framtiden. More
India i Afrika
Utredning på oppdrag fra Utenriksdepartementet om Indias engasjement i Afrika. More
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. More
Assessment of the Costs and Socio-Economic Impacts of the Global Eradiction of Rinderpest
This project will refine estimates of the socio-economic benefits and costs borne by national governments and the international community of Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme (GREP) and related programmes involved in the eradiction of the cattle disease rinderpest, which used to seriously affect Africa. More
Collaborative partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute
Collaborative partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) based in Nairobi, Kenya. More
Mid-term evaluation of Integrated Program for Community Capacity Building (ICCP)
Evaluering av et program for lokalsamfunnsutvikling i urfolksområder i seks distrikter nord i Bangladesh. More
Beyond strategic alliance – Hegemony, bilateralism and special relationships in international security politics
The project aims to look at the importance of strong bilateral relations between states in international security politics. More
Strengthening governance for sustainable production in Bulgaria
The project will meet on of the fundamental objectives of the EEA Agreement - to ensure that conditions for trade and economic relations in Europe are as equal as possible through seeking to improve governance for sustainable production in the energy sector in Bulgaria. More
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. More
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. More
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. More
The state system of the Gulf: Decentralisation, federalism and regional integration
This project will address the issue of unitary versus federal states at a regional level in the Gulf. More
Russia in pan-Sámi politics
Research on Russian Sámi politics as seen in the light of the ongoing internationalization of Sámi political and cultural organizing. More
Russian and Caspian energy developments and their implications for Norway and Norwegian actors (RUSSCASP)
RUSSCASP aims to examine driving forces shaping Russian and Caspian energy exports, energy developments in the High North and the potential role of foreign energy companies in these regions. More
Development of the OSCE Academy as a regional node for education and research
The project aimes at strengthening the OSSE Academy in Bishkek , enriching its teaching activities and cementing its position as a regional competence centre on democracy and regional cooperation. More
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. More
Petroleum, politics and power: The cases of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia
PhD project analysing the relationship between state petroleum companies and the state in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia. More
Beyond Kyoto: Science, Policy-Making and the Future Direction of Russia’s Climate Change Policies
This project aims to map the influence of the ACIA and IPCC reports and processes on the development and implementation of Russian climate change policies. More
The Peace Support Operations Training Centre
Cooperation on academic research and training with the Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSOTC) in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina More
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. More
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. More
Russian energy research and innovation: Prospects for cooperation on renewables and efficiency
This project maps the Russian research and innovation within the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy and possibilities for Nordic cooperation with Russia within these fields. More
Violence, Poverty and Police Corruption
The project studies the connections between growth, development, conflict-solving, crime and police corruption. More
Barriers to entry, internationalisation and technology (BITE)
Project in the field of international industrial economics analysing the interaction between technology development and commercialisation. More
Asia: Regionalisation and the seafood sector
Examines the role of WTO and regional trade agreements in Asia and their importance for the seafood sector, in cooperation with NORUT/ Tromsø, the University of Stavanger, EFF (Norwegian Seafood Council) and FHL (Norwegian Seafood Federation). More
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. More
Property, Possession and Conflict in Re/Building Settlement
The project will examine the effects of various forms of property and their effects on the social relationships, community morphology, sustainability, community involvement, and issues that relate to potential conflict. The research will be based on three cases - Kenya, Bosnia-Herzogovina and South Africa. More
The past and present relevance of empires
The project analyses the conceptual history of the empire and its relevance for international relations. More
When Global Conflicts Fuel Local War
The project looks at how the international war against terrorism has fuelled the image-building of enemies and the securitisation/de-securitisation of issues in the Chechnya conflict. More
Leaving Terrorism Behind: Individual and Collective Disengagement
A book titled Leaving Terrorism Behind was published in 2008. The project has been prolonged as a dissiminiation project. More
Multi-National Experiment 5 (MNE 5)
MNE 5 is a comprehensive international programme for concept development and experimenting within multinational og multi-functional peace operations. More
State formation and the politics of regime survival
The project analyzes the conditions under which states become strong and effective as well as why some develop into weak and ineffective states. More
Comprehensive Perspectives on Norwegian Foreign Policy
The project seeks to give a comprehensive perspective on decision-making procedures in Norwegian foreign affairs. More
Towards a Postmodern European Security and Defence policy?
The aim of this project is to put more emphasis on the implementation phase of EU security and defence policy, and to investigate the implications of this policy for Norwegian security and defence policy. More
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. More
Gender Perspectives on Political Participation and Leadership
– a study of women’s participation and leadership in politics worldwide More
Russian Aluminum
– mapping the development and framework of the Russian aluminium industry. More
Russia and the New NATO
The project looks at the development of Russia-NATO relations after the Cold War. More
Globalisation and inequality
In this study, we examine whether global inequality has increased or decreased during the period from the 1960s until 1998. More