Projects & centers
NUPI's research projects, research programmes, and research centres.
Journalism in struggles for democracy: media and polarization in the Middle East
What is the role of journalists in the social and political polarization that has followed the Arab uprisings?...
Empires, Privateering and the sea (EMPRISE)
EMPRISE studies the role of the importance of power at sea for the formation of empires and states from 1500-1856....
Hybrid paths to resistance in the Muslim world: Iraq, Lebanon, Libya and Mali (HYRES)
HYRES studies the interaction between Islamist movements and the state in the cases of Iraq, Lebanon, Libya and Mali, and is designed to answer the following question: Why do some Islamist groups purs...
Political economy analyses
This project provides political economy analyses of eleven countries deemed important to Norwegian development cooperation....
Digital Attacks against the Norwegian Petroleum Sector (DISP)
This project is mapping the threats and the historical usage of digital weapons against critical infrastructures, as well as examining the problems arising from unclear responsibilities in responding ...
Nordic responses to Geopolitical challenges (GEONOR)
Which tools to politicians in the Nordic countries have available to them in a more challenging geopolitical sphere?...
Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts (TRANSFORM)
In times of radical uncertainty and flux: how do individual actions inspire collective action or lead to new institutional practices in ways that determine the direction of a society?...
Security in Europe - Polish and Norwegian Perspectives (PISM_NUPI_Bilateral)
The main aim of this collaborative project (PISM and NUPI) is to map the Polish and Norwegian approaches towards various types of security related challenges in the European and regional context....
Developmentality and the anthropology of partnership (DevAnt)
The concept of partnership is central to the organisation of international development aid. This project will study the concept of partnership in theory and practice....
Preventing Violent Conflict
The project is commissioned by the World Bank and seeks to better understand how the interplay between international actors and domestic political actors affects efforts to prevent violent conflict....