Community-based policing and post-conflict police reform (ICT4COP)
This research project will create greater knowledge of social, cultural, legal and ethical dimensions of community-based policing in post-conflict societies....
The mineral sector in Northern Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Opportunities and challenges
NUPI has the pleasure of inviting Aloys Tegera from Pole Institute in Goma, DRC to talk about the mineral sector in Northern Kivu, DRC. In his talk Dr. Tegera will address the following issues:
Liberia - You'll never walk alone?
For the past 13 years, the UN has ensured peace and security in Liberia. Now this West African country must paddle its own canoe – but it is still a weak state, marked by recession and political rivalry.
What forms a state?
Senior Research Fellow Randi Solhjell (NUPI) examined waste management, water and electricity in DR Congo to investigate statehood in her PhD thesis.
Does global activism affect public debate around conflict minerals? The case of Congo
NUPI, UNDP OGC and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy to Norway have the pleasure of inviting you a seminar with Dr. Dirk-Jan Koch.
Rising Powers and Peacebuilding
The Rising Powers and Peacebuilding project seeks to address an important question that has not yet been thoroughly researched: what are the new approaches that rising powers have taken to peacebuildi...
Protection of Civilians. From Principle to Practice (PoC)
Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice...
UN Peacebuilding Architecture: The First 10 Years
Since its establishment, the UN's Peacebuilding Architecture (PBA) has been involved in peacebuilding processes in more than 20 countries. This edited volume takes stock of the overall impact of the PBA during its first decade in existence, and generates innovative recommendations for how the architecture can be modified and utilized to create more synergy and fusion between the UN's peace and development work. The volume is based on commissioned research and independent evaluations as well as informed opinions of several key decision-makers closely engaged in shaping the UN's peacebuilding agenda. It seeks to find a balance between identifying the reality and constraints of the UN's multilateral framework, while being bold in exploring new and innovative ways in which the UN can enhance the results of its peace and development work through the PBA. The research and writing of each chapter has been guided by four objectives: to assess the overall impact of the PBA; to generate innovative ideas for how the PBA can be made more effective post-2015; to analyze the PBA’s role at the nexus of the UN's peace and development work; and to consider what would be required for the PBA to increase and improve its impact in future. It will be of interest to diplomats, UN officials, the policy community and scholars engaged in the debate following the 2015 review and the implementation of its recommendations, and will be an essential resource for UN and peacebuilding scholars.
The Horn of Africa: Its strategic importance for Europe, the Gulf States and beyond
In this seminar, Alexander Rondos will address the challenges facing the region and the Horn’s strategic importance Europe, the Gulf states and other actors. A key question is how these challenges can be converted into a joint effort that will allow for the integration of the Horn of Africa into a platform of security and economic cooperation?