What Makes Dialogue and Diplomacy Work or not? Russia – Georgia and Russia – Ukraine
How Do Little Frogs Fly? Small States in the European Union
Small EU member states need to exploit the special characteristics of their small public administrations in order to secure their interests and have influence within the Union. They must develop an administrative competence based on features like informality, flexibility, and the autonomy of officials operating according to guidelines rather than fixed negotiating instructions. They also need to acknowledge their limitations, and set priorities to a much greater extent than the large states. A strategy based on these features, combined with a positive image and political willingness, can bring negotiating success within the EU’s decision-making processes.
Evaluating Power Political Repertoires (EPOS)
EPOS har som mål å skape et systematisk problemskifte i hvordan maktpolitikk studeres ved å flytte det analytiske fokuset fra statenes maktressurser og verdenspolitikkens systematiske evner, til de fa...
The Power of Knowledge-Based Networks
Seminar med Dr. Mai'a K. Davis Cross
Energy security in the Baltic Sea region: Regional Coordination and Management of Interdependencies (BES)
Prosjektet skal frembringe kunnskap om de ulike kreftene bak pågående energisamarbeid i Baltikum....
National and European Governance: Polish and Norwegian Cooperation Towards More Efficient Security, Energy and Migration Policies (GOODGOV)
Prosjektet skal analysere forholdet mellom Norge og Polen innen områdene nasjonal sikkerhet, energi og migrasjon og se på forholdet i en bredere europeisk kontekst....
Semi-cores in imperial relations: The cases of Scotland and Norway
Recently, the field of International Relations has seen increased interest in international hierarchy, and also an upswing in the analytical study of imperial logics of rule. Nonetheless, existing structural models of empire focus on core-periphery dynamics, and so cannot explain polities that display elements of both core and periphery. Therefore, I offer the new concept of ‘semi-cores’. Semi-cores are a specific form of historical political associations whereby certain imperial provinces are different from the others in terms of the close relationships it maintains with the imperial metropolis. Semi-cores are different by virtue of being relatively similar. The conceptualisation of semi-cores is followed by a section illustrating its logic, examining the relatively unfamiliar cases of Scotland and Norway and their position within the Danish and British empires, respectively. Although being separate imperial provinces, these were tightly connected to an imperial core. This concept helps us better understand imperial logics, and in the process shows how cultural factors can be formalised into accounts of structural logics of rule, impacting our understanding of both historical and contemporary hierarchical international affairs.