Book review: Cas Mudde's "The Far Right Today"
The article reviews Cas Mudde’s ‘The Far Right Today’ (2019). The book remarkably summarizes decades of research on the radical and extreme right, arguing that the contemporary far right differs from its pre-2000s antecedents by its mainstream and normalized nature. ‘The Far Right Today’ is an (semi)academic equivalent of a page-turner. Mudde rationalizes far-right mobilization in a way that takes the edge off those terrified by the sensationalist coverage of far-right demonstrations, featuring tattoo-covered, black-clothed skinheads with combat boots, but also reminds those dismissing the far-right threat of the indirect and long-term impact of the mainstreaming and normalization of the radical and extreme right. ‘The Far Right Today’ is thus a must-read for students, researchers, policymakers, and those interested in up-to-date research on the far right.
Ten Years On: Reassessing the Stoltenberg Report on Nordic Cooperation
Ten years ago, the report ‘Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy’ was presented to the Nordic foreign ministers at an extraordinary meeting in Oslo, Norway. Penned and fronted by Norway’s former foreign minister Thorvald Stoltenberg, the report proposed thirteen ways in which Nordic cooperation in the foreign and security domain could be formalized and strengthened. In this review, we revisit these thirteen proposals and ask: How important was the 2009 Stoltenberg Report for boosting Nordic foreign and security policy cooperation? What progress can we observe in the decade that has passed since the report was released?
Civil-Military Relations in International Interventions: A New Analytical Framework
It is frequently claimed that success in interventions hinges largely on military–civilian coherence. However, despite high ambitions among politicians and organizations, coherence among intervening actors has proven challenging to achieve in practice. Why is this so? To answer this, the book approach the various military and civilian actors in interventions from several angles. It discusses different relationships between the intervening actors, and their relations to those intervened upon. It also analyses different military concepts, such as peacekeeping and counterinsurgency, and the often troubled relationship between the humanitarian and military intervening actors. The book argues that to capture these relationships, an analytical framework which is capable of covering all the intervening actors, is required. It offers such a framework, based on identification theory, which illuminates how the interveners represent those they have deployed to engage, as well as their own identity and role. Based on this we can develop a better understanding of if and when coherence emerge – or not – between the intervening actors.
Den flerhodede dragen – Mot en ny modell for kinesisk utenrikspolitikk?
Samfunnsutviklingen i Kina de siste tiårene har gjort pluralisme til et kjennetegn ved måten kinesisk politikk besluttes og implementeres på. Gamle formelle aktører møter nå konkurranse fra nye, uformelle aktører både i det offentlige og det sivile rom. Som en følge av dette er Kinas formelle utenrikspolitikk nå bare én av flere stemmer overfor omverdenen. På grunnlag av en systematisk gjennomgang av viktige aktører og styringslinjer i dagens Kina, vil denne artikkelen argumentere for at tilstanden vi ser i dag best kan beskrives som «pluralisert autoritarisme». Modellen illustreres med en analyse av Kinas atferd i Sørkinahavet i tidsrommet 2007–2012.
The Lion and the Dragon: Sino-Norwegian relations and the way forward
Tilstanden og utsiktene for norsk-kinesiske relasjoner under og etter den kinesiske boikotten av Norge 2011-2016.
Felles utfordringer - felles muligheter?
Hvordan møter Tsjekkia og Norge en politisk verden i endring? Det har forskere fra NUPI og Institute of International Relations i Praha sett nærmere på i en ny rapport.
Can Aid Solve the Root Causes of Migration? A Framework for Future Research on the Development-Migration Nexus
An important dimension of the European Union’s response to the 2015 refugee and migration management crisis has been to address the root causes of irregular migration. A major tool the EU has to mitigate push factors of migration is development assistance. Yet, the literature shows that the casual relationship between aid and migration is complex and far from obvious. This article summarises the ongoing debates and major findings concerning the development-migration nexus in order to better inform policymakers about the potential risks and shortcomings of using aid in migration management. It suggests a framework for future research on what kind of assistance might work, for whom, and where.
AVLYST: Navigating the European landscape after Brexit: new alliances and European choices for the next decades
I lys av den seinaste utviklinga rundt Covid-19-viruset, har vi vedtatt å avlyse dette seminaret.
KRONIKK: Ytre høyre normaliseres
Det ytre høyre normaliseres - også i Norge, skriver Minda Holm i Dagsavisen.