Publikasjoner
Localising ‘radicalisation’: Risk assessment practices in Greece and the United Kingdom
This article juxtaposes anti-radicalisation policy in the United Kingdom, one of the pioneers in the field, with Greece, one of the latecomers. Drawing on localisation theory, our aim is to understand how ‘common knowledge’ of radicalisation and counter-radicalisation has materialised in the United Kingdom and Greece by exploring the development and use of radicalisation-related risk and vulnerability assessment tools. We argue that the radicalisation ‘knowledge’ was localised more seamlessly in the United Kingdom, which can be attributed to the country’s ‘norm producer’ status on the field of European counter-radicalisation. By contrast, the ‘knowledge’ was subjected to significant ‘re-framing’ and ‘stretching’ to fit with the Greek context. This is associated with the country’s ‘norm adopter’ status on the field of European counter-radicalisation, as well as with a ‘spill-over effect’ from a national context of deeply polarising and contentious counter-terrorism policies. We maintain that these localisation processes reveal two distinct assemblages of governing radicalisation.
Kronikk: Staten, barnevernet og utenrikspolitikken
Utenriksdepartementet har hatt travle år i møte med utenlandsk kritikk mot norsk barnevern. Forrige uke dømte EMD Norge i to nye barnevernssaker. Hvordan håndterer norske diplomater kritikken?
Staten, barnevernet og utenrikspolitikken. Fra indre anliggende til internasjonal konfliktsone
Norske diplomater bruker mye tid og ressurser på å håndtere internasjonal kritikk av norsk barnevern. Barnevernssaker kan bli utenrikspolitikk når kritikken fremmes i bilaterale fora eller autoritative institusjoner utfordrer Norges omdømme som foregangsland i barne- og familiepolitikken. Vi kartlegger først kritikken, før vi ser på UD og norske diplomaters håndtering av slike saker. Til slutt diskuterer vi hvorfor norske begrunnelser knyttet til «barnets beste» kan skjerpe konflikten heller enn å dempe den.
The Nordic shift: China’s uphill battle for public approval in northern Europe
En ny spørreundersøkelse viser at selv frihandelsentusiastene i Europas nordlige hjørne revurderer sine holdninger til kinesiske investeringer, skriver forfatterne i denne kronikken.
Common Fears, Common Opportunities? Czechia and Norway in the changing international context
Internasjonal politikk er i endring, og europeiske stater er nødt til å tilpasse sin utenrikspolitikk til nye utfordringer og samhandlingsmønstre. Denne policy briefen ser nærmere på hvordan Norge og Tsjekkia tilnærmer seg endrede rammebetingelser og nye problemstillinger i utenrikspolitikken. Hvordan vurderer norske og tsjekkiske beslutningstakere utviklingen i verdenspolitikken? Hva slags bekymringer og utfordringer er de særlig opptatt av? Hvilke partnere og institusjonelle strukturer har de tradisjonelt lent seg på, og hvilke endringer kan vi eventuelt observere?
Nordic perspectives on European security: Norway
Hvordan tilpasser Norge seg de ulike europeiske forsvarssamarbeidsinitiativene? I hvilke grad koordinerer Norge med de andre nordiske landene i disse initiativene? Dette kapittelet diskuterer disse spørsmålen i lys av de nye sikkerhetspolitiske rammebetingelsene.
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.