Civilian Capacity refers to a concerted effort to identify, prepare and mobilize civilians for international peace mission roles, whether these are bilateral, regional or multilateral, e.g. via the United Nations or the European Union.
NUPI is involved in several initiatives related to the broader Civilian Capacity theme, including:
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Network: Civilian Capacity for Peace Operations in a Changing World Order
The purpose of the network established by this project is to share information and experiences on the development of policies, strategies, mechanisms and structures in each of the participating countries. Les mer
Civilian Capacity
The project seeks to generate knowledge on the challenges facing civilian capacities within UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as recommending ways in which they can be addressed. Les mer
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Publikasjoner
- Karlsrud, John
(2013). The UN as a competitive arena for linked ecologies: The case of UN peacekeeping,
in Political Perspectives, 7
.Manchester,University of Manchester.s. 6-25.This article argues that the UN, in the area of peacekeeping, can be understood as a competitive arena, where informal policy alliances are competing to frame issues and build support for new norms, concepts and rules. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H., Paul Keating (2012). CivCap Network Annual Seminar 2012. Brasilia, Civilian Capacity Network. 19 sider. This report provides an overview of discussions during the 2012 Civilian Capacity Network seminar, organized by NUPI and Igarapé Institute.
- Schia, Niels Nagelhus, John Karlsrud (2012). Contextualizing peacebuilding activities to local circumstances. Oslo, NUPI. 30 sider. Security in Practice. Denne komparative rapporten oppsummerer funnene fra de tre feltrapportene som utgjør prosjektet Contextualizing peacebuilding activities to local circumstances. Prosjektet ble gjennomført som en sammenlignende studie av FNs fredsbygging på lokalt nivå i tre land - Haiti, Liberia og Sør-Sudan.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Linnéa Gelot, Ludwig Gelot [red.] (2012). Supporting African Peace Operations . , NUPI, The Nordic Africa Institute, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. 117 sider. Policy Dialogue No.8. Denne rapporten tar for seg fire utfordringer: 1) Den afrikanske Unions (AU) Kommisjons begrensede kapasitet i å planlegge og styre fredsoperasjoner; 2) utilstrekkelig politisk engasjement fra afrikanske medlemmer i AU fredsoperasjoner; 3) Kortsiktigheten og egeninteressen hos enkelte AU-partnere; 4) og behovet for at de faste medlemmene av FNs sikkerhetsråd deler verdier og sikrer en felles AU-FN-strategi.
- Gjelsvik, Ingvild Magnæs , Tore Bjørgo
(2012). Ex-Pirates in Somalia: Processes of Engagement, Disengagement, and Reintegration,
i Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention Volume 13, Issue 2, 2012.
.Taylor & Francis.Denne studien omhandler hvordan og hvorfor personer i Somalia blir involvert i piratvirksomhet, og hvordan og hvorfor noen av dem til slutt frigjør seg fra slike kriminelle grupper. [url] - Karlsrud, John , Randi Solhjell
(2012). Gender-Sensitive Protection and the Responsibility to Prevent: Lessons from Chad ,
in Global Responsibility to Protect, Volume 4, Issue 2
.Brill.s. 223 – 240 .The R2P concept relates as much to preventing mass atrocities as to halt on-going ones. This article emphasises the gender dimensions of prevention of and protection against violence and other threats, in order to stress the importance of implementing and mainstreaming gender into R2P. The case study here is the UN support mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT) that provided a fairly encouraging, albeit short-lived, example of gender-responsive measures at the community level for refugees and IDPs in eastern Chad. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H., Joanna Harvey, Lillah Fearley [red.] (2012). UN DPKO/DFS Civil Affairs Handbook. New York, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. 251 sider. Civil Affairs Officers play a key role in peacekeeping operations. This handbook is intended as a platform on which to build and refine future guidance for civil affairs work.
- Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, Diana (2012). Moving towards local-level peacebuilding?. Oslo, NUPI. 53 sider. Security in Practice 5 · 2012. I denne rapporten ser Felix da Costa og Karlsrud på FNs fredsbevarende operasjoner i Sør-Sudan, UNMISS. Rapporten søker å belyse noen sentrale problemstillinger utviklet i fellesskap mellom NUPI og FNs avdeling for fredsbevarende operasjoners Best Practices.
- Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, Diana (2012). UN local peacebuilding and transition in Haiti. Oslo, NUPI. 51 sider. Security in Practice 4 · 2012. I denne rapporten ser Felix de Costa og Karlsrud på FNs fredsbevarende operasjoner i Haiti, og hvordan FN bør jobbe framover for å etablere gode lokale styringsinstitusjoner.
- Nikolaisen, Trine , John Karlsrud (2011). Ti år i Afghanistan - hva nå?. Oslo, Utenriksdepartementet. 32 sider. Rapporten oppsummerer innholdet i Sikkerhetspolitisk konferanse 2011 som handlet om Afghanistan. Rapporten er strukturert rundt to hovedspørsmål: Hva har Norge og vesten oppnådd i Afghanistan, og hva har vi lært.
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2011). Civilian Peacekeeping Capacity: Mobilizing Partners to Match Supply and Demand,
i International Peacekeeping, Volum 18, no. 5
.Taylor&Francis.s. 577-592.This article proposes the formation of a global civilian capacity partnership that brings together the training and roster community, the UN Secretariat and a grouping of interested states, with the aim of significantly improving the UN Secretariat's ability to identify, recruit and deploy suitably qualified civilian personnel. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H., Andreas Øien Stensland, Kjeksrud, Stian, Ravndal, Jacob Aasland, Lotze, Walter, Weir, Erin A. (2011). Protection of civilians in armed conflict. Oslo, Forsvarets forsvarsinstitutt (FFI). 59 sider. Denne rapporten gir en helhetlig oversikt over og sammenlikning av tiltak knyttet til beskyttelse av sivile blant de viktigste internasjonale og ikke-statlige organisasjonene.
- Karlsrud, John , Morten Dehli Andreassen (2011). Bakgrunnsdokument: Ti år i Afghanistan - hva nå?. Oslo, NUPI. 16 sider. Rapport om hva det internasjonale bidraget har bragt Afghanistan og veien videre.
- de Carvalho, Benjamin , Cedric H. de Coning, Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen, Audun Solli
(2011). Training in vain? Bottlenecks in Deploying Civilians for UN Peacekeeping,
i International Peacekeeping, vol. 18, no 4
.Routledge.s. 425-438.Artikkelen tar for seg vanskelighetene i arbeidet med rekruttering og utsending av trent personell, spesielt sivilt personell. Flere får trening nå enn tidligere, men det gjenspeiles ikke i høyere utsendelsesrate. Enkeltfaktorer og strukturelle hindringer er blant årsakene til dette. [url] - Karlsrud, John , Piccolino, G.
(2011). Withering consent, but mutual dependency: UN peace operations and new African assertiveness,
i Conflict, Security and Development 11(4)
.Routledge.s. . [url] - Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, D
(2011). The Elusive Concept of Protection of Civilians: A Case-Study of the United Nations Mission to the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT),
in de Carvalho, B. & Sending, O.J., eds., 2011, The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping , (forthcoming).
.Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. [url] - Karlsrud, John , Felix da Costa, D. (2011). Navigating Hybrid Political Orders: Balancing Peacebuilding in Chad, .ACCORD.s. 13-20.Forfatterne hevder at en mer nedenfra-og-opp-tilnærming til fredsbygging, som styrker tilliten og eierskapet til formelle og tradisjonelle lokale institusjoner, kan bidra til at fredsoperasjoner lykkes bedre. [url]
- de Coning, Cedric H., Walter Lotze, Andreas Øien Stensland (2011). Mission-Wide Strategies for the Protection of Civilians: A Comparison of MONUC, UNAMID and UNMIS. NUPI-notat: 792. 17 sider. This paper compares the protection of civilians strategies of three dif-ferent UN peacekeeping operations: the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC, since 2010 the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the DRC – MONUSCO); the hybrid African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID); and the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) that was drawn down in early 2010 and replaced by a new UN mission in Southern Sudan).
- de Coning, Cedric H., John Karlsrud, Ingrid Marie Breidlid (2011). Conference Proceedings: Mobilizing Civilian Capacity. Oslo, NUPI. 24 sider. The international civilian training and rostering community met in New York on 14 June 2011 to consider the Report of the Independent Review of Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict, and discussed how to take the recommendations forward.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Ingrid Marie Breidlid, Rebecca Jovin, PK Singh (2011). Conference Proceedings: Report of the Conference on Peacekeeping Vision 2015 Capabilities for Future Mandates. Oslo, NUPI. 55 sider. NUPI Report. The conference explored the capabilities required to enable future peacekeeping missions to respond effectively to diverse and evolving operating environments and increasingly complex mandates
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2011). Moving beyond the technical: facing up to peacebuilding's inherent contradictions ,
i African Security Review, Volume 20, Issue 1 March 2011
.Routledge.s. 116-121.This article about peacebuilding contends that the interaction between dissention, competition for resources, and the tension between different approaches and policy choices is necessary to ensure the optimal functioning of the system. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H., Karsten Friis
(2011). Coherence and Coordination. The Limits of the Comprehensive Approach,
Journal of International Peacekeeping, vol. 15
.Brill.s. 243-272.Internasjonale aktører legger stor vekt på prinsippet "coherence". Artikkeleforfatterne hevder at antakelsene som ligger til grunn for dette prinsippet har mangler og at empiriske og teoretiske funn indikerer at det er vanskeligere å oppnå helhetlige tilnærminger enn det policydebatter tar høyde for. [Fulltekst] [url] - de Coning, Cedric H.
(2010). Addressing the civilian peacekeeping capacity gap,
i Conflict trends no. 2 2010
.Durban,Accord.s. 11-20.One of the most significant, but often overlooked, developments in peace operations is the transformation from military- to civilian-focused peace missions. This article addresses the civilian capacity challenge in the UN peacekeeping context. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H., Ingrid Marie Breidlid (2010). Civilian Capacities and Non-Governmental Rosters. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). 54 sider. Security in Practice 12 · 2010. This report aims to identify and map the scope and status of the civilian capacities within non-governmental civilian rosters over the three-year period 2007-2009.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Walter Lotze, Zinurine Alghali, Lamii Kromah (2010). Conference Proceedings: Report of the Workshop on Mission-Wide Protection Strategies on the Protection of Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 26 sider. Security in Practice 9 · 2010. The aim of the workshop was to contribute to the development of a strategic framework for mission-wide PoC strategies in UN peacekeeping missions. In particular, the workshop provided an opportunity for peacekeeping mission personnel and stakeholders from the UN system to review and comment on the draft outline of mission-wide protection strategies.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Andreas Øien Stensland, Tardy, Thierry [red.] (2010). Beyond the ‘New Horizon’. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 108 sider. Konferanserapport fra the UN Peacekeeping Future Challenges seminar i Geneve, 23.–24. juni 2010. Rapporten presenterer ulike faktorer som trolig vil påvirke fremtidige fredsbevarende operasjoner.
- Solhjell, Randi , John Karlsrud, Jon Harald Sande Lie (2010). Protecting Civilians against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Eastern Chad. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 27 sider. Security in Practice. The report addresses the UN mission in Chad (MINURCAT) and the Chadian police force DIS in the context of protecting civilians against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in eastern Chad.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Yvonne Kasumba [red.] (2010). The Civilian Dimension of the African Standby Force. Durban, African Union and ACCORD. 108 sider. This book is a summary of the work that the AU Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) has done to date to develop the civilian dimension of AU peace operations, primarily through the development of the African Standby Force (ASF).
- de Coning, Cedric H., Walter Lotze, Stina Torjesen, Johanna Jansson (2010). Conference Proceedings: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Peacebuilding:Towards Change in Concepts and Approachess. Oslo, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt. 36 sider. Nupi-rapport. The report focuses on identifying key issues of concern and highlighting potentially promising foci of innovation and reform in peacebuilding approaches.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen, Walter Lotze (2010). Summary Report. Norwegian Standby Roster for Civilian Observers (NOROBS). Oslo, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt. 11 sider. NUPI-rapport. The report explores recent developments within international peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding operations with regard to use of civilian roster capacities, and compares recent developments in the Nordic region.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen, Walter Lotze (2010). Scoping Study. Norwegian Standby Roster for Civilian Observers (NOROBS). Oslo, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt. 73 sider. NUPI-rapport. The report explores recent developments within international peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding operations with regard to use of civilian roster capacities, and compares recent developments in the Nordic region.
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2010). Mediation and Peacebuilding: the Role of SRSGs in UN Integrated Missions,
Special Edition on Mediation in Post-Conflict Peace Operations, Global Governance, Vol 16. No. 2
.Lynne Rienner Publishers.s. 281-299.This article focuses on the role of the special representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in the context of UN integrated missions. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H. (2010). The Emerging UN/AU Peacekeeping Partnership, .Durban,ACCORD.s. 3-10.In the last few years, cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the African union (Au) has developed into a meaningful, practical and pragmatic partnership. [url]
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2010). Civil.Military Relations and U.N. Peacekeeping Operations,
World Politics Review, 19 May 2010
.It is now widely recognized that managing conflict requires a multidimensional, comprehensive, whole-of-government or integrated approach. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H.
(2010). The Evolution of Peace Operations in Africa: Trajectories and Trends,
Journal of International Peacekeeping, vol. 14, no. 1-2, February 2010
.BRILL.s. 6-26. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H. (2010). Clarity, Coherence and Context: Three Priorities for Sustainable Peacebuilding. NUPI-notat: . 31 sider. This paper will focus on three challenges that should inform the 2010 Review of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, namely: (1) developing the UN peacebuilding concept and operational model; (2) significantly stepping-up efforts to improve system-wide coherence; and (3) seriously implementing the principle of local ownership.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Niels Nagelhus Schia, Ståle Ulriksen, Helge Lurås (2009). Norway's Whole-of-Government Approach and its Engagement with Afghanistan. Oslo, NUPI. 52 sider. Security in Practice no. 8. This Report conclude that Norway lacks a comprehensive strategy for engaging in fragile states in general, as well as a whole-of-government strategy for any particular country, including Afghanistan.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Paul Romita (2009). Monitoring and Evaluation of Peace Operations. New York, International Peace Institute. 24 sider. IPI Report. This Report highlight the theoretical and methodological challenges and institutional issues related to M&E processes, and offer several recommendations for fostering best practices and more effective monitoring and evaluation techniques.
- de Coning, Cedric H. (2009). Implications of a Comprehensive or Integrated Approach for Training in United Nations and African Union Peace Operations. NUPI-notat: 766. 28 sider. This paper introduces the Comprehensive- and Integrated Approaches, and explores the training implications of these approaches for African Union, European Union and United Nations personnel, the humanitarian community as well as those communities hosting such missions.
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2009). Planning for Success,
in Clement C. and Smith A., Managing Complexity: Political and Managerial Challenges in United Nations Peace Operations, July 2009
. New York,International Peace Institute and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.s. 24-27.This discussion paper explores the utility of applying some of the insights gained from the study of Complexity to help understand how to plan peacekeeping operations that are part of complex peacebuilding systems in a highly dynamic and nonlinear environment. [Fulltekst] [url] - Solli, Audun , Cedric H. de Coning, Benjamin de Carvalho, Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen (2009). Bottlenecks to Deployment? The Challenges of Deploying Civilian Personnel to Peace operations. Oslo, NUPI. 36 sider. NUPI Report. The present report addresses the role of training programmes with respect to the deployment of personnel in peace operations.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Ian Henderson (2008). Conflict Management for Peacekeepers and Peacebuilders. Durban, ACCORD. 190 sider. This handbook has been designed as a practical guide, to assist in dealing with conflict in a peacekeeping environment.
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2008). Civil-military coordination and complex peacebuilding systems,
I Civil-military cooperation in post-conflict operations .
.s. 52-74. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H.
(2008). The Coherence Dilemma in Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Systems,
in African Journal on Conflict Resolution, vol. 8, no. 3
.Durban, ACCORD.s. 85-110.This article analyses the coherence and coordination dilemma in peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction systems, with special reference to the United Nations' integrated approach concept. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H.
(2008). Civil-Military Coordination Practices and Approaches within United Nations Peace Operations,
in Calgary Papers in Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Civil-Military Coordination: Challenges and Opportunities in Afghanistan and Beyond, vol. 3, Olson, Lara and Dr. Hrach Gregorian [eds.]
.Calgary,Centre for Military and Strategic Studies.s. 87-112. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H.
(2008). Understanding Peacebuilding: Consolidating the Peace Process,
in Conflict Trends, Issue 4
. Durban, ACCORD.s. 45-51. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H. (2008). The United Nations and the Comprehensive Approach. Cophenhagen, Danish Institute for International Studies - DIIS. 40 sider. DIIS Report 2008:14. Report on the UN's integrated approach - peacekeeping operations, civil-military coordination and humanitarian civil-military coordination.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Julian Detzel, Petter Hojem (2008). UN Peacekeeping Operations Capstone Doctrine. Report of the TfP Oslo Doctrine Seminar 14 & 15 May 2008, Oslo, Norway. Oslo, NUPI. 9 sider. Security in Practice. TfP Oslo Doctrine Seminar Report. The Peacekeeping Best Practises Section of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Training for Peace Programme at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) organized a seminar on the new DPKO Capstone Doctrine that took place in Oslo on 14 & 15 May 2008.
- de Coning, Cedric H. (2008). Moving Beyond the 4 Ps – An Integrated Conflict Management System for the African Union. NUPI-notat: 735. 30 sider. Rapporten presenterer en integrert konflikthåndteringsmodell som fokuserer på flerdimensjonale sider ved konfliktsystemer (politiske, sosioøkonomiske, sikkerhet, rettsstat og menneskerettigheter). Den tar også for seg behovet for å kombinere ulike kollektive tiltak fra en rekke interne og eksterne aktører med sikte på å skape fred.
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2008). Peace Operations in Africa: Challenges and Trends Over the Next Decade,
Militært Tidsskrift, vol. 137, nr. 1
.København,Det Krigsvidenskabelige Selskab.s. 1-2. [url]