Benjamin de Carvalho
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Research group on foreign policy and diplomacyBenjamin de Carvalho is a senior research fellow at NUPI. His research interests are, broadly speaking, between three fields: He works on issues of broader historical change such as the formation of the nation-state in Europe, sovereignty, and the role played by confessionalization and religion.
He is also involved in a number of projects on UN peacekeeping, and has worked on the protection of civilians and sexual and gender-based violence in Liberia, Chad, and the Sudans. He is also involved in projects addressing status as a key driver of foreign policy, focusing on Norway and Brazil. Central issues here are the role played by small states in international politics, emerging powers and great power responsibility. Other research interests include hegemony, popular culture and international relations theory.
He is head of the Research group on foreign policy and diplomacy at NUPI. From January 2017 he is also a co-editor of the leading Scandinavian-language International Relations-journal Internasjonal Politikk.
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New article: Construction time again: History in Constructivist IR Scholarship
17.03.2017NUPI-researchers has looked at different ways the history has been used in constructivism. -
Fri 17 Mar 2017Event
Theory seminar: Radical Feminism and Human Trafficking
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPI“If you’re looking at a frightened woman in a brothel…”: Jennifer Lobasz, is visiting NUPI on 17 March to talk about her current book project ‘Strange Bedfellows: Evangelicals, Feminists, and the Fight against Human Trafficking’.
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History
This handbook presents in a comprehensive, concise and accessible overview, the emerging field of international political sociology. It summarizes and synthesizes existing knowledge in the field while presenting central themes and methodologies that have been at the centre of its development, providing... -
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Prestigious project grants to NUPI researchers
14.12.2016‘This was a fantastic day for NUPI,’ said director Ulf Sverdrup when commenting this year’s research grant allocations (FRIPRO) from the Research Council Norway on 13 December. -
Research project
Instruments of State Power: History and Theory (ISPO)
2017 - 2018 (Ongoing)The ISPO Workshop Series will develop new and innovative analytical tools and vocabularies to help understand current developments in global politics.
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Protection of Civilians. From Principle to Practice (PoC)
2012 - 2016 (Ongoing)Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice
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How to protect civilians?
03.05.2016Successful Two-day event marks end of Protection of Civilians (PoC): From Principle to Practice project. -
Fri 29 Apr 2016Event
Theory seminar: The Connectivity Effect of the XVI C. Carrera de Indias and the making of the Global
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPINUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Luis Lobo-Guerrero from University of Groningen.
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Offshore – only for the big and very wealthy?
12.04.2016There are more people involved in offshore activities than hitherto known. -
Wed 27 Apr 2016Event
Humanitarian Changes, Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Civilians
Time: 12:00 Location: Litteraturhuset, Amalie SkramThis seminar will discuss possible conflicts between humanitarian principles and local realities.
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Fri 4 Mar 2016Event
Theory Seminar: Gift-giving as a source of international authority: two ancient cases
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPINUPI has the pleasure inviting you to a theory seminar with Dr. Jorg Kustermans from the University of Antwerp.
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: NUPI Policy Brief
Russia and China in Iceland?
The Arctic region has become the site of renewed great power interest. Not only are the US and Russia actively engaged in the Arctic Council, but China has also become an observer. In addition to that, a number of policy commentators have claimed that great power interest in the Arctic region is more... -
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Russia and China in Greenland?
Over the last decade, the Arctic region has become the site of new forms of great power interest. While the US has changed its hegemonic presence, other powers, in particular China and Russia, have been perceived to actively pursue Arctic strategies, perhaps seeking to undermine the western hegemony... -
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Being Peacekept? The Implicit Assumptions that Hamper the Protection of Civilians
Protection of Civilians (PoC) has during the last decade evolved to become an important guideline for international actors in post-conflict and conflict affected societies. While much policy literature has been written on how to better implement the PoC framework, less has been written on the conceptual... -
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CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN: HISTORY IN CONSTRUCTIVIST IR SCHOLARSHIP
In this article we seek to understand how succeeding generations of constructivists have invoked history to exact narratives of change within IR. We make the case that there is a move from a rst generation where history served primarily to undermine generalised and ahistorical mainstream arguments through... -
Thu 11 Feb 2016Event
STEAL Final Seminar: Global Wealth Chains and Tax Evasion
Time: 13:00 Location: NUPIThis seminar will present the findings of the project "Global Wealth Chains and Tax Evasion", and a discuss of the latest cases investigated
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