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Ole Jacob Sending

Research Professor, Head of Center for Geopolitics
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Summary

Ole Jacob Sending is Research Professor in the Research group for global order and diplomacy at NUPI.

Sending does research on global governance, with a particular focus on the role of international and non-governmental organizations in peacebuilding, humanitarian relief, and development. His publications have appeared, inter alia, in International Studies Quarterly, European Journal of International Relations, and International Theory.

Expertise

  • Development policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Human rights
  • International organizations
  • United Nations

Education

2004 Dr. Polit., Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen

1998 Master of Science, Political Science. Department of Political Science, SUNY, Albany, New York

1997 Cand. Mag., University of Bergen, Norway. (Economics, Political Science, Sociology)

Work Experience

2023- Research Professor, NUPI

2012-2023 Research Director, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

2008-2009 Visiting Scholar, Fulbright Scholarship, Dept. of Sociology, UC Berkeley

2008- Senior Researcher, NUPI

2008-2014 Adjunct Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen

2006-2008 Senior Adviser, Policy Analysis Unit, Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

2003- Senior Researcher, NUPI

2002 Visiting Research Fellow, Stanford University (SCANCOR)

1999-2003 Research Fellow, NUPI, PhD Student, University of Bergen

Aktivitet

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16:00 - 17:30
NUPI
Engelsk
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16:00 - 17:30
NUPI
Engelsk
10. Jan 2017
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16:00 - 17:30
NUPI
Engelsk

Political Asylum Deceptions: The Culture of Suspicion

The line between truth and lies is often elusive in political asylum matters. Carol Bohmer will look at the problems related to deception and suspicion in asylum matters.

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16:00 - 17:45
NUPI
Engelsk
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16:00 - 17:45
NUPI
Engelsk
18. Jan 2017
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16:00 - 17:45
NUPI
Engelsk

Theory seminar: When War is Oikonomia by Other Means

NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Patricia Owens from University of Sussex.

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15:00 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
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15:00 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
6. Dec 2016
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15:00 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk

Theory Seminar: Beyond Reification and Deconstruction: Towards a Dialogical Approach to Theorizing International Politic

NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Andreas Holmedahl Hvidsten from the Department of International Politics, University of Oslo. He recently defended his doctoral thesis "Beyond Reification and Deconstruction: Towards a Dialogical Approach to Theorizing International Politics". At the theory seminar, Hvidsten will present the final part of his dissertation, which will be distributed to those attending the seminar.

Event
12:00 - 13:45
NUPI
Engelsk
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12:00 - 13:45
NUPI
Engelsk
22. Nov 2016
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12:00 - 13:45
NUPI
Engelsk

Theory Seminar: Ethnography as an approach to studying global policy regimes?

NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Finn Stepputat, who is a senior researcher at DIIS.

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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
29. Sep 2016
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk

Theory Seminar: Financialisation and Development

NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Emma Mawdsley, University of Cambridge.

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11:00 - 13:45
NUPI
Engelsk
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11:00 - 13:45
NUPI
Engelsk
22. Sep 2016
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11:00 - 13:45
NUPI
Engelsk

Urban Violence: International actors and armed violence reduction

What are the challenges of addressing social problems in the city and how can these best be managed? These are issues discussed at this seminar, arranged by NUPI and Norwegian Center for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS).

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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
9. Jun 2016
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk

Theory Seminar: Hiearchies in World Politics

NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Ayse Zarakol from University of Cambridge.

Research project
2012 - 2016 (Completed)

Protection of Civilians. From Principle to Practice (PoC)

Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice...

  • Development policy
  • Foreign policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • South and Central America
  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
  • Development policy
  • Foreign policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • South and Central America
  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk
11. May 2016
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15:15 - 17:00
NUPI
Engelsk

Theory seminar: Triaging Values: How Humanitarian and Human Rights NGOs allocate Resources

NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Monika Krause from University of London.

Event
14:00 - 17:30
Litteraturhuset, Amalie Skram
Engelsk
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14:00 - 17:30
Litteraturhuset, Amalie Skram
Engelsk
26. Apr 2016
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14:00 - 17:30
Litteraturhuset, Amalie Skram
Engelsk

Humanitarian Changes, Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Civilians

This seminar will discuss possible conflicts between humanitarian principles and local realities.

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