Halvard Leira
Senior Research FellowHalvard Leira’s main areas of research is foreign policy and diplomacy, with a special emphasis on the Norwegian varieties. He also has a long-standing research interest in historical international relations, and international thought. Leira completed his PhD thesis in May 2011, titled «The Emergence of Foreign Policy: Knowledge, Discourse, History».
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What does foreign policy really mean?
07.12.2018This, with other widely used IR concepts, is what Halvard Leira and his project CHOIR team have received funding to explore. -
Thu 18 Oct 2018Event
Protecting citizens abroad – who is responsible when crisis hits, and at what costs?
Time: 13:00 Location: NUPIWho is responsible when Norwegians are in trouble abroad, such as Frode Berg in Russia or French and Moland in DR Congo, or in case of natural disasters and terrorist attacks?
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Kinship diplomacy, or diplomats of a kin
2018Familiarity breeds contempt, or so the idiom goes, and historically there are ample examples of how family-ties and blood kinship have not fostered peaceful cooperation. By contrast, metaphorical kinship has been seen to grease the wheels of diplomacy, creating and sustaining ties between different polities... -
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The Function of Myths in International Relations: Discipline and Identity
Myths, understood as forms of narrative, providing meaning and significance, are an inescapable part of the life of human collectives. Thus, myths are central to any academic discipline. They tell us who we are and what we should be concerned with, and provide blueprints for arguments about policy choices.... -
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Utenrikspolitikk - en begrepshistorie
2018(Available in Norwegian only): Artikkelen tar opp spørsmålet om når Norge fikk en egen utenrikspolitikk, og gir svar gjennom en begrepshistorisk analyse. Tidligere forslag har vært middelalderen, med etableringen av relasjoner mellom norske konger og andre konger, slutten av 1700-tallet, med etableringen... -
Fri 4 May 2018Event
Theory Seminar: The Territorialization of Cybersecurity
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPIDr Jordan Branch visits NUPI to talk about the tension between territorial and non-territorial aspects of cyber security.
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Old diplomacy
2018Old diplomacy is a term which has been used both politically and analytically since the French Revolution. Politically, it emerged as a term of abuse, used to criticize all which had been wrong with interstate interaction before 1789, in particular secrecy, duplicity, and the reliance on aristocracy.... -
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New Diplomacy
2018New diplomacy is a term which has been used both politically and analytically since the French Revolution. It was introduced as a positive contrast to the old diplomacy of kings and intrigues, and was concerned primarily with trade. Such a liberal understanding has remained predominant – new diplomacy... -
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Today’s Status Seekers
20.02.2018Hanging out with the cool guys is just as important as ever. -
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Moral authority and status in International Relations: Good states and the social dimension of status seeking
We develop scholarship on status in international politics by focusing on the social dimension of small and middle power status politics. This vantage opens a new window on the widely-discussed strategies social actors may use to maintain and enhance their status, showing how social creativity, mobility,... -
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Caring and Carers: Diplomatic Personnel and the Duty of Care
2018This article deals with the duty of care that states hold in relation to their citizens abroad — more specifically, the double role of diplomatic personnel, as both providers and recipients of care. The focus of discussion is states’ duty of care for diplomatic personnel, raising questions of how this... -
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The Making of a Classic: On Diplomacy 30 Years On.
2017In this article, Halvard Leira makes the case for On Diplomacy (published in 1987) being a classic in the making of International Relations, and engages the central notion of diplomacy understood as "the mediation of estrangement". -
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Norsk språk taper
(Available in Norwegian only): Hvis vi fortsatt vil ha forskning på norsk om Norge, trenger vi en ny kurs i forskningspolitikken, skriver kronikkforfatterne. -
Research project
Empires, Privateering and the sea (EMPRISE)
2017 - 2021 (Ongoing)EMPRISE studies the role of the importance of power at sea for the formation of empires and states from 1500-1856.
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Political change and historical analogies
2017This article deals with how scholars, policy analysts and activists, striving to make sense of current political change, have turned to history for analogies and ideas for action. While it is encouraging to see the Trump presidency and other instances of upheaval leading to a strengthened interest in... -
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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. -
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Beskyttelsesplikt over alle grenser?
2017(Norwegian only): This article deals with the «duty of care» held by states for their citizens, when the citizens are abroad. The arguments are based on general developmental traits common to modern states, but the main case is the relationship between the Norwegian state and its citizens. The article... -
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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... -
Mon 21 Nov 2016Event
Theory Seminar: Restraint and International Relations
Time: 13:30 Location: NUPINUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Brent Steele, Professor at the Political Science Department, University of Utah.