Pernille Rieker

Research Professor

Email: pernille.rieker@nupi.no Mobile: (+47) 917 29 804 Post address: Postboks 7024 St. Olavs Plass, 0130 OSLO Visit address: C.J. Hambros plass 2 D

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Expertise

Security policy Utenrikspolitikk The EU NATO Conflict resolution Europe Norden Regional integrasjon

Education

2004 PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. 1998 Can. Polit. in Political Science, University of Oslo

Work Experience

2017- Research Professor 2011-2017 Senior Researcher, NUPI 2009-2011 Senior adviser, NordForsk 1999-2009 PhD-candidate/Senior Researcher/Head of Departement, NUPI

Activity

2018-09-06-07 Presnetation at the conference "Nordic baltic Visions for Europe? Does the EU unite or divide the Nordic-Baltic region" in Tallinn 2018-05-08 Introduction at the seminar: "Can new Pro-European parties change the political landscape?" organised by Eropabevegelsen 2018-04-07-02 Participated and presented papers at the annual International Studies Association's annual convention in San Francisco. Title of papers:'The EU’s power repertoire in crisis response' (with Kristian L. Gjerde) and 'Plugging the capability-expectations gap: Towards a conflict sensitive EU crisis response' (with Steven Blockmans). 2018-02-07 Inaugural lecture (for the position as Research Professor at NUPI): Do European powers still count? 2018-01-30 Presentation at the seminar "Hvordan forstå Frankrike – og franskmennene?" organsed by Europabevegelsen in Follo 2017-30-31-10 Final conference of the EUNOR project 2017-09-27 Book launch: French Foreign Policy in a Changing World. Practising Grandeur 2017-06-09 Presentation at the IRSEM conference 'La France et l'Otan' i Paris 2017-05-12 Presentation at the NUPI seminar 'Fighting international terrorism the French way' 2017-09-05 Talk at the conference 'European Security and Cooperation in Turbulent Times' organised by the Norwegian Atlantic Commettee, Europabeveglesen and Folk og Forsvar 2017-03-05 Talk at Civita breakfast meeting about the French Presidential election 2017-28-04 Presentation given in the Norwegian Parliament's department for constitutional affairs about the French Presidential election 2017-22-25-02 Presentation of papers at the ISA Annual Concention in Baltimore. Title of papers: 'Outsidership and the Neighbourhood Policy. The case of Norway.' and 'France and its complicated relationship with Africa' 2017-01-11 Participated and presented at a meeting with the EEA/EFTA delegation in the Storting about the role of France in the EU after Brexit 2016-04-11 Participated and presented at the annual meeting in RCN’s Europa in Transition Program. The title of the conference: ‘Another Europe is emerging – winners and losers’. Title of presentation: ‘EUNOR – Project developments’. 2016-26-09 Presentation at a Crisis Response Policy forum at CEPS i Brussel. Title of the presentation: «EU crisis response – often too little, always too late?» 2016-08-09-09 Participated and was responsible for the EUNOR workshopen « Small states and Europe in an Age of Global Shifts” at NUPI NUPI. Presented the paper: Autonomy or Adaptation? Norwegian approach to the ENP partner countries in the east 2016-06-02-03 Participated in TEPSA Pre-presidency conferenc, Bratislava 2016-05-21-22 Presentation at Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane, Morocco) annual conference Inégalités et Marginalités : Entre le Local et le Global Title of presentation: ‘Inequality and marginality in EU-Morocco relations: The Neighborhood policy’ 2016-04-18-20 Kick off for EUNPACK (H2020 project) in Brussels April 2016 2014-03-26-29 Presentation held at at a Polish-Norwegian Expert Roundtable on Security and Defence Governance in PISM, Warsaw. Title of the presentation: "Regional Security and Defence Cooperation – NORDEFCO and potential lessons learnt for the V4’s Experience". 2014-03-26-29 Presentation of papers at ISA Annual convention in Toronto. Title of the papers: “The European Neighbourhood Policy: An instrument for security community building” and “The ENP as an instrument for building a security community: The case of Morocco”. 2013-11-27-28 Workshop at NUPI: “Dialogue and Conflicts. The potential and limits of dialogue as a foreign policy tool”. Papers: “Introduction” and “The Libya conflict(s) and the role of dialogue” 2013-10-31-01-11 Workshop at NUPI: “The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) – How does it work in a time of crisis”. Papers: “Security Community building through integration and attraction” and “ENP in a time of crisis – the case of Morocco” 2013-10-07-09 Participating in a workshop and a conference launching the GoodGov project in Warsaw. Talk: “Choosing our geography: what regional security regime for Norway?” http://goodgov.pism.pl/about

Pernille Rieker's research interests are European integration (EU) and European foreign and security policy, including French and the Nordic countries' foreign and security policies. She has also done research on dialogue and conflict resolution more generally. She has a doctoral degree from 2004 (University of Oslo).

Among her most recent publications are the books French Foreign Policy in a Changing World. Practising Grandeur (Palgrave, 2017), External governance as security community building - the limits and potential of the European Neighbourhood Policy (Routledge 2016) and Dialogue and Conflict resolution. Potential and limits (Routledge 2015) and the articles: EU-supported reforms in the EU neighbourhood as organized anarchies: the case of post-Maidan Ukraine, Autonomy or integration? Small-state responses to a changing European security landscape (Global Affairs, 3 ,2017), 'The EU, Russia and the potential for dialogue - Different readings of the crisis in Ukraine'. (European Security nr 3 2016) and 'The EEA Grant. A source of Soft Power?’ (Journal of European Integration nr 4 2015).

More information about her publications can be found at her profiles at Academia and Research Gate

Rieker is part of NUPI's research group on security and defence and is responsible for NUPI's Center for European Studies (NCE), including the forums seminar series Norway meets Europe. She is involved in a number of research projects. Until recently she was project leader for the RCN-funded project EUNOR (2015-2017) and has also got funding for the follow up project, EUFLEX (2019-2021). In addition, she is WP leader in the NUPI-led H2020 project EUNPACK (2015-). In addition, she coordinates the NUPI participation in the European research network TEPSA and is board member of ECSA Norway.

Ongoing research:

EPOS project: The EU's and its member states power political repertoires

EUNPACK project: EU's capacity for crisis response

EUFLEX project: The drivers and mechanisms in EU's foreign, security and defense policy

Mon 28 Oct 2019
Event
Why Populist Foreign Policies in Europe are Doomed to Fail

Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

Professor Andrew Moravcsik visits NUPI to talk about the surge of populism in Europe and its limitations for foreign policy.
News
Rethinking differentiated integration
17.09.2019
- - Øyvind Svendsen
Several NUPI researchers contributed to the debate about differentiated integration in the area of security and defence at the annual conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA) in Sofia, Bulgaria last week.
Wed 16 Oct 2019
Event
What global role for the EU after Brexit?

Time: 10:00 Location: NUPI

When the UK eventually leaves the EU, the EU's role as an actor in the world will change. In this seminar, Professor Mike Smith from the University of Warwick will present his work on the the interplay between Brexit and the EU’s international roles.
News
Top marks for NUPI’s EU project
10.09.2019
- - Henriette Ullavik Erstad
Reviewers find NUPI-led research on the EU’s crisis response "exceptional"!
Thu 29 Aug 2019
Event
Breakfast seminar: The EU in the Sahel – from good intentions to Europe first?

Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

Researchers from some of the world's leading institutes have in a three-year project looked into which local impacts the EU crisis response has had in the areas where they have taken place, and how the EU can improve its response mechanisms.
Publication : NUPI Policy Brief

50 Years After the Moon Landing: Why Europe Should Lead the Next 50

2019
50 years since the first astronauts stepped foot on the moon, it would be easy to be complacent about human space exploration today. After all, humans have not ventured out of low-earth orbit since 1972. Achievements in space since the Apollo missions have flown under the radar for most of the regular...
Tue 4 Jun 2019
Event
What does Trump’s Space Force mean for Europe?

Time: 13:30 Location: NUPI

The American President wants his own Space Force, and this could contribute to a shift in the dynamics of space that until now has been characterized by cooperation.
Mon 6 May 2019
Event
CANCELLED: How can the EU improve its crisis response?

Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

One month ago, the NUPI-led and Horizon 2020-funded research project EUNPACK was finalised. This seminar will provide an opportunity to look back at three years of research and fieldwork to consider the policy implications of its findings.
Publication : Rapport/avhandling
EUNPACK Executive Summary of the Final Report & Selected Policy Recommendations. A conflict-sensitive unpacking of the eu comprehensive approach to...
2019
- - Pernille Rieker
- - Morten Bøås
Since adopting a ‘comprehensive approach’ to crisis management in 2013, the EU has spent considerable time and energy on streamlining its approach and improving internal coordination. New and protracted crises, from the conflict in Ukraine to the rise of Daesh in Syria and Iraq, and the refugee situation...
News
EUNPACK Final Conference: synthesising three years of research on the EU’s crisis response
26.03.2019
- - Bård Drange
- - Henriette Ullavik Erstad
Conflict sensitivity in focus as the three-year NUPI-led research project on the EU’s crisis response (EUNPACK) organised a final conference in Brussels in March.
News

How can the EU improve its response to crises?

25.03.2019
Researchers within and beyond Europe have been studying the EU's approach to conflict and crises. Here's what they found out.
News
Five paradoxes EU must address to effectively respond to crises beyond its borders
04.03.2019
- - Bård Drange
Engaging in ongoing conflicts brings with it a set of extraordinary challenges.
Wed 20 Mar 2019
Event
Assessing the EU’s Toolbox in Handling Internal and External Challenges

Time: 10:00 Location: Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Brussels

In recent years, the EU has faced several major challenges. Experts meet in Brussels for a roundtable discussion on what tools the Union has to solve these, and what role it can play in the time to come.
Publication : ARTIKKEL
Plugging the capability-expectations gap: towards effective, comprehensive and conflict-sensitive EU crisis response?
2019
- - Pernille Rieker
Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, the European Union (EU) has spent considerable time and energy on defining and refining its comprehensive approach to external conflicts. The knock-on effects of new and protracted crises, from the war in Ukraine to the multi-faceted armed conflicts...
Tue 12 Feb 2019
Event
Ever looser union? Differentiation in European integration

Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

Professor Frank Schimmelfennig is visiting NUPI to discuss differentiated integration, which has become a core feature of European integration.
Wed 21 Nov 2018
Event
Is the EU ready to handle the major challenges it is facing?

Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the EU, and whether the union is ready to handle major challenges such as migration, the spread of right-wing populism, and instability in the east.
Publication : ARTIKKEL
French status seeking in a changing world. Taking on the role as the guardian of the liberal order
2018
- - Pernille Rieker
France has a long history as a traditional European great power. But is this still the case today? The analysis in this article shows how French exceptionalism, often referred to as ‘grandeur’ is still the guiding principle of French foreign policy, but that it is being practised differently today....
Research project

Balancing between integration and autonomy. Understanding the drivers and mechanisms of EU's foreign, security and defense policy (EUFLEX)

2019 - 2021 (Ongoing)

The project will investigate the ongoing process towards differentiated integration in European foreign, security and defence policy.
Thu 27 Sep 2018
Event
UK’s foreign policy in Europe after Brexit

Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

What will the British foreign policy look like after the Brexit negotiations finish next year?
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Event
How has Trump pushed Europe and Asia together?

Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

One of the unforeseen consequences of President Trump’s erratic foreign policy has been to push Europe and Asia closer together. This is what Fraser Cameron will argue when he visits NUPI on 19 September.