Halvard Leira

Research Professor

Halvard 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».

Education

2011 PhD, Political Science, University of Oslo

2002 Cand. Polit., Political Science, Department of political Science, University of Oslo

Work Experience

2003- Research Fellow/Phd-candidate/Senior Research Fellow/Research Professor, NUPI

Publications All publications

The value of diplomatic history in a changing world
Publication : Academic chapter | 0
- Halvard Leira
This chapter argues for the value of a careful reading of diplomatic history in approaching our changing world. Diplomatic history does not hold unam1
The Intercity Origins of Diplomacy: Consuls, Empires, and the Sea
Publication : Academic article | 2021
- Halvard Leira
- Benjamin de Carvalho
City diplomacy is a fairly new topic in the study of diplomacy, and, many would argue, a fairly recent empirical phenomenon. A counterpoint to this c1
Afterword: Gendering the Brand
Publication : Academic chapter/article/Conference paper | 0
- Halvard Leira
One potentially productive way of framing the debates about nation-branding and public diplomacy is to consider them both subsumed under the broader1
Inter-governmentality: A framework for analysis
Publication : Academic chapter/article/Conference paper | 0
- Halvard Leira
This chapter explores the analytical purchase of the governmentality-framework when applied to interactions between polities before the early modern1
Hva er Internasjonal Politikk
Publication : Academic monograph | 2020
- Halvard Leira
- Benjamin de Carvalho
The term international politics is used both for events and processes in the world around us - and for the study of these. The subject covers obvious1

Projects All projects

Consequences of Investments for National Security (COINS)
Research project | 2019 - 2023 (Ongoing)
How can liberal open societies reap the benefits of open economies, but at the same time protect their legitimate security interests? In the project “Consequences of Investments for National Security”...
Development policy Globalisation Trade International investments Economic growth Security policy The EU Governance Europe Asia The Nordic countries Russia and Eurasia
A Conceptual History of International Relations (CHOIR)
Research project | 2019 - 2023 (Ongoing)
The purpose of CHOIR is to investigate taken-for-granted concepts of international relations. ...
Diplomacy Foreign policy Historical IR
Empires, Privateering and the sea (EMPRISE)
Research project | 2017 - 2022 (Ongoing)
EMPRISE studies the role of the importance of power at sea for the formation of empires and states from 1500-1856....
Security policy Historical IR Oceans Conflict Europe Trade Diplomacy South and Central America North America
Instruments of State Power: History and Theory (ISPO)
Research project | 2017 - 2018 (Completed)
The ISPO Workshop Series will develop new and innovative analytical tools and vocabularies to help understand current developments in global politics. ...
International economics Trade Diplomacy International organizations The EU NATO
Historical International Relations (HIST)
Research project
Diplomacy and foreign policy Europe Russia and Eurasia Security policy

Events All events

How do revolutions begin, unfold and end?
Event
Sun 3 Nov 2019
Time: 14:15 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
To mark the establishment of the Centre of Historical International Politics (CHIP) at NUPI, we have the pleasure of inviting you to a talk with Dr George Lawson on ‘Anatomies of revolution’.
Protecting citizens abroad – who is responsible when crisis hits, and at what costs?
Event
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
Who 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?
Theory Seminar: The Territorialization of Cybersecurity
Event
Thu 3 May 2018
Time: 15:15 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
Dr Jordan Branch visits NUPI to talk about the tension between territorial and non-territorial aspects of cyber security.
Theory Seminar: Restraint and International Relations
Event
Sun 20 Nov 2016
Time: 14:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a theory seminar with Brent Steele, Professor at the Political Science Department, University of Utah.
Norway's Russia policy: Realistic or idealistic?
Event
Tue 4 Dec 2012
Time: 11:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Litteraturhuset, Henrik Wergeland-salen
How has Norway's policy towards Russia developed over the last 20 year? Is it governed by interests, values or both? And how successful is our Russia policy?

Articles All articles

Global Order and Diplomacy
3 Jan 2022
In what ways are the structures and contents of world politics changing? How do global power dynamics influence states’ foreign policy – and vice ver1
Diplomacy Foreign policy Global governance Governance International organizations
The Board
3 Jan 2022
The Ministry of Education and Research has appointed the NUPI board for the period 2022 - 2025