Halvard Leira

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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
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The value of diplomatic history in a changing world
Publication : Academic chapter | 0This chapter argues for the value of a careful reading of diplomatic history in approaching our changing world. Diplomatic history does not hold unam1
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The Intercity Origins of Diplomacy: Consuls, Empires, and the Sea
Publication : Academic article | 2021City 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
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Afterword: Gendering the Brand
Publication : Academic chapter/article/Conference paper | 0One potentially productive way of framing the debates about nation-branding and public diplomacy is to consider them both subsumed under the broader1
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Inter-governmentality: A framework for analysis
Publication : Academic chapter/article/Conference paper | 0This chapter explores the analytical purchase of the governmentality-framework when applied to interactions between polities before the early modern1
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Hva er Internasjonal Politikk
Publication : Academic monograph | 2020The 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
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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”...
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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. ...
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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....
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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. ...
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Historical International Relations (HIST)
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Events All events
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Book Launch: Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders
EventThu 1 Dec 2022Time: 14:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIWe invite you to this book launch with Ayse Zarakol and her new book on the rise and fall of world orders.
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CHIP Annual Lecture 2020-2021: On Becoming International
EventThu 8 Sept 2022Time: 11:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPINUPI's Center for Historical International Politics (CHIP) invites you to this seminar with Jens Bartelson.
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How do revolutions begin, unfold and end?
EventSun 3 Nov 2019Time: 13:15 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPITo 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’.
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Protecting citizens abroad – who is responsible when crisis hits, and at what costs?
EventWed 17 Oct 2018Time: 13:00 Europe/Oslo | 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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Theory Seminar: The Territorialization of Cybersecurity
EventThu 3 May 2018Time: 13:15 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIDr Jordan Branch visits NUPI to talk about the tension between territorial and non-territorial aspects of cyber security.
Articles All articles
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Global Order and Diplomacy
3 Jan 2022In what ways are the structures and contents of world politics changing? How do global power dynamics influence states’ foreign policy – and vice ver1
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The Board
3 Jan 2022The Ministry of Education and Research has appointed the NUPI board for the period 2022 - 2025