Kjetil Selvik
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Kjetil Selvik is Research Professor in NUPI’s Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development. He holds a PhD in political science from Sciences Po in Paris and works on struggles over states and regimes in the Middle East.
Selvik har previously worked as researcher at Fafo and at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and been Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen, and at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Language, University of Oslo.
See all Selvik's publications from CMI here.
EDUCATION:
2004 Docteur en sciences politiques, Sciences Po, Paris. Dr Artium, University of Oslo
1999 Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (Master), Sciences Po, Paris
1998 Cand. Mag. (Bachelor), University of Oslo (Political Science, Arabic, Middle East)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2017 - Senior Research Fellow/Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
2015 - 2017 Adjunct Associate professor, University of Oslo (Middle East Studies)2012-2017 Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute
2013 - 2015 Adjunct Associate professor, University of Bergen (Comparative Politics)
2007 - 2012 Researcher, Fafo institute of Applied International Studies
2007 - 2012 Adjunct Associate professor, University of Oslo (Middle East Studies)
2004 - 2007 Assistant professor, University of Oslo (Culture Studies & Oriental Languages)
2005 - 2006 Assistant professor, Oslo University College
2001 - 2004 PhD fellow, Norwegian Research Council/University of Oslo
Publications All publications
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Disposable rebels: US military assistance to insurgents in the Syrian war
Publication : Academic article | 2023During the Syrian War, the US and other Western countries trained, equipped and paid Syrian rebels to fight the government and, later, root out the I1
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Iran – revolusjon igjen?
Publication : HHD artikkel | 2022Ei ung kvinnes død etter å ha blitt arrestert av moralpolitiet utløyste dei sterkaste protestane i Iran sidan revolusjonen i 1979. Den islamske repub1
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'The generation that will inherit Syria’: education as citizen aid and political opportunity
Publication | 2023Grassroots initiatives to provide education were an integral part of efforts to stem the humanitarian disaster unleashed by the armed conflict in Syr1
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Journalism in the Grey Zone: Pluralism and Media Capture in Lebanon and Tunisia
Publication : Non-fiction book | 2023Lebanon and Tunisia are two of the freest countries in the Middle East and North Africa, but elites in both countries seek to manipulate media organi1
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On digital media in Lebanon's political crisis
Publication : Policy brief | 2021The technology-driven transformation of the media environment is changing politics worldwide. Yet everywhere is not the same. The digital revolution1
Projects All projects
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Preventing Violent Extremism in the Balkans and the MENA: Strengthening Resilience in Enabling Environments (PREVEX)
Research project | 2019 - 2022 (Ongoing)The overarching objective of PREVEX is to put forward more fine-tuned and effective approaches to preventing violent extremism. ...
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Journalism in struggles for democracy: media and polarization in the Middle East
Research project | 2017 - 2020 (Completed)What is the role of journalists in the social and political polarization that has followed the Arab uprisings?...
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Hybrid paths to resistance in the Muslim world: Iraq, Lebanon, Libya and Mali (HYRES)
Research project | 2017 - 2020 (Completed)HYRES studies the interaction between Islamist movements and the state in the cases of Iraq, Lebanon, Libya and Mali, and is designed to answer the following question: Why do some Islamist groups purs...
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Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts (TRANSFORM)
Research project | 2017 - 2020 (Completed)In times of radical uncertainty and flux: how do individual actions inspire collective action or lead to new institutional practices in ways that determine the direction of a society?...
Events All events
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Free, but manipulated? Journalism and politics in Tunisia’s fall from democracy
EventThu 16 Mar 2023Time: 13:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPITunisia was the only country that started developing as a democracy after the Arab Spring. Several important institutions were established to safeguard a democratic development, not least freedom of speech and free media. Today, however, the country is sliding towards authoritarianism. What happened, and what is the role of the media and journalism in Tunisia's withering democracy?
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Humanitarian aid in Syria: The role of the UN and the great powers
EventTue 23 Nov 2021Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Salongen (ground floor)What are the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people now? And how can the international community best help?
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Political violence and polarization in France: the threat, the discourse and the response
EventWed 25 Nov 2020Time: 09:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft TeamsSince 2015, more than 250 civilians have been killed in jihadist attacks in France. Is France particularly prone to jihadist violence, and how does terrorism affect French society and French politics?
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Breakfast seminar: Street versus system – the protest wave in the Middle East
EventWed 11 Dec 2019Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIOver the past months, popular protests have shaken the rulers of Algeria, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq. In this breakfast seminar, NUPI researchers discuss the nature of the protests and the prospects for change.
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Turkey’s Syria policy and the refugee question
EventTue 25 Jun 2019Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIHow is Turkey’s foreign policy shaped in the new presidential system? And how is Turkey’s Syria policy influenced by and influencing the refugee crisis?
Articles All articles
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“Whenever you bribe a journalist, you provoke another”
16 Mar 2023“If people think all journalists fight for democracy and stand up against the authorities, they need to think again. Journalism plays a much more com1
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On digital media in Lebanon’s political crisis
10 Dec 2021The technology-driven transformation of the media environment is changing politics worldwide. Yet everywhere is not the same. The digital revolution1
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Peace, Conflict and Development
3 Jan 2022What can we do to prevent war? How can countries emerging from conflict avoid relapse? How well do international peace operations actually work?
