Nina Græger

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Nina Græger is research professor at NUPI, in the Research group on global order and diplomacy and professor in international relations at the University of Copenhagen. From September 2019, she is on leave, holding a part time position at NUPI while she is Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. Her research interests are security practices, interorganizational relations, IR, European, transatlantic and Norwegian security and defence, and military sociology.
Nina has appeared in journals such as Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of European Integration and Cooperation and Conflict. She has extensive management (e.g. Head of Department 2008-2012) and project management experience (e.g. EUPERFORM - Measuring the EU’s Performance in International Institutions 2010-2014, and GR:EEN - Global Reordering: Evolution through European Networks 2011-2015).
The title of Græger’s Ph.D. thesis is: Norsk forsvarsdiskurs 1990-2005: Internasjonaliseringen av forsvaret.
Education
2007 Ph.D. (dr. polit.), University of Oslo
1994 M. Phil. (cand. polit), political science, University of Oslo. Title, Mphil thesis: The legitimation of supranational power
Work Experience
2019 - Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen
1998 - 2019 Research Fellow/PhD student/Senior research fellow/Research Professor (part time), NUPI
2013 - 2017 Associate Professor II at The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, where she is lecturer, course convenor and supervisor at the MSc-programme in IR studies
2012 - 2013 Head of Research group on security and defense, NUPI
2009 - 2012 Head of Departement of International Politics, NUPI
1996 Political/personal advisor to the Minister of Industry and Energy.
1994 - 1995 and 1997 - 1998 Research fellow, PRIO
Publications All publications
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Differentiated Integration and EU Outsiders: A Norwegian View
Publication : Report | 2022A non-EU state and member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994, Norway enjoys a unique legal, political and practical relationship with the1
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Introduction: The Duty of Care in International Relations
Publication | 2019In this introduction, we lay out the premises, logics and content of the book in more detail. In the next section, we introduce a varied set of curre1
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The Duty of Care in International Relations Protecting Citizens Beyond the Border
Publication : ANTOLOGI | 2019This book offers a first overarching look at the relationship between states and their citizens abroad, approached through the concept 'Duty of1
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Illiberalism, geopolitics, and middle power security: Lessons from the Norwegian case
Publication : ARTIKKEL | 2019Middle powers have played a key role in supporting global governance, a rules-based order, and human rights norms. Apart from conveying and effectuat1
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Veivalg og spenninger i norsk sikkerhetspolitikk: Norges forhold til NATO og EU
Publication : ARTIKKEL | 2019(Full article available in Norwegian only): Norway’s security policy has been firmly anchored in its NATO membership and close bilateral relationship1
Projects All projects
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Norway and Great Power Politics – Geopolitics, Technology and Climate (NISP)
Research project | 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)Our times are shaped by developments in geopolitical power dynamics, fast-paced technological development and climate change. In this research program NUPI analyses how these developments change the s...
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New frameworks for Norwegian security and defence policy (TEOTEK)
Research project | 2019 - 2021 (Completed)This project aims to employ diverse theoretical perspectives to enhance our understanding of the development of new technology, and its consequences and implications for Norwegian security and defence...
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The Nordics and the International
Research project | 2018 - 2019 (Completed)Why is there not more Nordic cooperation on the international arena, when Nordic politicians so often express a willingness to develop cooperation in this field further? This project aims to build new...
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EU Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability (EUIDEA)
Research project | 2018 - 2021 (Completed)EUIDEA is a H2020 project, which aims to break new ground on differentiated integration in terms of conceptual approach, policies and networks....
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Balancing between integration and autonomy. Understanding the drivers and mechanisms of EU's foreign, security and defense policy (EUFLEX)
Research project | 2018 - 2021 (Completed)The project will investigate the ongoing process towards differentiated integration in European foreign, security and defence policy....
Events All events
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China’s Evolving Industrial Policies – what does it mean for us?
EventSun 12 May 2019Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPISome welcome Chinese investments in Europe with open arms, others see it as a threat to national security. Matthew Ferchen visits NUPI to talk about what China's investment policy means for Europe.
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Sheltering, security and small states: Nordic responses to a changing geopolitical context
EventWed 6 Mar 2019Time: 13:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIHow do Nordic states respond to current geopolitical changes in their neighborhood, and what are their options?
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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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How to protect citizens abroad? The duty to help and protect
EventThu 24 Nov 2016Time: 13:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIStates are often placed in situations in which they have to care for their citizens abroad. The form of this care and what it encompasses, will be discussed in this seminar.
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Expectations for the NATO Warsaw Summit: Is NATO doing the right things – and doing them right?
EventTue 5 Apr 2016Time: 13:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIThe Warsaw Summit is the topic of this second seminar in the series about NATO.
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