Øyvind Svendsen

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Øyvind Svendsen is Senior Research Fellow in the Research group on global order and diplomacy at NUPI. The core themes in his research are foreign policy, diplomacy, and security and defence policy. Svendsen primarily studies these questions in a European context. His PhD is from the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen (2020).
Øyvind is Editor of the journal Cooperation and Conflict, 2023-2027.
Recent publications:
Theorizing Public Performances for International Negotiations. International Studies Quarterly 66(3): 1-12 (2022).
The Politics of Third Countries in EU Security and Defence: Norway, Brexit and Beyond. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2022).
The Politics of Competence in Global Health: The European Commission’s Global Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. European Foreign Affairs Review 26(SI): 15-29 (2021).
‘Practice time!’ Doxic futures in security and defence diplomacy after Brexit. Review of International Studies 46(1): 3-19 (2020).
Spin-off av EØS? Norge og europeisk utenriks-, sikkerhets- og forsvarssamarbeid. Internasjonal Politikk 77(4): 378-387 (2019). (med Pernille Rieker)
Differentiated (Dis)integration in Practice: The Diplomacy of Brexit and the Low Politics of High Politics. Journal of Common Market Studies 57(6): 1419-1430 (2019). (med Rebecca Adler Nissen)
Brexit and the Future of European Defence: Towards a Practice Approach to Differentiated Defence Integration. Journal of European Integration 41(8): 993-1007 (2019).
Education
2020 PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
2015 MSc International Relations Theory, London School of Economics
2014 BA International Studies and History, Lillehammer University College
Work Experience
2021- Senior Research Fellow, NUPI
2016-2020 Ph.d. candidate, University of Copenhagen
2015-2016 Lecturer, Lillehammer University College
2010-2011 Grenadier, the Royal Norwegian Air Force
Publications All publications
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On safer ground? The emergence and evolution of ‘Global Britain’
Publication | 2023Why did Theresa May’s government introduce the narrative about ‘Global Britain’, and how did this narrative evolve and manifest itself in UK foreign1
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Brexit, "globale Storbritannia" og Norge
Publication : Lecture | 2023Innledning for vennskapsgruppen for Storbritannia
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Panel 3: How does Norway, Finland and Sweden view Nordic security?
Publication : Lecture | 2022What are the consequences of the changing security landscape for security in the north? At this year’s Military Power Seminar, we invite you to a deb1
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Rapport fra Respons-prosjektets åpningskonferanse, Oslo, 21. mars 2023
Publication | 2023Åpningskonferansen for Utenriksdepartementets Respons-prosjekt fant sted på Sentralen i Oslo 21. mars 2023. Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt (NUPI) v1
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Germany’s Zeitenwende in foreign and security policy: Domestic developments and alliance dynamics after one year
Publication : Report | 2023Days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, a historical turning point t1
Projects All projects
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Globale Storbritannia i nord
Research project | 2022 - 2024 (Completed)In this project we aim to contribute to the emerging research on the UK’s quest for a new foreign, security and defence policy role at the dusk of the formal Brexit process....
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Nye allierte, nye mulighetsrom: Norge og Finland i en endret sikkerhetspolitisk kontekst (NORFIN)
Research project | 2023 (Ongoing)his project will study how Finland and Norway refer and relate to each other as security and defence policy allies, what opportunities they see for learning and exchange of experience going forward, a...
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Norway and the EU towards 2030
Research project | 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)This project takes a closer look at developments on key areas in the relationship between Norway and the EU towards 2030....
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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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A new European security and defence architecture in the making: What does it look like and what are the implications for Norway? (EURODEFENCE)
Research project | 2021 - 2024 (Ongoing)This project will study the implications of the new European defence initiatives for Norway particularly, as an allied and closely associated non-member of the EU. Despite the incremental nature of th...
Events All events
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Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023: Response – Norwegian foreign policy for a new era
EventTue 21 Mar 2023Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Marmorsalen på Sentralen, OsloThe Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NUPI have the pleasure of inviting you to the Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023, 21 March at Sentralen, Oslo.
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The Military Power Seminar 2022 – Northern-Europe in a changing security landscape
EventTue 18 Oct 2022Time: 08:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: Sentralen, OsloWhat are the consequences of the changing security landscape for security in the north? At this year’s Military Power Seminar, we invite you to a debate on the important political issues related to security in Norway’s immediate neighbourhood.
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Britain and Norway: Partnership in a changing world
EventWed 7 Oct 2020Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: WebinarWhich areas of cooperation are being prioritised as the UK leaves the European Union, and how can the relationship be expected to develop in the coming years?
Articles All articles
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Research on friendships in the Arctic
26 Jun 2023Kristin Haugevik and her colleagues can celebrate as their project has been successful with the Research Council of Norway. Now, people can expect in1
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NUPI team to take over as editors of the prestigious journal Cooperation and Conflict
12 May 2023“Our aim is to consolidate Cooperation and Conflict as a platform for IR scholarship that is theoretically innovative, methodologically pluralist, em1
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Ønsker ingen ny pandemi uten EU-samarbeid
31 Mar 2023Norge jobber for full tilknytning til EUs styrkede helseberedskapssamarbeid på så like vilkår som EU-landene som mulig.
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From secret negotiations to Tweetlomacy
7 Oct 2022Just a few years ago, the Brexit negotiations would probably have been conducted behind closed doors. Today, however, such negotiations also unfold i1
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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