Paul Beaumont

Senior Research Fellow

Paul Beaumont holds a Ph.D. in International Relations/International Environmental Studies and Development from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He is a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), working in the Global Order and Diplomacy research group. Paul is currently researching public private partnerships in development as part of the DEVINT project, and transnational ecosystem politics with the LORAX project.

More broadly, Paul's research interests include IR theory, the (dis)functioning of international institutions, global environmental politics, nuclear weapons, hierarchies in world politics, and interpretivist research-methods.

Paul has published a monograph with Palgrave Studies in International Relations, titled "Performing Nuclear Weapons: How Britain Made its Bomb Make Sense", and has published multiple articles in leading IR journals: European Journal of International Relations, Third World Quarterly and International Studies Review, among others. A keen contributor to policy and public debate, Paul has published multiple op-eds in Klassekampen, Aftenposten, among other Norwegian national newspapers. He is currently an associate editor of New Perspectives Journal of International Relations, and a regular guest lecturer on IR theory at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Education

2020 Doctorate, International Relations/International Development and Environment Studies. The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

2014 Master of Science, International Relations. (NMBU)

2006 Bachelor, Economic History. The London School of Economics (LSE)

Work Experience

2020- Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

2019 Visiting Scholar. The Department of Politics and International Studies. Cambridge University

2015-2020 PhD Candidate, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

2015 Junior Research Fellow. NUPI

2013-2015 Academic Writing Advisor, NMBU

2006-2012 English Teacher - Prague, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, London, Gliwice

Publications All publications

Space, nature and hierarchy: the ecosystemic politics of the Caspian Sea
Publication | 2022
- Paul Beaumont
- Elana Wilson Rowe
The Anthropocene has given rise to growing efforts to govern the world’s ecosystems. There is a hitch, however, ecosystems do not respect sovereign b1
Coping with Complexity: Toward Epistemological Pluralism in Climate–Conflict Scholarship
Publication | 2022
- Paul Beaumont
- Cedric H. de Coning
Over the last two decades, climate security has become an increasingly salient policy agenda in international fora. Yet, despite a large body of rese1
Norges oljedilemma etter Glasgow: Et umoralsk argument for et raskt grønt skifte
Publication : Article | 2022
- Anne Funnemark
- Paul Beaumont
(This article is only in Norwegian) Etter å ha gått seirende ut av «klimavalget 2021», står den rødgrønne regjeringen overfor oppgaven med å sikre No1
Matt McDonald, Ecological Security: Climate Change and the Construction of Security (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Publication : Book review | 2021
- Paul Beaumont
This is a book review of Matt McDonald's book titled "Ecological Security: Climate Change and the Construction of Security". This book1
Grading greatness: evaluating the status performance of the BRICS
Publication : Academic article | 2018
- Paul Beaumont
An impressive portfolio of case-study research has now demonstrated how and through what means the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)1

Projects All projects

Public–Private Development Interfaces in Ethiopia (DEVINT)
Research project | 2021 - 2024 (Ongoing)
Private actors are increasingly operating in the name of development and in partnership with international development actors. This project (DEVINT) will explore the nexus of private actors and public...
Economic growth Human rights Governance Development policy Foreign policy International organizations United Nations Africa Globalisation
Climate-related Peace and Security Risks (CPSR)
Research project | 2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are collaborating on a climate, peace and security project that is aimed at bac...
Conflict Climate Asia Africa The Middle East and North Africa United Nations
When every act is war: Post-Crimea conflict dynamics and Russian foreign policy (WARU)
Research project | 2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)
Tension between great powers in world politics is escalating rapidly. What are the driving forces behind deteriorating relations? Can we explain them solely by the ‘aggressiveness’ of the other (be th...
Russia and Eurasia Conflict Diplomacy Foreign policy Europe The Nordic countries NATO North America Security policy
The Lorax Project: Understanding Ecosystemic Politics (LORAX)
Research project | 2018 - 2023 (Ongoing)
Do regional politics around border-crossing ecosystems share important resemblances and differ in significant ways from global politics?...
Governance Oceans Diplomacy The Arctic Russia and Eurasia Climate South and Central America International organizations

Events All events

Theory Seminar: Lea Ypi on Solidarity, immigration and social class
Event
Thu 19 May 2022
Time: 16:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft Teams
Join us online on 19 May when Professor Lea Ypi will talk about class-based solidarity.