NUPI Centre for European Studies (NCE)

The NUPI Centre for European Studies (NCE) aims to be a source of policy-relevant research and expertise on the EU and European issues.

NUPI collaborates with several European research communities, both nationally and internationally.

NUPI is a member of the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA). 

The Centre for European Studies (NCE) also has its own seminar series, which is now an integrated part of the project Norway and the EU towards 2030.  

For more information about our activities and publications, visit our project pages.

Current Projects:

• Norway and the EU Towards 2030 - for news and updates visit the project page!
• Czech and Norwegian Perspectives on New Security Threats in relation to Russian War on Ukraine (CZECHNORSEC)
• Preventing Violent Extremism in the Balkans and the MENA: Strengthening Resilience in Enabling Environments (PREVEX)
• A New European Security and Defence Architecture in the Making: What Does it Look Like and What are the Implications for Norway? (EURODEFENCE)
• Understanding and Strengthening EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World (JOINT)

Previous Projects:

• Good Intentions, Mixed Results – A Conflict-Sensitive Unpacking of the EU Comprehensive Approach to Conflict and Crisis Mechanisms (EUNPACK)
• Community-Based Policing and Post-Conflict Police Reform (ICT4COP)
• Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability (EUIDEA)
• Balancing Between Integration and Autonomy. Understanding the Drivers and Mechanisms of EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy (EUFLEX)
• Europe in Transition – Small States and Europe in an Age of Global Shifts (EUNOR) 
• BREXIT in EU/EEA Law and EU Security and Third Countries: EU, UK and Norway
• NORDEFCO in a Different Security Environment: Time for New Initiatives? (NORDEFCO)

EU history explained:

Want to learn more about the EU? Watch these short video explainers by TEPSA

• Episode 1 | The Origins of European Integration – From the end of WWII to the ECSC
• Episode 2 | The Origins of European Integration – From the EDC fiasco to the EEC 
• Episode 3 | A Short History of the Euro
• Episode 4 | The European Union & the United Kingdom: A Troubled Relationship
• Episode 5 | The European Council: A History of the EU's Agenda Setter
• Episode 6 | The USA and European integration, part I
• Episode 7 | The USA and European integration, part II
• Episode 8 | The Road to European Political Cooperation
• Episode 9 | The birth of the CFSP