Kari M. Osland
Senior Research Fellow, head of the Research group on Peace, Conflict and DevelopmentKari M. Osland’s research fields include international assistance to police reform, including security sector reform, peace operations, peace- and state-building, political analysis of the Balkans, war crimes (especially genocide and questions related to international tribunals), comparative methodology.
Osland has field work experience from the Balkans (around 30 trips), Afghanistan and the Sudan. Osland defended her PhD thesis in May, 2014, titled: «Much Ado About Nothing? The Impact of International Assistance to Post-Conflict Police Reform in Afghanistan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and South Sudan. A Comparative Case Study and Developing a Model for Evaluating Democratic Policing». Kari Osland is head of the Research group on Peace, Conflict and Development.
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Wed 29 May 2019Event
What is the impact of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan?
Time: 09:30 Location: NUPIOn the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeeping, NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with a focus on the effectiveness of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan.
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EUNPACK Final Conference: synthesising three years of research on the EU’s crisis response
26.03.2019Conflict sensitivity in focus as the three-year NUPI-led research project on the EU’s crisis response (EUNPACK) organised a final conference in Brussels in March. -
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How can the EU improve its response to crises?
25.03.2019Researchers within and beyond Europe have been studying the EU's approach to conflict and crises. Here's what they found out. -
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Five paradoxes EU must address to effectively respond to crises beyond its borders
04.03.2019Engaging in ongoing conflicts brings with it a set of extraordinary challenges. -
Wed 20 Mar 2019Event
The EU, Migrants and Refugees: Building Walls, Fueling Global Crisis?
Time: 13:00 Location: Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 BrusselMarking the end of the EUNPACK project, experts will discuss whether the EU’s crisis response in the Middle East and Sahel has been helpful or counterproductive.
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Publication
: NUPI Working Paper
Islamic Insurgents in the MENA Region. Global Threat or Regional Menace?
This working paper analyses a broad range of Islamic insurgents, spanning from the Sahel and North Africa to the Middle East, examining the threat that these groups represent on a regional and global scale. We assess their local, regional and global strategies and evaluate the extent to which they make... -
Wed 6 Feb 2019Event
Chinese and Nordic Priorities in the SDG 2030 Agenda
Time: 13:00 Location: Studentsenteret, Universitetet i BergenNUPI and CMI researchers meet in Bergen to discuss their ongoing work on Chinese and Nordic efforts towards the Sustainable Development Agenda. Erik Solheim, former leader of UN Environment, will comment and share insights from his vast development-related experiences.
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UN Policing: The Security-Trust Challenge.
2019The demand for UN police is increasing due to the recognition that functioning local police is a central element of the UN exit strategy. UN policing was never easy, but the combination of an increasing deployment of UN operations in the midst of on-going wars, and the steady increase of UN police tasks... -
Thu 13 Dec 2018Event
Fragility, conflict and climate change in Mali and Sahel
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIThe combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate change pose severe challenges to development and governance. What does this mean for Mali and the larger Sahel region?
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Review of the Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Security 2018
2018In December 2017, an independent Review of the Global Focal Point (GFP) arrangement was commissioned to inform GFP partners, Member States and other stakeholders on how the arrangement has evolved over time and can be further strengthened to deliver rule of law assistance in peacekeeping operation settings,... -
Research project
Fragile states and violent entrepreneurs: conflict, climate, refugees (FRAGVENT)
2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)What forms of authority underpin, enable, and extend violent entrepreneurs in fragile states, and how do the combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate impact this?
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Mon 26 Nov 2018Event
How effective have the peace operations in Somalia, DR Congo and Mali been?
Time: 10:00 Location: NUPIExperts from around the world will take a closer look at how effective UN Peace Operations actually are.
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Research project
Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON)
2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)NUPI together with 40 partners from across the globe have established an international network to undertake research into the effectiveness of peace operations.
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New book: UN Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
23.10.2018In this book launch interview, editors Mateja Peter and Cedric de Coning reflect upon findings from their most recent book, identifying four global transformations and their implications for UN peace operations. -
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Four global transformations are changing UN peace operations
23.10.2018The global order is changing – how will that uncertainty impact UN peace operations? -
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WORLD PEACEKEEPING DAY: UN Peacekeeping at 70
28.05.2018UN peacekeeping faces significant challenges and some question whether it can remain relevant, but most countries agree on the importance of the UN as the centrepiece of global governance, and that peacekeeping is its flagship enterprise. -
Thu 24 May 2018Event
Mali and the Sahel – finding the balance between security and development
Time: 10:00 Location: NUPIAmbassador and former Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop comes to NUPI to discuss the balance between security and development in Mali and the broader Sahel region, and the balance between the priorities of external stakeholders and local needs.
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Between self-interest and solidarity: Norway’s return to UN peacekeeping?
This edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of European approaches to United Nations peacekeeping by assessing past practice, present obstacles and future potentials related to nine core European countries’ contributions to blue helmet operations. By providing in-depth case studies on Denmark,... -
Wed 10 Jan 2018Event
Islamic Insurgents in the MENA Region - Global Threat or Regional Menace?
Time: 10:00 Location: NUPIThree researchers affiliated with NUPI presents the main findings in their recent study on insurgents in the Middle East and North Africa region.