Ole Jacob Sending
Research DirectorOle Jacob Sending is research director at NUPI.
Sending does research on global governance, with a particular focus on the role of international and non-governmental organizations in peacebuilding, humanitarian relief, and development. His publications have appeared, inter alia, in International Studies Quarterly, European Journal of International Relations, and International Theory.
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News
COVID-19 and the consequences for international relations
28.04.2020Read our briefs and expert commentary on how Covid-19 affects developing countries and international affairs. -
Research project
Roads to Power? The political effects of infrastructure projects in Asia (ROADS)
2020 - 2024 (Ongoing)Does investing in roads and railroads in another country generate increased political influence? ROADS seeks to answer this question by zooming in on China´s role in building high-speed railways (HSR) in Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Fri 31 Jan 2020Event
CANCELLED: Sensible Politics: Visualizing International Relations
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIWe unfortunately have to cancel this seminar due to unforeseen events.
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Thu 30 Jan 2020Event
Theory Seminar: From parts to wholes: Representants and international orders
Time: 13:00 Location: NUPIAlena Drieschova will discuss her new article on international order that focuses on representatives.
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Publication
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Knowledge Networks, Scientific Communities, and Evidence-Informed Policy
2019Global policy making is unfurling in distinctive ways above traditional nation-state policy processes. New practices of transnational administration are emerging inside international organizations but also alongside the trans-governmental networks of regulators and inside global public—private partnerships.... -
Thu 26 Sep 2019Event
Environmental challenges know no borders – Foreign policy for a habitable planet
Time: 14:30 Location: Deichman's main libraryWhat obstacles is there in solving the climate crisis? Who is responsible for saving us from it? Does it matter what we do locally and nationally? What role does foreign policy play in reaching the goal? WWF, J.M. Stenersens Forlag and NUPI invites you to a mini-lecture with David Wallace-Wells and a...
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Thu 26 Sep 2019Event
Theory seminar: States and Nature – The Effects of Climate Change on Security
Time: 12:00 Location: NUPIJoshua Busby, University of Texas-Austin, will present the main argument and empirical work from his draft book manuscript.
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Publication
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Introduction: Making Liberal Internationalism Great Again
2019At a time when liberal internationalism and institutions of multilateral cooperation arebeing dealt almost daily blows, this special issue revisits the notion and practice ofmiddle power liberal internationalism. The introduction suggests that while liberal inter-nationalism is far from dead, the challenges... -
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"Contracting development: managerialism and consultants in intergovernmental organizations"
2019Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) are now managed with an eye to managerial trends associated with transnational professionals, a view that has ramifications for how IGOs govern their policies and processes. Drawing on interviews and focus groups with staff in IGOs, we trace how managerialism in... -
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Norsk utenrikspolitikk i en varmere verden
2019Despite the fact that political leaders describe the climate crisis as the biggest challenge of our time, it plays only a marginal role in Norwegian foreign policy. We analyse how the transition to renewable energy, increased migration flows, reputational risks to Norway and challenges to international... -
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Introduction: Making liberal internationalism great again?
2019At a time when liberal internationalism and institutions of multilateral cooperation are being dealt almost daily blows, this special issue revisits the notion and practice of middle power liberal internationalism. The introduction suggests that while liberal internationalism is far from dead, the challenges... -
Research project
The Nordics and the International
2019 (Ongoing)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 knowledge, stimulate debate and inform the wider public about opportunities and limitations for strengthened...
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Wed 24 Apr 2019Event
Norway and New Zealand - common challenges, common solutions?
Time: 14:30 Location: NUPIDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in New Zealand, Rt. Hon Winston Peters, visits NUPI on 24 April.
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Research project
Digital sovereignty and autonomy (GAIA)
2019 - 2022 (Ongoing)NUPI in collaboration with Simula Research Lab will map global data flows and their impact on national autonomy and sovereignty.
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Publication
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Norden i verden
(Only in Norwegian). Hver for seg er de nordiske landene relativt små, men sammen er de på størrelse med en stormakt. Og med en verdenspolitikk i endring er samarbeidet mellom disse statene enda viktigere enn på lenge. -
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Frustrated Sovereigns: The agency that makes the world go around
2018In this special issue we build on the growing interest in recognition to suggest that a shift from recognition to misrecognition open up new theoretical perspectives. Our point of departure is that failure – not obtaining the recognition one seeks – is built into the very desire for recognition. Thus... -
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States before relations: On misrecognition and the bifurcated regime of sovereignty
The symbolic structure of the international system, organised around sovereignty, is sustained by an institutional infrastructure that shapes how states seek sovereign agency. We investigate how the modern legal category of the state is an institutional expression of the idea of the state as a liberal... -
News
Prestigious project to NUPI on digitalization and the modern world order
26.10.2018New project to investigate vulnerabilities on the Internet and political consequences.