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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Publication
: ARTIKKEL
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
2019: 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
: ARTIKKEL_POP
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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: ARTIKKEL
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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: ARTIKKEL
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. -
Fri 26 Oct 2018Event
Theory Seminar: The prospects for Chinese leadership in an age of upheaval
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPISrdjan Vucetic will discuss his latest paper on China’s possibilities in a time where the relationship between the West and USA is more uncertain than before.
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Thu 27 Sep 2018Event
Theory Seminar: Why weak states persist and alternatives to the state fade away
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPIArjun Chowdhury visits NUPI to discuss his new book “The Myth of International Order: Why weak states persist and alternatives to the state fade away”.
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Publication
: KRONIKK
Nordiske svar på geopolitiske utfordringer
(Available in Norwegian only): Ukens analyse er skrevet av seniorforsker Kristin Haugevik og forskningssjef Ole Jacob Sending, begge ved Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (NUPI). De skriver om hvordan de fem nordiske landene responderer på omveltningene i internasjonal politikk. -
Tue 12 Jun 2018Event
Theory Seminar: Bureaucracy and Diplomatic Representation - the case of Kosovo
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPITobias Wille visits NUPI to discuss his paper on how Kosovo sought to assert its statehood through the professionalisation of its foreign service.
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Thu 7 Jun 2018Event
CANCELLED: Theory Seminar: It Takes Time: Forecasts, Democracy, and Academia
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPIThis event has unfortunately been cancelled.
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Research project
The Market for Anarchy
2018 - 2022 (Ongoing)The Market for Anarchy project seeks to better understand how state behaviour is shaped by assessments of and responses to different types of risks.
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Publication
: Del av bok/rapport
Expertise and Practice: The Evolving Relationship between Study and Practice of Security
The chapter details the evolving relationship between the study and the practice of international security. This relationship is seen as one of differentiation: international security has proliferated into several sub-fields - cyber security, conflict management etc - with increased specialisation of... -
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: Del av bok/rapport
Diplomacy as Global Governance
The chapter details how diplomacy - the case study being Norwegian diplomacy - is no longer solely about representing the state vis a vis other states. It has evolved to also include governing specific issues. This governance aspect of diplomacy becomes even more interesting as an expression of the transformation... -
News
PODCAST: Trump – symptom or cause?
21.03.2018‘The scary thing is that Donald Trump now thinks that he’s got the hang of this job’. -
News
Nils Klim Prize awarded to NUPI researcher
13.03.2018"An outstanding political scientist and ideally suited as a role model for younger researchers." This is how the jury characterizes this year’s Nils Klim Prize laureate, Francesca R. Jensenius. -
Tue 20 Mar 2018Event
Breakfast seminar: Global disorder and distrust – Trump as a symptom
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIWhat are the consequences of American distrust in the political elite for international politics? Daniel Drezner and Ole Jacob Sending discusses this and more as a part of NUPIs "Global disorder and distrust" series.