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Introduction: Exploring Russian nationalisms
2018
In the introductory chapter, the two editors, Pål Kolstø and Helge Blakkisrud, argue that in Putin's third period as president, nationalism has become even more important for understanding Russian politics and society than before. Prior to the annexation of Crimea, the influx of low-skilled labour...
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'Restore Moscow to the Muscovites': Othering 'the migrants' in the 2013 Moscow mayoral elections
2018
Today, the Russian Federation has the second largest migrant population in the world in absolute numbers. The chapter looks at what role these migrants – and migrantophobia – play in Russian contemporary identity discourse through the lens of the 2013 Moscow mayoral elections. On the eve of these elections,...
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Gateway or Garrison? Border regions in times of geopolitical crisis
Russia's border regions have had moments as open 'gateways' to cooperation. More often, however, the border has been viewed as a 'garrison': an outpost of state power. This chapter places the Russian Far East in the broader context of Russia's pursuit of economic development...
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Afterword: 6400 kilometers away - but not a policy world apart
The Afterword presents two key findings from this volume. First, while numerous new strategy documents and instruments have been adopted in recent years, contributing authors voice concern about the steps Moscow has taken to translate lofty ideas into practical policies. Second, the key initiatives were...
Research project
Great Powers and Arctic Politics (GPARC)
2017
- 2020
(Ongoing)
GPARC aims to provide up-to-date academic and policy analyses of how major powers (USA, Russia, China) set parameters for and intervene in the maritime politics of the Arctic.
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Mannen, myten og utenrikspolitikken: Putin som utenrikspolitisk aktør
2018
I henhold til den russiske grunnloven tilligger utenriks- og forsvarspolitikk formelt presidentens domene. Etter at Putin nå i snart tjue år har vært med på å prege politikken, er det etter hvert vanskelig å skille mellom hva som er Putins personlige stil og påvirkning og hva som representerer grunntonen...
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: ANTOLOGI
Russia's Turn to the East - Domestic Policymaking and Regional Cooperation
2018
This book is open access under a CC BY license.
This book explores if and how Russian policies towards the Far East region of the country – and East Asia more broadly – have changed since the onset of the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Following the 2014 annexation and the subsequent...
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NEW BOOK: Is Russia turning its back on the West?
17.01.2018
Has Russia strengthened its ties to East Asia – pulled back from the West?
Thu
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Feb
2018
Event
Armenia-Turkey Relations – torn between past and future
Time: 09:00
Location: NUPI
Vahram Ter-Matevosyan talks about the complicated relationship between Turkey and Armenia, a situation that has been at a standstill for the past 26 years.
News
VIDEO: Russia and the West – competing realities
04.12.2017
NUPI’s annual Russia conference drew a full house.
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: ARTIKKEL
Regime Development and Patron–Client Relations: The 2016 Transnistrian Presidential Elections and the "Russia Factor"
2017
In December 2016, Transnistria held presidential elections in which, after an exceptionally loud and dirty campaign, the incumbent yielded power to his main opponent. This article explores regime evolution in the breakaway republic through the prism of these elections. First, drawing on the literature...
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Book symposium. The new Russian nationalism: imperialism, ethnicity and authoritarianism 2000–2015
2017
From the symposium: 'The New Russian Nationalism: Imperialism, Ethnicity and Authoritarianism 2000–15 is a timely volume that presents readers with a rich and up-to-date analysis of the content of, contestation over, and consequences of Russian nationalism under Putin. The editors brought together...
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Stavropol as "Russia's Kosovo"? Nationalist mobilization and public response in a Russian region
2017
Russian nationalism after Crimea is commonly depicted as aggressive and expansionist – but few Russian ethno-nationalists would accept this description. Quite the contrary: they would argue that ethnic Russians as the majority population find themselves under “under siege” from ethnic minorities. A case...
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: NUPI Policy Brief
Russia's turn to the East: The Ministry for the Development of the Far East, and the domestic dimension
2017
Russia’s recently proclaimed turn toward Asia is fuelled by expectations of reaping benefits from integrating with the fast-growing markets of Northeast Asia. However, such a geoeconomic reorientation requires a viable springboard in the Russian Far East. For all the talk about Asia–Pacific markets,...
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Female heroes in a man's world: The construction of female heroes in Kyrgyzstan's symbolic nation-building
2017
This article explores how Kurmanzhan Datka and other female heroes fit into the heavily male-dominated narrative traditionally promoted by Kyrgyz nation-builders. From a reading of state-approved secondary school history textbooks, the article traces the construction of female heroes and discusses how...
Fri
16
Jun
2017
Event
Small states on the grand chessboard – the case of Moldova
Time: 10:30
Location: NUPI
Minister of Foreign affairs of Moldova, H.E. Mr. Andrei Galbur, will give a lecture on the foreign policy objectives of the Republic of Moldova in the current international security environment which confronts itself with an unprecedented number of old and emerging challenges.
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Your weekly NUPI recap - week 17
28.04.2017
A NUPI week full of events has come to an end. Catch up here.
Fri
28
Apr
2017
Event
Transformation during War: Mission possible. Ukrainian takeaways for West
Time: 09:00
Location: NUPI
NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to this seminar where the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration will talk about the situation in the country.
Thu
20
Apr
2017
Event
Regional Reforms in Russia: Public Management Reforms
Time: 12:00
Location: NUPI
NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar marking the end of the project "Local government budgeting reforms in Russia: Implications and Tensions (BUDRUS)”.