• Afterword: Gendering the Brand 

      Leira, Halvard (Chapter, 2021)
      One potentially productive way of framing the debates about nation-branding and public diplomacy is to consider them both subsumed under the broader motivations of status, prestige and reputation. On the one hand, it ...
    • Caring and Carers: Diplomatic Personnel and the Duty of Care 

      Leira, Halvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article deals with the duty of care that states hold in relation to their citizens abroad — more specifically, the double role of diplomatic personnel, as both providers and recipients of care. The focus of discussion ...
    • A Governance and Risk Inventory for a Changing Arctic 

      Rowe, Elana Tovah Wilson; Sverdrup, Ulf; Friis, Karsten; Hønneland, Geir Børre; Sfraga, Mike (NAADSN Engage Series;5, Chapter, 2021)
      In chapter two, Elana Wilson Rowe, Ulf Sverdrup, Karsten Friis, Geir Hønneland, and Mike Sfraga caution against viewing trends of conflict and cooperation in the Arctic in binary terms. While the US and Europe are determined ...
    • How to Deal with North Korea: Lessons from the Iran Agreement 

      Lodgaard, Sverre; Sigal, Leon V. (APLN/CNND Policy Brief;No. 24, Research report, 2016)
      The current and oft repeated pattern of responses to North Korean nuclear and missile provocations has failed to produce results. With the stakes becoming increasingly high it is time that a new approach is explored. The ...
    • Networked territoriality: A processual–relational view on the making (and makings) of regions in world politics 

      Paes, Lucas De Oliveira (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This article proposes a processual–relational perspective on region-making and its effects in world politics. It revisits the concepts of regionalism and regionalisation to unearth the relational mechanisms underlying these ...
    • New Diplomacy 

      Leira, Halvard (Others, 2018)
      New diplomacy is a term which has been used both politically and analytically since the French Revolution. It was introduced as a positive contrast to the old diplomacy of kings and intrigues, and was concerned primarily ...
    • Norges handelsforhandlinger med EU gjennom 50 år: Sakskoblinger og forhandlingsmakt 

      Melchior, Arne (Chapter, 2020)
      Kapitlet gir en historisk oversikt over Norges handelsforhandlinger med EU fra 1973 og fram til i dag, med særlig vekt på utfallet for sjømatnæringen. Rundt 1990 ga EFTA forhandlingsmakt til tross for ulike næringsinteresser. ...
    • Norway: Crisis highlights normality in bilateral relations with China 

      Gåsemyr, Hans Jørgen (ETNC Special Report;, Chapter, 2020)
      The chapter describes the situation in Norway and is part of a larger report on China’s relations to European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation in Norway has been characterized by less noise and controversy ...
    • Reputation crisis management and the state: Theorising containment as diplomatic mode 

      Haugevik, Kristin M.; Neumann, Cecilie Elisabeth Basberg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article theorises containment as a diplomatic response mode for states when faced with potentially harmful attacks on their international identity and reputation. Despite widespread agreement in International Relations ...
    • Staten, barnevernet og utenrikspolitikken. Fra indre anliggende til internasjonal konfliktsone 

      Haugevik, Kristin M.; Neumann, Cecilie Elisabeth Basberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Norske diplomater bruker mye tid og ressurser på å håndtere internasjonal kritikk av norsk barnevern. Barnevernssaker kan bli utenrikspolitikk når kritikken fremmes i bilaterale fora eller autoritative institusjoner utfordrer ...
    • The Making of a Classic: On Diplomacy 30 Years On. 

      Leira, Halvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
    • The Value of Diplomatic History in a Changing World 

      Leira, Halvard (Chapter, 2022)
      The intellectual value of diplomatic history in giving an increased appreciation of the past is thus undeniable. It needs noting that one of the concerns of traditional diplomatic history, namely the construction of timelines ...
    • WIN-WIN! with ODA-man: legitimizing development assistance policy in Japan 

      Yennie Lindgren, Wrenn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Official development assistance (ODA) constitutes one of Japan’s most important foreign policy instruments as it builds Japan’s global network and supports allies in the Southeast Asian region and beyond. In the context ...