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What is new and what is old about the EC presidency
Against the backdrop of the recent boat-rocking European Parliament elections, which saw the extreme right groups—in particular France’s Front National—make prominent inroads, the process of electing on new president of the European Commission is revealing a new story not only about the politics of the post, but about the particular historical setting in which Europe… Read more →
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Transatlantic science week
Trust as a proxy of certainty Presentation at the Transatlantic science week conference, Washington, 12 November Presentation slides here Read more →
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Security as ethics
Security as ethics (in German) Keynote address to the conference Sichere Zeiten, hosted by the German Ministry of Research and Education. Text in German here Audio in German here Read more →
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Terrorism and responsibility
Terrorism and responsibility (in Norwegian) Keynote address to the annual research conference of the Norwegian Police College. Text in Norwegian here Audio in Norwegian here Read more →
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Politics of regret
Op-ed. Politics of regret gives no guarantees Aftenposten, 18 April, 2013 (in Norwegian) available here. Google translate version here Read more →
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EKKO interview
Interview on EKKO about cultural differences in security expectations, 1 March, 2013 (in Norwegian). EKKO interview Read more →
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Dagsnytt 18 Terrorismens byråkratisering
Dagsnytt 18 appearance surrounding ‘The bureaucratization of terrorism’, 25 January, 2013 (in Norwegian). Dagsnytt 18 debate. Read more →
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Terrorismens byråkratisering
Terrorismens byråkratisering (The Bureaucratization of Terrorism) in Morgenbladet, 25 January, 2013. Read here. (Google translation here). Read more →
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What is societal security? After 22/7 (in Norwegian)
Rapporten til 22. julikommisjonen har blitt rettmessig roset som et omfattende faktagrunnlag som danner utgangspunktet for reform og bedring. Men det er påfallende at kommisjonens rapport og debatten omkring den forstår samfunnets sikkerhet som en teknisk utfordring. Rapportens kritikk handler om veisperringer, radiosamband, IKT systemer, helikopter og båter, og politiets prosedyrer. Svikt i sikkerhet skyldes,… Read more →
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Dialectical constitutionalism?
Dialectical constitutionalism? in John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez (eds.), A Multitude of Constitutions? European Constitutional Pluralism in Question. Oslo: ARENA, 76-82. Download here Read more →
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