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| Title | Project leader | Institution | Asian Countries of research | Keywords |
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University of Stavanger, Lund University, University of Oxford |
China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore |
plants, monster theory, ecocriticism, critical plant studies, Sinophone fiction |
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Strategic stability, new technologies and the future of nuclear disarmament in Asia |
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) |
China, India, North Korea, Pakistan |
Asia, nuclear weapons, strategic stability, security | |
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Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) |
Bangladesh |
climate change, migration, resettlement, attitudes, Bangladesh | ||
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TransOceanic Fishers: Multiple Mobilities in and out of the South China Sea |
Edyta Roszko | Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) | China, Vietnam | fishers, transoceanic expansion, multiple mobilities, thalassography |
| Social Media in Armed Conflict: The Case of Myanmar | Stein Tønnesson | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | Myanmar | social media, technology, smartphone applications, violence |
| Social Media in Armed Conflict through a Gender Lens: The Case of Myanmar | Julie Marie Hansen | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | Myanmar | social media, technology, smartphone applications, gender, violence |
| WOMENsPEACE: Gender Equality, Peace and Security in Nepal and Myanmar | Wenche Iren Hauge | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | Myanmar, Nepal | gender equality, peace and conflict, security, disarmament |
| EducAid: Improving Education for Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar Living in Bangladesh | Gudrun Østby | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | Bangladesh, Myanmar | Rohingya, refugees, education, EducAid, forced displacement |
| Emerging Powers in the 21st Century: The Regional and Global Significance of Brazil, India, Indonesia, China, South Africa and Turkey | Pinar Tank | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | China, India, Indonesia | global governance, emerging powers, regional vs global scale, international relations, politics |
| e-Topia: China, India and Biometric Borders | Åshild Kolås | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | China, India | biometric borders, e-governance, Internet of Things, international relations, digitalisation |
| Lynchistan: How Vigilante Justice is Reframing the Discourse on Minority Rights and Identities in Uttar Pradesh, India | Palak Rao | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | India | vigilante justice, discourse, minority rights, identity, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights |
| Making Women Count for Peace: Gender, Empowerment and Conflict in South Asia | Åshild Kolås | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | India, Nepal | gender equality, gender roles, empowerment, comparative analysis, security processes |
| Climate Change and Rebel Recruitment in Pakistan | Mathilde Bålsrud Mjelva | Peace Research Institute (PRIO) | Pakistan | climate change, rebellion, recruitment, climate, masters project |
| Strategisk stabilitet, ny teknologi og kjernefysisk nedrustning i Asia | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | China, India, North Korea, Pakistan | technology, nuclear disarmament, strategic stability, weapons agenda, international relations | |
| Kina og FNs bærekraftsmål (CHINSDG) | Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | China | SDG, UN, policy, sustainability agenda, international treaty |
| Global handelspolitikk ved en skillevei (UD trade policy seminars) | Arne Melchior | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | China | trade policy, development, reform, protectionism, trade war |
| Nettverk for forskning på fredsoperasjoners effektivitet (EPON) | Cedric H. de Coning | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | Global reach, network in India and Indonesia | EPON, UN, peace operations, international network, NORGLOBAL |
| Norsk-kinesisk symposium for forskning innen samfunnsvitenskap, humaniora og juss (NOKINSYMP) | Ulf Sverdrup | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | China | Norway-China, roundtable, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Great Powers and Arctic Politics (GPARC) | Elana Wilson Rowe | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | China | Arctic, maritime politics, international relations, great powers, policy |
| Evaluating Power Political Repertoires (EPOS) | Ole Jacob Sending | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | Not specified | power politics, economics, military, globalisation, communication technology |
| Legal Regimes and Women's Economic Agency (WomEcon) | Francesca R. Jensenius | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | Not specified | gender equality, legal regimes, women's agency, economics, governance |
| Community-based policing and post-conflict police reform (ICT4COP) | Kari M. Osland | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | Afghanistan, Pakistan | policing, peace and conflict, police reform, community, information technology |
| Global environmental governance as a tool for poverty alleviation in developing countries | Kristin Rosendal | Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) | China | global governance, climate change, poverty alleviation China in Africa, UN, SDG |
| Managing mercury through multilevel governance: Norway and China (MERCHINOR) | Gørild Merethe Heggelund | Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) | China | global governance, multilevel, Norway-China, climate, environment |
| Capacity to Govern Climate Mitigation in China and Russia (CAPGOV) | Anna Korppoo | Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) | China | global governance, climate change, mitigation, international relations, emissions |
| Living conditions for development in Western China | Huafeng Zhang | Fafo | China | SDG, global governance, poverty alleviation, social security, climate change mitigation |
| Kinas nasjonale innsats for å oppnå bærekraftsmålene | Mona Christophersen | Fafo | China | Agenda 2030, UN, SDG, innovation, development strategy |
| Socio-economic Impact of Afghan Refugees on Pakistan | Tewodros Aragie Kebede | Fafo | Afghanistan, Pakistan | socio-economic impact, refugees, macroeconomics, microeconomics, social environment |
| Autoritær inklusjon? Moderne autoritære regime sine politiske verdimønster og inklusjonsformlar | Anna Lisa Ahlers, Rebekka Åsnes Sagild |
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo | China | political inclusion, authoritarian regimes, value patterns, inclusion formulas, comparative research |
| Sacred heritage: Secularisation, sacralisation, and the production of heritage in contemporary Japan | Marcus Jacobus Teeuwen | Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo | Japan | sacred heritage, secularisation, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, religion, contemporary Japan |
| Indian Cosmopolitan Alternatives | Kathinka Frøystad | Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo | India | religious plurality, ritual intersection, Sikhism, Christianity, Hinduism |
| Brokering China’s Extraversion: An Ethnographic Analysis of Transnational Arbitration | Heidi Østbø Haugen | Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo | China | BROKEX, international relations, extraversion, global integration, Pearl River Delta |
| Melting Glaciers, Sacred Landscapes and Mobile Technologies in a Changing Climate | Hanna Havnevik | Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo | Bhutan, Nepal | glaciers, sacred landscapes, mobile technologies, climate change, infrastructure, religion, new governance |
| CRISEA - Competing Regional Integrations in Southeast Asia | Kristian Stokke | Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo | Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam (ASEAN nations) | regional integrations, ASEAN, academic exchange, migration, international relations |
| Asia and Arctic Tourism in a Changing Arctic | Young-Sook Lee | Arctic University of Norway (UiT) | China, South Korea | Asian consumption, cultural philosophies, sustainable arctic, sustainable Asia |
| Japan Foreign Policy Repertoires | Wrenn Yennie Lindgren | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | Japan, China, Myanmar | foreign policy, identity, security, diplomacy, discourse |
| Russian-Chinese relations in the Global Arctic: toward Arctic governance or national egoism? | Mariia Kobzeva | Arctic University of Norway (UiT) | Norway, Russia, China | Sino-Russian relations, Arctic politics, global arctic, arctic governance, China |
| Youth Political Mobilization and Ideological Work in Contemporary China | Henrik Nykvist | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society | China | Authoritarian states, Chinese politics |
| Building peace along the Belt and Road? Chinese security assistance to Myanmar and The Philippines | Øystein H. Rolandsen | Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) | China, Myanmar, the Philippines | BRI, Belt and Road, Security assistance, regional politics |
| Technology as a Driver of Maritime Conflict and Environmental Insecurity in East Asia and Possible Solutions | Paul Midford | NTNU Japan Program, Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Japan, China, ASEAN, Norway, Korea | UNCLOS, seabed mining, fisheries, security |
| Power to the People: Energopolitics in a Nepali town | Mikkel Vindegg | Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo | Nepal | Energy, Nepal, State, Infrastructure, Development |
| Whales of Power: Aquatic Mammals, Devotional Practices, and Environmental Change in Maritime East Asia | Aike Rots | Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo | Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, New Zealand, USA | Marine mammals, rituals, maritime gods, environment, indigenous peoples |
| INDGREEN: Indias ambition and possibilities for becoming a global green leader | Solveig Aamodt | CICERO center for international climate research | India | Climate change, governance, Paris agreement |
| Constructing Dhammadipa Cultural Heritage, Archeology and Sinhala Buddhist Hegemony in Sri Lanka's Northern Province | Athithan Jayapalan | Museum of Cultural History/Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo | Sri Lanka | Cultural Heritage, Archeology, Buddhisation, Hegemony |
| Urban Enclaving Futures | Bjørn Enge Bertelsen | University of Bergen | China | Enclaves, urbanisation, resources, housing, inequalities |
| INTERSECT: Intersecting Flows of Islamophobia | Iselin Frydenlund | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society | India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar | Islamophobia, Anti-Muslim racism, globalization, nationalism |
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From Asia to Africa: Antibiotic trajectories across the Indian Ocean |
Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo |
India, China |
Global Health, South-South drug trajectories, pharmaceutical industry, drug regulation, antibiotics |
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Cholera Research Laboratory and the Glocalization of Public Health Research in Bangladesh: A Transnational History |
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo |
United Kingdom, USA, Bangladesh, India |
Global Health Politics, Cholera Research, South Asia, Bangladesh, Postcolonialism |
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| Institutt for kulturstudier og orientalske språk (IKOS), University of Oslo |
China, India, Brazil, Middle East |
futures, futurisms, climate change, demographic change, technological change |