Jørgen Jensehaugen
Senior Researcher
Research Interests
I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict with a focus on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today.
- The UN negotiations following the 1948 war
- The Zionist movement, and later Israel's, succesful attempt to gain international recognition and UN membership
- The US lead negotiations during the late 1970s leading to the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty
- The Obama era initiative to reach Israeli-Palestinian peace
- The history of US Jerusalem policy
News
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023
Norwegian Foreign Minister Reviewed by PRIO Researchers
Ine Eriksen Søreide’s tenure as Norway’s Foreign Minister between 2017 and 2021 was reviewed by PRIO researchers Torunn L. Tryggestad, Inger Skjelsbæk and Jørgen Jensehaugen, in two academic articles in a special issue of the Norwegian journal, Internasjonal Politikk.
Working experience:
2018 - : Senior Researcher at PRIO
2016-2018: Associate Professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
2016 - : Editor of Store Norske Leksikon articles on the Middle East
2011-2016: PhD Candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
2011: Researcher at PRIO
2010: Board member of the Nordic Society for Middle East Studies
January 2010 -2011 : Editor, Babylon, Nordisk Tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier
January - May 2010: Booknote Editor, Journal of Peace Research.
2009 - 2010: Guest lecturer at the University of Oslo: "Neighbourhood Bully? The Great Powers and the Middle East Since 1945"
December 2008 - : Research Assistant for Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage
August 2008 - February 2010: Managing editor, Journal of Peace Research
May 2008 - January 2010: Managing Editor, Babylon, Nordisk Tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier
January-July 2007: Trainee at the Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan.
2004 - 2007: Board member of Spire, The Development Fund Youth, a Norwegian NGO.
2003 - 2006: Assistant Editor at Solum Forlag, Solum Publishing House.
Education:
2011-2016: PhD in History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2006-2008: MA in History at the University of Oslo (UiO)
2002-2005: BA in History at the University of Oslo (UiO)
1999-2002: International Baccalaureate (IB), St. Stephen's School of Rome. Received the Bilingual Diploma.
Languages spoken:
Bilingual Norwegian and English.
Can speak Italian.
Basic Arabic
Latest publications
All publications
Israel and the Abraham Accords: A Failed Expansion
MidEast Policy Brief
Et godt posisjonert vitne til en varslet tragedie: Ine Eriksen Søreide og konflikten mellom Israel og palestinerne
Journal Article in Internasjonal Politikk
Palestinian and Kurdish nationalism: Understanding the ‘politics of the possible’
Journal Article in Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War
Book Review
En kort introduksjon til Israel-Palestina-konflikten
Monograph
At the Gates to Peace: Mediators as Gatekeepers
PRIO Policy Brief
Transactional Engagements: Middle Eastern Responses to the Ukrainian War
Popular Article in PRIO blogs
Il limbo senza uscita del conflitto israelo-palestinese
Journal Article in Quaderni CeSPI
UNRWA, funding crisis and the way forward
Report - External Series
Bridge over Troubled Waters: Jordan’s Position in the Middle East
MidEast Policy Brief
Latest news
All news
Israel at 75
This year Israel celebrates 75 years since it was established. That spawned the Arab-Israeli conflict and the displacement of the Palestinians, known as the Nakba. PRIO researchers have done extensive research on the formative years of Israel and the events surrounding the establishment.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Reviewed by PRIO Researchers
Ine Eriksen Søreide’s tenure as Norway’s Foreign Minister between 2017 and 2021 was reviewed by PRIO researchers Torunn L. Tryggestad, Inger Skjelsbæk and Jørgen Jensehaugen, in two academic articles in a special issue of the Norwegian journal, Internasjonal Politikk.
Call for Application to the PhD-level course “Political regimes: Developments, Typologies and Consequences"
PRIO invites applications for this course, which will be taught in person in Oslo on 5-7 June 2023. The application deadline is 28 February.
Scenarios for UNRWA and the way forward. New report out
A CMI report co-authored by PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen takes stock of the UNRWA, its role and way forward in context of a funding crisis.
Election Day in Israel
Today, for the fifth time in just over three years, Israelis are holding an election.
FAIR project workshop takes place in Cyprus
The PRIO project “On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation” (FAIR) organized a workshop in Cyprus in partnership with the PRIO Cyprus Centre, PRIO Middle East Centre, and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, 19-21 October.
PhD Course on International Mediation
The PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict, in
collaboration with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, hosted doctoral
candidates at the PhD-level course.
Abraham Accords on NRK Urix
Før måtte de skjule at de var jøder i arabiske land. Nå flytter mange jøder fra hele verden til muslimske Dubai. Hvorfor?
PhD Course on Gender, Peace and Conflict
Doctoral candidates from all over the world attended PRIO's PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict.
Transactional Engagements: Middle Eastern Responses to the Ukrainian War
Russia’s war in Ukraine has been met with global condemnation drawing NATO and the EU closer together in coordinating collective responses.
In contrast to this coordinated front among US, French and German responses, it is worth drawing attention to the mixed regional responses among states in the Middle East for whom the war can have long-lasting destabilising effects.
Latest events
All events
Uncertain Future for Millions of Palestinian Refugees: A Conversation about UNRWA - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
FAIR Cyprus workshop on ethical considerations in peace negotiations’
Political Economy of Palestine: Critical Perspectives - MidEast Breakfast with Alaa Tartir
Hva betyr det at Israel kalles en apartheidstat?
Mediator as Gatekeeper and Door Opener
Preserving Spaces for Dialogue in the Middle East
Social Media and Digital Rights in Palestine
A Century of Life and Conflict in Palestine
Saeb Erekat on Forming a Palestinian Future in the Shadow of Annexation
Camp David 2000: Clashes of Character and Conduct
