Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies

Led by Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert

Jan 2012 –

The Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) aims to promote and facilitate critical and relevant research on key humanitarian issues such as those identified above. The Centre will serve as a hub for research and policy discussion, and will feature a national network of scholars working on humanitarian issues from outside the three core institutions. It will also feature an extensive network of international humanitarian scholars.

CMI, NUPI, and PRIO jointly run this Centre.

The Centre has four overarching objectives:

To produce high quality, policy relevant research on humanitarian issues
To establish a critical mass of Norwegian scholars working on humanitarian issues, and linking these up with international networks
To serve as a key partner for discussion and analysis for humanitarian actors
To stimulate public debate on humanitarian issues

Activities

The Centre’s main activities will be:

Research and project development
Discussions of emerging humanitarian issues and events through regular seminars and an annual conference
Expert advice to and analyses for humanitarian actors
Public information on evolving humanitarian crises and events

For more information, visit the NCHS website here.

15/06/2022
Roundtable with Hugo Slim: The Future of Humanitarian Principles - Recording Now Available

Will the principle of humanity survive the critique of anthropocentrism and a call for post-humanism?

03/11/2021
Do No Harm Project Represented at the IHSA Conference at two panels: The Ethics of Humanitarian Technology: Looking Back &Taking Stock & Humanitarian Innovation: Have We Come Full Circle?

Hosted by the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA), the Conference on Humanitarian Studies was held at Sciences Po, Paris between 3-5 November 2021, with the theme ‘New realities of politics and humanitarianism: between solidarity and abandonment’.
The schedule featured a number of NCHS members, representing a number of PRIO projects including Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies led by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik.

Recordings of the sessions available from the below links:

Roundtable 10: The Ethics of Humanitarian Technology: Looking Back &Taking Stock

Roundtable 11: Humanitarian Innovation: Have We Come Full Circle?

18/08/2021
New Project on Ethics of Humanitarian Negotiation

The project "Red Lines and Grey Zones: Exploring the Ethics of Humanitarian Negotiation" has received funding from the Research Council of Norway. Starting from consultations with humanitarian practitioners, the project will map problems related to the ethics of negotiation and cross examine these challenges through cases from Syria, Bangladesh, Colombia, Nepal, the Mediterranean and the UN Security Council.

26/06/2021
Do No Harm Project Represented at the 2021 Bergen Exchanges

Kristin Sandvik respresented the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project in a roundtable discussion on the topical issue of sexual violence in humanitarian settings. Along with Elin Skaar and Liv Tønnessen, Kristin Sandvik took a critical look at how this issue is addressed by the international community.

26/06/2021
Webinar on The Politics of Digital Humanitarianism

In this webinar hosted by the he Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Kristin Bergtora Sandvik shared her insights from her work under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project.

18/01/2021
Antonio De Lauri takes over as NCHS Director

The Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) has been a joint collaboration between CMI, NUPI and PRIO since its establishment in 2012. The leadership and administration of NCHS rotates between the institutes, and after having been led from PRIO since 2012, it is now going to CMI for the next four-year period.

Antonio De Lauri (Research Professor at CMI) becomes the NCHS Director in the period 2021-2024 and Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert (PRIO) will be the NCHS Co-Director in the same period, alongside Stein Sundstøl Eriksen (NUPI) continuing in his role as Co-Director. Emily Hume (CMI) will take over from Andrea Silkoset (PRIO) as NCHS coordinator.

12/02/2019
Open Position as Coordinator of the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies

PRIO invites applications for a 50% part-time position as Coordinator of the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS).

The NCHS is creating a network connecting relevant ongoing research on humanitarian efforts, in Norway and internationally.

For more information, necessary qualifications, and to apply, please click here or visit the careers page.

10/03/2017
Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies: Annual Report 2016

The 2016 Annual report of the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies is out - thanks to all involved for continued excellent work to build up the Norwegian field of humanitarian studies. The report also includes reflections on humanitarian issues of the past year, and what to watch out for in this new year.