As “a strategy for political change”[1], non-violence is a choice – and a choice widely made by the participants of the Arab Spring uprisings in the MENA region. The focus on the strategic nature of non-violent protests highlights that “[a]lthough nonviolent action may be used when no weapons are available, it may also be used instead of violence”[2] because it may be more effective.
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Welcome to Nordic Security Conference 2021!
We are pleased to welcome you to Nordic Security Conference 2021. In less than an hour we will open the conference an stream from our Facebook-page. Here you can find the stream or on Youtube. Program: Speakers Some of our speakers. Read about all of our speakers here. Social media Instagram Facebook Twitter Youtube
Marte Ziolkowski
Marte Ziolkowski, Political Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: Regjeringen.no Marte Ziolkowski has served as political adviser to the Minister of ForeignAffairs since 2019. She was acting State Secretary in the Ministry of ForeignAffairs from October 2020 until January 2021. Previously, she has served aspolitical adviser to the Minister of Defence (2016; 2017-2019).Fortsett å lese «Marte Ziolkowski»
Najet Zammouri
Najet Zammouri, Vice President of Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH). Nobel Peace Prize recipient, 2015. Photo: privat Najet Zammouri is a Tunisian HR and feminist activist since the 90’s, fighting for Democracy, rule of law, the abolishion of the death penalty , total gender equality and spreading the culture of HR. Currently , the viceFortsett å lese «Najet Zammouri»
Rikke Agerup
Rikke Agerup, Communications advisor at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs. Photo: nupi Rikke has worked as a journalist and reporter in several media companies, including TV 2 and NRK. She has also written for NRC magazine Perspektiv from various parts of the world, including Brazil and North Korea. Rikke has a bachelor’s degree inFortsett å lese «Rikke Agerup»
Lars Gule
Lars Gule, Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) pFoto: Sonia Balci / OsloMet Lars Gule is a Norwegian philosopher. He has graduated with a doctorate in philosophy, and is an associate professor (at Oslo Metropolitan University). From 2000 to 2005 he was secretary general of the Norwegian Humanist Association. Lars Gule studied history, philosophy and social science at the University of Bergen and received his doctoral degree in philosophyFortsett å lese «Lars Gule»
Johan Kr. Meyer
Johan Kr. Meyer, Counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy for Niger and Chad. Photo: privat Counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy for Niger and Chad.Johan Kr. Meyer works in the foreign service, currently stationed at the Norwegian embassy in Bamako. From 2008 to 2015, he was responsible for refugee issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. HeFortsett å lese «Johan Kr. Meyer»
Charlotte Lysa
Charlotte Lysa, postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Photo: uio Charlotte Lysa is a postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights in the project REF-ARAB: Refugees and the Arab Middle East: Protection in States Not Party to the Refugee Convention. Her interests include politics and society in the Middle EastFortsett å lese «Charlotte Lysa»
Sverre Strandhagen
Sverre Strandhagen, Journalist and commentator at Dagens Næringsliv (DN) Photo: DN Sverre Strandhagen is commentator in Dagens Næringsliv since 2014. He writes mostly about foreign affairs and especially about security issues, defense politics and great power politics. For 14 years he was head of the political department in the paper. He is educated as political scientist fromFortsett å lese «Sverre Strandhagen»