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Nils August Andresen Butenschøn

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Visiting address Kristian Augustgate 17 Domus Juridica 7.etg 0164 OSLO
Postal address Postboks 6706 St Olavs plass 0130 Oslo

Background

Nils A. Butenschøn is Professor of political science and international relations, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, where he served as Director for many years between 1998 and 2014. Before that, he was Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.  His main research interests are geographically located to the Middle East and North Africa, thematically to three fields of study: Democracy and power sharing in deeply divided societies; state formation and ethnicity; and citizenship as social contract.  He was visiting professor at Centre for Middle East and Islamic Studies, Durham University (1993-94), awarded University of Oslo’s Prize for teaching environment (2007) and the Idunn Prize (awarded by Universitetsforlaget, 2004). His latest books include: The Middle East in Trasition: The Centrality of Citizenship (ed. with R. Meijer), Edw. Elgar 2018; Brennpunkt Midtøsten: Byene som prisme (Spotlight Middle East: The Cities as Prism (ed. With Rania Maktabi), (Universitetsforlaget 2018); The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World (ed. with R. Meijer), Brill 2017; Power-Sharing in Conflict-Ridden Societies (with Ø. Stiansen and K. Vollan), Routledge 2015; Midtøsten: Imperiefall, statsutvikling, kriger (The Middle East: Fall of Empire, State Formation, Wars, (Universitetsforlaget 2008)); Drømmen om Israel. Historiske og ideologiske forutsetninger for staten Israel (The Dream of Israel. Historical and Ideological Preconditions) 2nd ed., Universotetsforlaget 2006.

 

Tags: Human Rights, Democracy, Middle East, State Formation

Publications

Books published since 2000

  • Butenschøn, Nils A. og Rania Maktabi red., Brennpunkt Midtøsten. Byene som prisme (Spotlight Middle East: The Cities as Prism), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 2018, 336 pp.  
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. and Roel Meijer eds., The Middle East in Transition. The Centrality of Citizenship, Cheltenham: Edw. Elgar 2018, 358 pp.
  • Meijer, Roel and Nils Butenschøn eds., The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World, Leiden: Brill 2017, 544 pp.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A., Øyvind Stiansen and Kåre Vollan, Power-Sharing in Conflict-Ridden Societies. Challenges for Building Peace and Democratric Stability, Surrey: Routledge 2015, 360 pp.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. and Kåre Vollan, Majoritarian Democracy, Quotas, and Minority Rights. Challenges to Electoral Systems in Conflict-Ridden Societies, Oslo: NCHR/NORDEM 2011/2014, 214 pp.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Midtøsten. Imperiefall, statsutvikling, kriger (The Middle East: Fall of Empire, State formations, Wars), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 2008. 434 pp.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. and Kåre Vollan, Democracy in Conflict. Report on Elections for Local Councils, president, and legislative Council in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2004-2006, Oslo: NCHR/NORDEM 2007. 197 pp.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Drømmen om Israel Historiske og ideologiske forutsetninger for staten Israel. 2. utgave (The Dream of Israel: Historical and Ideological Preconditions, 2nd ed.), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 1984/2006. 325 pp.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Uri Davis, Manuell Hassassian (eds.), Citizenship and the State in the Middle East. Approaches and Applications. New York: Syracuse University Press 2000. 449 pp.

Articles in peer reviewed journals since 2000

  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Arab Citizen and the Arab State. The "Arab Spring" as a Critical Juncture in Contemporary Arab Politics. Democracy and Securiry 2015;11(2): 111-128
  • Lars Mjøset, Nils Butenschøn og Kristian Berg Harpviken, USA og det utvidede Midtøsten - et hovedspenningsfelt i verdenspolitikken, Vardøger 33, 2012: 120-182.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Accommodating Conflicting Claims to National Self-determination. The Intractable Case of Israel/Palestine. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 2006;13(2-3):285-306
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Dobbel forpliktelse eller dobbel standard? Det internasjonale samfunnet og spørsmålet om nasjonal selvbestemmelsesrett i Palestina. Babylon 2006;4(1):20-28
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Gershon Shafir and Yoav Peled: Being Israeli. The Dynamics of Mutiple Citizenship (New York: Cambridge University Press 20002). American Journal of Sociology 2003;108(5):1137-1139
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. M. Anne Brown: Human rights and the borders of suffering. The promotion of human rights in international politics. Nordisk tidsskrift for menneskerettigheter 2004;22(3):362-363
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Terrorbekjempelse og maktens fristelse. Internasjonal Politikk 2002;60(1)
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. The Political Geography of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process. Norsk geografisk tidsskrift / Norwegian Journal of Geography 2000(1):37-39
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Til forsvar for staten. Mennesker og Rettigheter 2001;19(3):2-3
  • Butenschøn, Nils A; Føllesdal, Andreas. Do Minority and Group Rights Promote Just Stability in Non-Unitary Political Orders? A Research Agenda. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 2006;13(2-3):141-152
  • Butenschøn, Nils A; Føllesdal, Andreas. Minority and Group Rights to Accommodate Difference: Approaches and Applications. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 2006;13(2-3):131-140.

Book Chapters since 2000

  • Butenschøn, Nils A., "Jerusalem: Evig stad, evig strid?" i Butenschøn, Nils og Rania Maktabi (red.), Brennpunkt Midtøsten. Byene som prisme, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 2018.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. 2018. “Israeli ethnocracy and the Israeli-Palestinian citizenship complex”, in Butenschøn and Meijer (eds.) 2018, 27-48.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. The Arab Spring and the "Iron Triangle": Regime Survival and the Conditions of Citizenship in the Arab Middle East, i Meijer and Butenschøn (eds.) The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World, Leiden: Brill 2017, 246-269.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Ingen fred uten rettferdighet? Menneskerettigheter i fredsprosesser, i Nic. Brandal og Dag Einar Thorsen (red.), Den dannede opprører. Bernt Hagtvet 70 år, Oslo: Dreyers Forlag 2016, 411-433. 
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. The Paradox of Palestinian Self-Determination i Jamil Hillal (ed.), Where Now for Palestine? London: Zed Books 2007, 75-99.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. A Road Map with Barriers. Some Reflections on Law and Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, i Jørgensen, R.F. and Slavensky, K., (eds.), Implementing Human Rights. Essays in Honour of Morten Kjærum, København: The Danish Institute for Human Rights 2006, 295-307.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Citizenship and Human Rights. Some Thoughts on a Complex Relationship. I: Morten Bergsmo (ed.), Human Rights and Criminal Justice for the Downtrodden. Essays in Honour of Asbjørn Eide. Leiden: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003, 555-571.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. State, Power, and Citizenship in the Middle East. A Theoretical Introduction i: Butenschøn, N.A., Davis, U., Hassassian, M., Citizenship and the State in the Middle East. Approaches and Applications. New York: Syracuse University Press 2000, 3-28.
  • Butenschøn, Nils A. Statsborgerskap og statsidé. I: Baldersheim, H., Hagtvet, B., Heidar, K. (red.), Statsvitenskapelige utsyn. Politiske tema og tenkemåter i en oppbruddstid, Kristiansand S.: Høyskoleforlaget 2001.
  • Mjøset, Lars; Meijer, Roel; Butenschøn, Nils August Andresen & Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2024). A Conceptual Map for Comparison of State Formation and Nation Building in the Middle East 1870-1918. Comparative Social Research. ISSN 0195-6310. 36(1), p. 71–158. doi: 10.1108/S0195-631020240000036004. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2018). Jerusalem. Evig stad, evig strid? In Butenschøn, Nils A (Eds.), Brennpunkt Midtøsten. Byene som prisme. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215028125. p. 29–51. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A & Maktabi, Rania (2018). Midtøsten. Byene som prisme. In Butenschøn, Nils A (Eds.), Brennpunkt Midtøsten. Byene som prisme. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215028125. p. 13–29. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A & Meijer, Roel (2018). Introduction. In Butenschøn, Nils A & Meijer, Roel (Ed.), The Middle East in Transition. The Centrality of Citizenship.. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781788111126. p. 1–27. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2018). Israeli ethnocracy and the Israel-Palestine citizenship complex. In Butenschøn, Nils A & Meijer, Roel (Ed.), The Middle East in Transition. The Centrality of Citizenship.. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781788111126. p. 27–49. doi: 10.4337/9781788111133.00008. Full text in Research Archive
  • Meijer, Roel & Butenschøn, Nils A (2017). Introduction: the crisis of citizenship in the Arab world. In Meijer, Roel & Butenschøn, Nils A (Ed.), The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World. Brill | Nijhoff. ISSN 9789004340565. p. 1–37. doi: 10.1163/9789004340985_002. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2017). The Arab spring and the "Iron Triangle": regime survival and the conditions of citizenship in the Arab Middle East. In Meijer, Roel & Butenschøn, Nils A (Ed.), The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World. Brill | Nijhoff. ISSN 9789004340565. p. 246–269. doi: 10.1163/9789004340985_011. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2017). The Crisis of Legitimacy in Arab Politics: A Citizenship Approach. In Eggen, Nora Sunniva & Issa, Rana (Ed.), Philologists in the World: A Festschrift in Honour of Gunvor Mejdell. Novus Forlag. ISSN 9788270999040. p. 485–510. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2016). Ingen fred uten rettferdighet? Menneskerettigheter i fredsprosesser. In Brandal, Nikolai & Thorsen, Dag Einar (Ed.), Den dannede opprører: Bernt Hagtvet 70 år. Dreyer Forlag A/S. ISSN 9788282651684. p. 411–433. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2015). Arab Citizen and the Arab State: The "Arab Spring" as a Critical Juncture in Contemporary Arab Politics. Democracy and Security. ISSN 1741-9166. 11(2), p. 111–128. doi: 10.1080/17419166.2015.1043078. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils August Andresen (2013). Verdiløse interesser. Internasjonal Politikk. ISSN 0020-577X. 71(3), p. 432–440. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2013). Pre-Babylon : et tilbakeblikk på den tidlige organiseringen av Midtøsten-fagmiljøet ved Universitetet i Oslo. Babylon - Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier. ISSN 1503-5727. 11(2), p. 70–74. Full text in Research Archive
  • Mjøset, Lars; Butenschøn, Nils A & Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2012). USA og det utvidede Midtøsten - et hovedspenningsfelt i verdenspolitikken. Vardøger. ISSN 0333-0877. 33(12), p. 120–182. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2007). The Paradox of Palestinian Self-Determination. In Hilal, Jamil (Eds.), Where Now for Palestine?. Zed Books. ISSN 9781842778395. p. 75–98. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2006). Accommodating Conflicting Claims to National Self-determination. The Intractable Case of Israel/Palestine. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. ISSN 1385-4879. 13(2-3), p. 285–306. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2006). Dobbel forpliktelse eller dobbel standard? Det internasjonale samfunnet og spørsmålet om nasjonal selvbestemmelsesrett i Palestina. Babylon - Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier. ISSN 1503-5727. 4(1), p. 20–28. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A & Føllesdal, Andreas (2006). Do Minority and Group Rights Promote Just Stability in Non-Unitary Political Orders? A Research Agenda. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. ISSN 1385-4879. 13(2-3), p. 141–152. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A & Føllesdal, Andreas (2006). Minority and Group Rights to Accommodate Difference: Approaches and Applications. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. ISSN 1385-4879. 13(2-3), p. 131–140. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Mjøset, Lars; Butenschøn, Nils August Andresen & Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2024). A Comparative Historical and Typological Approach to The Middle Eastern State System. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781837531233. 275 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2018). Brennpunkt Midtøsten. Byene som prisme. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215028125. 336 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A & Meijer, Roel (2018). The Middle East in Transition. The Centrality of Citizenship. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781788111126. 368 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A & Meijer, Roel (2017). The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World. Brill | Nijhoff. ISBN 9789004340985. 544 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Meijer, Roel & Butenschøn, Nils A (2017). The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World. Brill | Nijhoff. ISBN 9789004340565. 500 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A; Stiansen, Øyvind & Vollan, Kåre (2015). Power-Sharing in Conflict-Ridden Societies : Challenges for Building Peace and Democratic Stability. Ashgate. ISBN 9781472467867. 374 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2008). Midtøsten. Imperiefall, statsutvikling, kriger. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215006871. 434 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Butenschøn, Nils A (2006). Drømmen om Israel. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215011028. 324 p. Full text in Research Archive

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