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 ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ 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
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