Sven Gunnar Simonsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 258637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sven Gunnar Simonsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sven Gunnar |
| FAMILY NAME | Simonsen |
| SIGNATURE | SIMONSEN S G |
| AFFILIATIONS | PRIO |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 48 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The role of East Timor's security institutions in national integration – and disintegration
This article examines the interplay between security sector developments and national unity in East Timor since the Indonesian occupation ended in 1999. Particular attention is paid to the regional distinction between Loromonu and Lorosae – people from the west and east of East Timor, respectively. In 2006, East Timor experienced a crisis that saw the disintegration of the military and police forces, and widespread violence that led to massive in…
Leaving Security in Safe Hands
Built by outside powers and targeted against local insurgents, the new national armies of Afghanistan and Iraq are fragile institutions. The legitimacy of these forces is limited in the deeply divided societies in which they exist. Whereas low levels of legitimacy exert a disintegrative pressure upon an army, cohesion counterweighs such pressure. This article engages the theory of military unit cohesion for the purpose of increasing understanding…
Building 'National' Armies-Building Nations
This article surveys recent cases of internationalized statebuilding in postintervention, post-(ethnic) conflict societies in the light of an academic tradition that has seen military forces as a particularly effective vehicle for integrating a country's diverse population. It is argued that armed forces that are ethnically representative in their ranks and leadership can encourage a sense of commonality across ethnic boundaries, which can help s…
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The Authoritarian Temptation in East Timor
Three political arenas in East Timor are examined regarding the goal of consolidating peace: governance under Fretilin leadership, the issue of official languages, and the security sector. The article finds that inclusiveness, transparency, and efforts to minimize conflict are lacking in current policies and political processes
Addressing Ethnic Divisions in Post-Conflict Institution-Building
Where the lines of an armed conflict coincide with ethnic boundaries, the political salience of ethnicity increases. In post-conflict situations that may seem defined by ‘ancient hatreds’, the political salience and character of ethnic identities remain dynamic. Bringing together contributions from the comparative politics literature on power-sharing and the policy-dominated field of post-conflict peacebuilding, this article examines how ethnic d…
Between Minority Rights and Civil Liberties
The registration of citizens' ethnicity (“nationality”) in official documents was commonplace and often obligatory in the Soviet Union, and the practice continued in the Russian Federation through the 1990s. In 1997, the Yeltsin government replaced the Soviet internal passport with a new one not featuring the “nationality” entry. The new document was met with an instant wave of protests from Russia's regions, above all the ethnically defined fede…
Nationbuilding as peacebuilding
Nationbuilding – (re)building a sense of community within a polity – can contribute towards peacebuilding. This article examines how the ambition to reduce the salience of ethnic identities and stimulate new integrative ones in Kosovo has figured in the international post-war reconstruction efforts. A number of arenas are surveyed – where contacts could emerge to break the present pattern of segregation and mistrust. In assessing the success thus…
Ethnicising Afghanistan
This article argues that ethnicity has become increasingly salient in Afghan politics and society during the years of war, and discusses how the country's new institutions can be designed in a way that will contribute towards a reversal of this trend. The article examines a series of policy issues with a bearing on inclusion vs exclusion in inter‐ethnic relations: political institution building (institutions of government, electoral system, and c…
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Presidenter og demokrater i Russland
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Russisk nasjonalisme i imperiets aftenstund. Høyre-ideologiske svar på en revolusjonær situasjon
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Marching to a Different Drum? Political Orientations and Nationalism in Russia's Armed Forces
Compatriot Games
(2001). Compatriot Games: Explaining the 'Diaspora Linkage' in Russia's Military Withdrawal from the Baltic States. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 771-791
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Nationalism and the Russian political spectrum
This article argues that nationalism should be addressed specifically in attempts to systematize Russian politics. 'Radicalism' or 'moderation' in terms of nationalism does not necessarily follow 'radicalism' or 'moderation' on other political indicators. Some political actors are simply better categorized by their nationalism than by their position on, say, an economic (state vs. market) or political (liberal vs. authoritarian) scale. This argum…
Addressing Ethnic Divisions in Post-Conflict Institution-Building
Where the lines of an armed conflict coincide with ethnic boundaries, the political salience of ethnicity increases. In post-conflict situations that may seem defined by ‘ancient hatreds’, the political salience and character of ethnic identities remain dynamic. Bringing together contributions from the comparative politics literature on power-sharing and the policy-dominated field of post-conflict peacebuilding, this article examines how ethnic d…
Inheriting the Soviet Policy Toolbox
(1999). Inheriting the Soviet Policy Toolbox: Russia's Dilemma Over Ascriptive Nationality. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 1069-1087
The Authoritarian Temptation in East Timor
Three political arenas in East Timor are examined regarding the goal of consolidating peace: governance under Fretilin leadership, the issue of official languages, and the security sector. The article finds that inclusiveness, transparency, and efforts to minimize conflict are lacking in current policies and political processes
Ethnicising Afghanistan
This article argues that ethnicity has become increasingly salient in Afghan politics and society during the years of war, and discusses how the country's new institutions can be designed in a way that will contribute towards a reversal of this trend. The article examines a series of policy issues with a bearing on inclusion vs exclusion in inter‐ethnic relations: political institution building (institutions of government, electoral system, and c…
Nationalism and the Russian political spectrum
This article argues that nationalism should be addressed specifically in attempts to systematize Russian politics. 'Radicalism' or 'moderation' in terms of nationalism does not necessarily follow 'radicalism' or 'moderation' on other political indicators. Some political actors are simply better categorized by their nationalism than by their position on, say, an economic (state vs. market) or political (liberal vs. authoritarian) scale. This argum…
Nationbuilding as peacebuilding
Nationbuilding – (re)building a sense of community within a polity – can contribute towards peacebuilding. This article examines how the ambition to reduce the salience of ethnic identities and stimulate new integrative ones in Kosovo has figured in the international post-war reconstruction efforts. A number of arenas are surveyed – where contacts could emerge to break the present pattern of segregation and mistrust. In assessing the success thus…
Building 'National' Armies-Building Nations
This article surveys recent cases of internationalized statebuilding in postintervention, post-(ethnic) conflict societies in the light of an academic tradition that has seen military forces as a particularly effective vehicle for integrating a country's diverse population. It is argued that armed forces that are ethnically representative in their ranks and leadership can encourage a sense of commonality across ethnic boundaries, which can help s…
Compatriot Games
(2001). Compatriot Games: Explaining the 'Diaspora Linkage' in Russia's Military Withdrawal from the Baltic States. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 771-791
Aleksandr Barkashov and Russian National Unity
Russian National Unity ( Russkoe Natsionalnoe Edinstvo —RNE) is the largest militant fascist group in Russia today. The founder and leader of the RNE, Aleksandr P. Barkashov, speaks of himself as a national-socialist, and praises Hitler's deeds for Germany. The RNE has pledged to establish a system of ethnic segregation in Russia were it to come to power. This article seeks to analyze the ideology of the RNE as represented by its undisputed leade…
Between Minority Rights and Civil Liberties
The registration of citizens' ethnicity (“nationality”) in official documents was commonplace and often obligatory in the Soviet Union, and the practice continued in the Russian Federation through the 1990s. In 1997, the Yeltsin government replaced the Soviet internal passport with a new one not featuring the “nationality” entry. The new document was met with an instant wave of protests from Russia's regions, above all the ethnically defined fede…
Raising ‘the Russian question’
The breakdown of the USSR has made the Russian state's mismatch with nationalists’ conceptions of Russia more urgent. This article systematizes key contemporary Russian images of ‘Russia’ by drawing a number of concentric circles around the Russian Federation. It is pointed out that some of these circles are associated with ethnicity, while others are primarily statist. An important conclusion is that most of these images portray Russia spanning …
The role of East Timor's security institutions in national integration – and disintegration
This article examines the interplay between security sector developments and national unity in East Timor since the Indonesian occupation ended in 1999. Particular attention is paid to the regional distinction between Loromonu and Lorosae – people from the west and east of East Timor, respectively. In 2006, East Timor experienced a crisis that saw the disintegration of the military and police forces, and widespread violence that led to massive in…
You Take Your Oath Only Once
The Soviet military officer's motto was “I serve the Soviet Union.” He had taken an oath to a state whose leadership constantly stressed the ethnic diversity of its population. When the USSR fell apart, however, only one of its 15 successor states—the Russian Federation—did not declare itself the homeland of one specific ethnic group. The reality of the divorce was difficult to grasp for many people in the former Soviet Union. In Russia, ideas of…
Leaving Security in Safe Hands
Built by outside powers and targeted against local insurgents, the new national armies of Afghanistan and Iraq are fragile institutions. The legitimacy of these forces is limited in the deeply divided societies in which they exist. Whereas low levels of legitimacy exert a disintegrative pressure upon an army, cohesion counterweighs such pressure. This article engages the theory of military unit cohesion for the purpose of increasing understanding…
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Raising ‘the Russian question’
The breakdown of the USSR has made the Russian state's mismatch with nationalists’ conceptions of Russia more urgent. This article systematizes key contemporary Russian images of ‘Russia’ by drawing a number of concentric circles around the Russian Federation. It is pointed out that some of these circles are associated with ethnicity, while others are primarily statist. An important conclusion is that most of these images portray Russia spanning …
Aleksandr Barkashov and Russian National Unity
Russian National Unity ( Russkoe Natsionalnoe Edinstvo —RNE) is the largest militant fascist group in Russia today. The founder and leader of the RNE, Aleksandr P. Barkashov, speaks of himself as a national-socialist, and praises Hitler's deeds for Germany. The RNE has pledged to establish a system of ethnic segregation in Russia were it to come to power. This article seeks to analyze the ideology of the RNE as represented by its undisputed leade…
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Inheriting the Soviet Policy Toolbox
(1999). Inheriting the Soviet Policy Toolbox: Russia's Dilemma Over Ascriptive Nationality. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 1069-1087
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You Take Your Oath Only Once
The Soviet military officer's motto was “I serve the Soviet Union.” He had taken an oath to a state whose leadership constantly stressed the ethnic diversity of its population. When the USSR fell apart, however, only one of its 15 successor states—the Russian Federation—did not declare itself the homeland of one specific ethnic group. The reality of the divorce was difficult to grasp for many people in the former Soviet Union. In Russia, ideas of…
Judith Devlin, Slavophiles and Commissars, Enemies of Democracy in Modern Russia. New York
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Marching to a Different Drum? Political Orientations and Nationalism in Russia's Armed Forces
Compatriot Games
(2001). Compatriot Games: Explaining the 'Diaspora Linkage' in Russia's Military Withdrawal from the Baltic States. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 771-791
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