Research projects

Sorted by country of interest.

Islamology / Middle East inter-regional

• 'Ahmad ibn Idris and the Idrisi tradition' (R.S. O'Fahey, History)
• 'Edition of Nag Hammadi Codex XI, 1' (Einar Thomassen, History of Religions)
• 'The Sharia in the modern world: faith, norms and state power' (Knut S. Vikør, History)
• 'Islam and society (Islam in Local contexts)' (Leif Manger, Anthropology)
• 'The meaning of ijtihad in the 18-19th centuries: A study of al-Sanusi's Iqaz al-wasnan' (Knut S. Vikør, History)
• 'Valentinianism' (Einar Thomassen, History of Religions)
• 'Women's roles in in the process of Islamization' (Karin Ask, CMI)

  >> See also Doctoral projects: Lied, Momrak, Farstad, Saetren; and Master projects: Axelsen, Birkeland, Nerhus, Nordli, Møller Pedersen, Risjord, Storhaug, Svendsen, Valen, Aasland. See also 'Research focuses', above.

>> See Master projects: Slang

• 'The letters of Muhammad b. 'Ali al-Sanusi (1787-1859)' (Knut S. Vikør, SMI).

>> See Sudan: O'Fahey

• 'Ethical and religious motifs in Egyptian sung narratives' (Joseph Bell, Arabic, with Bjørg Halvorsen, Oslo)
• 'Studies of institutional ways of dealing with water resource conflicts' (Terje Tvedt, CDS)

  >> See also Sudan: Pierce; Doctoral projects: Lunde, Steiner; and Master projects: Arstad, Bratsberg, Kjosås, Polster, Tjosevik, Valen, Aasland.

• 'Archaeology / Botany (The Sudan Programme II) (Anwar Magid, Archaeology)
• 'The cultural landscape of the Nile valley and hinterland. (Anwar Magid, Archaeology)
• 'Islamic Hegemonies in the Sudan' (R.S. O'Fahey, History; with G. Warburg, Haifa).
• 'Islamization, Arabization and modernization as factors in socio-cultural change in Liri, the southern Nuba mountains of the Sudan' (Leif Manger, Anthropology)
• 'The principles of native administration in the Sudan' (Anders Bjørkelo, History).
• 'Sources for the history of Nubia: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum' (Tomas Hägg, Richard H. Pierce &al, Classics.)
• 'State and land in Africa, with special reference to Darfur and Kanem-Borno' (R.S. O'Fahey, History; with J.O. Hunwick, Northwestern U. and H. Bobboyi, Kaduna, Nigeria)
• 'Theories on the relationship nature-society, focusing on fresh water issues' (Terje Tvedt, CDS).

  >> See also Egypt: Tvedt; Doctoral projects: Hafsaas, Tønnesen, Vezzadini; and Master projects: Heierland, Hellum, Rokkan, Vambheim.

>> See: Sudan: Tvedt; East Africa: O'Fahey; and Master projects: Mydland.

• 'Arabic Literature of Africa, vol 3: East and northeast Africa' (R.S. O'Fahey, History).
• 'The financing and organisation of coastal and transoceanic trade in East Africa, South Arabia and India in the 19th century' (Anders Bjørkelo, History)
• 'Integration or cosmopolitization? Family history and identity in East Africa and South Arabia, c. 1850-1945' (Anne K. Bang, SMI)

  >> See also Palestine: Okkenhaug; and Doctoral projects: Natvig, Woldeselassie. See also Research focuses, 'Indian Ocean', above.

• 'Ecology and society in Yemen' (Leif O. Manger, Anthropology)

  >> See also East Africa: Bjørkelo, Bang; and Master Projects: Hausman Mathisen, Saltnes, Aasland.

• 'Development without tears? The cases of Kuwait and Bahrain' (Anh Nga Longva, Anthropology)
• 'Democracy between tribalism, Islam and the welfare state: perspectives from Kuwait' (Anh Nga Longva, Anthropology).

• 'Mission, education, gender and colonial history' (Inger Marie Okkenhaug, History)

  >> See also Lebanon: Knudsen; Doctoral projects: Berg, J. Bøe; Lied, Kårtveit, Lundblad, and Master projects: Kjøstvedt, Nygård, Raunsgard, Reme, Rundereim, Sjøvold Nilsen, Svendsen, Årvik.

• 'Early planning history in the Jordan basin' [part of 'Lower Jordan Valley project'] (Terje Tvedt, CDS)

  >> See also Egypt: Tvedt; and Master Projects: Halsnes, Voll.

• 'Islamism in the diaspora: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon'; (Are Knudsen, CMI).

  >> See also Syria: Vikør; and Master projects: Finne, Kvamme, Raunsgard, Reme, Rundereim.

• 'Religion, family law and the construction of identities in Syria and Lebanon' (Knut S. Vikør, History with Rania Maktabi).

  >> See also Master projects: Nygård, Østhus, Rydningen.

>> See Master projects: Ekblom, Sundsdal.

• 'Marine knowledges in the Turkish Black Sea region and beyond. Further explorations into technology, power, and identity' (Ståle Knudsen, Anthropology)

  >> See Doctoral projects: Fosshagen, Ter-Matevoysan; and Master projects: Hanssen, Møller Pedersen.

>> See Master projects: Hanssen.

• 'Women, Islam and Human Rights in Modern Iran: The Influence of Religion, Law and Culture' (Sinding Aasen, Law)

  >>See also Master projects: Jakobsen, Roald, Sæther.

Afghanistan

• 'Gender differentiated assistance in situations of conflict. The case of Afghanistan' (Karin Ask, CMI, with Kate Halvorsen).

  >> See also Master projects: Fet.

• 'Processes of regional integration in northern Pakistan' (Tor Aase, Geography).

  >> See also Master projects: Lona, Zomorodi.

>> See East Africa: Bjørkelo.

• 'Enterprising Semarang: Value flow and economic adaptation in small-scale family businesses' (Eldar Bråten, Anthropology)
• 'Migrants and entrepreneurs in Insular Southeast Asia': Negotiating globalisation and marginalisation' (Eldar Bråten, Anthropology)

>> See Doctoral projects: Fredriksen, Kårtveit; and Master projects: Eide Olsen, Haugen, Lona, Mydland, Møller Pedersen, Nerhus, Pettersen, Raunsgard, Saltnes, Stordal, Strand, Syversen, Tangen. See also 'Research focuses'.

• 'Electronic storage and manipulation of literary, religious and ethical texts in Arabic and Turkish' (Joseph Bell, Arabic).