Research Interests
The Rule of Hamas in Gaza: Rethinking the prospects for Peace
Background
Languages spoken:
Norwegian, English, some Arabic
Working experience:
Freelance journalist in the Middle East and North Africa since 1983 for several newspapers and periodicals, among them: Bergens Tidende, Dagbladet, Dagsavisen/Arbeiderbladet, Bistandsaktuelt, Klassekampen, Morgenbladet, Ny Tid, Det Fri Aktuelt (København). Specialised in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also reports from Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Kurdistan (Turkey, Iraq and Iran).
Some freelance consultancy services for Norwegian People’s Aid, Norwegian Centre of Human Rights and Exponor (film company).
Research and Analysis Officer in the international observation force ‘Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH). Election observer in Palestine and Yemen.
Research Assistant at the Centre for International Studies/Fafo on two projects on Palestinian refugees within the frame of the Refugee Working Group of the Multilateral peace talks in the Middle East.
Coordinator of medical projects in Lebanon for the Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC).
Education:
MA in political science, University of Oslo
Cand. Mag. (equivalent to B.A.), University of Oslo and Oppland Distriktshøgskole in the areas of Political Science, Modern History and Arabic. Arabic studies at the University of Jordan, Amman.
Publications
Hovdenak, Are, 2010. "Hamas in Gaza: Preparing for Long-term Control?" PRIO Policy Brief 11, Oslo: Peace Research Institute, Oslo.
Hovdenak, Are, 2010. "The Public Services under Hamas in Gaza: Islamic Revolution or Crisis Management?" PRIO Report 3, Oslo: Peace Research Institute, Oslo.
Hovdenak, Are, 2009. “Hamas in Transition: The Failure of Sanctions”. Democratization, Vol.16, No.1.
Hovdenak, Are, 2009. “Trading Refugees for Land and Symbols: The Palestinian Negotiation Strategy in the Oslo Process”, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol.22 , No 1.
Hovdenak, Are, 2009. Al-Qaida – a challenge for Hamas? FFI-report 2009/00092. Kjeller: FFI.
Hovdenak, Are, 2009. ”Palestinerne: Permanent eksil” [The Palestinians: Permanent Exile]. Flyktningregnskapet 2009. Oslo: Norwegian Refugee Council.
Hovdenak, Are, 2009. ”Hamas må anerkjennes” [Hamas must be recognised] (op-ed). Dagbladet, 1. February.
Hovdenak, Are, 2008. ”Kan Hamas presses til moderasjon?” [’Can Hamas be pressured to moderation’] Babylon, Vol.5, No.2.
Hovdenak, Are, Øystein Noreng, Stein Tønnesson and Hilde Henriksen Waage, 2005. Regime Stability in the Middle East, PRIO report 3. Oslo: International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.
Hovdenak, Are, 2005. Negotiating Palestine Refugees: A Question of Legitimacy, Cand. polit thesis. Oslo: University of Oslo, Institute of Political Science, April.
Hovdenak, Are, 2003. “Middle East: More Need for Traffic Police than Road Maps”. Security Dialogue. Volume 34, Number 4, December.
Hovdenak, Are, 2003. Intifada – opprør mot okkupasjon, Booklet, 112 pp. Oslo: Norsk Folkehjelp.
Hovdenak, Are (ed), 1999: Algeria and the International Society – the Crisis of violence. Human Rights Report No 1, Oslo: Norwegian Institute of Human Rights.
Hovdenak, Are, 1998. ”Hvem dreper hvem i Algerie?” [Who Kills Who in Algeria] Samtiden 4, Oslo: Aschehoug.
Hovdenak, Are, Jon Pedersen, Dag Tuastad and Elia Zureik, 1997: Constructing Order: Palestinian Adaptations to Refugee Life. Fafo-report 236, Oslo: Institute for Applied Social Science.
Hovdenak, Are, 1996. “Elections at the Countryside”, in Nils Butenschøn and Kåre Vollan (eds): Interim Democracy. Human Rights Report, No. 7, May. Oslo: Norwegian Institute of Human Rights.
Signe Gilen, Are Hovdenak, Rania Maktabi, Jon Pedersen and Dag Tuastad, 1994. Finding Ways – Palestinian Coping Strategies in Changing Environments. Fafo-report 177, Oslo: Institute for Applied Social Science.
All Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Article