Baldur Thorhallsson
Professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Iceland. Baldur is also the Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies and Programme and Research Director at the Centre for Small States at the University. His research focuses primarily on small state studies, European integration and Iceland’s foreign policy. He has published extensively in international journals. He has contributed to several academic books and written two books on small states in Europe, Iceland and European integration – On the Edge and The Role of Small States in the European Union. He holds a PhD (1999) and MA (1994) in Political Science from the University of Essex in England. In 2002, Baldur established the Centre for Small State Studies at the University of Iceland in association with colleagues from around the globe and re-established the Icelandic Institute of International Affairs. He was Chair of their Board until 2011. Baldur has taught on small states at several universities and was the ‘Class of 1955’ Visiting Professor of International Studies at Williams College (MA, USA) in 2013 and Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Queen Mary University of London in 2017. Baldur is currently working on a number of research projects related to Iceland’s external affairs, small states in European integration, and theories on small states, as well as teaching two courses on small states in Europe.
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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Verður Skotland sjálfstætt ríki? Var Ísland í skjóli Englendinga og Þjóðverja á 15. og 16.öld?
Tveir fyrirlestrar á morgun í tilefni af útgáfu fræðigreina í tímaritinu Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, kl 16.30, miðvikudag 26. Júní, Odda 101 HÍ. Ég mun fjalla um grein okkar Alyson Bailes og Rachel Johnstone um Skotland, 'Scotland as an Independent Small State: … Continue reading
The Independence party's EU policy affected by funds from the fisheries sector
This is a very interesting BA-thesis that Hörður Unnsteinsson, a student of mine, wrote this spring. Hörður analysed the Independence party's opposition to the EU and came to the conclusion that the funds that the party and its members receive … Continue reading
Let's prioritise! Iceland needs to prioritise when it comes to foreign affairs
An article that appeared in Fréttablaðið, 24 June, on the foreign policy of the newly elected Icelandic government
Banned gay-pride marches!
Here is an interview in the Icelandic National Radio where Svandís Anna Sigurðardóttir and I discuss our recent trip to Belgrade and the conference we attended there on gay rights in current and future EU accession countries.
Travel Journal from Belgrade
A short travel journal from Belgrade - NATO airstrikes, radical nationalism, christian fundamentalism and banned gay-pride marches are amongst what this Balkan city has endured in recent years.
Iceland's new allies! China, India and Russia?
A short article that appeared in Fréttablaðið, 18 June, with some thoughts on Iceland's foreign policy from the viewpoint of small state studies.
From Oppression to Rainbow Revolution - Speech
Here is a copy of the speech from Belgrade. 'From Oppression to Rainbow Revolution: Queer cultural and legislative victories in Iceland'
From Oppression to Rainbow Revolution
Here is a video of a speech held at a conference in Serbia on the development of the human-rights struggle of the gay community in Iceland; 'From Oppression to Rainbow Revolution: Queer Culture and Legislative Victories in Iceland'.
Conference in Serbia
Just arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, to attend a conference on the human rights of gay people in current and anticipated EU accession countries. We are going to compare the good position of the gay community in Iceland with its poor … Continue reading
Protesting in front of the Russian embassy
Kisses, hugs and demonstrations outside the Russian embassy in Reykjavik alongside friends, family, colleagues and yawning members of parliament 🙂 Protesting the new legislation passed by the Russian parliament on 11 June that bans 'propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations'. As … Continue reading