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: May 2014
Seinni hálfleikur af viðtali í Bixinu á Útvarpi Sögu
Ræddi niðurstöður Evrópuþingskosninganna í Bixinu hjá Höskuldi Höskuldssyni - fórum ítarlega yfir völd þingsins, hvernig einstaka þingmenn geta haft áhrif og hvers vegna hægri öfgaflokkar og róttækir vinstriflokkar náðu svo góðum árangi. Það er frábært að fá tækifæri til að … Continue reading
ESB-kosningar pólitískur jarðskjálfti
Viðtal við Vísi.is um niðurstöður kosninganna til Evrópuþingsins. Ástæðan fyrir uppgangi hægri-öfgaflokkanna er margþætt: 1. Efnahagskreppan. 2. Andstaða við valdatilfærslu frá ríkjunum til ESB. 3. Vantrú á stjórnmálaelítunni. 4. Andstaða við innflytjendur. 5. Verið er að kjósa gegn mjög óvinsælum … Continue reading
„Þetta er ekkert Pollapönk. Þessi hægri öfgaflokkar ...''
Discussing the results of European parliament elections on the Channel 2 news. The rise of populist right-wing parties marks a precarious turn for the European integration. These parties promote conservative values and have even shown disregard for human rights in … Continue reading
Small States and International Security
This new book on Small States and international security was published by Routledge in February/March. The concept of the book is based on the curriculum of the summerschool that the Centre for Small State Studies has hosted for the last three years. The … Continue reading
Viðtal í Bixinu á Útvarpi Sögu
Ræddi um Evrópumál í Bixinu hjá Höskuldi Höskuldssyni á Útvarpi Sögu. Í þessum frábæra þætti hjá Höskuldi gefst tími að ræða mál ofan í kjölinn. Hægt er að hlusta á þáttinn hér. Þátturinn var á dagskrá 21. maí.
'Nunca haverá igualdade entre os estados na UE'
Interview with me in the Portugese newspaper Journal i 'There will never be equality among states in the EU' during a conference on Portugal's power potential in the European Union. The journalist was also very interested the Icelandic economic collapse. … Continue reading
Portugal participation in the EU decision making
A conference at Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, Braga, Portugal, 16 May 2014. An interesting conference held in Braga where the most recent research on Portugal's participation in the EU was presented. I took part in a panel called 'Small states … Continue reading
Are Icelanders not good Europeans?
I gave a lecture at Lund University on 5 May called: "Are Icelanders not good Europeans - The reluctance of the Icelandic political elite to take full part in the European project". Four of my former students attended the lecture; three … Continue reading