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: September 2016
Power Struggle within the Progressive Party
The return of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson to Icelandic politics has put the Progressive Party in tumult. Gunnlaugsson has made a claim for the leadership in the Progressive Party but faces resistance within the party. It is clear that Gunnlaugsson is … Continue reading
Icelanders’ Celtic roots: Did Celts settle in the South of Iceland before the Nordic Settlement?
Fun lecture and historical walk in the farm of Ægissíða where twelve manmade caves are to be found: Icelanders’ Celtic roots: Did Celts settle in the South of Iceland before the Nordic Settlement? Here are a few pictures from the historical … Continue reading
Small States Pub Quiz
The annual Small States Pub Quiz was held yesterday with great success. Many students in the Small States Studies Diploma program at the University of Iceland participated, along with students taking small states courses as BA-students in Political Science or MA-students … Continue reading
Iceland’s External Shelter from the Settlement to the 21st century
The findings of several articles on Shelter Theory and its application to Iceland were brought together in one large presentation held at a great, interesting conference at NUPI on 8 September: Iceland’s External Shelter from the Settlement to the 21st century: … Continue reading
Iceland: Dominant Party in Thrall to its Past Discourse
Lecture at Queen Mary University, London on one of the dominant factors explaining Iceland's non-membership of the European Union, namely the reluctance of Iceland's dominant party, the Independence Party, to engage in the European project. The lecture went by the … Continue reading
Alliance Theory and Small State Alliance “Shelter”: The Complexities of Small State Alliance Behavior
New study has been made available through early view on Third World Thematics: "Alliance Theory and Small State Alliance “Shelter”: The Complexities of Small State Alliance Behavior". The study was co-authored with Alyson Bailes and Bradley Thayer. This article is dedicated … Continue reading
How do small states defend their interests?
The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy has been published. The book contains a chapter on Small State Diplomacy, co-authored with Alyson J.K. Bailes, that readers of this page might be interested in!