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: November 2019
Shelter Theory in a nutshell
A policy brief on Shelter Theory has been published by the National University of Singapore and the Middle East Institute in Singapore.
Policy changes in Iceland and Armenia
Lecture on Iceland's Shelter-Seeking Behaviour at the American University of Armenia inYerevan. Great discussion in the panel 'International Relations After A Political Upheaval: Continuity or Rupture?' at the Inaugural AUA Political Science and International Affairs Conference - Armenia's Transformation in a … Continue reading
Hverjir eiga að vera okkar nánustu bandamenn í framtíðinni?
,,Við ætlum okkur nánari samskipti við Bandaríkin, efnahagslega og á pólitíska sviðinu. Við ætlum okkur líka nánari tengsl við Breta, efnahagslega og pólitískt. Við viljum líka áfram tengjast Evrópu sterkum böndum en á sama tíma ætlum við að vera í … Continue reading
Hver í friði í sínu ráðuneyti
„Katrínu tekst að leiða þessa stjórn mjög vel. Kannski nær hún þessari samstöðu með því að einstaka ráðherrar fá að vera í friði með eigin ráðuneyti og reka stefnu síns flokks þar án kannski mikillar afskiptasemi annarra. Vinstri græn fá … Continue reading
Svört saga kirkjunnar í málefnum samkynhneigðra
„Kirkjan sem stofnun og biskupar hennar beittu sér gegn öllum þeim helstu réttarbótum sem samkynhneigðir fengu á sínum tíma. Það eru ekki nema fjögur ár síðan kirkjan breytti um stefnu og núna verða allir prestar að gifta fólk af sama … Continue reading
Styrkjum skólakerfið
,,vill að skólaárið verði lengt hér á landi og verði svipað langt og skólaár Norðurlandanna. Með því verði skólakerfið styrkt. Alþjóðlegar kannanir sýni að skólakerfið hérlendis sé ekki nægilega öflugt og geti orðið öflugra en það er."
Þegar hagsmunagæsla snýst upp í andhverfu sína
,,hluti atvinnurekenda í miðborginni í raun berjast gegn miðborginni og sínum eigin hagsmunum."
Stjórn um stöðuleika eða óbreytt ástand
,,Þessir þrír gömlu valdaflokkar, sérstaklega Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn og Framsóknarflokkurinn, mynda stjórn til þess að verja það kerfi til dæmis eins og fiskveiðistjórnunarkerfið, landbúnaðarkerfið, núverandi stjórnarskrá, að halda óbreyttu heilbrigðiskerfi, óbreyttu menntakerfi. Þetta er svona um stöðugleika eða að minnsta kosti óbreytt ástand.“
Crisis management - Iceland's engagement in the European project
An article of mine has just been published titled Iceland and European integration in Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Politics (Oxford University Press). I argue in the paper that the Icelandic political elite has always hesitated to take any moves toward closer … Continue reading