Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Authors: Jón Gunnar Ólafsson & Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir
A common explanation linked to increased polarisation has focused on changes in citizens’ information diets, with like-minded people apparently becoming increasingly isolated in online echo chambers. This article investigates whether news audience polarisation has increased …
Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Authors: Melika Mahmutović & Marko Lovec
The last decade saw the issue of polarisation garnering increased scholarly attention. While political polarisation has been almost unequivocally studied as synonymous with ideological polarisation, scholars have recently addressed polarisation along partisan lines manifesting through strong …
Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Author: Peter Strandbrink
In the present article, key conceptual and regulative requirements for quality public democratic talk to be maintained are identified and the linguistic economy of civic conversation about common affairs in the Swedish public sphere gauged; the relationship between public …
Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Author: Maximilian Conrad
The digital age has brought about fundamental questions about the viability of the public sphere. While a shared and inclusive communicative space is widely considered to be a fundamental requirement for democratic deliberation, the rise of social (and other …
Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Authors: Elena García-Guitián, Luis Bouza & Taru Haapala
Contributing to recent academic and public debates on how European democracies should respond to a scenario of “post-truth politics”, this article explores the idea of democracy that underlies current regulatory responses in the “European …
Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Author: Jeremias Schledorn
Political polarisation, e.g. following the refugee movements of 2015 or the Covid pandemic, is often explained by emotions. The latter are widely exploited as a political strategy, while points of view are often discredited as based on mere emotion …
Project: RECLAIM
Special Issue: Javnost - The Public
Author: Saul Newman
In the sixty years since the publication of Jürgen Habermas' magnum opus, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, the public sphere now faces a new threat in the era of “post-truth” politics. The preponderance of lies, mis/disinformation, “fake …
Project: RECLAIM
Authors: Luis Bouza, Juan Roch and Álvaro Oleart
The field of Eurocracy has increasingly been shaped by the emergence of actors lobbying on the area of digital regulation, which has heavily increased during the Von der Leyen Commission. We study the extra-institutional actor networks that have been involved …
Project: RECLAIM
Authors of the Report: Jacopo Custodi (SNS), Hans-Joerg Trenz (SNS) and Martin Moland (ARENA)
This report presents and analyses the comparative results of an investigation conducted in late 2023 and early 2024 on journalism and its relationship with the issue of dis/misinformation in 7 different countries – Poland, …
Editors: Saul Newman and Maximilian Conrad
Project: RECLAIM
This open access book analyses the convergence between ‘post-truth’ political culture and the politics of populism. The premise is that there is an intrinsic link between post-truth discourse (referring to mis/disinformation, ‘alternative facts’, ‘fake news’, conspiracy theories and the general distrust of …
Charlotte Galpin and Patrick Vernon, University of Birmingham
British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2023
Project: Post-Truth
Project: RECLAIM
Authors: Martin Moland (ARENA), Asimina Michailidou (ARENA), Jacopo Custodi (SNS) and Hans-Jörg Trenz (SNS)
This report begins by presenting country-level responses to questions regarding journalistic characteristics, functions, their perceived importance and fact-checking (D4.3). Subsequently, we present the results of our survey experiment (D4.6).
Authors: Andreu Casero-Ripollés, Jorge Tuñón and Luis Bouza-García
Project: RECLAIM
The COVID-19 health crisis and the invasion of Ukraine have placed disinformation in the focus of European policies. This article aims to analyze the emerging European policy on counter-disinformation practices and regulations. To this end the article examines developing European …
Authors: Luis Bouza García and Alvaro Oleart
Project: RECLAIM
The growing influence of social media platforms, and the disinformation that circulates in them, has transformed the public spheres. How to deal with disinformation is an open normative, empirical and political question in contemporary democracies. This article, outlines an agenda on …
Vytautas Kuokštis and Ramūnas Vilpišauskas - Vilnius University
Project: NAS
Asimina Michailidou, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo & Hans-Jörg Trenz, Scuola Normale Superiore
Politics and Governance, 2021
Project: Post-Truth
Maximilian Conrad, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson, Asimina Michailidou, Charlotte Galpin, Niko Pyrhönen (Editors)
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
Project: Post-Truth Politics
Jón Gunnar Ólafsson - University of Iceland, Faculty of Political Science
2021
Pia Hansson and Auður Birna Stefánsdóttir - University of Iceland, Centre for Small State Studies
2021
Steven Murphy - University of Iceland
Project: SSANSE
Steven Murphy - University of Iceland
Project: SSANSE
This book examines the security, defence and foreign policy choices and challenges of small states in NATO and its small partner states in the new security environment.
Iceland and Arctic Security: US Dependency and the Search for an Arctic Identity
On Thin Ice? Perspectives on Arctic Security
This article illustrates how the crisis of the news media is impacting political coverage in Iceland. Perceptions of routine political coverage in the Icelandic media have not been studied before, and this article fills this research gap and situates the Icelandic case within the wider news media crisis literature.
Vytautas Kuokštis, Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, Algirdas Bieliūnas - Vilnius University
Project: NAS
Editors: Tómas Joensen, University of Iceland and Ian Taylor, St. Andrews University
Project: NAS
Primoz Pevcin - University of Ljubljana
Project: NAS
Jón Gunnar Ólafsson, Goldsmiths - University of London, UK
Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Ritstýrt af Christine Ingebritsen, Iver B. Neumann, Sieglinde Gstöhl og Jessica Beyer
Alyson JK Bailes & Lassi Heininen
2013
Jesse Hastings, Edward H. Huijbens, Gustav Pétursson and Jennifer Smith
2015
Külli Sarapuu og Tiina Randma-Liiv - Tækniháskólinn í Tallinn, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance
Verkefni: NAS
Đana Luša - Háskólinn í Zagreb
Verkefni: NAS
Tiina Randma-Liiv og Külli Sarapuu - Tækniháskólinn í Tallinn, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance
Verkefni: NAS
Danila Rijavec og Primož Pevcin - Háskólinn í Ljubljana
Verkefni: NAS
Anders Wivel - Háskólinn í Kapmannahöfn
Verkefni: NAS
Baldur Thorhallsson, Sverrir Steinsson og Þorsteinn Kristinsson - Háskóli Íslands
Verkefni: NAS
Baldur Þórhallsson – Háskóli Íslands
Verkefni: NAS
Democracy through policy dialogue
This closed-door event aimed to facilitate a constructive and interactive dialogue between policy-makers and project researchers. Designed to connect RECLAIM's academic findings with practical policy needs, the event fostered open, small-group roundtable discussions.
The RECLAIM midterm conference, hosted on 13 March 2024 by IIR Prague, focused on the role of journalism and regulation in addressing post-truth politics and reclaiming liberal democracy. Recording from the conference can be found on the RECLAIM website, reclaim.hi.is.
Report from the RECLAIM panel "Building Democratic Resilience in Europe" at TEPSA's Belgian Pre-Presidency conference in November 2023.
Panel at TEPSA’s Spanish Pre-Presidency Conference “Reclaiming Public Debates as an EU Response to Post Truth Challenges: Deliberation, quality information and citizen education”, Madrid, 1 June 2023
Panel at TEPSA’s Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference “The Future of the Union and its Fundamental Values”, Stockholm 1 December 2022
Author: Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir
This report summarizes the main findings of the second iteration of a survey of Icelanders’ attitudes towards foreign affairs and international cooperation. The findings reflect a changed reality, as Russia’s war against Ukraine has shaken belief in the sanctity of borders and respect for international law. …
The following report summarizes the main themes and discussions of the RECLAIM kick-off conference in Reykjavík.
Vorið 2016 var leitað til Alþjóðamálastofnunar og Háskóla Íslands í gegnum átakið Fræði og fjölmenning
um gerð heildstæðrar greiningar á gæðum aðlögunar flóttafólks og innflytjenda að íslensku samfélagi.
Verkbeiðendur voru innanríkisráðuneytið og velferðarráðuneytið.
Skýrsla um samskipti Íslands og Kína frá 1995-2021. Höfundar skýrslunnar eru Baldur Þórhallsson, prófessor í stjórnmálafræði, og Snæfríður Grímsdóttir, aðjúnkt í kínverskum fræðum.
Report on Iceland, the EU, and Arctic seucurity, conducted by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, written by Pia Hansson and Guðbjörg Ríkey Th. Hauksdóttir.
The COVID-19 Island Insights Series is an initiative spearheaded by the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG) and the Institute of Island Studies (IIS) at the University of Prince Edward Island in collaboration with Island Innovation. The initiative brings together critical assessments of how specific islands around the …
Report on Baltic and Nordic Responses to the 2020 Post-Election Crisis in Belarus. This policy brief assesses the reactions of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden in light of the Belarus post-election crisis. The reaction of liberal democracies to popular uprisings in authoritarian countries of today echoes …
This report provides an insight into the Icelandic people’s attitudes towards security and foreign affairs. The responses indicate a largely pragmatic view to economic cooperation, not necessarily challenging trading partners on political grounds when it might risk economic interests. This pragmatism also appears in attitudes towards the great powers, although …
Finding a Niche for Iceland in the Post-Cold War Era
Margrét Cela and Pia Hansson
While the Arctic has been characterized more by cooperation than competition, recent events indicate that the tides may be turning. As attention turns north and the Arctic reenters the strategic calculations of great powers, spaces …
Skýrsla þessi felur í sér ítarlega greiningu á þátttöku, áskorunum og tækifærum íslenskra aðila innan samstarfs á vegum Uppbyggingarsjóðs EES. Skýrslan er unnin fyrir Alþjóðamálastofnun Háskóla Íslands, en starfandi forstöðumaður hennar og verkefnisstjóri fóru með umsjón verkefnisins í samstarfi við utanríkisráðuneytið og Rannís sumarið 2020. Jafnframt var verkefnið styrkt af …
Á haustmánuðum 2013 var leitað til Alþjóðamálastofnunar Háskóla Íslands um úttekt á aðildarviðræðum Íslands við Evrópusambandið. Verkbeiðendur eru Alþýðusamband Íslands, Samtök atvinnulífsins, Félag atvinnurekenda og Viðskiptaráð Íslands. Markmið verkefnisins er að leggja mat á stöðu aðildarviðræðna Íslands við Evrópusambandið, að greina þau álitaefni sem eru til staðar og þá kosti …
Vorið 2016 var leitað til Alþjóðamálastofnunar og Háskóla Íslands í gegnum átakið Fræði og fjölmenning
um gerð heildstæðrar greiningar á gæðum aðlögunar flóttafólks og innflytjenda að íslensku samfélagi.
Verkbeiðendur eru innanríkisráðuneytið og velferðarráðuneytið.
In this review, we revisit these thirteen proposals and ask: How important was the 2009 Stoltenberg Report for boosting Nordic foreign and security policy cooperation? What progress can we observe in the decade that has passed since the report was released?
Hvernig geta afleiðingar loftslagsbreytinga leitt til ófriðar og átaka? Hvernig getur almenningur og grasrótarhreyfingar unnið gegn loftslagsbreytingum og þeim ófriði sem þeim getur fylgt? Erum við að gera nóg?
Í þessum þætti ræðir Margrét Marteinsdóttir við Hafdísi Hönnu Ægisdóttur, verkefnastjóra hjá Stofnun Sæmundar fróða um sjálfbæra þróun, Þorgerði Maríu Þorbjarnardóttur, …
Hefur Ísland rödd á alþjóðavettvangi? Getur Ísland haft áhrif í alþjóðakerfinu þegar kemur að því að sporna gegn ofbeldi og stuðla að friði á heimsvísu?
Í þessum þætti ræðir Margrét Marteinsdóttir við Piu Hansson, forstöðumann Höfða friðarseturs og Alþjóðamálastofnunar Háskóla Íslands, um stærstu áskoranirnar sem framundan eru í friðarmálum og …
Ríkir friður inni á heimilum barna á Íslandi? Hvaða úrræði eru fyrir börn sem búa við óöryggi, ofbeldi eða vanrækslu? Hvaða áhrif hefur COVID-19 haft á öryggi barna á Íslandi? Hvernig getur fólk hjálpað?
Í þessum þætti ræðir Margrét Marteinsdóttir við Birnu Þórarinsdóttur, framkvæmdastjóra UNICEF á Íslandi, Hlín Sæþórsdóttur, félagsráðgjafa …
Hverjar eru birtingarmyndir kynbundins ofbeldis? Hverjir eru gerendur og hvernig er hægt að stuðla að opinskárri umræðu við þá? Ríkir friður inni á íslenskum heimilum?
Í þessum þætti ræðir Margrét Marteinsdóttir við Stellu Samúelsdóttur, framkvæmdastýru UN Women á Íslandi, Örnu Hauksdóttur og Unni Valdimarsdóttur, prófessora við Háskóla Íslands og rannsakendur …
Hvað er friður? Hvernig tengist hugtakið okkur sem einstaklingum og hvaða merkingu leggjum við í það hér á Íslandi? Hvernig tengist friður umræðu um ofbeldi og mismunun?
Í þessum þætti ræðir Margrét Marteinsdóttir við Guðrúnu Sif Friðriksdóttur, doktor í mannfræði, Stefán Pálsson, sagnfræðing og Jökul Inga Þorvaldsson, ungmennafulltrúa Íslands hjá …
Authors: Gwenaëlle Bauvois, Niko Pyrhönen and Suvi Keskinen, The Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism (CEREN), Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
Authors: Asimina Michailidou (ARENA, University of Oslo); Hans-Jörg Trenz (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
Author: Maximilian Conrad, Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland
Authors: Charlotte Galpin and Patrick Vernon, University of Birmingham
Gustav Petursson - University of Iceland
Project: SSANSE
Margarita Šešelgytė - Vilnius University
Presented at the conference: ‘Small States and the Changing Global Order: New Zealand Faces the Future’ at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-4 June 2017
Alan Tidwell - Georgetown University
Presented at the conference: ‘Small States and the Changing Global Order: New Zealand Faces the Future’ at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-4 June 2017
Anne-Marie Brady - University of Canterbury
Presented at the conference: ‘Small States and the Changing Global Order: New Zealand Faces the Future’ at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-4 June 2017
Baldur Thorhallsson - University of Iceland
Presented at the conference: ‘Small States and the Changing Global Order: New Zealand Faces the Future’ at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-4 June 2017
Caroline Grön - Háskólinn í Kaupmannahöfn
Alyson JK Bailes - Háskóli Íslands
Urban Jaksa - Háskólinn í York
Samantekt frá lokaráðstefnu PELEEA verkefnisins sem haldin var í Reykjavík 29. ágúst 2019
Verkefni: PELEEA
Christian Frommelt, Forstöðumaður Liechtenstein Institut
Verkefni: PELEEA
John Erik Fossum og Hans Petter Graver, ARENA Centre for European Studies, Háskólinn í Osló
Verkefni: PELEEA
This module offers a comprehensive introduction to small state leadership in international diplomacy. The module will introduce students to the literatures on foreign policy analysis and small state foreign policy and build on these general insights when zooming in on small state leadership in foreign policy and diplomacy
This module provides students with an understanding of how small states perform and profile themselves on normative leadership in gender equality. Students are presented with research from and on various small states, who have found a niche in international relations where they can excel and lead by example.
The main aim of this module is to give a concentrated overview of the small states’ foreign and security policy characteristics while revealing the importance of the leadership component in it.
This is the second module of the course “Leadership in Small States”. The module concentrates on leadership issues from the perspective of public administration and governance.
This module is an introduction to the course Leadership in Small States. It aims to give a brief introduction to both small state studies and leadership studies, while also offering an insight into how these two academic standpoints interact
Fólksflutningar hafa lítið verið rannsakaðir út frá sjónarhóli smáríkja. Námskeiðið býður upp á þverfræðilega nálgun á þetta efni.
Verkefni: TCDA
Markmið námskeiðsins er að framhaldsnemendur öðlist skilning á stjórnsýslu og stjórnarháttum í smáríkjum.
Verkefni: TCDA
Markmið námskeiðsins er að framhaldsnemendur öðlist skilning á sérstöðu smáríkja með tilliti til alþjóðalaga.
Verkefni: TCDA
Markmið námskeiðsins er að framhaldsnemendur öðlist alhliða skilning á sérstæðum einkennum utanríkisstefna smáríkja.
Verkefni: TCDA
Líkt og undanfarin ár bauð Alþjóðamálastofnun Háskóla Íslands upp á fjölbreytta fræðslu og upplýsta umræðu um alþjóðamál eins og sjá má í samantekt yfir starfsemi stofnunarinnar árið 2022 sem fylgir hér með í viðhengi.
Nordic research cooperation is more important than ever in a rapidly changing world. This article by the directors of the Nordic Institutes of International Affairs offers concrete proposals for developing cooperation.
Þorgerður María Þorbjarnardóttir, formaður Ungra umhverfissinna skrifar grein í tilefni af Friðardögum í Reykjavík
Grein eftir Baldur Þórhallsson prófessor í stjórnmálafræði við Háskóla Íslands
Steinunn Jakobsdóttir, kynningarstjóri og fjölmiðlafulltrúi UNICEF á Íslandi skrifar grein í tengslum við friðardaga í Reykjavík
Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, framkvæmdastýra UN Women, ritar grein í tengslum við friðardaga í Reykjavík
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, prófessor við Stjórnmálafræðideild Háskóla Íslands skrifar grein í tengslum við friðardaga í Reykjavík
Grein skrifuð í tengslum við friðardaga í Reykjavík, sem fram fara á netinu í ár í formi hlaðvarpsþáttaraðar undir yfirskriftinni: Er friðurinn úti? Í þáttunum verður fjallað sérstaklega um hugtakið frið og hvernig það tengist okkur sem einstaklingum og samfélagi.
Grein eftir Jón Atli Benediktsson, rektor Háskóla Íslands og Dagur B. Eggertsson, borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur, í tilefni af alþjóðlegum degi friðar
Grein eftir Brynju Huld Óskarsdóttur, nemanda í ACONA, í tilefni af alþjóðlegum degi friðar
Grein eftir Álfrúnu Perlu Baldursdóttur, nemanda í ACONA
Maximilian Conrad on the importance of studying post-truth politics in the context of the ongoing Corona crisis (in Swedish).