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The Centre for Small State Studies, established in 2001, is run under the auspices of the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland. The main goal of the Centre is to promote research and education on small states and to promote the progress of small state studies in Iceland and in international co-operation.
What we do →

Projects

Navigating the Storm (NAS)

Post-Brexit Europe (PELEEA)

Leadership in Small States (LIST)

Towards a Cross-Disciplinary Approach (TCDA)

Small States: Online Courses

Small States and the New Security Environment (SSANSE)

Publications

International Law and Small States

This course is designed to introduce postgraduate students to the study of small states and international law.

Project: TCDA

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Brexit, the EEA and debunking myths about the Norway model

John Erik Fossum and Hans Petter Graver, ARENA Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo

Project: PELEEA

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Small State Foreign Policy

The aim of the course is to offer a comprehensive introduction to small state foreign policy to postgraduate students.

Project: TCDA

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Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder? Mapping Nordicness in Danish foreign policy

Anders Wivel - University of Copenhagen

Project: NAS

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Public governance in small states: from paradoxes to research agenda

Tiina Randma-Liiv and Külli Sarapuu - Tallinn University of Technology, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance

Project: NAS

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Brexit – Looking Forward

Summary report from final conference in Reykjavik on 29 August 2019

Project: PELEEA

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Governance of Small States

The course is designed to introduce postgraduate students to the realm of small state governance.

Project: TCDA

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Brexit and the future of the EEA

Christian Frommelt, Director of the Liechtenstein Institute

Project: PELEEA

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