Alyson JK Bailes & Lassi Heininen
2013
Anders Wivel - University of Copenhagen
Project: NAS
Editors: Tómas Joensen, University of Iceland and Ian Taylor, St. Andrews University
Project: NAS
Forthcoming publication from the NAS project. Publication date 29 March 2021
Edited by Christine Ingebritsen, Iver B. Neumann, Sieglinde Gstöhl and Jessica Beyer
Conference paper by Lára Jóhannsdóttir & David Cook
2017
Jón Gunnar Ólafsson, Goldsmiths - University of London, UK
Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Külli Sarapuu and Tiina Randma-Liiv - Tallinn University of Technology, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance
Project: NAS
Tiina Randma-Liiv and Külli Sarapuu - Tallinn University of Technology, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance
Project: NAS
On Thin Ice? Perspectives on Arctic Security
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.
Jesse Hastings, Edward H. Huijbens, Gustav Pétursson and Jennifer Smith
2015
Vytautas Kuokštis, Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, Algirdas Bieliūnas - Vilnius University
Project: NAS
Đana Luša - University of Zagreb
Project: NAS
Steven Murphy - University of Iceland
Project: SSANSE
Baldur Thorhallsson – University of Iceland
Project: NAS
Iceland and Arctic Security: US Dependency and the Search for an Arctic Identity
Primoz Pevcin - University of Ljubljana
Project: NAS
Baldur Thorhallsson, Sverrir Steinsson and Thorsteinn Kristinsson - University of Iceland
Project: NAS
Steven Murphy - University of Iceland
Project: SSANSE
Alyson JK Bailes
2014
Danila Rijavec and Primož Pevcin - University of Ljubljana
Project: NAS
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.
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 …
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 …
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?
In the spring of 2016, the Institute of International Affairs and the University of Iceland were commissioned to work on a comprehensive analysis of the quality of integration of refugees and immigrants into Icelandic society by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Welfare. This is an abstract …
This report comprises the first in-depth analysis on the participation, challenges and opportunities of Icelandic entities in the EEA Grants. The research was conducted for the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland, and overseen by its Acting Director and one of its Project Managers during the summer …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
Urban Jaksa - University of York
Summary report from final conference in Reykjavik on 29 August 2019
Project: PELEEA
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
Gustav Petursson - University of Iceland
Project: SSANSE
Caroline Grön - University of Copenhagen
Christian Frommelt, Director of the Liechtenstein Institute
Project: PELEEA
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
Alyson JK Bailes - University of Iceland
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
John Erik Fossum and Hans Petter Graver, ARENA Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo
Project: PELEEA
The aim of the course is to offer a comprehensive introduction to small state foreign policy to postgraduate students.
Project: TCDA
The study of migration from a small state perspective remains an undeveloped field. This course offers an inter-disciplinary approach to this subject.
Project: TCDA
The course is designed to introduce postgraduate students to the realm of small state governance.
Project: TCDA
This course is designed to introduce postgraduate students to the study of small states and international law.
Project: TCDA
Steinunn Jakobsdóttir, media representative at UNICEF Iceland writes and article in relation to Peace Days in Reykjavík
An article by Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka Executive Director of UN Women in relation to Peace Days in Reykjavík
An article written about The Imagine Forum and the peace days in Reykjavík 2020 that will take place in October, as in recent years, but this time they will take place entirely online, under the heading "Er friðurinn úti?"
Þorgerður María Þorbjarnardóttir, formaður Ungra umhverfissinna skrifar grein í tilefni af Friðardögum í Reykjavík
An article by Álfrún Perla Baldursdóttir published on the International day of Peace
An article by Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland og Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavík on International Day of Peace (in Icelandic)
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, professor of International Affairs writes an article in relations to Reykjavík Peace Days
Baldur Þórhallsson, Professor in Political Science at the University of Iceland
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.
Maximilian Conrad on the importance of studying post-truth politics in the context of the ongoing Corona crisis (in Swedish).
In this podcast we discuss Iceland’s capability, as a small state, to take on a leadership role in the international arena. Does Iceland have a strong voice within the international society? How can we shape the discussion and lead actions to tackle gender-based violence, violence against children and promote sustainable …
In this podcast we discuss the situation of children in Icelandic society, what resources are available for children living in insecurity, and for those who have endured violence or neglect. What effect has COVID-19 had on the safety of children in Iceland? How can people help?
This episode was produced …
In this podcast we discuss gender-based violence, its root causes and consequences. Who are the perpetrators and how can we create an open dialogue with them? Do we find peace in Icelandic homes?
This episode was produced in collaboration with UN Women in Iceland.
The podcast is in Icelandic and …
Will climate change lead to more violence and conflict? What can we do to battle climate change and prevent conflict? Are we doing enough?
What is Peace? In this podcast we discuss the concept, what meaning it has for us as individuals and society and how we understand it here in Iceland.
The episode is in Icelandic and it is a part of the Reykjavík Peace Days 2020 podcast series produced in collaboration with …