My overarching research interest is in how polities relate to one another, in pre-history, in history, in imagined worlds, and in principle. I usually draw on Continental social theory to analyse this, and use empirical examples from Russian foreign policy, Norwegian foreign policy and, increasingly, from archaeology.
Academic background
- Doctorate: D.Phil. (Politics) Oxford University, 1992
- Second Doctorate: Dr. Philos. (Social Anthropology) Oslo University, 2009
- Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, LSE, 2012-2017
- 17500 hits on Google Scholar, h-factor 53
Professional experience
- Member, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- Member, Academica Europaea
- Member, Aker Scholarship Board
- Co-editor, The New International Relations Series, Routledge
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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In Christian Lequesne (ed), Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the World: Actors of State. Brill Academic Publishers, 2022, pp. 335-351.
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Diplomatica, Vol 4, No 4, 2022, pp. 138-144.
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In Jan Busse (ed), Globality of Governmentality: Governing an Entangled World. Routledge, 2021, Chapter 11.
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In Morten Skumsrud Andersen, Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon (eds), Undermining American Hegemony. Goods Substitution in World Politics. Cambridge University Press, 2021, pp. 177-188.
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Chapter 77 in J. C. Barnes and David R. Forde (eds), The Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice. John Wiley & Sons, 2021.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Aftenposten, May 5, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Aftenposten, March 21, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Klassekampen, March 14, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Forskning.no, March 12, 2022. In Norwegian.
IN MEDIA
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Eksperter: - I Russlands interesse (Experts: 'In Russia's interest')
Dagbladet, May 9, 2022. In Norwegian.
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A conflict in Ukraine: Diplomacy during wartimes
Energy & Security Relations, Podcast. May 8, 2022.
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Da kan Putin gi seg (Putin might back down)
Dagbladet, May 6, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Stål mot stål: Når militær makt blir et politisk virkemiddel (Military power as a political tool)
Dagens perspektiv, May 5, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Krigen i Ukraina: - Putin må gå av ('Putin must step down')
Dagbladet, April 28, 2022. In Norwegian.