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Benjamin de Carvalho
@bdecarvalho.bsky.social
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Research Professor at NUPI. Editor in Chief of Cooperation and Conflict. IR scholar interested in privateering, sovereignty, state formation and empires. And most things historical. And food and wine.

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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · Sep 12
📢 Nouveau blog par @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social - Statut et ressources dans la politique polaire

La possession reste le fondement de la politique polaire. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL

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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · Sep 12
📢 New blog by @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social - Status and Resources in Polar Politics

Possession remains the bedrock of polar politics. Denmark’s hold over Greenland is not justified by profits... but by the international weight it carries. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Sep 7
On the road again with @halvardl.bsky.social for the next story of the #benvard status saga. Ottawa tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting @srdj.bsky.social and friends again.
cepi-cips.bsky.social CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · Sep 5
Join us on Monday at 12pm for an event titled "Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence"

Featuring @nupinytt.bsky.social researchers @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social, & chaired by @srdj.bsky.social

> bit.ly/3VpAZQU

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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · Sep 5
Join us on Monday at 12pm for an event titled "Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence"

Featuring @nupinytt.bsky.social researchers @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social, & chaired by @srdj.bsky.social

> bit.ly/3VpAZQU

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Aug 20
Thrilled that my article on treason and political community is (finally) out with International Political Sociology!

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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · Aug 8
IR101 says anarchy leads to balance of power. What if it’s the other way around? My new ISQ article (OA!) rethinks two core IR concepts through conceptual history
Anarchy Is What the Balance of Power Made of It: Two Core Concepts and the Public/Private Distinction in International Relations
Abstract. In this article, I question a familiar assumption in International Relations (IR): that the balance of power and anarchy are mutually reinforcing
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Jun 5
Welcome to @nupinytt.bsky.social, @swatisrivastava.bsky.social! Great Theory Seminar on an emerging tech world order!

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · May 31
As teased, now it exist for real! Buy early, buy often! Credits shared with @bdecarvalho.bsky.social

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Apr 29
Looking for some light summer reading? The below, co-written with @bdecarvalho.bsky.social is ready for pre-order. While the blurbs are outstanding, we will merely note that is is surely one of the most affordable introductions to International Relations out there! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/adv...
Advanced Introduction to International Relations
‘This is a book that moves away from US-centrism to introduce students around the world to the advances of the field of International Relations in recent decades… A massive achievement.’ – Ayse Zarako...
www.e-elgar.com

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Apr 25
A huge pleasure to welcome our great friend @srdj.bsky.social to @nupinytt.bsky.social again for a theory seminar on “The Anglosphere and the European Radical Right”!

www.nupi.no/en/events/20...

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Paul Beaumont @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social · Mar 27
Heads up IR friends: you have five days left to submit your abstract to NUPI'a inaugural theory conference!

250-500€ travel reimbursements, plus (most) food will be provided.

www.nupi.no/en/events/20...
Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
www.nupi.no

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Pål Røren @palroren.bsky.social · Mar 3
4/ 📄 Opera houses as status symbols

@halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social examine opera houses as status symbols from the 16th century to today

🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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ISA Nordic Caucus (NOCA) @nordic-isanet.bsky.social · Mar 2
Join us for the Inaugural Business Meeting of the @isanet.bsky.social at 12:30 in Buckingham (Chicago Hilton)! #ISA2025 with @halvardl.bsky.social @isabelbramsen.bsky.social @bdecarvalho.bsky.social

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Paul Beaumont @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social · Mar 2
Conceived at Baltimore 2016, it's fitting that our special issue Status Symbols in World Politics is out in time for #ISA2025! The intro makes case for why status symbols warrant sustained attention in IR & develops a framework for studying them 🧵 1/: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · Mar 2
Come meet our EIC @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social today SC13: 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM in Williford B, Chicago Hilton to discuss publishing in IR journals. With @risjnl.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social among others. #ISA2025

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ISA Nordic Caucus (NOCA) @nordic-isanet.bsky.social · Mar 1
IR scholars working in/on the Nordic countries: Join us for the Inaugural Meeting of the Nordic Caucus (NOCA) of the @isanet.bsky.social at #ISA2025 (Sunday March 2, 12:30-13:30 in Buckingham, Chicago Hilton)!

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Feb 27
The Call for Abstracts for the first ever NUPI (@nupinytt.bsky.social) Theory Conference in Oslo 22-24 September: "Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times". With a keynote by the excellent Stefano Guzzini, and a roundtable tba. We hope to see you there!
Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
www.nupi.no

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Feb 14
A pleasure to welcome @tomlongphd.bsky.social to @nupinytt.bsky.social Theory Seminar!

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Jan 29
Congratulations, @qbruneau.bsky.social !
hist-isanet.bsky.social Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · Jan 29
The @isanet.bsky.social Convention is upon us; time for a happy countdown: Congratulations to @qbruneau.bsky.social for the 2025 Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical IR for his masterful book, "States and the Masters of Capital" published with @columbiaup.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more..

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Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · Jan 29
The @isanet.bsky.social Convention is upon us; time for a happy countdown: Congratulations to @qbruneau.bsky.social for the 2025 Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical IR for his masterful book, "States and the Masters of Capital" published with @columbiaup.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more..

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Jan 23
The circus is back on the road again. Hit us up if you want us to come to your town. We typically don’t sing and dance, but we can talk for hours and there is a slide with Michael Jordan on it! With @bdecarvalho.bsky.social

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Jan 21
Some afternoons are more productive than others! Just spent one recording a podcast with Whisky and IR, courtesy of @dhnexon.bsky.social and @profptj.bsky.social. Discussing Historical IR in the excellent company of @jcostalopez.bsky.social and @bdecarvalho.bsky.social Follow this space for more...

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Jan 20
På norsk, om Grønland, mest rettet mot skole men kjent for å nå også våre folkevalgte. Hvor Hender Det? (med @bdecarvalho.bsky.social) www.nupi.no/skole/hvor-h...
Trump Tower på Grønland? | NUPI Skole
Donald Trump hadde ikke engang begynt sin andre presidentperiode før han meldte at han vil ha den danske øya Grønland.
www.nupi.no

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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · Jan 15
Det er ingen geopolitiske grunner til at Trump skal ønske å ha kontroll over Grønland, skriver @halvardl.bsky.social, @bdecarvalho.bsky.social og @indraoverland.bsky.social i denne kronikken i @aftenposten.no.

Dette handler om at Trumps politiske modus operandi er realitystjernens.
Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer. | NUPI
Den viktigste grunnen til at Donald Trump igjen foreslår å kjøpe Grønland, er at hans politiske modus operandi er realitystjernens, skriver forfatterne av denne kronikken.
www.nupi.no

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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · Jan 11
Grønland og Trump? Igjen? Har klusset litt i pressen med kollegaer @bdecarvalho.bsky.social og @indraoverland.bsky.social om dette. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer.
Les kronikken.
www.aftenposten.no

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Nov 29
Thanks, @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social !
global-ih.bsky.social Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · Nov 29
10/12 Elizabeth Mendenhall (University of Rhode Island) reviews "The Sea and International Relations" (@manchesterup.bsky.social, 2022), edited by @bdecarvalho.bsky.social & @halvardl.bsky.social (both Norwegian Institute for International Affairs) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Detail from the artwork on the cover of the volume

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · Nov 29
10/12 Elizabeth Mendenhall (University of Rhode Island) reviews "The Sea and International Relations" (@manchesterup.bsky.social, 2022), edited by @bdecarvalho.bsky.social & @halvardl.bsky.social (both Norwegian Institute for International Affairs) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Detail from the artwork on the cover of the volume

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Nov 26
Paging all Nordic IR scholars out there! Norway currently represents 1/3 of the signatories. Will you let this aggression stand?

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Nov 26
I see your point. Very clever. But in order to make that kind of clever jokes, you need to ensure that the rest of your messaging is seamless. Which in the case of this organization is not always the case…

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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · Nov 26
Ever searched the PDF program of the ISA without getting a single hit on “international relations”? Once you finally stumble across one, copy it, paste it and admire the answer: internaƟonal relaƟons…