Silja Bára
@siljabara.bsky.social
Rector (president/vice chancellor) and IR Professor University of Iceland; former president Icelandic Red Cross; Co-Editor in Chief Scandinavian Political Studies. Rabid feminist, power lifter and more
Some changes coming up this summer - english.hi.is/news/univers...
University Council nominates Dr Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir to be UI Rector
The University Council agreed at a meeting yesterday to nominate Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Political Science, for the position of Rector of the University of Iceland for a...
english.hi.is
April 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some changes coming up this summer - english.hi.is/news/univers...
Reposted by Silja Bára
INCYMI, Disrupting Peace launched its second season with an episode on Iceland and its #genderequality movement. Hear some of it from @siljabara.bsky.social of the University of Iceland on the importance of local engagement and men's inclusion.
Listen to more here: shorturl.at/pyEd6
Listen to more here: shorturl.at/pyEd6
March 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
INCYMI, Disrupting Peace launched its second season with an episode on Iceland and its #genderequality movement. Hear some of it from @siljabara.bsky.social of the University of Iceland on the importance of local engagement and men's inclusion.
Listen to more here: shorturl.at/pyEd6
Listen to more here: shorturl.at/pyEd6
Reposted by Silja Bára
We’re kicking off the second season of Disrupting Peace, with a focus on Iceland, the country ranked number one for gender equality for 15 years in a row. Our guests are Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir (@siljabara.bsky.social) and Tatjana Latinović. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We’re kicking off the second season of Disrupting Peace, with a focus on Iceland, the country ranked number one for gender equality for 15 years in a row. Our guests are Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir (@siljabara.bsky.social) and Tatjana Latinović. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.
Takk kæra Reyn (og Ólöf Bjarki og Kjeld)
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Háskóli Íslands fyrir öll - Rektorsframboð Silju Báru - Vísir
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir býður sig fram sem rektor Háskóla Íslands. Hún hefur farið með ýmis hlutverk í okkar lífi, kennari, leiðbeinandi, yfirmaður og vinkona. Það sem dró okkur að henni sem hinsegin a...
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February 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Takk kæra Reyn (og Ólöf Bjarki og Kjeld)
Harvest season is early this year. Yet another publication is out - this time on the pedagogy of IR theory. Very happy to be included in this massive effort link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Palgrave Handbook on the Pedagogy of International Relations Theory
This handbook is a compilation of approaches and tactics for how to teach theories of International Relations and Global Politics
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February 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Harvest season is early this year. Yet another publication is out - this time on the pedagogy of IR theory. Very happy to be included in this massive effort link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The first publication of the year is out, quite a few in the pipeline. Thanks to @lukefield.bsky.social for the collaboration! This also completes our forthcoming, co-edited special issue of Irish Political Studies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Abortion politics in Ireland and Iceland: in the ‘fast lane’ for liberalising attitudes?
‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’ Social liberals have often taken Martin Luther King Jr’s words as a prophecy for their political goals, and until recently, it...
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January 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The first publication of the year is out, quite a few in the pipeline. Thanks to @lukefield.bsky.social for the collaboration! This also completes our forthcoming, co-edited special issue of Irish Political Studies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Strongly recommend signing and sharing. Bring more Nordics to the @isanet.bsky.social
Dear academic friends and members of the ISA. Please take a minute to read and sign this!
www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
A Nordic Caucus at the ISA - Online petition
Statement in Support of Establishing a Nordic Caucus at the International Studies Association (ISA) I support the establishment of a new Nordic Caucus (NOCA) at the International Studies Association (...
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November 26, 2024 at 11:53 PM
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I had fun writing this piece as a part of conversations on the militarization of the Nordics after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, the discussion pieces aren't all lined up yet, but I think you can enjoy this on its own
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A Sweater for Zelensky: ‘Sending Warmth’ and Mundane Militarization in Iceland
As an unarmed country, Iceland could not provide military assistance to Ukraine after Russia”s invasion. Public and private support for Ukraine was nonetheless abundant. This intervention explores ...
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May 29, 2024 at 11:41 AM
I had fun writing this piece as a part of conversations on the militarization of the Nordics after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, the discussion pieces aren't all lined up yet, but I think you can enjoy this on its own
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....