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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 · 12/09/2025
📢 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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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
📢 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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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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.
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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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
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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 · 20/08/2025
Thrilled that my article on treason and political community is (finally) out with International Political Sociology! academic.oup.com/ips/article-...
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
As teased, now it exist for real! Buy early, buy often! Credits shared with @bdecarvalho.bsky.social
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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 · 29/04/2025
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...
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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...
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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 · 27/03/2025
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...
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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Pål Røren @palroren.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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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Pål Røren @palroren.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Thrilled to announce that our special issue on status symbols in world politics is now out in the wild (and for a limited time free to read as well!) Read about our intro piece in @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social's thread below. Thread on each article in the SI coming very soon!
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ISA Nordic Caucus (NOCA) @nordic-isanet.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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 · 01/03/2025
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 · 27/02/2025
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!
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A pleasure to welcome @tomlongphd.bsky.social to @nupinytt.bsky.social Theory Seminar!
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Congratulations, @qbruneau.bsky.social !
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Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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 · 23/01/2025
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 · 21/01/2025
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 · 20/01/2025
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...
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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.
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
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.
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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.
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
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...
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Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer.
Les kronikken.
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Thanks, @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social !
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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
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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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
A gentle reminder to all IR scholars out there: proposals for KICKASS SPECIAL ISSUES are due in about TWO WEEKS.
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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 · 26/11/2024
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…
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
When technology inadvertently boosts the message… 😄
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Paul Beaumont @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Calling all IR researchers' based in Nordics: if you would like to improve Nordic collaboration and you are a member of the ISA, you will likely want to supprt this (we need 50 more signatures). It takes less than 1m, but do remember to click confirm on the email that follows.
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Dear academic friends and members of the ISA. Please take a minute to read and sign this! www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
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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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Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
IR scholars: We've gathered the associations and groups we could find thus far. Shout out to be added. go.bsky.app/6S1gqpq
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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · 19/11/2024
@hist-isanet.bsky.social is on here! Follow & spread the word #HistIR
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
go.bsky.app/ER7d7PP
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Lists and starter packs galore! I have started one for Nordic IR. Do let me know if I should add you! Very much work in progress. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
You are indeed right, @chrsjcksn.bsky.social. But very soon the festivities will be upon us, and it will be time for my very personal favorite, The Least Knobby Dot…
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I will always take a lot of credit (also due to @bdecarvalho.bsky.social )for establishing a home for Historical International Relations. Now at www.isanet.org/ISA/Sections...
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Historical International Relations Section (HIST)
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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Cooperation and Conflict has just published its annual call for Special Issue proposals. Deadline is 15 December: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Some International Relations (IR) journals (including ourselves) that we've encountered on Bluesky. Shout out if you see more! go.bsky.app/MgB9mVd
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Halvard Leira @halvardl.bsky.social · 26/07/2024
Shameless self-promotion! Have you ever wondered why there is an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle? Why opera houses keep sprouting in countries with no tradition for opera? @bdecarvalho.bsky.social and I certainly wondered, and had our splendid Oslo opera house as a local source of inspiration.
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 05/09/2023
Looking forward to seeing you all at #EISAPEC23!
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Cooperation and Conflict @coco-journal.bsky.social · 05/09/2023
Members of the CoCo editorial team will be at EISA in Potsdam this week! Look for one of these fancy badges - and seize the opportunity to talk to one of our editors about your work! @bdecarvalho.bsky.social @oyvinds.bsky.social @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social
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Benjamin de Carvalho @bdecarvalho.bsky.social · 04/09/2023
Our 58-year old (journal) is expanding on new platforms!
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