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Silja Bára

@siljabara.bsky.social
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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

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Silja Bára @siljabara.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Some changes coming up this summer - english.hi.is/news/univers...
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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...
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World Peace Foundation @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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
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World Peace Foundation @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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.
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Silja Bára @siljabara.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Takk kæra Reyn (og Ólöf Bjarki og Kjeld)
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Silja Bára @siljabara.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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...
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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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Silja Bára @siljabara.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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....
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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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Silja Bára @siljabara.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Strongly recommend signing and sharing. Bring more Nordics to the @isanet.bsky.social
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Silja Bára @siljabara.bsky.social · 29/05/2024
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....
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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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