Uffe Jakobsen
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Øster Farimagsgade 5
1353 København K
Member of:
Political Theory
Asian Dynamics
Centre for Voting and Parties
Possible conflicts of interest
Professor with special responsibilities, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland
Teaching
Office hours: Fridays 10-12. Unfortunately, office hours are cancelled on 8 September 2023.
Teachings
- The politics of maritime security in the Arctic
- Greenland at the Crossroads: Climate Change, Asian Interests in the Arctic and developments in Greenland
- New threats in the Arctic: Climate change and security risk management of increasing maritime activity in the Arctic
- Nation-building and state-formation in the Arctic and Greenland
- Security and foreign policy in the Arctic and beyound
Supervision:
- Climate change and society in Greenland: Asian interests in the Arctic, security and governance, Arctic Council, relations between Greenland and Denmark
- Theories and processes of democratisation: Europe, Scandinavia, Greenland and the Arctic
- Political theory, conceptual history and conceptual change
- Political development, state formation, nation building and modernization
Current research
- Developments in Greenland and the Arctic: Climate Change, Asian Interests, Governance, Foreign Policy and Securit. History of Parliamentary Democracy in Greenland. Governance relations between Greenland and Denmark and the concept of 'the unity of the realm'
- Politics of Sutainability in the Arctic (POSUSA)
- Maritime Preparedness and International Partnership in the High North (MARPART)
- Capacity-building and best practices for environmental monitoring in the Arctic (CAPARDUS)
Networks
- Arctic Politics Research Group
- Greenland Perspective: Nation building and state formation
- UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Safety and Security
Positions
- 2018- Professor with special responsibilities, Department of Social Sciences, University of Greenland
- 2016- Affilate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Greenland
- 2013- Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
- 2010-2013 Vice Rector, University of Greenland
- 2005-2010 Director, Centre for Baltic Sea Region Studies, University of Copenhagen
- 2003-2004 Guest Professor, Baltic Sea School, Department of Northern European Studies, Humboldt University Berlin
- 2002-2005 Director, Centre for Baltic Studies, Øresund University
- 1997-1999 Director of Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (part time)
- 1997-2010 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
Selected publications
- Published
The formation of parliamentarism in the Nordic countries from the Napoleonic Wars to the First World War
Jakobsen, Uffe & Kurunmäki, J., 2016, Parliament and Parliamentarism : A Comparative History of a European Concept. Ihalainen, P., Ilie, C. & Palonen, K. (eds.). Oxford; N.Y.: Berghahn Books, p. 97-114 (European Conceptual History, Vol. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Maritime emergency management capabilities in the Arctic
Roud, E. K. P., Borch, O. J., Jakobsen, Uffe & Marchenko, N., 2016, In: Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. p. 1241-1248Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The Greenlandic sea areas and activity level up to 2025
Jakobsen, Uffe & í Dali, B., 2016, Maritime activity in the High North - current and estimated level up to 2025: MARPART Project Report 1. Borch, O. J. & et al. (eds.). Bodø: NORD Universitet, p. 86-111 (Nord universitet Utredning, Vol. 7).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Maritime activity risk patterns and types of unwanted incidents: The Greenlandic sea areas
Jakobsen, Uffe & Kern, B., 2016, Maritime activity in the High North: Activity risk patterns and types of unwanted incidents. : MARPART Project Report 2. Borch, O. J. & Andreassen, N. (eds.). Bodø: NORD Universitet, p. 87-106 (MARPART Project Reports, Vol. 2). (FoU-Rapport; No. 4, Vol. 2016).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Greenland (Denmark)
Jakobsen, Uffe, 2018, Maritime preparedness systems in the Arctic - institutional arrangements and potential for collaboration. Elgsaas, I. & Offerdal, K. (eds.). Bodø: Nord University, p. 109-102 (MARPART Project Reports, Vol. 3). (R & D-Report; No. 27, Vol. 2018).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Climate Change and Risk Management Challenges in the Arctic
Jakobsen, Uffe, 2015. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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Politics of sustainability in the Arctic - a research agenda
Gad, U. P., Jakobsen, Uffe & Strandsbjerg, J., 2017, Northern sustainabilities: Understanding and adressing change in the circumpolar world. Fondahl, G. & Wilson, G. N. (eds.). Springer, p. 13-23 (Springer Polar Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Greenland as a self-governing sub-national territory in international relations: past, current and future perspectives
Ackrén, M. & Jakobsen, Uffe, 2015, In: Polar Record. 51, 4, p. 404-412Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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China and Greenland
Jakobsen, Uffe, 2014, Conference report: China's Arctic aspirations. Heurlin, B. & Jorem, M. (eds.). Copenhagen: ThinkChina.dk, p. 10-11Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Etableringen af Ilisimatusarfik (Inuit Instituttet): Politiske diskussioner forud for dannelsen af Grønlands Universitet/Ilisimatusarfiup (Inuit Instituttip) pilersinneqarnera: Kalaallit Nunaanni Ilisimatusarfiup pilersinneqarnissaa sioqqullugu politikkikkut oqallinnerit
Jakobsen, Uffe, 2014, In: Grønlandsk kultur- og samfundsforskning. 2013-14. Bind 2 , Ilisimatusarfik 1984-2014, p. 11-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Selected activities
Bæredygtige statsinstitutioner i Grønland?
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
4 Dec 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Self-determination, Inuit Sovereignty and Nation-State Building in the Arctic: Making Greenland Understandable
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
13 Nov 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Transnational cooperation and volunteers as alternatives/supplements to existing Search and Rescue and Oil Spill Response organization in Greenland
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
13 Nov 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Multilevel democracy in complex societies: The entanglement of indigenous and modern values inthe struggle for parliamentary democracy in Greenland
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
18 Sep 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Asessing the Participatory Turn and 'New Democracy'. Superdemocracy Conference
Jakobsen, Uffe (Participant)
11 Dec 2014Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Ensuring Maritime Stability and Security and International Collaboration in a Changing Arctic: From Strategy to Implementation in Denmark/Greenland
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
16 Jul 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Climate change risks, human security and governance in the Arctic
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
29 May 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Making Greenland understandable: Indigenous rights, Asian interests and independence from Denmark
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
7 Nov 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Building regional governance capacity in the Arctic: Asian impact on the development of the Arctic Council into a strong regional decision-baking organisation?
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
5 Jun 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Politics of Sustainability in the Arctic (POSUSA)
Jakobsen, Uffe (Speaker)
25 May 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Grønland ved en korsvej
Jakobsen, Uffe (Lecturer)
24 Apr 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Ph.d.-bedømmelsesudvalg for Anne Madeleine Botslangen: "Den psykiatriske pasient. En begrepshistorisk studie", Universitetet i Bergen/Høgskolen i Molde. (External organisation)
Jakobsen, Uffe (Member)
3 May 2015 → 3 Sep 2015Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
International Poitical Science Association (External organisation)
Jakobsen, Uffe (Chair)
15 Jul 2011 → 15 Jul 2018Activity: Membership types › Membership in research network
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Preface
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Arctic shipping and risks: Emergency categories and response capacities
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Maritime emergency management capabilities in the Arctic
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