Anders Wivel
Professor with special responsibilities
Institut for Statskundskab
Øster Farimagsgade 5, opg.E, 1353 København K, Building: 8.0.01
Primary fields of research
1) Foreign policy, in particular the foreign and security policies of small European states
2) European integration and security, in particular the exercise of power politics and the role of small states in the EU
3) International Relations theory, in particular the realist tradition.
In addition, my research interests include geopolitics, international security, the transatlantic relationship and globalisation.
My research seeks to advance our understanding of how power politics is being transformed in the Euro-Atlantic area and how this transformation affects both the challenges and opportunities of small states. In general my work engages strongly with the realist perspective on international relations, and my research publications include purely theoretical work as well as in-depth theoretically informed empirical analyses based on a variety of written sources and interviews.
I welcome enquiries on supervision related to my primary research areas. Students interested in small state foreign policy, including the policies of Denmark and the other Nordic countries, are encouraged to check out this online forum from the Erasmus+ funded strategic partnership Small States in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities.
Member of the Department of Political Science research group on International Relations, Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST) and Cente for European Politics (CEP). Cooperates on a regular basis with Centre for Military Studies (CMS)
Selected publications
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Hvorfor gik Danmark i krig? Uvildig udredning af baggrunden for Danmarks militære engagement i Kosovo, Afghanistan og Irak
Mariager, R. M. & Wivel, A., 5 Feb 2019, 394 p..Research output: Memorandum/exposition › Memorandum › Commissioned
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The Routledge Handbook of Scandinavian Politics
Nedergaard, P. (ed.) & Wivel, A. (ed.), Jan 2018, London: Routledge. 324 p. (Routledge International Handbooks).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder? Mapping Nordicness in Danish foreign policy
Wivel, A., 2018, In : Global Affairs. 4, 4-5, p. 419-434Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Power of Peaceful Change: The Crisis of the European Union and the Rebalancing of Europe’s Regional Order
Wivel, A. & Wæver, O., 1 Jun 2018, In : International Studies Review. 20, 2, p. 317-325Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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How do small island states maximize influence? Creole diplomacy and the smart state foreign policy of the Seychelles
Bueger, C. & Wivel, A., 4 May 2018, In : Journal of the Indian Ocean Region. 14, 2, p. 170-188Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Vulnerability without capabilities? Small state strategy and the international counter-piracy agenda
Smed, U. T. & Wivel, A., 2 Jan 2017, In : European Security. 26, 1, p. 79-98Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Realism in Foreign Policy Analysis
Wivel, A., 2017, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 27 (Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Vol. Politics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter › Research › peer-review
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What Happened to the Nordic Model for International Peace and Security?
Wivel, A., 2017, In : Peace Review. 29, 4; Peace Journalism, p. 489-496 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Living on the edge: Georgian foreign policy between the West and the rest
Wivel, A., 16 Jun 2016, In : Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal. 1, 1, p. 92-109 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Nordic Countries and the European Union: Still the other European Community?
Grøn, C. L. H. (ed.), Nedergaard, P. (ed.) & Wivel, A. (ed.), 2015, London: Routledge. (Routledge Advances in European Politics, Vol. 12).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyond
Archer, C. (ed.), Bailes, A. (ed.) & Wivel, A. (ed.), 2014, London: Routledge. (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics; No. 115).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Denmark and the European Union
Wivel, A. (ed.) & Miles, L. (ed.), 2014, London: Routledge. 280 p. (Europe and the Nation State, Vol. 16).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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From Peacemaker to Warmonger? Explaining Denmark's Great Power Politics
Wivel, A., 2013, In : SPSR - Swiss Political Science Review. 19, 3, p. 298–321 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Explaining Foreign Policy: International Diplomacy and the Russo-Georgian War
Wivel, A. & Mouritzen, H., 2012, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. 223 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Danmark, Europa, Verden: International politik i det 21. århundrede
Wivel, A., 2012, Kbh.: Gyldendal. 204 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Education
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Maximizing Influence in the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: From Small State Policy to Smart State Strategy
Grøn, C. L. H. & Wivel, A., Sep 2011, In : Journal of European Integration. 33, 5, p. 523-539Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Small States in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
Wivel, A. (ed.) & Steinmetz, R. (ed.), 2010, Storbritannien & USA: Ashgate. 248 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Security Strategies and American World Order: Lost Power
Wivel, A., Hansen, B. & Toft, P., 2009, London and New York: Routledge. 186 p. (Contemporary Security Studies).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Balancing against threats or bandwagoning with power? Europe and the transatlantic relationship after the Cold War
Wivel, A., 2008, In : Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 21, 3, p. 289-305Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Between paradise and power : Denmark's transatlantic dilemma
Wivel, A., 2005, In : Security Dialogue. 36, 3, p. 417-421Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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Small states in the European Union: what do we know and what would we like to know?
Wivel, A. & Thorhallsson, B., 2006, In : Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 19, 4, p. 651-668Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Explaining why state X made a certain move last tuesday: the promise and limitations of realist foreign policy analysis
Wivel, A., 2005, In : Journal of International Relations and Development. 8, 4, p. 355-380Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Geopolitics of Euro-Atlantic Integration
Wivel, A. (ed.) & Mouritzen, H. (ed.), 2005, London: Routledge. 269 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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The security challenge of small EU member states: interests, identity and the development of the EU as a security actor
Wivel, A., 2005, In : Journal of Common Market Studies. 43, 2, p. 393-412Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Power Politics of Peace: Exploring the Link between Globalization and European Integration from a Realist Perspective
Wivel, A., 2004, In : Cooperation and Conflict. 39, 1, p. 5-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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