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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

1. Published

   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

2. Published

   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

3. Published

   Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder?

   Wivel, A., 2018, In : Global Affairs. 4, 4-5, p. 419-434

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   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. 317-325

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   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. 170-188

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

6. Published

   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. 79-98

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

7. Published

   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

8. Published

   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

9. Published

   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

10. Published

    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

11. Published

    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

12. Published

    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

13. Published

    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

14. Published

    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

15. Published

    Danmark, Europa, Verden: International politik i det 21. århundrede

    Wivel, A., 2012, Kbh.: Gyldendal. 204 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Book › Education

16. Published

    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. 523-539

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

17. Published

    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

18. Published

    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

19. Published

    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. 289-305

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

20. Published

    Between paradise and power : Denmark's transatlantic dilemma

    Wivel, A., 2005, In : Security Dialogue. 36, 3, p. 417-421

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

21. Published

    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. 651-668

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

22. Published

    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. 355-380

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

23. Published

    The Geopolitics of Euro-Atlantic Integration

    Wivel, A. (ed.) & Mouritzen, H. (ed.), 2005, London: Routledge. 269 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

24. Published

    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. 393-412

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

25. Published

    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. 5-25

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review