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EUPopLink Country report – Iceland. Open Research Europe.
Chapters
Populist parties. in Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation. Edward Elgar Publication.
Chapters
Right-wing populism. in Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation. Edward Elgar Publication.
Chapters
Icesave and the Financial Crisis: Legality, Sovereignty, and Diplomacy Under International Pressure in Iceland’s 2008 Collapse. In: Sigurjonsson, T.O., Loftsdóttir, K., Wendt, S. (eds) Crisis in Context. Palgrave Macmillan.
Reports
Referendum on Resuming EU Accession Talks: Iceland at European Crossroads Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, August 2026
Chapters
Constitutions and Comparative Politics. In Gherghina, Pilet and Suiter (Eds). Practices of Democracy: An Introduction. Sage Publishing.
Peer-reviewed
The Strategic Exploitation of Conspiracy Theories by Populist Leaders. Genealogy. 2025; 9(2):41.
Chapters
‘Three-step Rhetorical Model of Conspiratorial Populism‘ In Conrad, M., & Newman, Saul (Eds). Post-Truth Populism. Palgrave Macmillan.
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‘The Weaponization of Conspiracy Theories‘. In Butter et al (Eds.). Populism and Conspiracy Theories: Case Studies and Theoretical Perspective. Routledge.
Chapters
‘Lessons from two island nations: Re-reading the Icelandic deliberative constitutional process in Light of the success of the Irish Constitutional Convention.’ In Min & Yanina (Eds). Deliberative Constitution-making: Opportunities and Challenges. Routledge.
Chapters
‘Nordic Populism: Conjoining Ethno-Nationalism and Welfare Chauvinism’. In Carlos Rivero (ed.), Democracy Fatigue. Central European University Press.
Chapters
Chapter 10: ‘Will the Covid-19 Crisis Lead to a Fourth Wave of Neo-Nationalism’ Rising? In Titlestad, van Wyk and Musila (Eds). The Plague Years: Reflecting on the Pandemics. Routledge.
Chapters
‘Iceland’s deep-rooted nationalism and recent quasi-populism‘. In Decker et al (Eds). Aufstand der Außenseiter. Nomos: doi.org/10.5771/9783845297996
Chapters
‘Populism and the Politics of Misinformation’. In Merle A. Williams (Ed). Cultures of Populism: Institutions, Practices and Resistance. Routledge.
Peer-reviewed
Will the COVID-19 Crisis Lead to a Fourth Wave of Neo-Nationalism Rising? English Studies in Africa. Vol 64, 2021. Issue 1-2: The Plague Years
Chapters
‘The Eurabia Conspiracy Theory‘ In Önnerfors & Krauwel (Eds). Europe: Continent of Conspiracies. Routledge
Reports
Country Report: Iceland. Constitution Making & Deliberative Democracy. Cost action 17135.
Reports
El proceso constituyente de Islandia (2009-2013). Lecciones y aprendizajes. Platforma Contexto. Chile.
Books
Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries. Routledge (2021).
Books
Þjóðarávarpið: Popúlísk þjóðernishyggja í hálfa öld. JPV útgáfa (2021).
Peer-reviewed
Populism and the politics of misinformation Safundi. The Journal of South African and American Studies. Vol 21 (2020), 251-265
Chapters
‘Populism and Conspiracy Theories’. In: Butter, M., and Knight, P. (Eds). Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories. London: Routledge.
Chapters
‘Society and politics: Introduction’. In: Butter, M. and Knight, P. (Eds). Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories. London: Routledge.
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Neo-Nationalism: The Rise of Nativist Populism. Palgrave Macmillan (2020).
Chapters
Iceland in Europe – Keeping its distance. In Moreau, P. & Wassenberg, B. (Eds), European Integration and new Anti-Europeanism III: Perceptions of External States on European Integration. Stuttgart: Frans Steiner Verlag. Pp. 65-86.
Chapters
The New Political Order in Post-Crash Iceland: Refoundation, continuity or status quo? In Bellina S (Ed). Refounding State Legitimacy: When experience and practice speak. Paris: Foundation Charles Leopold Mayer. Vol 1 (2018). Pp 77-88.
Books
Conspiracy & Populism: The Politics of Misinformation. Palgrave Macmillan (2018).
Peer-reviewed
Við og hinir – Þjóðernispopúlismi á Norðurlöndum [e. Us and Them – Nationalist Populism in the Nordic Countries] Skírnir – Journal of the Icelandic Literature Society. Spring 2017
Peer-reviewed
The Icesave Dispute: A Case Study into the Crisis of Diplomacy during the Credit Crunch Nordicum-Mediterraneum. Akureyri: University of Akureyri. Nordic-Mediterraneum. Vol. 12, No 1 (2017)
Public writing
The Surge of the Finns Party: A Brief History Article in Sustainable Security, published by the Oxford Research Group. March 2017
Books
Nordic Nationalism and Right-Wing Populist Politics: Imperial Relationships and National Sentiments. Palgrave Macmillan (2017).
Chapters
Participatory Constitutional Deliberation in the Wake of Crisis: The Case of Iceland In Reuchamps and Suiter (Eds) (2016). Constitutional Deliberative Democracy in Europe. ECPR Press.
Conference & working paper
The Icesave dispute: case study into crisis of diplomacy during the Credit Crunch Draft paper under review. Presented at the conference “No-one is an island”. University of Akureyri, March 19th 2016
Peer-reviewed
Populism in Iceland: Has the Progressive Party turned populist? Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration. Reykjavik: University of Iceland. Vol. 11, No 1 (2015), 33-54
Chapters
La nouvelle donne politique de l’Islande post-krach: Refondation, continuité ou statu quo? (New political situation in post-crisis Iceland: reorganisation, continuity or status quo?). In Severine Bellina (Ed.). Refonder la légitimité de l’État. IRG – Institut de recherche et débat sur la gouvernance. Karthala: Paris. March 2015
Reports
Citizens Assemblies in Response to Crisis of Democratic Representation In Democracies XXI: A Paradigm Shift. Moscow: ISEPR, Rethinking Russia, June 2015. (Pages 194 – 218) [See version in Russian, pages 227-254].
Peer-reviewed
Belfrage, Claes, Eirikur Bergmann, and David M. Berry (2015). A critique of neo-mercantilist analyses of Icelandic political economy and crisis. Capital & Class.
Peer-reviewed
Togstreita íslenskra stjórnmála – áhrif pólitískrar sjálfsmyndar þjóðarinnar á efnahagsstjórnmál landsins (e. Internal dilemma of Icelandic politics) Skírnir – Journal of the Icelandic Literature Society. Spring 2014
Peer-reviewed
Iceland: A postimperial sovereignty project Cooperation and Conflict. Sage publications. March 2014. Vol. 49(1) 33– 54
Conference & working paper
Citizens Assemblies in response to crisis of democratic representation: The Case of Iceland Conference paper. Economic Recession, Democratic Recession? ECPR joint sessions. Salamanca, Spain, April 11. 2014. [Here is slide presentation].
Books
Iceland and the International Financial Crisis: Boom, Bust and Recovery. Palgrave Macmillan (2014).
Chapters
A threat to democracy and independence? Perception of the EU in Icelandic discourse In Rye, Lise (Ed.). Distant Voices: Ideas of democracy and the Eurozone crisis. [ISBN: 9788232103546]. Trondheim: Akademika publishing. December 2013
Peer-reviewed
Nach dem Crash (e. After the Crash). INDES, Zeitschrift fur Politik und Gesellschaft. Göttinger Institute fur Demokratieforschung. April 2013. [Pages 82-93].
Chapters
The Nordics as a Micro Cosmos of the EU In Kristina Person (Ed.) Nordic Voices on Europe’s future. Global Utmaning. Stockholm, February 2013. [Pages 122-132].
Conference & working paper
The Icesave dispute: Study into crisis of diplomacy and international legality of the financial sector during the Credit Crunch Conference paper, presented at COST action 1003 conference: Globalization and the Boundaries of Legality. Hosted by Erfurt University in Weimar, Germany, December 11.–13. 2013
Conference & working paper
Reconstituting Iceland – constitutional reform caught in a new critical order in the wake of crisis Conference paper. Political Legitimacy and the Paradox of Regulation. Leiden University, January 24-25, 2013
Chapters
The Study of European Union Seen From Outside: European Integration Studies in Norway and Iceland 1990 – 2010 [With Eliassen, Kjell and Sjøvaag Marino, Marit]. In Bindi, Federiga and Elisasen, Kjell A.(ed’s.) Analyzing European Union Politics. [ISBN: 978-88-15-14716-5]. Bologna: Il Mulino publishing house. September 2012
Peer-reviewed
Svarti Pétur – Breytt hlutverk forsetans og frumvarp Stjórnlagaráðs. (e. Black Jack – Changed role of the President and the bill for a new Icelandic constitution) Skírnir – Journal of the Icelandic Literature Society. May 2012
Conference & working paper
The EU as threat to Iceland’s internal democracy Work shop paper. Distant Voices project. Brussels: Mid Norway’s house. November 16th 2012
Conference & working paper
Iceland, EU, EEA, the financial crisis and democracy Work shop paper. Distant Voices project. Paris: The Norwegian Research Centre in Paris. April 26-27, 2012
Reports
Iceland, EEA and EU’s regional policy Report presented at the EFTA states local forum. Isafjordur, Iceland. May 2012
Public writing
Iceland’s position in the EEA Article in the EFTA-bulletin, publication of the European Economic Trade Association. Brussels: September 2012. [On pages 13-17].
Public writing
Global Insider: EU-Iceland Overfishing Dispute Threatens to Spill Over Answer for the World Politics Review. August 10th 2012
Public writing
Mundi það þýða endalok ESB ef evrusamstarfið liðaðist í sundur – og þá sérstaklega í ljósi fjórfrelsisins? Answer for the Euro info web in Iceland. Evropuvefurinn. August 2012
Chapters
On the edge – Iceland’s national discourse and the European project In Ramos, C. T. (ed.) Ideas of Europe in national political discourse. [ISBN: 978-88-15-14720-2.]. Bologna: Il Mulino. July 2011
Reports
Iceland and the EEA, 1994-2011 [Report for the Norwegian EEA Review Committee, established by the Norwegian government in January 2010.] Oslo: Europautredningen. March 2011
Reports
Bill for a new Constitution for the Republic of Iceland [Together with 24 other members of the Constitutional Council] Reykjavik: Constitutional Council. July 2011
Books
Sjálfstæð þjóð — trylltur skríll og landráðalýður. Veröld (2011).
Conference & working paper
The root’s to Iceland’s foreign relations Conference paper. Microstates in the margins of Europe: Postcolonial Sovereignty games. Centre for European Studies. Copenhagen University. May 31st to June 1st 2010
Public writing
Valdakerfi riðlast – forsetinn tekur sviðið Svar við spuningu Sögu: Hverjar eru sögulegar rætur 26. greinar íslensku stjórnarskrárinnar? Sérfræðingar um sögu stjórnarskrárinnar svara spurningu Ragnheiðar Kristjánsdóttur. Í Sigrún Pálsdóttir. Saga – tímarit Sögufélagsins. Vor 2010, 16-60.
Peer-reviewed
Sense of Sovereignty. How national sentiments have influenced Iceland’s European policy Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration. Reykjavik: University of Iceland. December 2009
Conference & working paper
Er Ísland fullvalda? (e. Is Iceland sovereign?) Research in Social Sciences X. (In Halldór Sig. Guðmundsson and Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, ritstj.). Institute for Social Sciences. University of Iceland. October 2009
Conference & working paper
Sense of sovereignty: Iceland, a reluctant participant in the European project Conference paper. Globalization and European integration – the nature of the beast. Warwick University. June 5 & 6 2009
Conference & working paper
A sovereign state? – Iceland and the EU Paper at SENT project conference. University Fernando Pessoa. Oporto April 27-28 2009
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Svínarækt á Íslandi. (e. Pig farming in Iceland and EU membership.) Commissioned report for the new Kaupþing bank. Bifrost University. 2009. (Co-authored)
Thesis
Sense of sovereignty – how national sentiments have influenced Iceland’s European policy. (i. “Hið huglæga sjálfstæði þjóðarinnar“). [Ph.D. dissertation]. Reykjavik: Department of political science, University of Iceland. June 2009. (370 p.)
Books
Frá Evróvisjón til evru — allt um Evrópusambandið. Veröld (2009).
Peer-reviewed
Íslenskt þjóðerni og óttinn við innflytjendur. (e. Icelandic nationalism and the fear of immigration) Ritið – Journal of the Humanities Department. Reykjavik: University of Iceland. April 2008
Conference & working paper
Óvéfengjanleg sérstaða þjóðarinnar – greining á þingræðum í aðdraganda EFTA-aðildarinnar 1970. (e. Undisputed specialty of the nation) Bifröst Journal of Social Science. September 2008
Conference & working paper
Þjóðernishugmyndir Íslendinga og afstaðan til Evrópu. (e. Icelandic national identity and the attitude towards Europe) Bifröst Journal of Social Science. September 2008
Conference & working paper
It‘s cold up north: Iceland, a reluctant participant in the European project Paper presented at the Global International Studies Conference in Ljubljana, July 23–27, 2008
Reports
Er sjálfkrafa evruvæðing hafin? (e. Automatic euroization) Report submitted at a conference held by the Ministry of commerce on September 23, 2008
Reports
Hverju myndi ESB-aðild breyta fyrir íslenska neytendur? (e. The effect of EU-membership for Icelandic consumers.) Commissioned report for the Icelandic Consumers Association. April 2008. (Co-author is Eva Heiða Önnudótir)
Public writing
Glatast fullveldi við aðild að Evrópusambandinu? (e. Is sovereignty lost with membership in the EU? ) Fréttablaðið, 20. desember 2008
Public writing
Hvað breytist raunverulega við aðild að ESB? (e. What changes with EU-membership?) Herðubreið magazine, summer 2008
Public writing
Undanþágur og sérlausnir í aðildarviðræðum við Evrópusambandið Fréttablaðið 5. apríl 2008
Books
Hvað með evruna?. With Jón Þór Sturluson · Bifröst University Press (2008).
Peer-reviewed
Hvers vegna EES en ekki ESB? (e. Why EEA but not EU?) Journal of Social Science. Bifrost: Bifrost University. December 2007
Conference & working paper
Deep inside the European project Negotiating Europe, foundations, dynamics, challenges. (In Anamaria Dutceac Segesgten et al.) Centre for European studies. Lund university. January 2007
Public writing
Svona gerum við í Danmörku (e. This is how we do in Denmark) Analysis of the Danish national election. Published in Mannlif Magazine in November 2007
Books
Opið land — staða Íslands í samfélagi þjóðanna. Skrudda (2007).
Peer-reviewed
Fiskurinn eða fullveldið? (e. Fish or the Sovereignty?) Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration. Reykjavik: University of Iceland. May 2006
Conference & working paper
Ísland greiðir fyrir stækkun ESB. (e. Iceland pay’s for EU enlargement.) Research in Social Sciences VII. (In Úlfar Hauksson). Institute for Social Sciences. University of Iceland. October 2006
Reports
Verktakinn í Brussel. (e. The contractor in Brussels – Iceland’s role in the European project.) Centre for European studies – Bifrost university. November 15th 2006
Public writing
Sjálfkrafa upptaka evru (e. Automatic euroization) Paper published in the Icelandic labour unions (ASI) annual conference. 26. October 2006
Public writing
Er Íslandi betur borgið utan Evrópusambandsins en innan þess? Answer on the Icelandic science web. January 25th 2006
Conference & working paper
Evrópuvæðing Íslands. (e. Europeanization of Iceland) Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration. Reykjavik: University of Iceland. December 2005
Conference & working paper
Á kafi í Evrópusamrunanum (e. Deep inside the European Project) Research in Social Sciences VI. (In Úlfar Hauksson) Institute for Social Sciences. University of Iceland. October 2005
Public writing
Uppsögn EES ógnar hagsmunum Íslands Viðskiptablaðið 14. janúar 2005
Public writing
Er evrópska efnahagssvæðið barn síns tíma? Answer on the Icelandic science web. December 2005
Public writing
Hvernig er stjórnkerfinu og hagkerfinu háttað í fríríkinu Kristjaníu? Answer on the Icelandic science web. August 25th 2005
Conference & working paper
Blikur á Lofti – áratugur í EES. (e. A decade of the EEA) Research in Social Sciences V. (In Úlfar Hauksson) Institute for Social Sciences. University of Iceland. October 2004
Public writing
Ný Evrópa fæðist í dag Fréttablaðið 1. maí 2004
Public writing
10 ár á Evrópska efnahagssvæðinu Fréttablaðið 15. febrúar 2004
Public writing
Áratugur í EES Viðskiptavit, tímarit nema við HR. Febrúar 2004 – meðfylgjandi
Public writing
Breytt heimsmynd Bush Íslenska leiðin, tímarit stjórnmálafræðinema við HÍ. Desember 2003
Books
Evrópusamruninn og Ísland. University of Iceland Press (2003).
Public writing
Átta – fimm Íslenska leiðin, tímarit stjórnmálafræðinema við HÍ. 2001
Thesis
Liberal reform in Russia [Speciale. / MA thesis] Copenhagen University. October 1998. (101 p.)
Thesis
Íslenska kosningakerfið. (e Icelandic electoral system) [BA thesis] University of Iceland. May 1995 (60 p.)
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