Benjamin de Carvalho
@bdecarvalho.bsky.social
Research Professor at NUPI. Editor in Chief of Cooperation and Conflict. IR scholar interested in privateering, sovereignty, state formation and empires. And most things historical. And food and wine.
📢 New blog by @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social - Status and Resources in Polar Politics Possession remains the bedrock of polar politics. Denmark’s hold over Greenland is not justified by profits... but by the international weight it carries. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL
📢 Nouveau blog par @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social - Statut et ressources dans la politique polaire La possession reste le fondement de la politique polaire. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL
On the road again with @halvardl.bsky.social for the next story of the #benvard status saga. Ottawa tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting @srdj.bsky.social and friends again.
CIPS / CÉPI@cepi-cips.bsky.social · 11mo agoJoin us on Monday at 12pm for an event titled "Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence" Featuring @nupinytt.bsky.social researchers @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social, & chaired by @srdj.bsky.social > bit.ly/3VpAZQU
Join us on Monday at 12pm for an event titled "Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence" Featuring @nupinytt.bsky.social researchers @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social, & chaired by @srdj.bsky.social > bit.ly/3VpAZQU
IR101 says anarchy leads to balance of power. What if it’s the other way around? My new ISQ article (OA!) rethinks two core IR concepts through conceptual history
Anarchy Is What the Balance of Power Made of It: Two Core Concepts and the Public/Private Distinction in International Relations
Abstract. In this article, I question a familiar assumption in International Relations (IR): that the balance of power and anarchy are mutually reinforcing
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Thrilled that my article on treason and political community is (finally) out with International Political Sociology! academic.oup.com/ips/article-...
As teased, now it exist for real! Buy early, buy often! Credits shared with @bdecarvalho.bsky.social
Welcome to @nupinytt.bsky.social, @swatisrivastava.bsky.social! Great Theory Seminar on an emerging tech world order!
Looking for some light summer reading? The below, co-written with @bdecarvalho.bsky.social is ready for pre-order. While the blurbs are outstanding, we will merely note that is is surely one of the most affordable introductions to International Relations out there! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/adv...
Advanced Introduction to International Relations
‘This is a book that moves away from US-centrism to introduce students around the world to the advances of the field of International Relations in recent decades… A massive achievement.’ – Ayse Zarako...
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A huge pleasure to welcome our great friend @srdj.bsky.social to @nupinytt.bsky.social again for a theory seminar on “The Anglosphere and the European Radical Right”! www.nupi.no/en/events/20...
Heads up IR friends: you have five days left to submit your abstract to NUPI'a inaugural theory conference! 250-500€ travel reimbursements, plus (most) food will be provided. www.nupi.no/en/events/20...
Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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4/ 📄 Opera houses as status symbols @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social examine opera houses as status symbols from the 16th century to today 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Thrilled to announce that our special issue on status symbols in world politics is now out in the wild (and for a limited time free to read as well!) Read about our intro piece in @pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social's thread below. Thread on each article in the SI coming very soon!
Paul Beaumont@pauldavidbeaumont.bsky.social · last yr.Conceived at Baltimore 2016, it's fitting that our special issue Status Symbols in World Politics is out in time for #ISA2025! The intro makes case for why status symbols warrant sustained attention in IR & develops a framework for studying them 🧵 1/: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Join us for the Inaugural Business Meeting of the @isanet.bsky.social at 12:30 in Buckingham (Chicago Hilton)! #ISA2025 with @halvardl.bsky.social @isabelbramsen.bsky.social @bdecarvalho.bsky.social
Come meet our EIC @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social today SC13: 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM in Williford B, Chicago Hilton to discuss publishing in IR journals. With @risjnl.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social among others. #ISA2025
IR scholars working in/on the Nordic countries: Join us for the Inaugural Meeting of the Nordic Caucus (NOCA) of the @isanet.bsky.social at #ISA2025 (Sunday March 2, 12:30-13:30 in Buckingham, Chicago Hilton)!
The Call for Abstracts for the first ever NUPI (@nupinytt.bsky.social) Theory Conference in Oslo 22-24 September: "Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times". With a keynote by the excellent Stefano Guzzini, and a roundtable tba. We hope to see you there!
Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI
Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times
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Congratulations, @qbruneau.bsky.social !
Historical IR Section (ISA)@hist-isanet.bsky.social · 2y agoThe @isanet.bsky.social Convention is upon us; time for a happy countdown: Congratulations to @qbruneau.bsky.social for the 2025 Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical IR for his masterful book, "States and the Masters of Capital" published with @columbiaup.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more..
The @isanet.bsky.social Convention is upon us; time for a happy countdown: Congratulations to @qbruneau.bsky.social for the 2025 Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical IR for his masterful book, "States and the Masters of Capital" published with @columbiaup.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more..
The circus is back on the road again. Hit us up if you want us to come to your town. We typically don’t sing and dance, but we can talk for hours and there is a slide with Michael Jordan on it! With @bdecarvalho.bsky.social
Some afternoons are more productive than others! Just spent one recording a podcast with Whisky and IR, courtesy of @dhnexon.bsky.social and @profptj.bsky.social. Discussing Historical IR in the excellent company of @jcostalopez.bsky.social and @bdecarvalho.bsky.social Follow this space for more...
På norsk, om Grønland, mest rettet mot skole men kjent for å nå også våre folkevalgte. Hvor Hender Det? (med @bdecarvalho.bsky.social) www.nupi.no/skole/hvor-h...
Trump Tower på Grønland? | NUPI Skole
Donald Trump hadde ikke engang begynt sin andre presidentperiode før han meldte at han vil ha den danske øya Grønland.
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Det er ingen geopolitiske grunner til at Trump skal ønske å ha kontroll over Grønland, skriver @halvardl.bsky.social, @bdecarvalho.bsky.social og @indraoverland.bsky.social i denne kronikken i @aftenposten.no. Dette handler om at Trumps politiske modus operandi er realitystjernens.
Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer. | NUPI
Den viktigste grunnen til at Donald Trump igjen foreslår å kjøpe Grønland, er at hans politiske modus operandi er realitystjernens, skriver forfatterne av denne kronikken.
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Grønland og Trump? Igjen? Har klusset litt i pressen med kollegaer @bdecarvalho.bsky.social og @indraoverland.bsky.social om dette. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer.
Les kronikken.
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Thanks, @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social !
Global Intellectual History@global-ih.bsky.social · 2y ago10/12 Elizabeth Mendenhall (University of Rhode Island) reviews "The Sea and International Relations" (@manchesterup.bsky.social, 2022), edited by @bdecarvalho.bsky.social & @halvardl.bsky.social (both Norwegian Institute for International Affairs) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
10/12 Elizabeth Mendenhall (University of Rhode Island) reviews "The Sea and International Relations" (@manchesterup.bsky.social, 2022), edited by @bdecarvalho.bsky.social & @halvardl.bsky.social (both Norwegian Institute for International Affairs) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A gentle reminder to all IR scholars out there: proposals for KICKASS SPECIAL ISSUES are due in about TWO WEEKS.
Cooperation and Conflict@coco-journal.bsky.social · 2y agoCooperation and Conflict has just published its annual call for Special Issue proposals. Deadline is 15 December: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Paging all Nordic IR scholars out there! Norway currently represents 1/3 of the signatories. Will you let this aggression stand?
Halvard Leira@halvardl.bsky.social · 2y agoDear academic friends and members of the ISA. Please take a minute to read and sign this! www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...
Ever searched the PDF program of the ISA without getting a single hit on “international relations”? Once you finally stumble across one, copy it, paste it and admire the answer: internaƟonal relaƟons…
