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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.

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πŸ“’ 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. πŸ”—https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL

12.09.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ 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. πŸ”—https://bit.ly/3Ih0OzL

12.09.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

07.09.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

05.09.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

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

08.08.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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-...

20.08.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As teased, now it exist for real! Buy early, buy often! Credits shared with @bdecarvalho.bsky.social

31.05.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to @nupinytt.bsky.social, @swatisrivastava.bsky.social! Great Theory Seminar on an emerging tech world order!

05.06.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Advanced Introduction to International Relations β€˜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...

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...

29.04.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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 β€œThe Anglosphere and the European Radical Right”!

www.nupi.no/en/events/20...

25.04.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times

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...

27.03.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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4/ πŸ“„ Opera houses as status symbols

@halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social examine opera houses as status symbols from the 16th century to today

πŸ”— journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

03.03.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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!

02.03.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

02.03.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

02.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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)!

01.03.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times

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!

27.02.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A pleasure to welcome @tomlongphd.bsky.social to @nupinytt.bsky.social Theory Seminar!

14.02.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations, @qbruneau.bsky.social !

29.01.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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..

29.01.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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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

23.01.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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...

21.01.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Tower pΓ₯ GrΓΈnland? | NUPI Skole Donald Trump hadde ikke engang begynt sin andre presidentperiode fΓΈr han meldte at han vil ha den danske ΓΈya GrΓΈnland.

PΓ₯ norsk, om GrΓΈnland, mest rettet mot skole men kjent for Γ₯ nΓ₯ ogsΓ₯ vΓ₯re folkevalgte. Hvor Hender Det? (med @bdecarvalho.bsky.social) www.nupi.no/skole/hvor-h...

20.01.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer. | NUPI Den viktigste grunnen til at Donald Trump igjen foreslΓ₯r Γ₯ kjΓΈpe GrΓΈnland, er at hans politiske modus operandi er realitystjernens, skriver forfatterne av denne kronikken.

Det er ingen geopolitiske grunner til at Trump skal ΓΈnske Γ₯ ha kontroll over GrΓΈnland, 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.

15.01.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump improviserer geopolitikk. Og pressen applauderer. Les kronikken.

GrΓΈnland og Trump? Igjen? Har klusset litt i pressen med kollegaer @bdecarvalho.bsky.social og @indraoverland.bsky.social om dette. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...

11.01.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social !

29.11.2024 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Detail from the artwork on the cover of the volume

Detail from the artwork on the cover of the volume

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....

29.11.2024 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

A gentle reminder to all IR scholars out there: proposals for KICKASS SPECIAL ISSUES are due in about TWO WEEKS.

26.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paging all Nordic IR scholars out there! Norway currently represents 1/3 of the signatories. Will you let this aggression stand?

26.11.2024 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I see your point. Very clever. But in order to make that kind of clever jokes, you need to ensure that the rest of your messaging is seamless. Which in the case of this organization is not always the case…

26.11.2024 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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