Henrik Larsen

Current research

• The roie of theories in the analysis of foreign policy (performativity)
• The EU as a normative power
• A distinct approach to analysing national foreign policy in the EU
• Danish foreign policy/policy towards Europe
• Danish Foreign policy and EU foreign policy.
• Brexit and Denmark

Fields of interest

Please see main profile

Primary fields of research

Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA)

• The formulation of a distinct approach FPA for EU member states
• The performative role of theories ijn the analysis of foreign policy'
• Theoretical aproaches to the analysis of national foreign policy including discourse analysis
• Links between EU foreign policy and national foreign policy - theoretical conceptualisations.
• Danish foreign, security and European Policies (including theoretical interpretations)
• British foreign, security and European Policies (including theoretical interpretations)
• Analysis of national discourses on Europe, in particular French, Britishn and Danish.

The EU/International organisations

• Theoretical approaches to analysing the EU as an international actor including discourse analysis
• The EU as a normative power
•  EU concepts of security
•  The ESDP and European Security
• The EU as an International Actor across policy areas
• The EU as an actor in the Politics of religion
• The EU's role in the World

Knowledge of languages

• Danish
• English
• French

CV

• jan 2019: Member of the Danish selection committee for applicants for the College of Europe
• Jan.-May 2015: Visiting Academic, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University (ANUCES)
• 2014-: Professor with special responsibilities (MSO)
• Jan.- May 2013: Visiting Academic, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• 2004- : Jean Monnet Professor, Department of Political Science, University of  Copenhagen
• 2000-2014: Associate Professor in International Relations, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
• 1997-2000     : Assistant Professor in International Relations, Department of Political Science, University of Copennhagen
• 1994-1997     : Head of Section, Danish Foreign Ministry.
• 1993             : Ph.D in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Teaching

Teaching: international relations, the EU as a political system, the EU as an international actor, Danish foreign policy.

Supervision: please see general page on this from the Department of Political Science