Eirikur Bergmann (Eiríkur Bergmann Einarsson; born 6 February 1969) is an Icelandic academic and writer. He is author of ten academic books and three novels.

Early life and education

Eirikur Bergmann was born in

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in 1969 and studied political science at the

University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern co ...

and

Copenhagen University The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University. The University of Copenhagen c ...

Academics

Eirikur Bergmann is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for

European Studies European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the History of Western civilization and the evolution of Western culture, as well as on current developments in European integration. Some ...

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. He was awarded Cand.Sci.Pol degree from

in 1998 and Ph.D. in

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from

in 2009. Bergmann has been a visiting fellow at many academic institutions, including visiting professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the

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in Slovenia. Bergmann is mainly known for his analysis of Nativist Populism, which he argues has turned into a distinctive form of

Neo-nationalism Neo-nationalism, or new nationalism, is an ideology and political movement built on the basic characteristics of classical nationalism. It developed to its final form by applying elements with reactionary character generated as a reaction to t ...

in the post-

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era. He has also researched Conspiracy Theories, European Integration and Iceland's political economy, especially in relations to the Crash of 2008, its prelude and aftermath.

Columnist

Eirikur Bergmann is also an active columnist. He has written for many newspapers in Iceland and for the British ''

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''.

Constitutional Council

Bergmann was elected in 2010 to Iceland's Constitutional Assembly and subsequently served in 2011 as one of the 25 members of the Constitutional Council, part of the 2010–2013 reform of Iceland's constitution.

Works

Bergmann has written widely on European politics, Icelandic politics, Nationalism, Populism and Conspiracy Theories. His books are as follows.

Academic books

* 2020:
Neo-Nationalism
The Rise of Nativist Populism''. London:

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. (235 p.) * 2017:
Nordic Nationalism and Right-Wing Populist Politics:
Imperial Relationships and National Sentiments''. London:

. (217 p.) * 2014:
Iceland and the International Financial Crisis
Boom, Bust & Recovery''. Basingstoke and New York:

. nternational Political Economy series (232 p.) * 2011: ''Sjálfstæð þjóð – trylltur skríll og landráðalýður'' ('Independent nation'). tudy on national discourse in Icelandic politics Reykjavik: Veröld. (364 p.) * 2009: ''Frá Evróvisjón til evru – allt um Evrópusambandið'' ('From Eurovision to the Euro: All about the European Union'). Reykjavik: Veröld. (262 p.) * 2009: ''Sense of sovereignty – how national sentiments have influenced Iceland’s European policy''

h.D. dissertation Hilda Doolittle (September 10, 1886 – September 27, 1961) was an American modernist poet, novelist, and memoirist who wrote under the name H.D. throughout her life. Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co-founded th ...

Reykjavik: Department of political science, University of Iceland. (370 p.) * 2008: ''Hvað með evruna?'' ('How about the Euro?') ith Sturluson, Jon Thor Reykjavik: Bifrost University Press. (176 p.). * 2007: ''Opið land – staða Íslands í samfélagi þjóðana'' ('Open land: Iceland’s place in the world society'). Reykjavík: Skrudda. 2007. (138 p.) * 2003: ''Evrópusamruninn og Ísland'' ('European integration and Iceland'). Reykjavík: University of Iceland University Press. (203 p.)

Novels

Eirikur Bergmann has published three novels: * * *"''Glapræði''. Eftir Eirík Bergmann Einarsson"
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'', 8 October 2005 .

References

External links

Official website
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Eirikur Bergmann Eirikur Bergmann (Eiríkur Bergmann Einarsson; born 6 February 1969) is an Icelandic academic and writer. He is author of ten academic books and three novels. Early life and education Eirikur Bergmann was born in Reykjavík in 1969 and studied ...

1969 births Living people

Icelandic columnists