Rebecca Adler-Nissen is a Danish

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

professor in the department of political science at the

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

. She specializes in international politics with a particular focus on the

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, diplomacy, digital technology, geopolitics, and the regulation of artificial intelligence. She is director of the National Center for AI in Society (CAISA)

Early life and education

Adler-Nissen studied at the University of Copenhagen, obtaining a BA in political science in 2002. She then earned a diploma at the

Institut d'Etudes Politiques An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

, before returning to the University of Copenhagen where she earned an MSc in 2005 and a PhD in 2009. She has held visiting appointments at institutions including the

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, and the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

Career

In 2010–2011, Adler-Nissen was Head of Section at the

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. From 2012-2017, she was a member of the Young Academy of Denmark, a scientific academy for young researchers within the

Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters ({{Langx, da, Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab or ''Videnskabernes Selskab'') is a Danish academy of science. The Royal Danish Academy was established on 13 November 1742, and was create ...

. She was subsequently admitted as a member of the

. In 2015, Adler-Nissen was awarded the Nils Klim Prize, which is awarded annually by the government of

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"to a scholar under the age of 35, from a Nordic country, for outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology". In 2019, she won the

EliteForsk Prize The EliteForsk Prize (Elite Research Prize) is the most prestigious award given by the Danish Council for Independent Research, of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education (Denmark), Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. ...

, which the

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awards every year to five scholars under the age of 45 who are judged to be outstanding researchers of international acclaim. Adler-Nissen's research has been noted for incorporating sociological and behavioral insights into the study of international relations within the European system, in contrast to the rationalist approach that had predominantly been used in that area. She received the Nils Klim Prize partly for work investigating diplomatic negotiations through anthropological field work and interview methods.

Other activities

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(ECFR), MemberMembers

Selected awards

*Member, Young Academy of Denmark (2012-17) *Member, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (since 2017) *Nils Klim Prize (2015) *

(2019)

References

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