Projects per year
Personal profile
Teaching
General courses for Bachelor and Master Students:
Political Theory, Local Politics, Welfare Models, Organization Theory, Comparative Politics, International Politics, Public Administration, Political Institutions, Democracy, Methods in Social Science
Research interests
- Welfare politics and policy
- Local democracy
- Gender representation
- Paradiplomacy
SCOPE
The main focus has been on power structures in small polities. Studies on welfare systems, local democracy and gender representation are most often based on empirical data from the Faroe Islands. Different methodological approaches are used. Other projects have focused on the health visitor institutions, on e-democracy, and on paradiplomcay.
Visiting Scholar: Háskóli Íslands 1993; University of Aberdeen 2012; UC Berkeley 2017
ONGOING PROJECTS
- Polygov: Crisis management in a Polycentric Nordic Local Democracy: Different Governance Structures – Different Results? (www.Polygov.org).
- Textbook in Political Science
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Knowledge and Power in Faroese Health Politics and Policy, University of Bergen
… → 2003
Master, Cand. Polit, University of Bergen
… → 1982
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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0528 Resilience and State Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Faroe Islands - an in-depth Examination of Crisis Management and Organizing in the Local Government Sector
Olavson, R. (PI), Justinussen, J. C. S. (PI), í Jákupsstovu, B. (PI) & Holm, D. (PI)
1/02/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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POLYGOV: Crisis Management in a Polycentric Nordic Local Democracy
Haug, A. V. (PI), Wihlborg, E. (CoI), Holm, D. (CoI), Houlberg, K. (CoI), Godenhjelm, S. (CoI), Eyþórsson, G. Þ. (CoI), Ackrén, M. (CoI), Justinussen, J. C. S. (CoI), Sefton, T. (CoI), Øgård, M. (CoI), Nordensvärd, J. (CoI), í Jákupsstovu, B. (CoI), Heggebø, K. (CoI), Baldersheim, H. (CoI), Pedersen, A. W. (CoI), Duy, I. N. (CoI), Skokstad, S. (CoI) & Hye, L. (CoI)
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Fólkaræði - hvat, hví og hvussu
í Jákupsstovu, B., 2023, 1st edition ed. (Tórshavn): Nám. 84 p.Translated title of the contribution :Democracy - What, why and how Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Grænser for færøsk paradiplomati?
í Jákupsstovu, B. & Justinussen, J. C. S., 2021, Sikkerhedspolitik i Arktis og Nordatlanten. København: Djøf Forlag, Vol. 15. p. 195-218 23 p. (Studier i global politik og sikkerhed)(Studier i global politik og sikkerhed; no. 15).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Javnstøða 2021?
í Jákupsstovu, B., 2021, Dimmalætting, 144, 9, p. 26-27 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Three rationales for municipal councils: The case of the Faroe Islands
Jákupsstovu, B. Í., 2019, In: Fróðskaparrit - Faroese Scientific Journal. 65/66, p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fólkavald umboðan í kommununum
í Jákupsstovu, B., 2018, Kvinnur í kommunupolitikki 1918-2018. [Tórshavn]: Demokratia, p. 115-130 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
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Kommunuráðstevna / "Municipal conference"
Holm, D. (Organiser) & í Jákupsstovu, B. (Organiser)
26 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Innanhýsis seminar á Søgu- og samfelagsdeildini í sambandi við at deildin varð 25 ár.
Sølvará, H. A. (Organiser), í Jákupsstovu, B. (Organiser) & Hovgaard, G. (Organiser)
25 Apr 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Vestnorden – nye roller i det internationale samfund
Sølvará, H. A. (Organiser), í Jákupsstovu, B. (Organiser) & Hovgaard, G. (Organiser)
24 Apr 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...