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Dr. Jon Olafsson, dean, professor
tel: 433 3022 / 663 4664
jonolafs@bifrost.is
M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in philosophy and postgraduate degree in Russian Studies, Columbia University. Jón has also studied philosophy at Freie Universität in Berlin and Ludwig-Maximilans Universtät in Munich, in addition to studies in philosophy and Russian at Moscow University. He completed his B.A. degree in philosophy at the University of Iceland. His principal fields of interest are ethics, political philosophy and political history. He has published articles and one book, Kæru félagar, [Dear Comrades] on the Icelandic Communist Movement and its links with the Soviet Union. He is currently working on a book dealing with the Stalin era prison camp system, focusing on special camps for women, and a collection of his articles on political philosophy and related matters is in preparation for publication. Jón has been Dean of the Faculty of Social Science at Bifröst University since 2006. He teaches introductory courses in ethics and political philosophy in addition to advanced courses in philosophy.
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Auður H Ingólfsdóttir, adjunct
audurhi@bifrost.is
Tel: +354 433 3000 / 892 0678
Auður H. Ingólfsdóttir holds a BA degree in international studies from University of Washington (Seattle), a diploma in professional jouranlism from University of Iceland, and a Master degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (Boston). During her graduate studies her special fields of study were international environment and resource policy, and international negotiations and conflict resolution. She has worked as a project manager for the University of Iceland, as a special advisor in the Ministry for the environment, and as a private consultant on environmental policy. During the period 2006-2008 she worked abroad for the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit. Her main interests are in the fields of international relations, environment and sustainable development, security studies, conflict resolution and peace building. Auður edited the book Grænskinna, a book about international environmental issues, and has written several articles, book chapters and reports related to international environmental issues, especially on subjects related to climate change and the Kyoto Protocol. Auður started working for Bifröst in January 2010 and teaches courses in the BA programme in International Studies.
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Dr. Birgir Hermannsson, adjunct
tel: 895 0273
B.A. degree in political science and philosophy, University of Iceland, M.A. degree in political science, New York School for Social Research, and Ph.D. in political science, University of Stockholm. Birgir’s doctoral thesis, “Understanding Nationalism: Studies in Icelandic Nationalism 1800-2000” (published by Stockholm University in 2005) explores the Icelandic struggle for independence and its political impact, particularly on Icelandic political discourse, ideas and culture. At Bifröst, Birgir has taught introductory courses in political science and Icelandic politics, comparative politics, international politics, political philosophy and political theory.
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Dr. Eiríkur Bergmann, associate professor
tel: 433 3084
eirikur@bifrost.is
Eiríkur holds and Ph.D. in political science form the University of Iceland and Cand. Scient. Pol.-degree in international politics from the University of Copenhagen. He is an associate professor and director of the Centre for European Studies at Bifröst University. He has worked as a journalist, information officer for the European Union and adjunct in political science at the University of Iceland, in addition to lecturing at various foreign universities. He has engaged in various international research projects in his field and is currently a participant in the SENT Network in European Studies. He has written a number of articles, both peer-reviewed and general, in addition to essays, lectures and books on international relations and political affairs. He has written regular Op-Ed's in Icelandic newspapers, and is now a regular contributer in the British Guardian. His books include Ísland í Evrópu [Iceland in Europe] (editor) (2001), Evrópusamruninn og Ísland [The European Integration and Iceland] (2003), the novel Glapræði (2005), Opið land [Open land] (2007), Hvað með evruna? [How about the Euro?] (with Jón Thór Sturluson) (2008) and Frá Evróvisjón til evru (e. From Eurovision to the euro). See list of publications.
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Eyjólfur Emilsson received his B.A. from the University of Iceland in 1977 with philosophy as major and ancient Greek and French as minor subjects. After this he entered the Ph.D. program in philosophy at rinceton University focusing on classical philosophy. He took his doctorate from Princeton in 1984 with a issertation on Plotinus' theory of sense-perception. After this he was a post-doctoral fellow, lecturer and finally assistant professor in philosophy at the University of Iceland but since 1993 he has been professor at the University of Oslo. He has twice been a visiting pofessor at Princetone University and fellow of the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington D.C. Harvard University). In addition to numerous articles in international books and journals, he has written the books Plotinus on Sense-Perception (Cambridge University Press 1988) and Plotinus on Intellect (Oxford University Press 2007). He has translated several works of ancient Greek philosophy into Icelandic, including Plato's Republic. In spite of this singlemindedness on ancient philosophy in his international publications Emilsson has broad philosophical interests and has taught both logic and ethics and much in between.
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Eva Heiða Önnudóttir, adjunct
evaheida@bifrost.is
B.A. in political science, University of Iceland, 2002, and M.Sc. in political science research theory, London School of Economics, 2005. Eva Heida teaches methodology and working procedure at Bifröst University in addition to working at the Bifröst University Research Centre. Her principal fields of interest are studies in political behaviour, democracy and methodology in the social sciences.
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Dr. Ian Watson, assistant professor
ian@bifrost.is
B.A. degree in linguistics, Harvard University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in social science, Rutgers. His fields of interest include standards and standardisation, identification systems, typography and consumer trends. He also has extensive experience of tourism and has worked as a tour manager and guide in addition to publishing travel guide books. Ian is the editor of the Bifröst Journal of Social Science and has also worked as international representative at Bifröst University. In addition to his teaching at Bifröst Ian has taught courses at the Iceland Academy of Arts.
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Dr. Njörður Sigurjónsson, assistant professor, director of Research Centre
njordur@bifrost.is
Ph.D. in Cultural Policy and Management at the City University in London, B.A. in philosophy and M.Sc. degree in international business, University of Iceland. Njördur has studied at the Copenhagen Business School (business), Stockholms Universitet (philosophy) and Université de Rennes I in France (philosophy). In recent years Njördur has taught Cultural Policy and Management at Bifröst University, but previously served as director of marketing for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, stage manager for the Icelandic Opera and, most recently, managing director of the Icelandic Literature Fund. Since 2008 Njördur has held the position of Director of the Bifröst University Research Centre. He is the author of the book Höndlun þekkingar [Handling knowledge], published by the University of Iceland Institute of Business (2001).
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Snæfríður Baldvinsdóttir, adjunct
snaefridur@bifrost.is
B.Sc. in economics and international affairs, John Cabot University, and MBA in international finance, St. Johns University (2000). She also studied economics at the University of Iceland and Panthéon Sorbonne University in Paris. Over the past six years, she has taught economics at undergraduate level at Bifröst University (microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics). Snæfríður worked for 17 years in Paris, Rome and Mexico City, where her work included consultancy for international organizations and enterprises. Her fields of interests lie within the spheres of international and European economics and welfare economics. She is currently engaged in research on the effect of the economic crisis in Iceland on income distribution.
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