Research Highlights from the Past Year

Centre researchers have made a number of notable contributions to debates within International Relations and international law over the past year, as well as attracted significant funding for their research.

Line Engbo Gissel has published a piece in the prestigious flagship journal of the International Studies Association. 

Gissel, L. E. (2026). Global Governance by Manual: The Transitional Justice Toolkit and the Standardization of a Field. International Studies Quarterly, 70(1), online first.

Louise Wuiff Moe has contributed to an important forum in International Studies Review.

Rolandsen, Ø. H., Schröder, U. C., Tholens, S., Bagayoko, N., Berg, L. A., De Franco, C., & Wilén, N. (2026). Security Assistance and the Crisis of the Liberal International Order. International Studies Review, 28(2), online first.

Laust Schouenborg has produced an edited volume with Prof. Rita Floyd of Birmingham University, evaluating Barry Buzan’s contribution to International Relations.

Floyd, R., & Schouenborg, L. (eds.) (2025). The Big Picture as an Approach to the Study of International Relations: Thinking With and Beyond Barry Buzan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Kerstin Bree Carlson has co-edited a book with Mairie Robin and Amelie Theussen.

Robin, M., Theussen, A., & Carlson, K. B. (eds.) (2026). The Changing Fights and Fighters of Contemporary War: From the Margins to the Middle. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kennet Lynggaard has received funding as partner in a Horizon Europe research project on ‘Enhancing the success of enlargement through the political ownership-territorial nexus (EU-OWN). Total budget: Euro 3.5 million. 

Karen Lønne Ring has received a grant of DKK 3 million from the Victim Foundation, Denmark, to investigate how Denmark is managing victim rights in cases involving international crimes.