Prof. Bjørn Thomassen
- Associate Professor of International Relations – Department Chair
- B.A., M.A., University of Copenhagen
- Ph.D., European University Institute
Professor Thomassen’s professional interests cover a wide range of topics within the social and political sciences which he continues to develop in tandem with his teaching at the AUR. He has done research on nationalism and the anthropology of borders and boundaries (the focus of his Ph.D. thesis). He is publishing on both anthropological and political theory. He is particularly interested in how anthropological ideas and approaches can inform political and social theory and the study of contemporary politics. His research agenda also includes the study of memory and identity politics especially as related to the Italian debate. He has published on International Relations theory, from the perspective of long-term history and comparative civilization. His teaching areas include thematic courses in anthropology, politics, sociology and history and regional courses on Urban Rome, Italy, the Mediterranean and the Balkans.
Professor Thomassen is Chief Editor of International Political Anthropology.
