1.-11. juni 2015 external lecturer at Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research Beijing, Kina, teaching in "Climate Change Politics and Governance in China"
Political Sociology of Governance and Sustainable Management in the West Nordic Region
Science, Economics and Politics of Sustainability, Climate, and Environment
Governance and Sustainable Management in the Faroe Islands
West Nordic Geopolitics from a Faroese Perspective
Global governance, climate change, energy, risk society, Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, science-policy-society relationship, ecological economics, sustainable development, green growth, Bourdieu in International Relations, community of practice, social movements, New Institutionalism, theories of power, rhetoric, narrative, frame analysis, transdisciplinarity, Arctic and Nordic, China, Japan, Korea, and EU.
Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). New practices and narratives of environmental diplomacy, In. Gustavo Sosa-Nunez and Ed Atkins, Environment, Climate Change and International Relations, E-IR publications. 127-142. Online open access at www.e-ir.info
Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). The emergence and spread of green growth. Environmental Politics (Volume, number, and old_pages not available).
Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). Diplomatic Learning and Trust. How the Cartagena Dialogue Brought UN Climate Negotiations Back on Track. Global Environmental Politics. (Volume, number, and old_pages not available).
Blaxekjær, L. (2015). Korea as Green Middle Power: Green Growth Strategic Action in the Field of Global Environmental Governance. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. Published online 29 November 2015.
Blaxekjær, L. and Nielsen, T.D. 2014. Narrative Positions of New Political Groups under the UNFCCC. Climate Policy. Published online 17 October 2014.
Lau’s research examines different forms of global climate politics - as structures and practices - either within the UNFCCC or between states and non-state actors. The project is a contribution to the recent research agenda termed "Bourdieu in International Politics". This agenda has yet to develop a specific framework on language as practice, which this research specifically aims to do. This is done through a combination of different theoretical concepts from fraiming, narrative studies, and rhetoric with the Bourdieusian relational ontology at the centre. The project is particullary intereseted in how narratives, framing and rhetoric have both ideational and material expressions.
Jan 2014-Aug 2017 Project manager: Green Growth Dialogue. Purpose is to establish a new research network, strengthen green growth dialogue and policy development in the West Nordic region, and strengthen collaboration between West Nordic universities and Canadian research communities. The project is partly funded by NORA (Nordic Atlantic Cooperation).
Jan-Oct 2015 Project leader: Building Bridges with the African Group of Negotiators. Commissioned by Nordic Council of Ministers working group on UN climate negotiations (NOAK). Collaboration between five researchers from Sweden, Norway, UK, and the Faroe Islands.
Apr-Nov 2014 Project member: Policy analysis of The Like-Minded Developing Countries in Climate Change, a new negotiation group in UN climate negotiations, Commissioned by Nordic Council of Ministers working group on UN climate negotiations (NOAK). Collaboration between seven researchers from Sweden, Norway, USA, China, and Denmark.
2011-2014 Fieldwork at COP17-20, South Africa, Qatar, Poland, Peru and negotiations in Bonn, June 2014. Conducted interviews with several delegations, experts, practitioners. Specifically followed negotiations on post-2015 agreement. Collected material on negotiations and also green growth. Networking. Academic Result: Three academic papers and two policy reports.
Oct 2014 Fieldwork, Global Green Growth Forum 2014, Copenhagen. Conducted interviews and collected materials.
June 2013 Co-organised panel on green growth in Asia at Asian Dynamics Initiative’s 5th International Conference: \'Growth: Critical Perspectives from Asia\'. University of Copenhagen.
2012-2013 Co-editor of special issue on global climate change.
Sep-Dec 2012 Developed Master’s course (with Prof. Jens Hoff) on climate change politics from global to local level, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.
2012 Supervised Master’s thesis on City of Copenhagen as Green Growth Actor (Grade: 10).
2011-2012 Elected member and vice-chair of the Department PhD Committee and Board of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Member of the Academic Board on PhD Education, University of Copenhagen.
Nov 2011 Fieldwork, EU Commission and Parliament, Brussels, Belgium. Interviews and conference participation. Networking.
Oct 2011 Fieldwork, Global Green Growth Forum 2011, Copenhagen. Conducted interviews and collected materials.
2011- Co-founder and President (Vice-president since 2013), Danish Research Network on Climate Politics.
2011- Member of Steering Committee, Centre for European Politics, University of Copenhagen.
2011 Supervised Master’s thesis on Role of Ideas in Danish Climate Politics (Grade: 10).
2008-2011 As Head of Section, Ministry of Science, I was project manager on several projects: Committee on digitisation of university exams; International conference on IT and innovative learning environments; The National Food Forum (Det Nationale Fødevareforum). I also participated in other projects: Establishment of Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research; International Evaluation of Danish Universities 2009 (focus on innovation and public-private partnerships).
2008 Research assistant on Jørgen Delman & Chen, Nordic Opportunities for Collaboration with China in Energy Research and Innovation, NIAS og Nordisk Energiforskning.
2007 Research assistant on Delman, Jørgen & Stig Toft Madsen, Nordic Triple Helix Collaboration on Knowledge, Innovation, and Business Development in China and India, NIAS.
2015-2017: Project manager, Green Growth Dialogue.
Purpose is to establish a new research network, strengthen green growth dialogue and policy development in the West Nordic region, and strengthen collaboration between West Nordic universities and Canadian research communities. The project is partly funded by NORA (Nordic Atlantic Cooperation).
Project member: Policy analysis of The Like-Minded Developing Countries in Climate Change, a new negotiation group in UN climate negotiations, Commissioned by Nordic Council of Ministers working group on UN climate negotiations (NOAK). Collaboration between seven researchers from Sweden, Norway, USA, China, and Denmark.
2015: Project leader, Building Bridges with the African Group of Negotiators. Commmissioned by Nordic Council of Ministers working group on UN climate negotiations (NOAK). Collaboration between five researchers from Sweden, Norway, UK, and the Faroe Islands.
Blaxekjær, L. (2016). New Practices and Narratives of Environmental Diplomacy, In. Gustavo Sosa-Nunez and Ed Atkins, Environment, Climate Change and International Relations, E-International Relations Publishing, pp. 143-161. Free download: http://www.e-ir.info/2016/04/24/edited-collection-environment-climate-change-and-international-relations/
Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). The emergence and spread of green growth. Environmental Politics (Volume, number, and pages not available).
Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). Diplomatic Learning and Trust. How the Cartagena Dialogue Brought UN Climate Negotiations Back on Track. Global Environmental Politics. (Volume, number, and pages not available).
Blaxekjær, L. (2015). Korea as Green Middle Power: Green Growth Strategic Action in the Field of Global Environmental Governance. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. Published online 29 November 2015.
Blaxekjær, L. and Nielsen, T.D. 2014. Narrative Positions of New Political Groups under the UNFCCC. Climate Policy. Published online 17 October 2014.
Blaxekjær, L., Jacobsen, S.G. and Engmann-Jensen, M., (eds.) 2013. International klimapolitik - perspektiver for en global aftale i 2015 (Special Issue on international climate politics). Politik. 16 (3):1-65.
Blaxekjær, L., Jacobsen, S.G. and Engmann-Jensen, M. 2013. Introduktion. Politik. 16 (3):3-5.
Skovgaard, J. and Blaxekjær, L. 2013. Global klimapolitik: Fra Bali til Paris (Global climate politics: From Bali to Paris). Politik. 16 (3):7-16.
Blaxekjær, L. 2011. Book review of Moris, Narelle, 2010, Japan-Bashing: Anti-Japanism since the 1980s, Routlegde. Politik. 14 (2):57-58.
Blaxekjær, L. and Schlæger, J. 2008. Lean i Japan: New Public Management og Lean i offentlig administration. (Lean in Japan, New Public Management and Lean in Public Administration). Politik, 11 (1):96-104.
Blaxekjær, L. (Book proposal in review). Third Generation Governance: A New Paradigm for the Anthropocene. 210 pages.
Blaxekjær, Lau Øfjord (2015). Transscalar governance of climate change: an engaged scholarship approach, Copenhagen: Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, PhD Dissertation 2015/8
Blaxekjær, L. 29 January 2016. COP21. Diplomati er vejen til globale aftaler (Analysis of the result of COP21 and role of diplomacy). In Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 17 December 2015. Syv fortællinger om Kina på COP21 (Analysis of China at COP21). On a dedicated climate politics blog – Klimapanelet.
Blaxekjær, L. 3 December 2015. COP21. Nye alliancer viser vej til en aftale (Analysis of COP21). In Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 22 October 2015. I klimakampen er USA vinder og Danmark taber (Analysis of USA and Denmark leading up to COP21). On a dedicated climate politics blog – Klimapanelet.
Blaxekjær, L. 5 June 2015. Leder vejen til Paris også til et bedre klima? (Analysis of the EU’s climate goals and preparations for COP21. On the European Commission’s Danish blog www.europatrenul.com
Blaxekjær, L. and Hansen, T. (2015). Historien om FNs COP-møder. [The history of UN COP meetings]. In: A. A. Pedersen (ed), Klimakrisen [The Climate Crisis], Copenhagen: Forlaget Rosenkilde. 16 pages.
Blaxekjær, L., (2015). Asien - Kina nægter at lade sig kue [Asia – China stands up]. In: A. A. Pedersen (ed), Klimakrisen [The Climate Crisis], Copenhagen: Forlaget Rosenkilde. 16 pages.
Nielsen, T. D. and Blaxekjær, L. 25 November 2014. Tirsdagsanalyse: Verden er klar til klima i Lima. (Analysis of COP20 in Lima). in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 28 May 2014. Japan. Mangel på vækst har skabt tillidskrise. (Japan. Lack of economic growth has created a crisis of trust). Analysis of political distrust in Japan as example of where Denmark might be headed, in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Andersen, N. T. and Blaxekjær, L. 4 January 2014. Kan de rige blive grønnere, mens de fattigere bliver rigere? (Can the rich get greener while the poorer get richer?). Analysis of green growth politics, Danish Daily Newspaper Information.
Blaxekjær, L. 3 November 2013. Grøn. Danmark elsker at være klimapolitisk duks. (Green. Denmark loves being a climate darling). Analysis of green growth and climate negotiations, in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 6 December 2012. Klima. Slagsmålet mellem Nord og Syd er i gang. (Climate. The fight between North and South is on). Analysis of UN climate negotiations, in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 18 January 2012. China in Global Climate Change Politics. Infocus Blog. NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
Blaxekjær, L. 7 December 2011. The EU at COP17 and the question of global leadership. Research Comment. Newsletter of Centre for European Politics, University of Copenhagen.
Blaxekjær, L. 11 November 2011. Kortspil. Her står de store spillere før COP17. (Poker. The big players’ cards before COP17). Analysis of UN climate negotiations, Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 17 September 2011. Klimabriller. Grøn vækst fås i mange farver. (Climate perspective. Green growth comes in many colours). Analysis, Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken.
Blaxekjær, L. 6 September 2011. Six Prime Ministers in 5 years – why Japanese Prime Ministers are so short-lived. Infocus Blog, NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
Nørlund, I. and Blaxekjær, L. 14 March 2008. Hvorfor er vi bange for Asien? (Why are we afraid of Asia?). Op-ed on Denmark’s increased interest in China and India. University Post. University of Copenhagen.
Blaxekjær, L. 29 September 2007. Japan er ved at blive den nedgående sols land. (Japan is becoming the land of the setting sun). Op-ed in Danish Daily Newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad.
Blaxekjær, L., Chin-Yee, S., Kallbekken, S., Nielsen, T.D. and Sælen, H. 2015. Building Bridges with the African Group of Negotiators. Internal Report for The Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK), Nordic Council of Ministers.
Blaxekjær, L. Fang, F., Green-Weiskel, L., Kallbekken, S., Lahn, B., Nielsen, T.D. and Sælen, H. 2014. Building Bridges with the Like Minded Developing Countries. Internal Report for The Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK), Nordic Council of Ministers.
Blaxekjær, L. and Christiansen, S. 2010. Digitale eksaminer på Universiteterne: Rapport fra Udvalg om digitalisering af eksaminer på universiteterne. (Report on digital exams at Danish universities), Ministry of Science, Denmark. 85 Pages. ufm.dk/publikationer/2010/digitale-eksaminer-pa-universiteterne
Name: Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær
Date of birth: 31 March 1979
Adress: Bóndabrekka 13, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Mail: LauB@setur.fo
Phone: +298 292599
Twitter: @LauBlaxe
English: Fluent, TOEFL score equivalent to iBT 115 out of 120.
Japanese: Conversational level.
German: Conversational level.
French: Conversational level.
Nordic languages: Danish mother tongue, fluent in Norwegian and Swedish. Learning Faroese.
Feb 2011-present PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Expected viva in May 2015.
Sep-Dec 2013 Visiting Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for International Peace and Security Studies, McGill University & McGill School of Environment.
Aug 2008 MSc Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.
Average 11,7.
Master’s thesis on Japanese politics: 12.
Six months internship at Embassy of Denmark, Tokyo, Japan.
Dec 2007 MSc Asian Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
2003-2005 Elective study in Japanese Studies, University of Copenhagen.
Oral and written Japanese.
Japanese history, culture, and society.
June 2004 BSc in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.
2014-2017 Postdoc and Coordinator of Master’s programme in West Nordic Studies, Governance and Sustainable Management, Department of History and Social Sciences, University of the Faroe Islands. Developed programme curriculum and core courses.
June 2015 Lecturer, Graduate course on China and climate politics, Sino-Danish Centre for Resarch and Education, Beijing, China (with Prof. Jørgen Delman, University of Copenhagen).
2008-2011 Head of Section, Danish University and Property Agency, Danish Ministry of Science.
2006-2008 Research Assistant, NIAS, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
2007- Co-founder and co-owner of online merchandise company, Yourdesign I/S.
2002-2005 Student counsellor at Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.
2000 Elementary school teacher (full time), Eskildstrup Skole, Falster.
Fellow of Earth System Governance Project, the largest social science research network in the area of governance and global environmental change. Working closely with other fellows from Lund University. (www.earthsystemgovernance.org).
Member of ODYSUS – Oresund Early Career Sustainability Researchers. A network building closer ties between sustainability scholars within the Oresund Region.
Member of EastAsiaNet, a network of leading European research schools with a well-developed social-science focus on East Asia. Paper presentations at workshops in Barcelona, October 2012, and Lund, May 2013. (www.eastasianet.eu)
Member of the International Studies Association (ISA) including sections on International Political Sociology and Environmental Studies.
Reviewer for NIAS Press
2014-2016 NORA grants for Green Growth Dialogue workshops: 620,000 DKK
2015-2016 University of the Arctic grants for developing West Nordic Studies: 910,000 DKK
2015-2017 NordPlus Network for West Nordic Studies: 660,000 DKK
2014 Nominated for the Oran R. Young Prize awarded by the Earth System Governance Project and The MIT Press for paper presented at Earth System Governance Conference July 2014.
2011 University of Copenhagen Asian Dynamics Initiative Travel Grant: 10,000 DKK.
2008 Runner-Up, Best Master’s Thesis 2008, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.
2006 Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation’s Scholarship Grant: 60,000 DKK.
Misc. grants: 55,000 DKK.
Frequently used guest lecturer, panellist, and commentator (selected performances):
Keynote speaker for Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ seminar about green growth, 6 October 2014.
Guest lecturer on global climate governance at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 13 March 2014.
Panelist at Asian Development Bank’s official launch of Asian Development Outlook 2013, 19 April 2013.
Climate Change Politics from Global to Local. Master’s course at Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Autumn 2012 and Summer course 2014. Developed and taught course together with Prof. Jens Hoff.
I have developed the following four core courses, which I will be teaching as part of the Master’s program in West Nordic Studies, Governance and Sustainable Management at University of the Faroe Islands.
Political sociology of governance and sustainable management in the West Nordic region. From autumn 2015.
Science, economics and politics of sustainability, climate, and environment. From autumn 2015.
Governance and sustainable management in the Faroe Islands. From autumn 2016.
West Nordic geopolitics from a Faroese perspective. From autumn 2016.
Green Growth Dialouge - Intensive Summer School, Nuuk, June 2016
Green Student-House Project, from Autumn 2016