Assistant Professor, Department of Scandinavian Studies.
Appointed: 1993.
Education
1993 Cornell University. Doctor of Philosopy (Ph.D.) in International Relations.
1986 Columbia University. Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Political Economy/Europe.
1984 William Smith College. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and Honors in Economics.
Employment
1992-93 Lecturer, Henry Jackson School of International Studies and Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington
1993- Assistant Professor, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington.
1993- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Washington.
1998- Chair, European Studies, University of Washington.
1998- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Womenâs Studies, University of Washington.
1998- Associate Professor, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington.
1998- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Washington.
1998- Adjunct Associate Professor, Womenâs Studies, University of Washington.
Books
The Nordic States and European Unity (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998, 2000), 219 pages.
Globalization, Europeanization and the End of Scandinavian Social Democracy? co-edited by Robert Geyer, Christine Ingebritsen and Jonathon Moses (London: Macmillan Press, 2000).
US-European Interactions co-edited by Sabrina Ramet and Christine Ingebritsen (Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield, forthcoming 2002).
Scholarly Articles
“Europeanization and Cultural Identity: Two Worlds of Eco-Capitalism,” Scandinavian Studies, Spring 2001, Vol. 73, #1, pp. 63-76.
“When Do Culture and History Matter? A Response to Neumann and Tilikainen,” Cooperation and Conflict, Spring 2001, pp. 431-435.
“Regulating the European Commons: Why Norway and Iceland Resist Europeanization,” Working Group on Environmental Studies Newsletter, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, Autumn 2000, pp. 12-15.
“Redefining National Security: Scandinavia Comes Out of the Cold,” The Journal of Strategic Studies,
Volume 20 (#3), September 1997, pp. 27-44.
Co-authored with Susan Larson, “Interest and Identity: Finland, Norway and European Union,” Cooperation and Conflict, V. 32, #2, June 1997, pp. 207-222.
“Norwegian Political Economy and European Integration: Agricultural Power, Policy Legacies and EU Membership,” Cooperation and Conflict V. 30, #4, December 1995, pp. 349-363.
“Scandinavia and the Challenge of European Integration,” Japanese Weekly Economist, December 14, 1993, pp. 48-51.
“The Politics of Markets: Scandinavia and the European Community,” Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives, V. XII, #4, December 1993, pp. 33-49.
“As Europe Changes Will Scandinavia Remain the Same?” Scandinavian Studies, V. 64, #4, Fall 1992, pp. 641-651.
Book Chapters
“Coming Out of the Cold: Nordic Responses to European Union,” in Carl Lankowski and Alan Cafruny (eds.), Europeâs Ambiguous Unity: Conflict and Consensus in Post-Maastricht Europe (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997), 17 pages.
“Pulling in Different Directions: The Europeanization of Scandinavian Political Economies,” in Peter J. Katzenstein (ed.), Tamed Power (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997), 27 pages.
Invited Contributions
“Committed Europeans: Finland and the EU Presidency,” European Community Studies Association Newsletter, Winter 2000, 2 pages.
“Save the Whales, or Save the Whalers?” ISANA, Japanese Whaling Association, Spring 1998, 5 pages.
“The Politics of Whaling in Norway and Iceland,” Scandinavian Review, Winter 1998, 7 pages.
“European Integration and Corporatist Bargaining in Norway,” Working Paper No. 6 (Berkeley: Center for Western European Studies), May 6, 1996, 34 pages.
“Rethinking the Small State Debate: Scandinavian Corporatism and European Integration,” American Political Science Association Comparative Politics Newsletter, Spring 1995, 7 pages.
“The Norwegian People Reject EU Membership÷Again!” European Community Studies Association Newsletter, V. VIII, #1, Winter 1995, 2 pages.
“Trends and Oscillations in the Study of European Integration: A View from the United States,” Survey of Current Political Science Research on European Integration Worldwide 1991-94, edited by G. Ciavarini Azzi, January 1995, 8 pages.
“Norway and European Union,” The European Community Studies Association Newsletter, 1994, 2 pages.
“EU: Will Norway Join?” The Fulbright Alumni Newsletter, September 1994, 2 pages.
Newspaper Articles
Selected articles written for The Western Viking on Norwegian÷EU relations (1992-94).
“Skal Sverige avgj¿re norsk EF-politikk?” Aftenposten, October 1990.
Book Reviews
Review of Rey Koslowski, Migrants and Citizens: Demographic Change in the European System in Political Science Quarterly, Spring 2001, pp. 153-154.
Review of Hans Branner and Morten Kelstrup, Denmarkâs Policy Towards Europe After 1945, forthcoming in Cooperation and Conflict, 2001.
Review of Hans Branner and Morten Kelstrup, Denmarkâs Policy Towards Europe After 1945, in Scandinavian Studies Vol. 73, #1, Spring 2001, pp. 93-95.
Review of Hans Slomp, Between Bargaining and Politics: An Introduction to European Labor Relations, in Scandinavian Studies V. 71, #2, Summer 1999, pp. 241-243.
Review of Steven Weber (ed)., Globalization and the European Political Economy for Columbia University Press, June 1999.
Review of David Arter, Scandinavian Politics Today, in Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 71, #4, Winter 1999, pp. 500-501.
Review of Hanna Ojanen, The Plurality of Truth: A Critique of Research on the State and European Integration, in Northern Dimensions: The Yearbook of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 1999, pp. 110-111.
Review of Bo Rothstein, The Social Democratic State: The Swedish Model and the Bureaucratic Problem of Social Reforms, in The American Political Science Review, Vol. 91, #3, September 1997, p. 769.
Review of Thorvald Gran, The State in the Modernization Process: the Case of Norway 1850-1970 in The American Political Science Review, Vol. 90, #1, March 1996, p. 216.
Review of Brent Nelsen, Norway and the European Community in Scandinavian Studies, V. 67, #2, Spring 1995, pp. 241-244.
Manuscript Evaluation and Peer Reviewed Articles
Manuscript evaluation of Gregg Bucken-Knappâs Elites, Language and the Politics of Identity: The Norwegian Case in Comparative Perspective for State University of New York Press, June 2001.
Review of Gunnarsson, “European Regions and Industrial Policy: An Institutional Approach with Empirical Evidence from the Baltic Rim,” for Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, May 2001.
Review of Gstohl, Reluctant Europeans: Sweden, Norway and Switzerland in the Process of European Integration for Lynne Rienner Publishers, October 2000.
Review of “Voluntary Associations and Social Capital: The Case of Norway,” for Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, September 2000.
Referee, “Domestic Interests and International Institutions,” for Review of International Political Economy, September 1999.
Review of book manuscript, Norwegian and American Political Systems, for Peter Lang Publishing, June 1998.
Review of “Norwayâs Human Rights Policy and Its Impact on Foreign Assistance Allocation,” for American Review of Politics, January 1997.
Review of The State of the European Community for Lynne Rienner Publishers, November 1996.
Review of European Integration Revisited for Westview Press, July 1995.
Research Grants
1999 Norwegian Marshall Fund Grant for the study of Norwegian whaling policy.
1998 Thor Thors Memorial Fund and Crown Princess Friendship Fund Awards for research in Iceland and Norway, The American-Scandinavian Foundation.
1997 Japan Endowment Travel Grant, Henry Jackson School of International Studies.
1995 European Studies Course Development Grant, Center for West European Studies.
Awards and Honors
Teaching Award, Henry Jackson School of International Studies, 1996.
Teaching Award, Henry Jackson School of International Studies, 1999
Outstanding Alumnae Award, William Smith College, 1999.
Nominated for UW Distinguished Teaching Award, 2001.
Instructional Training
Participant, Workshop on Large Lecture Teaching, University of Washington, 1998
Participant, CIDR Workshop on Grading and Instruction, University of Washington, 2001
Participant, CIDR Workshop on UW Teaching Effectiveness, 2001.
Professional Activities
1998- Editorial Board, Nordic Journal of International Studies, Cooperation and Conflict.
2000 National Screening Committee, Institute for International Education (Fulbright).
1995-2001 Steering Committee Member, Council for European Studies.
1992-2001 Member, Society for Advancement of Scandinavian Study.
1992-2001 Member, American Political Science Association.
1992-2001 Member, International Studies Association.
1990-2001 Co-Founder and Member, Society for Women in International Political Economy.
1998-2001 Coordinator, Hobart and William Smith Club of Washington State.
2000-2001 Member, Norwegian÷American Chamber of Commerce Board, Seattle, Washington.
1999-2001 Member, Swedish Club, Seattle, Washington.
1999-2001 Member, UW Arts and Sciences Development Board.
1994-96 Book Review Editor, European Community Studies Association Newsletter.
1994-95 President, International Studies Association, Western Division.
Service
000-2001 Member, Bonderman Honors Program Award Selection Committee, University of Washington.
2000-2001 Member, University Initiative Fund Committee, University of Washington.
2000-2001 Member, Henry Jackson School Scholarship Committee, University of Washington.
1998-2004 Chair, European Studies Program, University of Washington.
1998-99 Member, Alumni Association Travel Advisory Committee, University of Washington.
1998 Member, Germanics Department Review Committee, University of Washington.
1996 Mentor, International Affairs Network, International Political Economy Program, Henry Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.
1996-98 Faculty Senate Representative, University of Washington.
1996-97 Member, Disciplinary Committee, University of Washington.
1994-2001 Member, International Studies Program Executive Committee, Henry Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.
1997-99 Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Scandinavian Studies,
University of Washington.
1995-2001 Member, Grievance Committee, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of
Washington.
1995-2001 Member, Senior Essay Evaluation Committee, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington.
1995-2000 University of Bergen÷University of Washington Exchange Program Committee.
1993-95 Member, Community Relations Committee, Department of Scandinavian Studies,
University of Washington.
1994-99 Coordinator, International Political Economy Colloquium, Henry Jackson School of
International Studies, University of Washington.
1994 Member, Foreign Language Area Studies Committee, University of Washington.
Conference Papers
“The Scandinavian Model and Its Legacy in Europe.” Paper presented at the “EU and Scandinavia Today” conference, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, February 1, 2001.
“Norway and the European Defense Initiative.” Briefing paper presented at the “Conference on the Swedish
EU Presidency and the Nordic Countries in the 21st Century,” U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C., January 22, 2001.
“Europeanization and Cultural Identity: Two Worlds of Eco-Capitalism.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 30-September 3, 2000.
“Environmental Conflict in Europe.” Paper presented at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy, May 11, 2000.
“Environmental Norms in World Politics.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, August 29-September 2, 1999.
“Norway in International Politics.” Paper presented at the Johan J¿rgen Holst Symposium, “Norwayâs Role in Securing Peace,” University of Washington, October 15, 1999.
“Scandinaviaâs Influence on International Norms: The Cases of Environment, Security and Welfare.” Paper presented at the conference on US÷European Interactions, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, April 16-17, 1999.
“Norms, Institutions and State Sovereignty: The Politics of Whaling.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 17-21, 1998.
“Deviant States? International Norms and the Politics of Whaling in Norway, Iceland and Japan.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August
28-31, 1997.
“Deviant States? International Norms and the Politics of Whaling.” Paper presented at the meeting of the International Political Science Association, Seoul, Korea, August 17-21, 1997.
“The End of the Scandinavian Model?” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1996; and revised for the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, 1996.
“The Europeanization of Scandinavian Political Economies.” Paper presented at the Workshop on Unified Germany in an Integrating Europe, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, February 1992; and revised for presentation at the Institute of Political Science, Budapest, Hungary. Final version presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 1995.
“Trading Partners or Trading Sovereignty?” Co-authored with Susan Larson presented at the annual meeting of the European Community Studies Association, Charleston, South Carolina, May 1995.
“Nordic Agricultural Reform: From National to Transnational Protectionism.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 1995.
“Norwegian Political Economy and European Integration.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Advancement of Scandinavian Study, May 1994.
Public Lectures and Presentations
“Why Do Norway and Iceland Resist Europeanization?” University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, February 15, 2001.
“Faculty Perspectives on the UW.” Presentation at UW Night, Auburn High School, Washington, October 11, 2000.
“Europeanization and Cultural Identity.” The Roosevelt Institute, University of Washington, June 26, 2000.
“The Nordic States and European Unity.” University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 2000.
“Whaling As Cultural Conflict.” The Last Lecture Series, University of Washington, May 20, 1999.
“Will Europe Unify?” The Sunset Club, Seattle, Washington, April 3, 1998.
“Travel to Scandinavia.” The Overlake Country Club, Medina, Washington, April 3, 1998.
“The Politics of Whaling.” The Norwegian Commercial Club, Seattle, Washington, March 26, 1998.
“Scandinavia and European Unity.” St. Olafâs College, Northfield, Minnesota, March 18, 1998.
“Language and International Politics.” World Languages Day, University of Washington, March 6, 1998.
“International Norms and the Politics of Whaling.” University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 11, 1997.
“A European Union÷Can This Marriage Be Saved?” Saturday Seminar, University of Washington, September 20, 1997.
“The Nordic Voice.” European Symposium, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, February 27, 1997.
“International Political Economy on the Cutting Edge: New Problems, New Theories.” Jackson School Student Association, University of Washington, January 22, 1997.
“European Political and Economic Integration: Limits and Possibilities.” American Association of University Women, Bellevue, Washington, December 14, 1996.
“Where is Europe Headed?” University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, October 20, 1995.
“The Limits of Neutrality.” Nordic Study Circle, Gig Harbor, Washington, October 13, 1995.
“Scandinavia and European Union.” Denmarkâs International Study Program, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 9, 1995.
“From Autonomy to Integration.” University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, May 1995.
“Nordic Responses to European Integration.” University of California, Berkeley, California, February 1995.
“Coming Out of the Cold: Nordic Responses to European Integration.” University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, February 1995.
“Norway and the European Union.” The Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Washington, January 1995.
“Will Finland, Sweden and Norway Join the EU?” Joint meeting of the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian Chambers of Commerce, Seattle, Washington, September 1994.
“Post-Cold War Nordic Security.” University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, March 1994.
“Norway and the European Community.” The Norwegian Commercial Club, Seattle, Washington, February 1994.
“Scandinavia and the New Europe.” Nordic Study Circle, Gig Harbor, Washington, January 1994.
“Denmark and the Immigration Question.” The Danish Club, Seattle, Washington, October 1993.
“Denmark and the EC.” The Pacific Northwest Danish Foundation, Menucha, Oregon, June 1993.
Conference and Workshop Organization
“The EU and Scandinavia Today.” International conference, sponsored by the EU Center, University of Washington, February 1-2, 2001.
“US÷European Interactions.” International conference, sponsored by the Center for West European Studies, and the International Studies Center, University of Washington, April 16-17, 1999.
Legal Culture Workshop. Co-organizer with Joel Migdal. University of Washington, May 8-9, 1998.
European Community Studies Association. Panel organizer, “The EU is Domestic Politics,” Seattle, Washington, May 1997.
Swedish Symposium. Moderator, “The US and Sweden in Business and Politics Today,” with distinguished members of the Swedish÷American business community, Seattle, Washington, January 17, 1997.
“The Peder Sather Symposium on Scandinavian Political Economy.” Univeristy of California, Berkeley, California, March 1996.
“The Internationalization of Domestic Politics.” Workshop at the University of Washington, March 1995.
International Studies Association/Western Division. Program Chair, University of Washington, October 1994.
Research in Progress
"Norm Entrepreneurs? Scandinavians Role in World Politics,” submitted for publication to Cooperation and Conflict, April 2001.
“Scandinaviaâs Role in World Politics,” a textbook to be submitted for publication by Rowman and Littlefield (due to editor 2002).
“Culinary Sovereignty in World Politics,” a comparative research project examining how domestic traditions become politicized in international politics (incorporating previous work on the politics of whaling in Norway, Iceland and Japan).
“Scandinavia and Europe Today,” editor, special edition of Scandinavian Studies with contributions from nine participants in the conference on “The EU and Scandinavia Today,” sponsored by the EU Center, University of Washington, February 1-2, 2001.
Media Consultation
Interview with TV reporter from Helsinki Finland, January 1998, “The Scandinavian Model of Welfare Capitalism.”
Panelist, KIRO NEWS, “Women in Scandinavia,” August 1995.
Advisor for a newspaper article on Norwegian society, “Norway,” in The Hartford Courant, June 1995,
Departmental Projects
Rome 2002, Study Abroad Program.
Bergen 2000, Study Abroad Program.
Web page design with Scott Taylor, 1996.
Languages
Norwegian (competence in speaking, reading and writing).
Swedish, Danish, French (reading ability).