In the early days of summer I attended the four week course The Crash in an Acedemic Light I at the University of Iceland. As this was a course intended for those seeking their bachelor‘s degrees I will not receive credits towards my masters, but that did not matter. I wanted to listen to the [...]

The rationale for a representative democracy is that the issues facing a government are too varied and detailed to expect the electorate to adequately study each issue. The fear is that modern propaganda can be used to bamboozle the masses into agreeing to laws that are not in their best interest or to permit a [...]

I am starting my second semester studying for a Master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Iceland. I am so far mostly satisfied with the quality of the courses on offer. I find the topics discussed, be it globalization, history of Icelandic foreign affairs, theories, nationalism and international institutions very interesting and I [...]