Nina Græger

Nina Græger

Head of Department, Professor

  • Department of Political Science, Management

    Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 København K, 04 Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building: 04-2-12

    Phone: +4535337662Mobile: +4593516018

Member of:

Current employment
Head of Department and Professor in International Relations, 2019-
University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science


Relevant employment record
Senior Research Fellow, 2006-2019
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Associate Professor II, 2013- 2017
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of International Environment and Development (Noragric)

Research Fellow and PhD fellow, 1998-2006
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Research Fellow, 1994-95 and 1997-1998
The International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)

Research Group Coordinator, 1995-1996
ARENA Center for European Studies, University of Oslo (50/50 ARENA/PRIO)

Research Assistant, 1991-1994
NUPI, June-August 1993
PRIO, 1993-1994
The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, 1991-1992 (50 % position)

Research assistant/Trainee (50 % position), 1990-1991
IKO Group AS, IKO Public Management (presently Gemini Consultants)

Secretary General (50% position), 1989-1990
Young European Federalists in Norway, JEF-Norway (Europeisk Ungdom)

Student Intern, 1992-1993
The International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)


Academic degrees
Phd [Dr. Polit, doctor rerum politicarum], University of Oslo, Department of Political Science
Defence: 17.8.2007. Thesis: Norwegian Defence Discourse 1990-2005: The Internationalization of the Armed Forces.

MPhil [Cand.Polit], University of Oslo, Department of Political science.
Defence: 15.6.1994. Thesis: European Integration and the Legitimation of Supranational Power: Dilemmas, Strategies and New Challenges (140 pages).

BA [Cand.Mag], University of Oslo, 1989
Political Science (foundation + intermediate course), East European Area Studies (foundation), French (prep. course + foundation), included one term at Université de Caen, France

Management employment record 
Head of Department, 2019-
University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science

Faculty Management Team, 2019-
University of Copenhagen, the Faculty of Social Sciences

Head of Department, Department of International Politics, 2008-2012
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Head of the Security and Defence Research Group, 2012-2013
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Political Adviser (politisk rådgiver; politically appointed) to Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Minister of Industry and Energy (Jan – Nov), 1996
The Norwegian Ministry of Industry and Energy

Member, Implementation Committee (2019-) and Academic Committee (2023-)
The Crown Princess Mary Center, University of Copenhagen

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