Main research area
- European Integration Politics
- International Political Economy
- Nationalism and Populist Politics
- Conspiracy Theories
- Deliberative Democracy
European and international research co-operation
- Member of Management Committee. COST Action 20123. Intergovernmental Coordination from Local to European Governance. 2021-2025
- Member of Management Committee. COST Action 17135. Constitution-making and deliberative democracy. 2018-2022
- Member of Management Committee. COST Action IS1501. Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories (COMPACT). 2016-2020
- Member of Management Committee. COST Action IS1308. Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics. 2014 – 2018
- Member of research project Women@IR – We Bind
- Country Expert (Iceland). Varieties of Democracy-project (V-Dem). 2013 – 2015
- Country Expert (Iceland). Immigration Policies in Comparison-project (IMPIC). Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung. 2012 – 2015
- Member og Management Committee. COST Action IS 1003: International Law Between Constitutionalisation and Fragmentation: the role of law in the post-national constellation. 2011 – 2015
- Participant in Menu for Justice – The EC Network in European legal studies Among 50 universities and academic instituions in 30 European states. Supported by the European Commission through the ERASMUS program. 2010 – 2013
- Participant in SENT – The EC Network in European studies
Among 66 universities and academic instituions in 30 European states. Supported by the European Commission through the ERASMUS program. 2008 – 2011
- Administrative project manager. ELSAGEN. Project funded by EUs 5th RTD framework programme. (Partners in 5 European countries). 2002 – 2004
- Administrative project manager. VMART. Project funded by EUs 5th RTD framework programme. (Partners in 6 European countries). 2001 – 2003
- Partner. IDEALIST. Project funded by EUs 5th RTD framework programme. (Partners in 31 European countries). 2002 – 2004
- National Contact Point. Iceland. Sience and Society (Part of the EU’s RTD programme.). From
- National Contact Point. Iceland. Priority 7, Knowledge based society. (Part of the EU’s RTD programme). 2003 – 2005
- National Contact Point. Iceland. IST. (Part of the EU’s RTD programme). 1999 – 2001