Ian Manners

Ian Manners is professor in the Department of Political Science, Lund University, and has previously worked at the University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University, Danish Institute for International Studies, Malmö University, University of Kent, Swansea University, and University of Bristol. His research is on the European Union's normative power in planetary politics, examining the symbioses between planetary society, economy, ecology, conflict, and polity. His learning and teaching uses...See more

Ian Manners is professor in the Department of Political Science, Lund University, and has previously worked at the University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University, Danish Institute for International Studies, Malmö University, University of Kent, Swansea University, and University of Bristol. His research is on the European Union's normative power in planetary politics, examining the symbioses between planetary society, economy, ecology, conflict, and polity. His learning and teaching uses research to inform courses on the Masters in European Affairs, international relations, and research methods, including courses on 'European Governance', 'Europe in Global Affairs', 'Everyday Europe', 'International Relations', and 'Political Cinema'. His current research is focused on understanding the EU in planetary politics, including projects marking the twentieth anniversary of the normative power approach, such as a special issue on 'Normative Power in the Planetary Organic Crisis' for Cooperation and Conflict and a forum on the 'Arrival of Normative Power in Planetary Politics' for the Journal of Common Market Studies See less