Noel Parker
Associate Professor emeritus
Department of Political Science, Study Council
Øster Farimagsgade 5
1353 København K
- Since retirement, he has focussed on writing shorter pieces concerned with boundaries/margins/mobility and on empire and its aftereffects. He is also preparing a memoir currently entitled 'Living with British Post-Imperialism: a Memoir'
- From 2003 to 2016, Associate Professor in Political Theory and the History of Ideas at the University of Copenhagen. Previously (1993-2002) Lecturer/Reader in European Politics at the University of Surrey (UK). From 1977 to 1993, he was a member of the academic staff at the British Open University. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy, an M.A. in the History of Ideas, a Maîtrise de Philosophie, and Ph.D. in Government (from the London School of Economics).
- Current research interests centre on the spatial, geopolitical and identity construction of socio-political orders: their borders, boundaries and margins; and empires as non-sovereign-state forms extending over space. Longer-standing interests have been the meaning and historical evolution of practices of contention such as revolution and terrorism; and the validity and force of survivals from Enlightenment thought.
- Spring 2014: Honorary Research Fellow at University or Sussex Centre for Advanced International Theory
- Spring 2010: Honorary University Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK
Teaching
- Basic undergraduate course on political theory and the history of political ideas
- MA-level teaching on: Terrorism, Empires, Identity v. otherness, Space and territory, America and Europe, Ideology, Religion and politics
- Ph.D. supervision on: international society, political identities
Fields of interest
Borders, Empire, Enlightenment, European identity, Identity, Imperialism, Margins, Regionalization, Revolution, Spatiality, Territory, Terrorism, World History
Primary fields of research
- The spatial, geopolitical and identity construction socio-political orders, notably:
- their borders, boundaries and margins;
- empires, with regard to their role as non-state political entities that extend to create order beyond their own boundaries.
- Longer-standing interests have been
- the meaning and historical evolution of practices of contention such as revolution and terrorism;
- the validity and force of survivals from Enlightenment thought.
Selected publications
- Published
Empire as a Geopolitical Figure
Parker, Noel, 2010, In: Geopolitics. 15, 1-2, p. 109 - 132Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Empire and International Order
Parker, Noel (ed.), Apr 2013, Aldershot: Ashgate. 168 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
- Published
Picking and Choosing the ‘Sovereign’Border: A Theory of Changing State Bordering Practices
Parker, Noel & Adler-Nissen, Rebecca, 2012, In: Geopolitics. 17, 4, p. 773-796 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
The Geopolitics of Europe´s Identity: Centers, Boundaries and Margins
Parker, Noel (ed.), 2008, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 252 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Selected activities
The Space of Cities
Parker, Noel (Lecturer)
29 Oct 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Empires Past, Present and Future I & II: European and American Reflections’, and ’…prognoses’.
Parker, Noel (Organizer)
1 Jun 2009 → …Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
Beyond the border: Drawing new lines around political order.
Parker, Noel (Organizer)
1 Jun 2009 → …Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
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