CURRICULUM VITAE. Lau Blaxekjær. Paradisæblevej 54, 4. th, 2500 Valby March 1979

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Lau Blaxekjær Paradisæblevej 54, 4. th, 2500 Valby March 1979 EDUCATION Feb Nov 2015 Sep-Dec 2013 Aug 2008 Dec 2007 PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Trans-scalar Governance of Climate Change: An Engaged Scholarship Approach, 319 pages. Visiting Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for International Peace and Security Studies, McGill University & McGill School of Environment. MSc Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. MSc Asian Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, London Elective study in Japanese Studies, University of Copenhagen. June 2004 BSc in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sep Researcher at NIAS, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen. External engagements: Member of United Nations Office for Sustainable Development s Expert Group (2018-). Sep Guest researcher at Technical University of Denmark. Sep Assistant Professor & Programme Director of Master in West Nordic Studies, Governance and Feb 2018 Sustainable Management, Department of History and Social Sciences, University of the Faroe Islands. External engagements: Advisor to the Government of the Faroe Islands delegation participating in the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22 in Marrakech). Member of Tórshavn Municipality s Green Week Committee (2016). Official Tourism Ambassador of the Faroe Islands (2016-) Representing the Government of the Faroe Islands at COP21 in Paris. Keynote speaker at 100by2030 Renewable Energy Summit, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, September Workshop facilitator and consultant at Preparatory meeting in Copenhagen for the Global Green Growth Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, October Head of Section, Danish University and Property Agency, Danish Ministry of Science. Project manager: Committee on digitisation of exams. Secretary: Det Nationale Fødevareforum (National Food Forum). Project member: Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research. Project member: Evaluation of mergers of universities and research institutes Research Assistant, NIAS, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. PROJECTS, RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, AND FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE Sep Leader of University of the Arctic s Thematic Network on Arctic Coastal Communities for Sustainability. 1

2 April 2016 Developed and organised conference on Faroese fisheries reform, including policy work for the Faroese Ministry of Fisheries. Jan Project leader of Green Student-House. Developed vision and established a student-house based on Arctic collaboration on sustainability and learning through experimental governance and engaged scholarship Academic Committee Member of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) annual conference and PhD workshop. Sep Dec 2016 Jan Jan-Oct 2015 Apr-Nov 2014 Project member of Nordic Higher Education group developing a Sustainability Literacy Test, responsible for developing test questions for the Faroe Islands. Project leader: Green Growth Dialogue. Established a new research network, strengthen green growth dialogue and policy development in the West Nordic region, and strengthen collaboration between West Nordic universities and Canadian research communities. Planned and carried out four workshops in Tórshavn, Reykjavik, Nuuk, and Sandur. Project leader: Building Bridges with the African Group of Negotiators. Commissioned by Nordic Council of Ministers working group on UN climate negotiations (NOAK). Collaboration between five researchers from Sweden, Norway, UK, and the Faroe Islands. Project member: Policy analysis of The Like-Minded Developing Countries in Climate Change. Commissioned by Nordic Council of Ministers working group on UN climate negotiations (NOAK). Collaboration between seven researchers from Sweden, Norway, USA, China, and Denmark Fieldwork at COP17-21, South Africa, Qatar, Poland, Peru, Paris, and negotiations in Bonn, June Conducted interviews with several delegations, experts, practitioners. Specifically followed negotiations leading to Paris Agreement. Collected material on negotiations and also green growth. Networking. Academic Result: Four academic papers and two policy reports. Oct 2015 Oct 2014 Fieldwork and consultancy. Preparatory meeting in Copenhagen for the Global Green Growth Forum, April Fieldwork, Global Green Growth Forum 2014, Copenhagen. Conducted interviews and collected materials. June 2013 Co-organised panel on green growth in Asia at Asian Dynamics Initiative s 5th International Conference: 'Growth: Critical Perspectives from Asia'. University of Copenhagen Co-editor of special issue on global climate change. Danish journal Politik 2013, vol. 16 (3) Elected member and vice-chair of the Department PhD Committee and Board of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Member of the Academic Board on PhD Education, University of Copenhagen. Nov 2011 Oct 2011 Fieldwork, EU Commission and Parliament, Brussels, Belgium. Interviews and conference participation. Networking. Fieldwork, Global Green Growth Forum 2011, Copenhagen. Conducted interviews and collected materials Co-founder and President (Vice-president since 2013), Danish Research Network on Climate Politics Member of Steering Committee, Centre for European Politics, University of Copenhagen As Head of Section, Ministry of Science, I was project manager on several projects: Committee on digitisation of university exams; International conference on IT and innovative learning 2

3 environments; The National Food Forum (Det Nationale Fødevareforum). I also participated in other projects: Establishment of Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research; International Evaluation of Danish Universities 2009 (focus on innovation and public-private partnerships) Research assistant on Delman & Chen, Nordic Opportunities for Collaboration with China in Energy Research and Innovation, NIAS og Nordisk Energiforskning Research assistant on Delman & Toft Madsen, Nordic Triple Helix Collaboration on Knowledge, Innovation, and Business Development in China and India, NIAS. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Member of UNOSD Expert Group on Green Economy and Sustainable Development Goals Leader: Artic Coastal Communities for Sustainability network. Member of University of the Arctic s Thematic Network leadership group. Fellow of Earth System Governance Project, the largest social science research network in the area of governance and global environmental change. Member of Sustainability Transitions Research Network. STRN works to improve scientific understanding of sustainability transitions through a program of networking, research coordination and synthesis activities. Member of International Studies Association, Environmental Studies Section and International Political Sociology Section. Various international book projects (currently on Nordic Sustainability; on Global Fisheries Governance; and Sustainability Literacy in Nordic Higher Education). IT SKILLS Super user: Microsoft Office; Google; various social media and collaboration platforms; Squarespace. LANGUAGE SKILLS English: Fluent, TOEFL score equivalent to Ibt 115 out of 120. Japanese: German: French: Nordic languages: Conversational level. Conversational level. Conversational level. Danish mother tongue, fluent in Norwegian, Swedish, and Faroese. COURSES AND ACADEMIC SUPERVISION Spring 2018 Supervising 7 Master s theses, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Spring 2018 Developed and teaching Master s course on climate governance narratives (7,5 ECTS). June 2017 Developed intensive Master s and PhD course on Science Diplomacy in the Arctic (5 ECTS, to be taught in connection with Arctic Circle 2017). June 2017 Developed and taught intensive Master s and PhD course on Green Growth Dialogue, Faroe Islands (5 ECTS). Spring 2017 Co-developed and taught a Practice Learning course (25 ECTS). Academic supervisor of 2 Master s theses and 7 practice learning reports. Autumn 2016 Developed and taught 3 Master s courses: Governance and Sustainable Management in the Faroe Islands (10 ECTS); West Nordic Geopolitics from a Faroese Perspective (10 ECTS); and Green Student-House Projects (10 ECTS). University of the Faroe Islands. 3

4 May 2016 Developed and taught intensive Master s course on Green Growth Dialogue, Nuuk (5 ECTS). Autumn 2015 Jun 2015 Developed and taught 2 Master s courses: Political Sociology of Governance and Sustainable Management in the West Nordic Region (10 ECTS); and Science, Economics and Politics of Sustainability, Climate, and Environment (10 ECTS). University of the Faroe Islands. Developed and taught Master s course on China s climate change politics from local to global level (with Prof. Jørgen Delman and Postdoc, Nikolaj Vendelbo Blichfeldt). Sino-Danish Centre for Research and Education, Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Academic supervisor of 3 Master s theses, 2 Internship reports, and 1 Bachelor s thesis, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Sep-Dec 2012 Sep-Dec 2011 Developed Master s course (with Prof. Jens Hoff) on climate change politics from global to local level. Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Taught Bachelor s course on philosophy of science, research design and source critique. Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Graap, T., Ingólfsdóttir, A, and Blaxekjær, L. (eds.), The Future of the North: Sustainability in the Nordic Countries. Metropolis. Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). The emergence and spread of green growth. Environmental Politics (Volume, number, and pages not available). Blaxekjær, L. (Forthcoming). Diplomatic Learning and Trust. How the Cartagena Dialogue Brought UN Climate Negotiations Back on Track. Global Environmental Politics. (Volume, number, and pages not available). Blaxekjær, L., New practices and narratives of environmental diplomacy, In. Gustavo Sosa-Nunez and Ed Atkins, Environment, Climate Change and International Relations, E-IR publications Online open access at Blaxekjær, L., Korea as Green Middle Power: Green Growth Strategic Action in the Field of Global Environmental Governance. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. Published online 29 November Blaxekjær, L. and Nielsen, T.D., Narrative Positions of New Political Groups under the UNFCCC. Climate Policy. Published online 17 October Blaxekjær, L., Jacobsen, S.G. and Engmann-Jensen, M., (eds.) International klimapolitik - perspektiver for en global aftale i 2015 (Special Issue on international climate politics). Politik. 16 (3):1-65. Blaxekjær, L., Jacobsen, S.G. and Engmann-Jensen, M Introduktion. Politik. 16 (3):3-5. Skovgaard, J. and Blaxekjær, L Global klimapolitik: Fra Bali til Paris (Global climate politics: From Bali to Paris). Politik. 16 (3):7-16. Blaxekjær, L., Book review of Moris, Narelle, 2010, Japan-Bashing: Anti-Japanism since the 1980s, Routlegde. Politik. 14 (2): Blaxekjær, L. and Schlæger, J Lean i Japan: New Public Management og Lean i offentlig administration. (Lean in Japan, New Public Management and Lean in Public Administration). Politik, 11 (1): NON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS Blaxekjær, L., 29 January COP21. Diplomati er vejen til globale aftaler (Analysis of the result of COP21 and role of diplomacy). In Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Blaxekjær, L., 3 December COP21. Nye alliancer viser vej til en aftale (Analysis of COP21). In Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. 4

5 Blaxekjær, L., 17 December Syv fortællinger om Kina på COP21 (Analysis of China at COP21). On a dedicated climate politics blog Klimapanelet. Blaxekjær, L., 5 June Leder vejen til Paris også til et bedre klima? (Analysis of the EU s climate goals and preparations for COP21. On the European Commission s Danish blog Blaxekjær, L. 22 October I klimakampen er USA vinder og Danmark taber (Analysis of USA and Denmark leading up to COP21). On a dedicated climate politics blog Klimapanelet. Blaxekjær, L. and Hansen, T., Historien om FNs COP-møder. [The history of UN COP meetings]. In: A. A. Pedersen (ed), Klimakrisen [The Climate Crisis], Copenhagen: Forlaget Rosenkilde. 16 pages. Blaxekjær, L., Asien Kina nægter at lade sig kue [Asia China stands up]. In: A. A. Pedersen (ed), Klimakrisen [The Climate Crisis], Copenhagen: Forlaget Rosenkilde. 16 pages. Nielsen, T. D. and Blaxekjær, L., 25 November Tirsdagsanalyse: Verden er klar til klima i Lima. (Analysis of COP20 in Lima), in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Blaxekjær, L., 28 May Japan. Mangel på vækst har skabt tillidskrise. (Japan. Lack of economic growth has created a crisis of trust). Analysis of political distrust in Japan as example of where Denmark might be headed, in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Andersen, N. T. and Blaxekjær, L., 4 January Kan de rige blive grønnere, mens de fattigere bliver rigere? (Can the rich get greener while the poorer get richer?). Analysis of green growth politics, Danish Daily Newspaper Information. Blaxekjær, L., 3 November Grøn. Danmark elsker at være klimapolitisk duks. (Green. Denmark loves being a climate darling). Analysis of green growth and climate negotiations, in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Blaxekjær, L., 6 December Klima. Slagsmålet mellem Nord og Syd er i gang. (Climate. The fight between North and South is on). Analysis of UN climate negotiations, in Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Blaxekjær, L., 18 January China in Global Climate Change Politics. Infocus Blog. NIAS Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Blaxekjær, L., 7 December The EU at COP17 and the question of global leadership. Research Comment. Newsletter of Centre for European Politics, University of Copenhagen. Blaxekjær, L., 11 November Kortspil. Her står de store spillere før COP17. (Poker. The big players cards before COP17). Analysis of UN climate negotiations, Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Blaxekjær, L., 17 September Klimabriller. Grøn vækst fås i mange farver. (Climate perspective. Green growth comes in many colours). Analysis, Danish Daily Newspaper Politiken. Blaxekjær, L., 6 September Six Prime Ministers in 5 years why Japanese Prime Ministers are so shortlived. Infocus Blog, NIAS Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Nørlund, I. and Blaxekjær, L., 14 March Hvorfor er vi bange for Asien? (Why are we afraid of Asia?). Oped on Denmark s increased interest in China and India. University Post. University of Copenhagen. Blaxekjær, L., 29 September Japan er ved at blive den nedgående sols land. (Japan is becoming the land of the setting sun). Op-ed in Danish Daily Newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad. NON-PEER-REVIEWED MONOGRAPHS AND REPORTS Blaxekjær, L. and Olsen, M. M. (forthcoming). Green Growth Dialogue 2017: Food Security in the Arctic through Small and Large Scale Aquaponics and Hydroponics. University of the Faroe Islands Project No. FF- SSD Blaxekjær, L Report from Nordic Sustainable Universities Conference From campus planning to learning outcomes October 2016, Faroe Islands. University of the Faroe Islands Project No. FF-SSD Blaxekjær, L Green Growth Dialogue. Report from NORA funded project University of the Faroe Islands Project No. FF-SSD

6 Blaxekjær, L., Chin-Yee, S., Kallbekken, S., Nielsen, T.D. and Sælen, H., Building Bridges with the African Group of Negotiators. Internal Report for The Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK), Nordic Council of Ministers. Blaxekjær, L. Fang, F., Green-Weiskel, L., Kallbekken, S., Lahn, B., Nielsen, T.D. and Sælen, H., Building Bridges with the Like Minded Developing Countries. Internal Report for The Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK), Nordic Council of Ministers. Blaxekjær, L. and Christiansen, S., Digitale eksaminer på Universiteterne: Rapport fra Udvalg om digitalisering af eksaminer på universiteterne. (Report on digital exams at Danish universities), Ministry of Science, Denmark. 85 Pages. 6