Associate Professor in IR and Security Studies at Oslo New University College (ONH). My research is on status and diplomacy in world politics.
Oslo, Norway
Joined June 2016
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Very happy to see my article "The power of recognition: rethinking the instrumentality of status in world politics" out in the latest issue of @IAJournal_CH.
Read the full OA-article here: academic.oup.com/ia/article/…
Our May issue is OUT NOW‼️
➡️Special section on boundary work and the (un)making of global cooperation
7⃣ articles on the conservative global order, LGBTQ+ rights, disinformation and more
3⃣ policy papers on peace in Yemen, the WTO in crisis and more
2⃣5⃣ book reviews
Read here: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/10…
I dagens Aftenposten skriver jeg om hvorfor forfekting av multipolaritet er gunstig for Russland og hvorfor det ser ut til å funke
aftenposten.no/meninger/kron…
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"Russia and the prestige of multipolarity" by @palroren is out now in EJIR and available online. You can read it here: t1p.de/e000s
Russia's gas station economy is the size of Spain's. It has lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Yet more leaders than ever call it a great power. How? I explain the link between multipolarity and status-seeking in a newly published @EuroJournIR piece
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Jeg skriver i Dagens Næringsliv om noe som har gått litt under radaren i utkastet til fredsavtalen mellom Russland og Ukraina: G7/8 medlemskap til Russland. Og om symbolikken bak det: dn.no/innlegg/ukraina/g7/vla…
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How do states use their status to exercise power in global politics?
@palroren analyses the US's use of influence, authority, privileges, and access with Nordic states and Russia in his latest article: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaf014
📄 Kronikk i @Dagsavisen i dag. På papir og på nett.
USA truer med å trekke seg fra NATO. Men det er ikke bare vi allierte som taper på det. USA risikerer å miste ett viktig utenrikspolitisk verktøy: prestisje
Uten prestisje er det bare makt som står igjen. Det kan koste USA dyrere enn de tror. Les kronikken 👉dagsavisen.no/debatt/2025/06…
Kronikken er delvis basert på en nyutgitt forskningsartikkel som viser hvordan høystatusland kan bruke anerkjennelse som er redskap for å få stater til å gjøre ting de vanligvis kanskje ikke ville gjort. Les mer her: nitter.cf/palroren/status/191970…
Very happy to see my article "The power of recognition: rethinking the instrumentality of status in world politics" out in the latest issue of @IAJournal_CH.
Read the full OA-article here: academic.oup.com/ia/article/…
Pål Røren retweeted
How is status converted into power in world politics?
@palroren analyses how the US uses the power of recognition to influence the actions of other states to its own benefit: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaf014
5/ But they are also manipulable. Naylor shows that hosts orchestrate every detail to maximize prestige. Yet, a single failure can undermine status instead of enhancing it
24/ Wohlforth builds a typology of status symbols which he uses to challenge the idea that status competition is inherently irrational, showing how small-s status-seeking can be cost-effective & strategically beneficial
25/ Putting this issue together has been an incredible journey. Huge thanks to all our contributors, the reviewers, to @europeanisa, and to @CoCo_journal!
📖 Read the full issue (open access!):
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/toc/cac…
🚀 Hope you enjoy it!
