The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University was established in 1959 and is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in Denmark. The section on International Relations consists of 22 researchers. The team is very internationally oriented, engages in international debates and networks and publishes in leading international journals. Research is conducted on a wide range of IR-topics, including international institutions such as the EU and UN and topics like the Middle East, globalisation and international policies and strategies such as national security strategies and international doctrines on humanitarian intervention.

