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Cornelia Baciu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. She is an expert in international relations, focusing on institutions, norms, orders, and international conflict. Her research explores the expressivist interplay and governance processes between state institutions, everyday power relations, and international organizations.
- Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
- Previous Positions: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at University of Hamburg; DAAD-Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University; Visiting Scholar at University of Southern Denmark, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and UN Office in Vienna
- Education: Degrees from Dublin City University, University of Konstanz, and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
Dr. Baciu's research agenda focuses on understanding how evolutionary stable peaceful equilibria can be achieved and under what conditions institutional change occurs. She examines this through case studies of established democratic orders as well as hybrid or fragile orders. Her work also spans meta-science, with a focus on epistemological pluralism and research methods. She has conducted extensive field research in conflict zones in South Asia, as well as at NATO and EU headquarters, and at ministries of foreign affairs and defense in several European countries and the US.
Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on the changing international order, with particular attention to security studies, nuclear weapons, and the crisis of liberal interventionism. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical case studies, examining how norms are expressed and contested in international relations.
- Luke Foster Best Article Prize (2023)
- VEUK Prize for the best Master's degree, University of Konstanz (2013)
- BISA Prize for Excellence in Teaching International Studies (2019)
- Prize for the Best Research Student in Europe (runner up) (2019)
Dr. Baciu has received research funding from multiple prestigious sources including the German Academic Research Service, European Union, Cluster of Excellence at the University of Konstanz, Young European Research Universities Network, ZEIT-Stiftung Hamburg, the land of Baden-Württemberg, Irish Research Council, and Carlsberg Foundation. She has contributed to the Parliamentary Deployment Votes Dataset on military missions and has taught courses at Kiel University, University of Copenhagen, and University of Hamburg, covering topics such as sanctions, securitization theory, memory and foreign policy, and security studies.
As part of the Center for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Dr. Baciu collaborates with researchers across Europe and participates in multiple research networks including the Peace Research Community Europe (PEACE). Her work connects theoretical insights with policy-relevant research on contemporary security challenges.
