Dr. Sverrir Steinsson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sverrir Steinsson is an Assistant Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Prior to joining the Munk School, he was a PhD Candidate-in-Residence at the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs and a Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. His research interests include international relations, comparative politics, and institutional theory. He primarily explores the impact of digital technology on the creation of new institutional forms, the empowerment of new actors, and the establishment of new venues for conflict and cooperation. Steinsson has published works in the American Political Science Review and Perspectives on Politics, examining how war transforms politics and society with a particular focus on state formation and empires. His papers have appeared in journals such as International Organization, Cooperation and Conflict, Foreign Policy Analysis, European Security, and Scandinavian Journal of History. He holds a PhD in Political Science from George Washington University, an MA in International Affairs, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Iceland.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology