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RNH Academic director, Hannes H. Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus in Politics at the University of Iceland, was the guest of honour at the annual Thjodmal Gala Dinner on 20 November where awards were given to innovative business leaders. The Whale Museum … Continue reading →

RNH Academic Director, Hannes H. Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland, attended a meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in Marrakech in Morocco 7–10 October 2025. The MPS was founded by Friedrich A. von Hayek in … Continue reading →

The meeting hall of the Icelandic House of Museums (Safnahusid) was packed on Saturday 4 October when Students for Liberty Europe and RSE, the Icelandic Research Centre for Social and Economic Affairs, jointly held a conference on ‘The European Union: … Continue reading →

RNH Academic Director Hannes H. Gissurarson published an article in Morgunbladid on 2 October 2025, promoting a conference to be held on 4 October by Students of Liberty Europe and RSE, the Icelandic Research Centre for Social and Economic Affairs, on … Continue reading →

On 23 September 2025, The Icelandic Literary Society (Hid íslenska bókmenntafélag) published an essay by the late Sigurdur Líndal, Professor of Law at the University of Iceland, and widely acknowledged as one of the most learned academics in Iceland in … Continue reading →

RNH Academic Director Hannes H. Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland, was interviewed in Gisli Freyr Valdorsson’s popular podcast on Wednesday 27 August 2025. They discussed how classical liberalism could be defined and defended. Gissurarson pointed … Continue reading →