Biography

Liv Nielsen is a PhD Research Fellow at the Centre for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark. Her research examines environmental governance and transnational cooperation, with a particular focus on the politics and security of critical minerals in the context of the green transition and shifting global order. At the Centre for War Studies, Liv teaches postgraduate courses in International Security and Law as well as Cyber and Intelligence Studies and supervises master’s students.

During her time at the Florence School of Transnational Governance, she will contribute to the international research project Anticipating Governance in the Multi-Order World, led by Professor Trine Flockhart, while also advancing her own research on the governance and cooperation of critical minerals. Beyond academia, Liv serves as Chair of ‘Women in International Security Denmark’, the Danish affiliate of WIIS Global, where she works to promote gender equality and leadership opportunities in international peace and security.

Her areas of expertise include international relations, global and transnational governance, climate and environmental justice, renewable energy, sustainability, international security, the geopolitics of critical minerals and the just transition.