He is author of ten academic books and three novels.

[1][2] Eirikur Bergmann is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for European Studies at Bifröst University.

[4] Bergmann has been a visiting fellow at many academic institutions, including visiting professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

[5] Bergmann is mainly known for his analysis of Nativist Populism, which he argues has turned into a distinctive form of Neo-nationalism in the post-Second World War era.

[6] He has also researched Conspiracy Theories, European Integration and Iceland's political economy, especially in relations to the Crash of 2008, its prelude and aftermath.