Research projects

Both national and international funds support the research conducted at the Department of Political Science. Up to half of our research is funded through grants to research projects.

A selection of on-going research projects at the Department of Political Science:

Improving democracy - Causal Effects on Turnout (I-DET)

Kasper Møller Hansen. 2024-2028. Funded by Trygfonden.

A Critical Relational Perspective on Peace & Security in CEE (CEE Security Hub)

Anders Wivel. 2024-2027. Funded by the European Union.

ClimBio Frontiers: Transnational Climate-Biodiversity Governance and Transformation

Michele Betsill. 2024-2027. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

The Democratic Implications of Political Harassment and Sexism (DIPAS)

Karina Kosiara-Pedersen. 2022-2025. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Charcoal conflict in climate change’s decarbonisation dilemmas

Ole Wæver. 2023-2027. Funded by Danida Fellowship Centre.

Applying the rules of the European Health Union

Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen. 2023-2027. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Vital Politics: Rethinking Normativity in the Anthropocene (VIPO)

Lars Tønder. 2021-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Origins of Descriptive Representation (ODER)

Frederik Hjorth. 2023-2026. Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

The Future of Humanitarian Design (HUD)

Jonathan Luke Austin. 2023-2027. Funded by a 3.2 million EUR Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) grant.

Democratic Innovations in a Green Transition (DIGT)

Lars Tønder. 2021-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Social Media and Political Representation (SoMeRep)

Anne Rasmussen. 2021-2025. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Digital sovereignty: European visions for self-determination in a digital age (SOVEREIGN)

Rebecca Adler-Nissen. 2021-2025. Funded by the VELUX Foundations.

RITUAL DETERRENCE. Ritual Action: Making Deterrence Matter in International Security and Memory Politics

Maria Mälksoo. 2022-2027. Funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant (ERC-2021-COG)

Ocean Infrastructures (OCINFRA)

Christian Bueger. 2022-2025. Funded by the VELUX Foundations.

(Counter)-piracy infrastructures in the Gulf of Guinea (COPIGoG)

Katja L. Jacobsen. 2022-2024. Funded by Danida Fellowship Centre.

The Challenge of Populist Memory Politics for Europe (MEMOCRACY)

Maria Mälksoo. 2021-2024. Funded by Volkswagen Stiftung.

HOPE - How Democracies Cope with Covid19: A Data-Driven Approach

Rebecca Adler-Nissen. 2020-2024. Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

Bodies as Battleground: Gender Images and International Security

Lene Hansen. 2018-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Danish National Election Study

Kasper Møller Hansen. 2018-2025. Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

Rewards at the top

Lene Holm Pedersen. 2016-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Behavioral and Experimental Public Administration Lab (BEPAL)

Asmus Leth Olsen. 2019-2024. Funded by the Sapere Aude-programme of the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

E Pluribus Plures: Is identity politics a new fault line in contemporary societies?

Peter Thisted Dinesen. 2020-2025. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

All active externally funded projects

See list below for more information on all active externally funded projects.

 

Magtudredningen 2.0. Lene Holm Pedersen. 2024-2028. Støttet af (funded by) Folketinget.

(Counter)-piracy infrastructures in the Gulf of Guinea (COPIGoG). Katja Jacobsen. 2022-2024. Funded by the Danida Fellowship Centre.

ADVODID. Anne Rasmussen. 2021-2026. Funded by European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant).

ANATEM: Anatomy of Empire. Jacob Gerner Hariri. 2021-2026. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Applying the rules of the European Health Union (EU-Apply). Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen. 2023-2027. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Bodies as Battleground. Lene Hansen. 2018-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Charcoal conflict in climate change’s decarbonisation dilemmas. Ole Wæver. 2023-2027. Funded by the Danida Fellowship Centre.

ClimBio Frontiers: Transnational Climate-Biodiversity Governance and Transformation. Michele Merrill Betsill. 2024-2027. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Democratic Innovations in a Green Transition (DIGT). Lars Tønder. 2021-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

E Pluribus Plures: Is identity politics a new fault line in contemporary societies?Peter Thisted Dinesen. 2020-2025. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

HOPE - How Democracies Cope with COVID19. Rebecca Adler-Nissen. 2020-2024. Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

KV2017 - udsendelse af Grundloven. Kasper Møller Hansen. 2017-2025. Støttet af (funded by) Folketinget.

KV2017 - udsendelse af SMS. Kasper Møller Hansen. 2017-2025. Støttet af (funded by) Rådet for Etniske Minoriteter.

MEMOCRACY - The Challenge of Populist Memory Politics for Europe: Towards Effective Responses to Militant Legislation on the Past. Maria Mälksoo. 2021-2024. Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

Militarization, sustainable growth and peace. Ole Wæver. 2019-2024. Funded by the Danida Fellowship Centre.

Ocean Infrastructures (OCINFRA): How the oceans are governed today. Christian Bueger. 2022-2025. Funded by the VELUX Foundations.

Origins of Descriptive Representation (ODER). Frederik Hjorth. 2023-2026. Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

Rewards at the top. Lene Holm Pedersen. 2016-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

RITUAL DETERRENCE. Ritual Action: Making Deterrence Matter in International Security and Memory Politics. Maria Mälksoo. 2022-2027. Funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant (ERC-2021-COG).

Social Media and Political Representation (SoMeRep). Anne Rasmussen. 2021-2025. Funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research.

SOVEREIGN - Digital sovereignty: European visions for self-determination in a digital age. Rebecca Adler-Nissen. 2021-2025. Funded by the Velux Foundation.

The Behavioral Citizen. Asmus Leth Olsen. 2019-2024. Funded by the Sapere Aude-programme of the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

The Danish Model for Citizen Engagement in the Renewable energy Transition (DART). Lars Tønder. 2023-2026. Funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark.

The Democratic Implications of Political Harassment and Sexism (DIPAS). Karina Kosiara-Pedersen. 2022-2025. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

The Future of Humanitarian Design (HUD). Jonathan Luke Austin. 2023-2027. Funded by a 3.2 million EUR Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) grant.

The Hub for Mis- and Disinformation Research (DISMIS). Yevgeniy Golovchenko. 2022-2024. Funded by the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

Undersøgelse af valgdeltagelse. Kasper Møller Hansen. 2010-2025. Støttet af (funded by) Ministeriet for Flygtninge, Indvandrere og Integration.

Valgundersøgelse 2019. Kasper Møller Hansen. 2019-2024. Støttet af (funded by) Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet.

Vital Politics: Rethinking Normativity in the Anthropocene (VIPO). Lars Tønder. 2021-2024. Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.