Research projects

A complete list of projects can be viewed here.

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

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.

The Hub for Mis- and Disinformation Research (DISMIS)

Yevgeniy Golovchenko. 2022-2024. Funded by the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

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.