Research

Adjunct professor, Department of Arctics Social Sciences and Economics, University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik), (Oct. 2023-)

Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (2022-)

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (2020-2022)

Visiting Researcher and lecturer, Department of Social Science, Economics and Journalism, University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik) (2017-2019)

Associate Professor in Political Sociology, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School (2015-2020)

Associate Professor in Political Sociology, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School (2009-2015)

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (2004-2008)

Postdoc, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (2002-2003)

Teaching Assistant, the London School of Economics (1998-2001)

Management

Head of Department, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (1st February 2020-)

Deputy Head of Department with a special focus on education, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, CBS (2018-2020)

Director of Ph.D. Programme, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, the Doctoral School of Organisation and Management Studies, CBS (2017)

Director of Ph.(D. Programme (acting), Department of Business and Politics; the Doctoral School of Organisation and Management Studies, CBS (2014-2015)

Director of Ph.D. Programme, Department of Business and Politics; the Doctoral School of Organisation and Management Studies, CBS, CBS (2009-2013)

I am Professor in Political Sociology and Head of Department at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. I am also adjunct professor at the Department of Social Science, Economics and Journalism, the University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik).

My research covers: state-nation relations and nationalism; the sociology of education; public administration. My research focuses on state and nation-building both historically and in contemporary societies in Europe and in the Arctic Region. Currently, I am heading a research project that explores independence, territorial autonomy and education in the Danish Realm, especially Greenland. The project is funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

I teach and supervise in sociology, especially political sociology. I have supervised 5 Ph.D. dissertation to completion, and a large number of MSc and BSc theses. Furthermore, I have served on a large number of assessment committees.

I am a member of the Danish board of external examiners (Sociology).