Research output per year
Research output per year
14 Bygning 14 (Afsnit 2), 14-3-18
2300 København S
Education
Studied Sociology, criminology and Romance languages at Universität des Saarlandes (Diplom Soziologe, 1992), Universitá di Bari and Universidad de Barcelona
PhD in Social and Political Sciences (1998) from the European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy
Habilitation (2005) from Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Occupation
European Commission, Brussels stage (1996)
Researcher: Muenchner Projektgruppe fuer Sozialforschung, Munich (1997-1998)
Senior Researcher: Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (1998-2004)
Professor: ARENA, Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo (2005-2011)
Adjunct Professor: ARENA, Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo (2011-present)
Study Grants obtained
1988-1989: 10 months ERASMUS grant for studying at University of Bari/Italy
1990-1991: 10 months grant within the Master programme “Critical Criminology” (studied at University of Barcelona)
1993: Grant of the Instituto Camoes for a 6 weeks research stay at University of Lisbon
1993-1995: DAAD grant for pursuing a PhD at the European University Institute, Florence
1995-1996: PhD grant of the European University Institute, Florence
1996-1997: 12 months research grant of the Kulturwisenschaftliches Institut Essen
1997: 6 months research grant of the University of Aarlborg/Denmark (declined)
2001-2003: Habilitation grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Past and current research activities
9/1997-8/1999 : “Regieren jenseits öffentlicher Legitimation. Zur Transformation von Öffentlichkeit in der EU“ within the DFG-framework programme „EU-Governance“ (Prof. Beate Kohler-Koch, Mannheim) (two years grant by the DFG)
9/1999-8/2000 : „Von der Herausbildung europäischer Elitenöffentlichkeit zur Europäisierung nationaler Öffentlichkeit. Bedingungen und Wirkungen einer Expansion von Öffentlichkeit in Europa“ (Prof. Klaus Eder) within the DFG-framework programme „EU-Governance“ (Prof. Beate Kohler-Koch, Mannheim) (one year grant by the DFG)
9/2001-8/2003: „Die Strukturierung öffentlicher Kommunikation in der EU“. Coordinating research activities at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (two years grant by the DFG)
4/ 2003-12/2005: „Organised Civil Society in Europe“ (University Trento/Italy and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Two years grant by the EU FP5)
9/2005-12/2008: “Building the EU’s social constituency: exploring the dynamics of public claims-making and collective representation in Europe and assessing the implications for the EU’s legitimacy” (3 years grant by the DFG in coordination with an ESF programme including partner institutions in UK, Germany, Spain and Norway).
09/2004-08/2008: Member of the EU FP6 Network Project CONNEX
1/2007-12/2011: Coordination of the WP “Public Sphere and Civil Society”, EU-FP6 Project RECON: Reconstituting Democracy in Europe (2007-2012)
since 9/2007: Coordination of the working area “The cognitive-cultural dimension of the transformation of political order”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council (2007-2017)
9/2008-8/2010: EUROPOLIS a deliberative polity making project (two years grant by the EU FP7)
2013-2018: Principal Investigator and coordinator of WP 3: Complex Diversity: the Social and Cultural Interpretations of Changing European and Global Order of the transfaculty cooperation project EUROCHALLENGE, supported by the UCPH Excellence Programme for Interdisciplinary Research
2015-2018: TransSol: European paths to transnational solidarity at times of crisis: Conditions, forms, role-models and policy responses (Horizon 2020 Research Grant
2017-2020: Member of the Cost Action COST Action 16111 Ethnic Minorities and Migrants Survey Data (ETHMIGSURVEYDATA)
2017-2020: Member of PLATO: Post Crisis Legitimacy oft he European Union. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) financed by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.
2019-2022: EU3D: EU Differentiation, Dominance and Democracy (Horizon 2020 Research Grant).
2018-2022: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Jean Monnet Network OpenEUDebate (http://openeudebate.eu/?page_id=356)
2019-2022: Partner of the Erasmus+ co-funded Jean Monnet Networ:Post-Truth Politics, Nationalism and the (De)Legitimation of European Integration (Coordinator: University of Iceland)
2020-2024: EnTrust: Enlightened trust: An examination of trust and distrust in governance – conditions, effects and remedies (Horizon 2020 Research Grant).
2020-2024: ValCon: Value Conflicts in a Differentiated Europe: The Impact of Digital Media on Value Polarisation in Europe (Research grant funded by the Volkswagen Foundation)
Knowledge of Languages
German (mother tongue)
English, French, Italian, Spanish (good oral and written comprehension)
Portuguese, Catalan, Dutch (sufficient oral and good reading comprehension)
Dansk (improving)
Norsk (forgetting)
Hans-Jörg Trenz is EURECO Professor for Modern European Studies with responsibilities both within CEMES (Centre for Modern European Studies) and at the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication. He has a background in media and communication, political sociology and sociology of European integration with previous positions held in Norway, Germany and Italy. Hans-Jörg Trenz will offer regular courses on European Media and Public Sphere, European collective identities and European democracy and democratisation. He can be contacted for teaching and supervision on any related topic
Current research
For current academic activities in European Studies at CEMES, Center for Modern Euroepan Studies see
http://cemes.ku.dk/
For current academic activities in European Studies at EURECO, University of Copenhagen see
http://eureco.ku.dk/english/about/ and www.eurochallenge.ku.dk/
For current research activities see my webprofile at www.eurochallenge.ku.dk/, www.arena.uio.no and www.reconproject.eu
Check also transsol.eu for transsol, European paths to transnational solidarity in times of crisis related research activities (Horizon 2020 grant)
Primary research areas: political communication, comparative media studies, journalism and news-making, public sphere, media and democracy
Teaching journalism, media institutions and organisations, media sociology, comparative media studies, political communication, transcultural communication
Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Working paper › Research › peer-review
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Organizer) & Miklós Áron Sükösd (Organizer)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
Miklós Áron Sükösd (Organizer) & Hans-Jörg Trenz (Organizer)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Organizer)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Participant)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Hans-Jörg Trenz (Editor)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Series › Research