Mikkel Mailand

Primary fields of research

Mikkel Mailand is associated professor at Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS).

Labour markets and collective bargaining in the public sector; tripartite cooperation and corporatism; EU-level labour market regulation; non-standard employment. 

Most important research contributions are, e.g.: A monography and a number of articles in high-ranking journals and edited volumes on European labour market regulation; three monography and a number of journal articles about tripartite cooperation/corporatism in work and welfare related policies in Denmark as well as in a number of other EU member states; a monography and a number of journal articles regarding recent public sector industrial relations in Denmark.

Current research

I work currently (spring 2024) on, e.g., the EU-funded comparative project DEVCOBA about organising, collective agreement coverage and labour shortages in eldecare and childcare, as well as two other projects about the Danish public sector, focusing on the collective bargainig round 2024 and non-standard employment respectively.  

CV

Education

2000: PhD in sociology, University of Copenhagen.

1996: MA in human geography and political science, University of Copenhagen.

Employment

2006-2025: Head of Research, FAOS, Departmnet of Sociology, University of Copenhagen

2004-: Associate professor, FAOS, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen.

2000-2003: Assistant professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen.

1996-2000: PhD-candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen.

Other

2019 - : Member of European Journal of Industrial Relations' editorial board

2019- : Coordinator of International Labour and Employment Relations' (ILERA) public sector employment relations study group

2003-2008: Member of the Employment Policy Research Network's working group.

1999: Visiting Research Student, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, UK.

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

You can read all or part of the publications from the list below at www.faos.dk/english/publications