Personal profile

Possible conflicts of interest

Professor emeritus, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland

Teaching

Office hours: Fridays 11-12. Unfortunately, office hours on Friday 1 November cancelled. Please send an email.

Teachings

Supervision:

  • Climate change and society in Greenland: Asian interests in the Arctic, security and governance, Arctic Council, relations between Greenland and Denmark
  • Theories and processes of democratisation: Europe, Scandinavia, Greenland and the Arctic 
  • Political theory, conceptual history and conceptual change
  • Political development, state formation, nation building and modernization

Current research

Networks

Positions

  • 2018- Professor with special responsibilities, Department of Social Sciences, University of Greenland
  • 2016- Affilate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Greenland
  • 2013- Associate Professor,  Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
  • 2010-2013 Vice Rector, University of Greenland
  • 2005-2010 Director, Centre for Baltic Sea Region Studies, University of Copenhagen
  • 2003-2004 Guest Professor, Baltic Sea School, Department of Northern European Studies, Humboldt University Berlin
  • 2002-2005 Director, Centre for Baltic Studies, Øresund University
  • 1997-1999 Director of Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (part time)
  • 1997-2010 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

Knowledge of languages

Danish/Scandinavian, English, German

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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