News about Society

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Erdem ASIL

17-30 June 2024

Anja Simonsen has guest-edited a special issue on Migration

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen has guest-edited a special issue of the Journal of Eastern African Studies titled: “Fragments of Solidarity: the social worlds of African migrants moving northwards”

New book on Religion and Constitution

In celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Danish Constitution, researchers and students are publishing a new book on Religion and Constitution – Religion og grundlov in Danish.

Ny rapport: Mere, bedre og større natur i Danmark

Ny rapport viser konkrete veje til at sikre Danamrks biodiversitet gennem etablering af store sammenhængende naturområder.

Launching GRIP

The Group for Research In Punishment (GRIP) recently initiated its series with a session on state reactions to youth crime. The event featured insights from PhD Fellow Lea Cecilie Brinkgaard and Docent Ann-Karina Eske…

Helene Willadsen will present at 2nd International Conference on the Economics of Working Environment

On June 21st DISTRACT researcher Helene Willadsen will present her work on 'Using workplace surveys to understand employee concerns and well-being'

New CMS Report: The Nordic NATO Enlargement

Sweden’s and Finland’s membership of NATO is changing Danish security and defence policy. The NATO enlargement increases Danish security and provides new opportunities for Nordic defence cooperation.

Student Assistants for the Center of Excellence MOBILE at the Faculty of Law

MOBILE is looking for new student assistants.

Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen contributes to new NATO report

The report is a part of a reflection process initiated at the 2023 NATO Summit with the purpose of revisiting NATO’s southern engagements.

WELMA Lunch seminar with Prof. Frans Pennings

Prof. Frans Penning from Utrecht University will visit Welma from the 28th of May to the 6th of June and will discuss the influence of the human image in social security, its evolution and further developments.

Does your heart beat in sync with others'? DISTRACT at UCPH Spring Festival

Join us on May 31st where SODAS researchers Morten Axel Pedersen and Emilie Munch Gregersen will discuss what happens with our heartbeat when we join others at festivals, debates, and other collective events

New paper on flood emergency responders

This paper adds to the existing knowledge about flood management in Accra and contributes with insights into emergency responses to major flood events in a geospatial context

Neha Jain joins MOBILE

Neha Jain Joins MOBILE Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law as Permanent Visiting Professor.

New PhD Student at CeBIL- Zhengmin Li

Zhengmin has a background in EU and Chinese law, specifically focus on EU business law and the governance of data technologies and its impact on human rights. Before joining CeBIL, Zhengmin earned her master’s degree in…

New postdoctoral fellow at CeBIL - Dr. Hannah Louise Smith

Hannah is a socio-legal scholar interested in the regulation of new and emerging technologies, with particular interests in data protection, privacy, and more inclusive approaches to regulation in this area. Prior to…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Konstantinos Alexandris Polomarkakis

17 - 27 June 2024

Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world

For nearly 30 years, Helle Samuelsen has studied the chronic health crisis in Burkina Faso. But the country's challenges have wider implications. The whole Sahel region is a hotspot for explosive crises.

Alessandro Moretti’s work is highlighted at the yearly conference held by the Danish Centre against Human Trafficking

At the yearly conference of the Danish Centre against Human Trafficking (CMM) on 7th May 2024, the work of another CGC researcher, Alessandro Moretti, was highlighted.

Asylum strengthens women's position in the family and society

Women who are granted asylum in Denmark after family reunification are better financially integrated, have a lower risk of becoming victims of violence – and are more likely to divorce. This is according to a new study…

From dairy proteins to plant-based sidestreams

Having recently started on the tenure track, Assistant Professor Norbert Raak seeks to use knowledge and research on dairy proteins to better utilize plant-based resources for food.

New Visiting Reseacher at MOBILE - Ezgi Yildiz

Ezgi Yildiz is visiting MOBILE from May 13th to July 12th.

New Group for Research in Punishment (GRIP)

GRIP is committed to rigorous explorations within the field of punishment and its consequences, particularly with a focus on four subthemes: 1) Execution of Sentences, 2) Process and Scope of Punishment, 3) Historical…

People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory

The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have the same experience of…

Deregulation Of Environmental Law and Rising Authoritarianism in India

By Arpitha Kodiveri