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Puff bars: New project will take the steam out of illegal online selling

With funding from TrygFonden, sociologists will map the illegal sale of disposable e-cigarettes, the so-called puff bars, and develop new interventions targeting the illicit online market.

Under Pressure? Performance Evaluation of Police Officers as an Incentive to Cheat

For decades, researchers have been investigating the relationship between incentives and effort. They found that while motivation is essential, strong incentives based on easy-to-measure goals can sometimes lead to…

Christina Jerne publishes article on solidarity economies and Danish minority gangs

CGC-researcher, Christina Jerne, explores solidarity economies among Danish minority gangs in a recently published article.

Filippo Garelli

Filippo Garelli is a PhD candidate in Public, Comparative and International Law at Sapienza University of Rome (Department of Political Science), curriculum International Order and Human Rights.

Public sector wage bargaining and the balanced growth model: Denmark and Sweden compared

In a new article in European Journal of Industrial Relations Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Laust Høgedahl and Flemming Ibsen investigates how wage regulation is coordinated between the public and private sectors in Denmark and…

Solidarity with atypical workers? Survey evidence from the General Motors versus United Auto Workers strike in 2019

In a new article in British Journal of Industrial Relations Christian Lyhne Ibsen et al. investigates to what extent ordinary employees act in solidarity with atypical workers.

The Routledge Handbook on Polar Law has now been published!

Researchers from CEPRI’s Shipping and Ocean Law Group, SHOC, professor Yoshifumi Tanaka and professor Vibe Ulfbeck have edited the volume together with professor Rachael Lorna Johnstone from University of Akureyri,…

Catherine Hall

Catherine Hall is a PhD candidate at the Center for Climate Change, Energy & Environmental Law (CCEEL) at the University of Eastern Finland. Prior to joining CCEEL, Catherine graduated with a Master’s degree in Global…

Pablo Selaya has co-authored a paper on the connection between NAFTA and drug-related violence in Mexico

CGC-researcher, Pablo Selaya, has co-authored a paper on the connection between free trade agreement, NAFTA, and drug-related violence in Mexico that was recently featured in Advantage Magazine.

Chapter on Writing for children and young audiences

New chapter by Eva Novrup Redvall on screenwriting for children and audiences for The Palgrave Handbook of Screenwriting Studies. Find more information.

Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem

Polyester is the second most used textile in the world and an environmental menace, especially because most of it never gets recycled. The fabric, a blend of plastic and cotton, has been difficult for the industry to…

Henrik Vigh discusses cocaine use on Danish radio station P3

CGC Head of Centre, Henrik Vigh, recently explained current trends in Danish cocaine use in a programme broadcasted by Danish radio station P3.

Henrik Vigh features on an episode of Danish radio programme "Verden Kalder"

Head of Centre at CGC, Henrik Vigh, recently featured in a programme broadcasted by the Danish radio station Radio4, discussing Syria’s role in the production and trafficking of the amphetamine-related drug, captagon.

Elena Cima

Elena Cima is a Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Geneva, where she teaches courses on international environmental law, energy law, and investment law.

Lauge Poulsen

Lauge Poulsen is Professor of International Relations & Law at University College London.

Nikolaos Karampatzos

Nikolaos Karampatzos is a PhD candidate at the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau publishes the article "Critical maritime infrastructure protection: What’s the trouble?"

Since the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, critical maritime infrastructure protection has become a top political priority. Curious to know what is at stake in this revised maritime agenda? What critical…

CERTIZENS PhD research stay at CAS

CERTIZENS PhDs from Ghana and Uganda visited CAS this Spring

FutureArcticLives conducts fieldwork in East Greenland

FutureArcticLives has conducted field work in East Greenland and interviewed two seasoned hunters.

Henrik Vigh features on popular danish science podcast “24 Spørgsmål til Professoren”

Head of Centre at CGC, Henrik Vigh, recently featured on the popular danish podcast “24 Spørgsmål til Professoren” (“24 Questions for the Professor”).

“Super Mixtures”: Adding Delicious Flavors to Alcohol-Free Beer

If non-alcoholic beer tasted better, it would probably make up a larger proportion of total beer sales and therefore improve public health. A group of researchers at the University of Copenhagen want to make this a…

Professor Helle Porsdam med i podcast fra Folkemødet 2023 (In Danish)

Professor Helle Porsdam med i podcast fra Folkemødet 2023.

Anja Møller Pedersen defended her Ph.D thesis

On 7 June 2023, Anja Møller Pedersen successfully defended her PhD Thesis on ‘The Fundamental Rights to Privacy and Data Protection in the EU Legal Order: Reconciling privacy rights and rationales’.

University of Copenhagen Offers New Education in Plant-Based Foods

The Danish food sector is at the forefront globally, and as part of maintaining and preferably improving this position during the green transition, the University of Copenhagen has established a new specialization, a…