News about Politics

Emergency management in small remote communities in the Nordic countries

Across the Nordic countries, climate change-related incidents will add further strain to the contemporary emergency management system. Climate-related hazards occur more frequently and on a large scale and will thereby…

Critical questions on learning from the COVID-19 disaster in India

New study critically analyses the Government of India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a disaster.

Niger's Freedom Struggle Challenges the West

In a new article written by Associate Professor, Stig Jensen focuses on the recent military coup and the increasing tensions in Niger as a whole. In a country that has previously been under French colonial rule their…

Tiden|South Africa BRICS Summit

In the newest episode of the podcast Tiden, by DR, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the role of South Africa, specifically President Cyril Ramaphosa in global peace keeping efforts as they host the BRICS Summi…

Humphrey A. Agyekum publishes article on the politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces through patronage exchanges

CGC-researcher, Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum, has recently published an article on the politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces through patronage exchanges between political elites and military leaders.

NIAS IS CLOSING DOWN!

Nordic Institute of Asican Studies NIAS is closing down from 31 December 2023.

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.

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.

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.

CERTIZENS PhD research stay at CAS

CERTIZENS PhDs from Ghana and Uganda visited CAS this Spring

Orientering Udsyn: Towards a new European foreign policy in Africa?

On the recent episode of the Danish Radio podcast Orientering Udsyn, Associate Professor at CAS, Karen Lauterbach examines the latest European state visits to African countries and how these point to a shift in European…

The Fight for Nature and Biodiversity

Associate Professor at CAS, Stig Jensen examines the recent trends in nature management and protection of biodiversity in Denmark and African states.

Infants are not egocentric: Trust other people's attention more than their own

Babies rely on other people to look after them. New research from the Department of Psychology shows that eight-month-old infants also rely more on other people’s attention than on their own observations.

Crisis response: Who do volunteers on social media prioritise?

Informal volunteering organised in Facebook groups plays an increasing role during crisis situations. But who are the volunteers helping – and why? A project funded by VELUX FONDEN will investigate this question.

Paradox: Well-integrated immigrants report more discrimination

Immigrants and their descendants are more likely to report experiences of discrimination if they are well-educated and socially well-integrated. A new international meta-study confirms the so-called integration paradox.

Lene Holm Pedersen: "New democracy and power study can benefit our political culture"

The researchers who will lead the project ‘Magtudredningen 2.0’ have now been announced. Lene Holm Pedersen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, will be part of the management team.

The battle for control of artificial intelligence is crucial

Feature article in Politiken, 9 June 2023, by Anders Søgaard (Professor, UCPH), Sune Lehmann (Professor, DTU and UCPH), Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Professor, UCPH), Ole Winther (Professor, DTU and UCPH) and Michael Bang…

Special PRIVACY issue, “Creation, Control, Communication: A Historical Appraisal of Privacy in Knowledge Production”

We proudly announce that our special PRIVACY issue, “Creation, Control, Communication: A Historical Appraisal of Privacy in Knowledge Production” has been published. The issue is edited by PRIVACY researchers Natália…

Immersive app brings the hidden histories of Copenhagen to life

Hidden Copenhagen, the seventh app in the Hidden Cities collection, is developed as a collaboration between the University of Exeter’s Hidden Cities team and historians and archaeologists from the Centre for Privacy…

Climate Change made heatwave in Asia 30 times more likely

Extreme humid heat in South Asia in April 2023, largely driven by climate change, detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

Philosophers agree with economists on climate action - but stress ethical considerations

A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution want to put more emphasis on the conditions of future generations in climate economic calculations.

Conflict in Sudan: towards a multipolar world

In light of the recent outbreak of armed clashes in Sudan, Associate Professor Stig Jensen shared his worry over the ramifications of the increasingly multipolar world for the outcome of this conflict.

Cultural threats can lead to violent extremism

People with specific personality traits who perceive their cultural values as threatened are more likely to show hostility and support violent extremist behaviour directed against that threat. This is shown in a new…

Fasten your seatbelt: Intimacy capitalism is coming

Feature article in Politiken, 23 May 2023 by Anders Søgaard (Professor, University of Copenhagen), Sune Lehmann (Professor, DTU and University of Copenhagen), Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Professor, University of Copenhagen),…