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Disasters, Climate Change and Law: Reflections from the NEEDS conference and COPE stay

As someone who is interested in the intersection between law and disasters – it is always exciting to find an event that caters to both. This made the Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies…

Presentation of Ethnoplatform at Als Research consultancy

On Wednesday January 18th, PhD student Sofie Læbo Astrupgaard and Assistant Professor Kristoffer Albris gave an invited guest talk at the consultancy company Als Research, based in central Copenhagen. While Als Research…

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu publishes new article

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu has published a new article with the title ”Sinn von Sein. Foreign Policy, Memory and Changing Imaginaries and Practices of Neutrality in the Second Republic” in the journal Austrian Journa…

Russia’s disinformation campaign in the US did not influence political attitudes or voting behavior

The Russian online disinformation effort during the 2016 US presidential election influenced neither attitudes nor voter behavior, new research shows.

What characterises emergency response to slowly developing crises and disasters?

An EU-funded project hosted at Roskilde University in collaboration with Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE) takes a closer look at the characteristics of attention and proactive response in the context of…

Featuring CERTIZENS at Copenhagen University

Read about the public seminar at the Centre of African Studies featuring the research of CERTIZENS Dr Kojo Opoku Aidoo, and Dr Godfrey Asiimwe

Guest PhD researcher, Nai Kalema, links up with CERTIZENS in Copenhagen

Read Nai Kalema’s responses to some key questions about herself, her doctoral research focus, and how she sees her research relating specifically to CERTIZENS.

The Power of Morality in Movements

Associate Professor Jonas Toubøl has edited the open access anthology ‘The Power of Morality in Movements – Civic Engagement in Climate Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy' in collaboration with Anders Sevelsted from…

Who are the people behind human trafficking?

With support from the EU, a new anthropological project will paint a more accurate picture of human traffickers through fieldwork in Romania and Portugal.

Multiple Perspectives, Cultivating Communities: Reflections on the NEEDS 2022 Conference

Disaster Studies is a growing multidisciplinary field that continues to produce diverse – and often competing or contrasting – perspectives on how disasters are conceptualized and addressed. The Northern European…

Politologist will bridge sciences to solve humanitarian crises

How can new technologies and design methods address global humanitarian crisis? This is the key question for Jonathan Austin, assistant professor at the Department of Political Science.

A new land reform can address climate challenges facing the agricultural sector, researchers argue

Rewetting low-lying organic soils that are currently under agricultural cultivation has a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but can be a difficult, time-consuming process.

SAMF researcher contributes to court case against suspected pirate

In the trial against the suspected pirate Lucky Francis, the prosecutor has used senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen as a witness because of her expert knowledge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Almost every other Dane is trying to cut back on meat

New sociological research shows that almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their meat consumption.

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says professor in psychology Guido Makransky.

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says professor in psychology Guido Makransky.

Essay about Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties

Claus Thustrup Kreiner and Michael Svarer review the Danish flexicurity model in Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Niels Johannsen on Global Forum

Niels Johannesen was invited in as a panelist on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

The EU and Denmark: Golden anniversary at a time of democratic unrest and upheaval

Professor Marlene Wind from the Department of Political Science takes a closer look at the relation between the EU and Denmark 50 years since Denmark entered the European Community.

The Meaning in the Machine - August Lohse presents at DDAS

On November 7th, DISTRACT PhD student August Lohse presented a project at the Danish Data Science 2022 conference. The project is concerned with quantifying and understanding the cause of polarization using NLP…

Joseph Burgess on radio show "Connections with Evan Dawson"

Data steward Joseph Burgess discusses early voting turnout in the American midterm elections on radio show "Connections with Evan Dawson"

CPH Tech Policy Commitee

SODAS and the Crown Princess Mary Center have initiated the CPH Tech Policy Committee, bringing together national and international experts in the global tech policy field

Economist wants to end the alphabet's power over pharmaceuticals

When your doctor prescribes medicine for you, the name of the pharmaceutical company plays a critical role, new study from the Department of Economic shows.

Female politicians disadvantaged by online prejudices and stereotypes

In Reddit comments, female politicians are more likely to be referred to by their first names, and with a less professional focus, than their male counterparts. This a new study from the University of Copenhagen finds.…