News about Globalization

Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

Every year, thousands of migrants from Africa die on their way to Europe. A new anthropological project funded by the European Research Council will examine the impact of these deaths on the bereaved.

HUM:Global Seed Money

All staff and students at the Faculty of Humanities, UCPH, are invited to submit applications for HUM:Global Seed Money. Submission deadline: 23:59, Sunday 19 May.

Alessandro Moretti presents at autumn conferences

CGC-researcher, Alessandro Moretti, presented his work on online sex trafficking at conferences during the autumn semester.

What drives global disparities in science?

A new research project led by Mathias Wullum Nielsen will examine global North-South disparities in research. The project is funded by a DKK 6.2 million grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Anja Simonsen publishes article on "the transnational business of death"

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen has published the article ’The “Transnational Business of Death” among Somali Migrants in the Streets of Athens’ as part of a special issue in Migration and Society on ‘Transnational Street…

Camilla Ida Ravnbøl, Anja Simonsen and Trine Mygind Korsby have co-edited a special issue of Migration & Society

CGC researchers Camilla Ida Ravnbøl, Anja Simonsen and Trine Mygind Korsby have co-edited a special issue of Migration & Society, entitled “Transnational Street Business: Migrants in the Informal Urban Economy”.

David Sausdal Publishes Monograph on Globalized Local Policing

CGC researcher, David Sausdal, publishes monograph on the effects of globalization upon local policing.

New structure and broadened entry requirements for courses in German and French

Registration for the August 2023 courses German and French for students going abroad is now open. The entry requirements have been broadened, and the courses in January will be structured as shorter workshops to account…

Right-wing extremism in Brazil will not disappear with Bolsonaro

The Brazilian right-wing turn that has grown strong under Bolsonaro is not new – and it shouldn’t feel so unexpected. A new doctoral dissertation shows that the turn is based on extremist religious ideas that have…

Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power

Autocrats and dictators quickly acquire new arms technologies from abroad and often use them against their own citizens. Now a study shows that the spread of military technologies inhibits democratic reform.

Professor Anne Holmen co-edits new book on translanguaging

The book Translanguaging and Epistemological Decentring in Higher Education and Research is published on 31 January. Professor and centre leader at CIP, Anne Holmen, is co-editor. Purchase the book at 50% off before 31…

The wealthier we become, the fewer homemade meals we eat

The wealthier we are, the less time we spend cooking and washing up. This is demonstrated by a global megatrend, now investigated by a researcher at the University of Copenhagen. The trend applies to Danes as well, who…

This year’s summer language courses in Danish/German/French were extremely popular!

In August, CIP organised summer language courses in both Danish for international students and German and French for Danish students going on exchange. Both Danish and international students have been highly satisfied…

Professional scaling work

Professional scaling work: How professional segments claim new jurisdictions in a world of trans-local connections Associate Professors Anders Blok and Inge Kryger Pedersen have contributed the article 'Professional…

Thomas Hylland Eriksen: We are living in an overheated world

The Norwegian social anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen has been proclaimed Honorary Doctor at UCPH. At the heart of his research is the 'overheated globalisation', which he explains here.

The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom

According to the Education Act, schools in the ethnically divided Bosnia and Herzegovina must teach students “democratic ideals in a multicultural society." But according to new research from the University of…

Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism

Many of us may have inadvertently contributed to the growing climate scepticism of recent years, a widespread phenomenon fuelled by “system errors” built into journalism, social media and parliamentary debates. A new…

Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also give…

Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?

The 2020 volume of Nordic Journal of Media Studies addresses the very title of the journal. Is there such a thing as a particular “Nordicness” is the challenging question which this issue poses.

The global consequences of the Coronavirus crisis

Researchers from University of Copenhagen show how the Coronavirus affects the countries of the world.