Christian Groes

Christian Groes is a Visiting Professor at Roskilde University's Department of Communication and Humanities and a member of the Center for Gender, Power and Diversity. His work focuses on gender, migration, development studies, and cultural anthropology. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen (2011) and was a Research Fellow at Columbia University (2008). His research explores themes such as transactional sex, intimate economies, and postcolonial identities in transnational contexts.

Education:

• PhD in Anthropology, University of Copenhagen (2011)
• MSc in Anthology, University of Copenhagen

Research Interests:
Groes examines gender dynamics in migration, sexual cultures, and the intersection of power and inequality. His recent work addresses sugardating among marginalized youth in Denmark and Mozambican women’s migration patterns. He employs ethnographic methods to analyze intimate labor, moral economies, and postcolonial frameworks.

Publications Trends:
His articles bridge anthropology and sociology, focusing on transnational intimacy, gender-based vulnerabilities, and the socio-cultural impacts of migration. Recent work critiques management culture myths and explores how marginalized groups navigate global inequalities through intimate economies.

Awards:

• Sapere Aude Young Elite Scientist (2012)
• Society for Medical Anthropology CAR Book Prize (2018)

Grants/Advisory Roles:

• Lead researcher on the ‘Sugardating among marginalized young people’ project (2019–2021)
• Member of the EQUALIS Advisory Board (2022–2025)

Labs/Teams:
Affiliated with Roskilde University’s Center for Gender, Power and Diversity, which focuses on intersectional research in global contexts.