Gert Tinggaard Svendsen

Gert Tinggaard Svendsen is a Professor at the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University. His primary research focuses on trust, social capital, climate policy, welfare state dynamics, lobbying, and collective action problems. He has collaborated internationally, notably with Harvard University's Robert D. Putnam on historical roots of trust in Denmark.

• Key Research Areas: Trust, Social Capital, Climate Policy, Lobbying, Collective Action Problems.
• Teaching Expertise: Collective action problems, climate policy, public policy, welfare economics, EU/USA lobbying, rational choice, self-regulation, volunteering, co-production.

Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Engaged in three major networks—iCLIMATE (climate change), LUMEN (Lutheran theology), and TRAUST (social trust with Kiel University). Recent projects include the LUMEN project (2015–2025) and Urban Orders Research (2014–2025).

Contact Information: Telephone +45 87 16 56 93 | Email gts@ps.au.dk