About
Dr. Tine Rostgaard is a Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University, Denmark. Her primary affiliation is with the research group ‘Changing Societies: Welfare and Diversity’ and the VELNET Danish National Network for Welfare State Studies. She specializes in elderly care policy, social welfare systems, and long-term care reform. Her research focuses on addressing systemic challenges in elderly care, reablement strategies, and the intersection of social policies with aging populations.
Education & Research Focus: With a PhD and MSc in Public Administration, her work emphasizes social sustainability, welfare state models, and healthcare equity. She has conducted extensive studies on unmet care needs among frail elderly populations, the impact of privatization in home care systems, and policy innovations like reablement.
Recent Work Trends: Her articles (2020–2025) highlight critical issues such as care poverty measurement, resilience in aging populations, and the Nordic welfare model’s adaptability. She critiques free-choice policies in elderly care and advocates for systemic reforms to address workforce challenges and bureaucratic inefficiencies.
Grants & Collaboration: Involved in 7 research projects, she collaborates widely on topics like cross-country reablement comparisons and pandemic impacts on long-term care. Her VELNET network strengthens interdisciplinary insights into welfare challenges.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the ‘Crossroads of Care and Social Reproduction (CARE)’ initiative, focusing on care labor dynamics and social reproduction theories.
