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Trine Mygind Korsby is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research is centered on the anthropology of transnational crime, with a focus on human trafficking, sex work, pimping, and criminal livelihoods. She conducts long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Romania, Italy, Portugal, and Denmark. Her primary research interests include: Anthropology of the body, desire, and labor Morality, perpetration, and ethnographic unease Skills and social relationships in criminal economies Collaborative concept-work and experimental research methods Her recent publications (2023–2025) reflect a deep engagement with the lived realities of traffickers and victims, the ambiguities of fieldwork in criminal settings, and the moral complexities of perpetration. Themes such as agency, visibility, time, and freedom recur across her work, particularly in urban and transnational contexts. She has received significant recognition, including: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (2022) Elite Research Travel Grant from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science (2013) Individual Postdoc Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (2015) Korsby is affiliated with the Centre for Global Criminology and was a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley (2013) and a postdoc at Stanford University (2016–2018). In 2023–2024, she was selected for the UCPH Forward program for research leadership. Her current project, TRAFFICKER, explores the social relationships of convicted human traffickers and their integration of legal and illegal work, with a research stay at CUNY Graduate Center (2024–2025). She has co-edited a special issue on transnational street economies in Migration & Society (2023) and has contributed to public discourse through media appearances and articles challenging simplistic narratives about traffickers and victims.

• Anthropology of Crime
• Human Trafficking
• Sex Work
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Claire Maxwell is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences. She joined the department in 2018 from University College London. Her research focuses on elites, global mobility, education systems, and social inequality, with a particular emphasis on how internationalization and mobility shape class dynamics and family practices. Education: PhD in Sociology (University of London, 2005) MSc in Applied Social Studies and Social Work (University of Oxford, 1999) MA(Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (2005) Research Interests: Maxwell’s work examines global middle-class families, elite education systems, and the interplay between mobility and nationalism. She pioneered the concept of 'cosmopolitan nationalism' to analyze how global agendas are re-purposed by elites. Current projects include SkillsINCORP (funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark), studying high-skilled professionals' incorporation into Danish workplaces, and Onboard Denmark (Innovation Fund Denmark), developing tools for SMEs to recruit international talent. Grants & Projects: SkillsINCORP (2022-2025): Investigating professional integration in Danish firms Onboard Denmark (2021-2024): Digital tools for SMEs Israeli Science Foundation-funded study on mobile Israeli families (2020-2023) Labs/Teams: Leads cross-disciplinary teams collaborating with industry partners on global mobility challenges. Co-edits the International Studies in Sociology of Education (until 2024) and the Education in Global Perspectives book series.

• Sociology of education
• Globally mobile professionals
• Elites and elite education
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Atreyee Sen is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen , Faculty of Social Sciences, a position she assumed on 1 February 2025 after serving as Associate Professor since 2015. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from SOAS, University of London (2003), and previously held academic roles at the University of Sussex and the University of Manchester. BA in Sociology, University of Calcutta (1994) MA in Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1996) PhD in Social Anthropology, SOAS, University of London (2003) Her research centers on urban South Asia , particularly India, with a focus on gender, violence, political mobilization, and subaltern communities . She investigates how marginalized groups—such as women in Mumbai slums, Muslim youth in Hyderabad, and former Maoist guerrillas in Calcutta—navigate and resist structural violence through political activism and cultural production. Her ethnographic work explores themes of prisons, moral policing, custodial disappearances, and urban poverty , challenging reductive narratives about the 'poor' and 'violent' in non-Western contexts. The recent articles in her publication record reveal a sustained engagement with political violence, urban precarity, and resistance . Her work spans ethnographic studies of child vigilantes, anti-Romeo squads, and informal economies in Indian cities, often highlighting the intersection of gender, state power, and everyday survival . She employs comparative frameworks, such as between Chicago and Mumbai, to broaden anthropological theory. Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, drawing from political science, sociology, and gender studies. Sutasoma Award for Outstanding Research Towards a PhD (2002) NirmalChunder Basu Ray Memorial Award, University of Calcutta (1994) Atreyee Sen has been actively involved in public scholarship through media engagements, including interviews and documentaries with BBC Radio 4 on topics such as the Delhi rape case, women vigilantes, and Indian elections. She has also led major research projects, including an ERC Advanced Grant on global political anger and a project on cashless economies and urban debt. She is currently writing a monograph titled ‘Morgue tags and body bags’ -- Ethno-histories, custodial death/disappearances and state torture in urban India . She has served in leadership roles in international academic bodies, including the Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA) and the World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA). While no formal lab or team is specified, her collaborative research outputs and network suggest active engagement with global academic communities. She has not indicated any future work beyond her current monograph and ongoing projects.

• Urban Anthropology
• Political Anthropology
• Gender and Violence
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Ann-Dorte Pedholt Christensen is a Professor of Sociology at Aalborg University’s Department of Sociology and Social Work, affiliated with The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. She leads research initiatives within CASTOR (sociological/criminological research on social differentiation) and MIX (Center for Displacement, Migration and Integration). Her research focuses on gender and masculinity studies through an intersectional lens, examining how gender interacts with class, ethnicity, generation, and migration. Key themes include citizenship, social movements, identity formation, military masculinities, and everyday life practices. She employs qualitative methods, notably the biographical narrative approach, collaborating with artists and municipal archives to bridge academic and public spheres. Christensen has coordinated AAU’s PhD program in Sociology and Social Work, served as head of the CASTOR research group, and contributed to editorial boards of international journals. Her work addresses UN SDGs related to gender equality and social inclusion. Recent projects include studies on migrant narratives (MultiAalborg), military family dynamics, and the evolving constructions of masculinity in Nordic contexts. Her publications span journals like Armed Forces and Society and Childhood , with book chapters in Palgrave handbooks. She actively engages in public discourse through media commentary and museum collaborations, addressing topics like gender equality backlash and refugee integration.

• Gender Studies
• Masculinity Studies
• Intersectionality
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Karina Kosiara-Pedersen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. She coordinates the Center for Voting and Parties (CVAP) and contributes to the Gender & Politics research group. Her work focuses on party membership, organizational development, candidate recruitment, and political harassment. Research keywords include political parties, democracy, electoral systems, and political violence Teaching courses in Danish and Comparative Politics Current research examines gender-based anger in politics (2024-2025), political harassment (DIPAS, 2022-2025), and candidate surveys across municipal/regional/parliamentary elections. She co-leads the Political Parties Database (PPDB) and studies online harassment. Her media contributions (1,193) often address Danish political trends, including recent analysis of electoral shifts and parliamentary dynamics. She serves on the Department’s Faculty board and has been study board chair since 2022.

• Political parties
• Party organizations
• Party membership
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Clara Neupert-Wentz serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. Her academic profile emphasizes interdisciplinary research at the intersection of political institutions and societal conflict dynamics, with primary focus areas spanning peace and conflict studies, informal governance structures, and gender norm systems. Her research critically examines traditional political systems—particularly in African contexts—analyzing how informal institutions mediate communal violence, self-determination demands, and constitutional recognition of indigenous rights. Key investigations include the destabilizing effects of polygynous practices on demographic balances, the collision of customary and state legal frameworks, and the adaptive strategies of traditional authorities amid modern governance challenges. Methodologically, her work combines comparative case studies with theoretical frameworks from institutional political science. Publication trends reveal sustained engagement with traditional authority structures across historical (Holy Roman Empire) and contemporary African settings, consistently probing how normative systems influence conflict resolution pathways. Her 2019 study on polygyny-driven intergroup violence exemplifies this focus on micro-level demographic triggers of communal strife. Professional activities include collaborative research with institutions like the University of Konstanz (evidenced by co-authorship with Holzinger) and methodological contributions to political science through journal publications in top-tier outlets including Journal of Conflict Resolution and American Journal of Political Science.

• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Informal Norms and Institutions
• Gender Norms
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Miriam Bak McKenna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University, Denmark. She is affiliated with the Global Political Sociology Centre , the Centre for Gender, Power and Diversity , and the Centre for Statecraft and International Order . Her work bridges socio-legal studies, decolonial theory, and feminist political economy. Education: PhD in International Law, University of Copenhagen (2015) Masters of Law (cand.jur), University of Copenhagen BA in Art History and LLB in Law, University of Western Australia Research Interests: History and theory of international law, with a focus on decolonization and self-determination Gender inequality, feminist materialism, and social reproduction theory Legal architecture and spatial politics of international institutions Global political economy and postcolonial critique Her monograph Reckoning with Empire: Self-Determination in International Law (2023) examines how self-determination concepts shape global transformations. Current projects include Legal Sightseeing , exploring architectural spaces of international law. Teaching: Courses include International Law for Social Sciences, Legal Methods, and Gender Studies modules. Professional Experience: Former lecturer/postdoc at Lund University Visiting fellowships at Cambridge University and University of Toronto Consultant for UNODC, Danish Institute of Human Rights, and others Research Contributions: Over 36 publications across law journals, edited volumes, and media commentary. Recent work addresses UNESCO’s architectural symbolism, Nordic legal internationalism, and gendered labor in transnational contexts. Advising & Grants: Four parental leave periods since 2015/16; no explicit grants mentioned. Active editorial roles for Feminist Legal Studies . Labs/Teams: Co-leads Legal Sightseeing , a transnational research project on legal architecture and spatial politics.

• International Law
• Decolonization
• Gender Studies
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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.

• Gender Studies
• Migration
• Development Studies
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Gregory Eady is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research bridges political behavior, public opinion dynamics, social media's role in politics, and advanced statistical methodology. He examines how digital platforms influence political attitudes and representation, with a focus on electoral processes, foreign interference, and crisis impacts on governance. Key research foci include analyzing the ideological landscape via social media interactions, assessing post-pandemic political representation gaps, and exploring gender dynamics in political toxicity. His methodological contributions address challenges like measuring voter uncertainty and detecting misreporting in sensitive surveys. Eady's work spans cross-national studies and employs experimental designs to uncover causal mechanisms in political behavior. Notable projects include examining Russian disinformation campaigns in the 2016 U.S. election and the psychological effects of violent protests on party loyalty. His interdisciplinary approach integrates computational social science with traditional political theory, contributing to debates on democratic resilience in the digital age.

• Political Behavior
• Public Opinion
• Social Media
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Ahlam Chemlali is a Research Fellow at Aalborg University's Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities , specifically within the Department of Politics and Society . She is affiliated with the Global Politics & Diversity Centre for the study of coercion and accountability and teaches at Global Refugee Studies (GRS) with a focus on borders, transit, violence, and gender. Her research explores the politics and practices of border violence in European migration politics, emphasizing how externalization of EU border control to North Africa generates everyday violence affecting gendered experiences. She conducts unique ethnographic studies on West African migrant women in Tunisian and Libyan borderlands. Projects: Leads 'Everyday Violence in the Borderlands' and contributes to 'Unpacking Confined Lives' (2025–2029) and 'Women on the Move' (2019–2022). Geographic Focus: North Africa (Tunisia, Libya), EU Southern Borders, West Africa. Methodology: Ethnographic fieldwork, qualitative analysis, policy critique. Her recent publications in journals like Geopolitics and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies analyze topics such as felt externalisation, gendered stuckness, and EU borderland practices. She received the EliteForsk Rejsestipendie (2023) and has contributed to 62 press/media appearances critiquing EU migration policies. Chemlali engages in public talks, workshops, and consultancy, emphasizing the human cost of EU policies in North Africa and advocating for systemic change in migration management.

• Migration and Border Management
• Gender and Violence
• Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
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Tom Kirchmaier is Professor of Governance, Risk, Regulation and Compliance at Copenhagen Business School's (CBS) Department of Accounting and Centre for Corporate Governance. He concurrently serves as a Professorial Fellow and Director of Policing and Crime at the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance. He is also a Faculty Affiliate at LSE's Data Science Institute and member of the UK Home Office Scientific Advisory Council. Research Interests: Kirchmaier's work empirically analyzes organizational governance using large datasets. Primary domains include: Law/economics intersections Policing systems and crime patterns Anti-money laundering (AML) and organised crime networks Corporate boards with emphasis on gender dynamics Risk management and compliance frameworks Publication Trends: Recent articles (2021-2025) demonstrate strong focus on empirical crime analysis (e.g., terrorism impacts, domestic abuse recidivism) and corporate governance in banking. Methodologies leverage big data to study spatial crime patterns, behavioral economics, and organizational efficiency across financial and public sectors. Awards: 2024 LSE Innovation Challenge Winner Teaching & Advising: Supervises 1 PhD and 1 Master's student. Teaches graduate/executive courses: Corporate governance and finance MBA compliance/risk management Board training programs

• Law and Economics
• Policing and Crime
• Banks and Money Laundering
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Neda Trifkovic is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in development economics, agricultural economics, and food policy with emphasis on global value chains and institutional analysis in developing countries. Her research interests include: Development Economics Agricultural Economics Food Policy Food Standards Global Value Chains Contract Farming Labor Economics Trifkovic analyzes how institutions shape economic outcomes for participants in developing countries, particularly smallholders and workers. Her fieldwork spans Vietnam, Tanzania, Myanmar, and Mozambique, addressing international regulations, food safety standards, and market access. Recent studies examine management standards in manufacturing, educational expansion, and environmental upgrading in value chains. Analysis of her 59 publications reveals consistent empirical research using field data, with strong recent emphasis (2021-2024) on standards and business practices affecting productivity and welfare in Southeast Asian and African manufacturing and agricultural sectors. No scientific awards were mentioned in the source materials. She is actively researching Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises regarding standards and corporate social responsibility. Trifkovic held a visiting position at MIT J-WAFS (Water and Food Systems Lab) from September 2024 to January 2025. Her work involves international collaborations and field research across multiple developing countries, though specific grant mechanisms weren't detailed. Trifkovic is affiliated with the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen and collaborates globally, but no specific laboratory or research team affiliations were specified in the provided texts.

• Development Economics
• Agricultural Economics
• Food Policy
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Thomas Fraise is a Postdoc at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, specializing in nuclear deterrence, secrecy, and Cold War history. His work focuses on NATO extended deterrence rituals and democratization challenges in nuclear states. Affiliation: University of Copenhagen (ERC RITUAL DETERRENCE project) Previous: MIT Security Studies Program (Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow 2023-2024), Sciences Po Paris (Nuclear Knowledges program) Research interests span nuclear politics, democratic erosion through secrecy, Cold War institutional analysis, and historiography of deterrence. His publications examine nuclear testing's environmental and political consequences, secrecy mechanisms, and strategic canon evolution. Scientific contributions include: 2025 study on French nuclear program's democratic impact 2024 analyses of nuclear-environmental compartmentalization 2023 work on UK/France/Sweden nuclear secrecy 2022 archival revelations about Algerian nuclear testing He holds a PhD from Sciences Po Paris and maintains collaborations across European political science institutions.

• International Relations
• Nuclear Weapons
• Security Studies
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Ivan Lind Christensen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Politics and Society, Aalborg University, specializing in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. His research spans history, public health, and nuclear studies, with a focus on Cold War preparedness, societal impacts of nuclear threats, and historical sociocultural analysis. Current projects: Hvis krigen kommer (2017-2021) on wartime welfare planning Collaborative work on UNESCO's global history (1945-75) Media commentary on nuclear risks and language erosion in academia His recent publications examine nuclear anxiety in Denmark, household categorization in Ghanaian cash transfer programs, and far-right visual narratives. Active in supervising PhD students and organizing academic seminars, he contributes to historical methodology and research communication debates. Notable activities include the 2022 Atomvinter workshop, 2024 seminar on gender and preparedness, and participation in international research networks. Funded by the Velux Foundation and Danish Council, his work bridges historical analysis with contemporary societal challenges. Contact: ilc@dps.aau.dk | ORCID: 0000-0003-0803-1832

• History
• Public Health
• Nuclear Studies
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Dean Cooper-Cunningham serves as Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen , where they completed their PhD. Their research merges feminist and queer theory , critical security studies , and visual politics to examine power dynamics in international relations. PhD in Political Science, University of Copenhagen MSc Political Science, University of Copenhagen MA International Security, University of Sussex MA Hons International Relations, University of St Andrews Their work explores how powerful actors employ pro- or anti-queer agendas in foreign policy, evidenced in publications across International Feminist Journal of Politics , Security Dialogue , and International Affairs . Current research projects include Queering Atrocity Prevention , a policy initiative reimagining mass atrocity frameworks through queer ethical perspectives. Methodologically, they pioneered qualitative visual methods and discourse analysis , developing novel approaches like visual genealogy through archival research and digital meme analysis. Their forthcoming book introduces innovative visual methodologies for security studies. Erik Hoffmeyers Travel Grant Chancellor’s Masters Scholarship Michael Nicholson PhD Thesis Prize Education Award in Teaching Practice As Associate Editor for Critical Studies on Security and member of Bristol University Press's Feminist Reimaginings series, they shape critical security discourse. Their teaching emphasizes inclusive pedagogy , co-creation of knowledge, and critical methods in international relations and gender politics.

• Poststructuralism
• Critical Security Studies
• Queer Theory
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