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Malene Broch Clemmensen is a Part-time Lecturer in the Department of People and Technology at Roskilde University, Denmark. Her research focuses on relational dynamics in psychiatry with a particular emphasis on coercion, combining qualitative and historical methodologies. She holds a Cand. Psych. (Master of Psychology) from the University of Copenhagen (2017), where her thesis explored definitions of normality in psychiatry through the lens of responsibility.
Her academic work spans
- Psychiatry's institutional practices
- Historical analysis of mental health norms
- Clinical power dynamics
- Coercion mechanisms in mental healthcare
Key research themes include:
- Ethnographic studies of patient-professional interactions
- Socialization processes in psychiatric institutions
- Historical genealogies of Danish psychiatry
- Critical examination of psychiatric systems' resistance to reform
Malene has received significant recognition including the Knud Højgaards Fond legat (2021) and William Demant Fond legat (2021). She contributed to the FOSTREN-EViPRG Training School 2021 and presented at the University of California, Riverside as a visiting researcher (2021-2022).
Her current project Coercion in Psychiatry: Exploring Relations, Processes and Subjectivity (2020-2023) investigates relational dynamics in coercive psychiatric practices. She collaborates with institutions across Europe, reflected in her international publication networks.
Malene is affiliated with the Center for Day and Institutional Research, focusing on institutional analysis in healthcare systems.
