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Merete Monrad is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Sociology and Social Work, affiliated with The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. She is a core member of WISER (Welfare, Innovation, Social Work and Employment Relations) and CUBB (Center for Udvikling af Borgerinddragende Beskæftigelsesindsatser). Her research focuses on emotions in welfare contexts, temporal control in unemployment, and citizen-state interactions, particularly regarding anger and normative frameworks. She leads projects like the ANGER study (2021-2024) examining societal anger expression norms and CUBB 2.0 (2024 ongoing) on participatory employment services.
Her work intersects UN Sustainable Development Goals related to social inclusion and quality education. Key projects include analyzing risk assessments in social work (2018-2019) and exploring client participation in employment services. Monrad teaches social work theory, methodology, and professional practice at bachelor and PhD levels, emphasizing emotion sociology and temporal dynamics.
Publications span 2008-2025, addressing topics like emotional capital in citizen agency, temporal control in unemployment, and disability rights advocacy. She collaborates internationally and engages media on societal issues like anger management and welfare policy.
- Projects: 8 funded initiatives including Velux Foundation grants
- Grants: Over DKK 10M from Velux, municipalities, and universities
- Media: 48+ press engagements explaining sociological concepts
Her lab affiliations include the SSH Children and Youth Research Network, focusing on child welfare. Future work emphasizes digitalization impacts on welfare and temporal dynamics in marginalized populations.
