Søren Kjær Foged

Søren Kjær Foged serves as an External Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, and as a senior analyst at VIVE (Danish National Centre for Social Research). His work focuses on municipal governance, public finance, and welfare policy within the Danish context, with emphasis on state-municipal relations and public-private service delivery.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Political Science, University of Copenhagen (2017)

Foged's research spans public administration, municipal finance, comparative governance, and specialized welfare sectors including elderly care and social services. Methodologically adept in both qualitative and quantitative municipal-level analysis, his work examines crisis responses, fiscal management, and privatization dynamics. Key contributions address how Danish municipalities navigate economic constraints while maintaining service quality through strategic resource allocation and organizational innovation.

Analysis of his 2015-2018 publications reveals consistent thematic focus on municipal adaptation to economic crises, competition mechanisms in public service delivery, and privatization effects in eldercare. His research integrates empirical municipal data with public administration theory, highlighting tensions between fiscal austerity and service quality in welfare states. Notable methodological strengths include large-scale quantitative analysis of municipal financial behavior and sector-specific policy evaluation.

No information regarding student advising or research grants was documented in the source material. His institutional affiliation with VIVE positions him within Denmark's primary research environment for evidence-based welfare policy analysis, contributing to national discussions on municipal governance reforms and public sector efficiency.