New grant 2020.12.01 New project will support inclusion of people with hearing loss With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a research project will investigate how to strengthen…
MOBILITY 2020.11.19 Researchers put human mobility into new formula Researchers at DTU and the University of Copenhagen have developed a model that provides new…
2020.10.27 Commission entrepreneurship and EU employment policy – The fate of a former darling Who drives the development within employment policy– the Commission or the member states
COVID-19 2020.10.15 Webinar to discuss sociological perspectives on the corona crisis What are the societal consequences on the corona epidemic on society, and how have three…
2020.10.06 The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data New article: Labour market statistics used by government and academics have several blind spots whe…
2020.09.23 Tripartite relations since the Great Recession – Three countries compared New book analyzes corporatist (tripartite) arrangements since the Great Recession in 2008 in…
2020.09.21 The digital economy at work – integration and segmentation in hybrid labour markets A new research project aims to uncover the relationship between platform work and future employment…
2020.09.03 Claire Maxwell selected for anniversary issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education Professor Claire Maxwell has contributed to a special issue of the British Journal of Sociology of…
Award 2020.07.30 Merlin Schaeffer receives runner-up prize for best article Associate Professor Merlin Schaeffer has been awarded the second prize in the ‘ESR Prize for the…
2020.07.01 Digital climate-activism in a Scandinavian corona-era A new research project, headed by Anders Blok, looks into how green NGOs in Denmark, Norway and…
CoMMonS 2020.06.16 New research centre puts focus on political mobilisation and protest A new research centre under the Department of Sociology will shed light on the growing numbers of…
2020.06.08 Collective agreements for platforms and workers Analysis of two Nordic cases of new collective agreements in the platform economy: the Hilfr…
2020.06.08 Digital platforms at work. Champagne or cocktail of risks? Digital platforms is an emerging phenomenon across the Western world and allow citizens to accrue…
2020.06.08 Social partner responses in the Nordic platform economy Responses of Nordic trade unions and employers’ organizations to the platform economy
New study 2020.05.28 Three out of four international students have experienced anxiety during the corona crisis Many international students at the University of Copenhagen have struggled with isolation,…