Denmark

Review: Karen Lund Petersen, 2012. Corporate Risk and National Security Redefined. London: Routledge.

by Jonas Hagmann

Forthcoming in: Cambridge Review of International Affairs

Concerns with terrorism not only have a profound impact on Western security policies, they also affect the internal... more Concerns with terrorism not only have a profound impact on Western security policies, they also affect the internal political organisation of Western polities as such, with private actors being increasingly enlisted directly in the fight against terrorism. Karen Lund Petersen’s book is dedicated to such governmental attempts at ‘responsibilising’ companies. Looking at how politicians in Denmark and the United States formulate the need for society-wide responses to the risk of terrorism, her book analyses how novel conceptualisations of the private sector’s role in national security are projected onto the market, and how companies respond to such ideas.

To what extent are social work students in England and Denmark equipped to deal with child sexual abuse? A comparative discourse analysis between …

by Kevin Perry

Toleration and the Celebration of Difference: Danish and Swedish Immigrants’ Cultural Policies between 1960 and 2006

by Mahama Tawat

Paper submitted. Available upon request for consultation.

The Births of Denmark and Sweden's Immigrants' Cultural Policies: Respective Ideas from Policy Legacy and Olof Palme

by Mahama Tawat

Working Paper. Comments are welcomed. Modified titled. American Political Science Association 2011 Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1902336

This article traces the process of adoption of a multicultural policy in the late 1960s in Sweden in contrast to... more This article traces the process of adoption of a multicultural policy in the late 1960s in Sweden in contrast to Denmark despite shared history, socioeconomic and political structures and a similar policy record towards immigrants. Using theories of agenda-setting and decision-making, it demonstrates that in both countries, ideas were the primary factors of divergence. In Sweden, they guided an agent, Olof Palme, then Minister of Culture and Prime Minister. He introduced multiculturalism despite the objection of prominent party members that it would undermine the egalitarian nature of the welfare state project. In Denmark, ideas were embedded in a policy legacy, the 1950s Historic Compromise on Culture, a component of the cross-party agreement of the country's welfare state project. The nationalist (grundtvigian) orientation of this agreement prevented the adoption of multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism and Policymaking : A comparative study of Danish and Swedish cultural policies since 1969

by Mahama Tawat

This master’s thesis deals with the cultural diversity policies of Denmark and Sweden within the cultural sector. It... more This master’s thesis deals with the cultural diversity policies of Denmark and Sweden within the cultural sector. It attempts at explaining why these two “most-similar” scandinavian countries having in common the same cultural model, “the architect model”, opted for different policies when it came to cultural diversity: Assimilationism for Denmark and multiculturalism for Sweden.
I show that though institutional and power-interest factors had an impact, ideas as “programmatic beliefs” (Sheri E. Berman 2001) or “frames” (Erik Bleich 2003) played the ultimate role. I evaluate their relative importance by analyzing the anthropological dimension of the countries cultural policies since 1969.

The study confirms that at least in the cultural sector, Danish policies have been assimilationist and Swedish ones multiculturalist and proposes a new classification of terms.

By investigating immigrants cultures, it fills a gap left by previous researchers working on a common Nordic cultural model.

Negotiating heritage and tradition: identity and cultural tourism in Ærø, Denmark

by Adam Grydehoj

Strategic organizational communication - A case study on the Danish cartoon controversies

by Fabian Bethge

The author of this article suggests a model to analyze strategic organizational communication and applies it for the... more The author of this article suggests a model to analyze strategic organizational communication and applies it for the case of the Danish cartoon controversies, 2005 – 2008. The model consists
of the four dimensions timeline, meaning (connotative vs. denotative), actors (radical other vs. self) and policy (communicated policy vs. executed policy). According to that strategic organizational communication was defined as an intentional set up plan that integrates activities along these dimensions and between them to control the outcomes in a way that enables future success.

Keywords: Strategic communication, Denmark, cartoon controversies

Technologia produkcji zelaza i wyrob nozy zelaznych na terenie danii od 500 r. przed chr. do 1000 r. po chr.

by Henriette Lyngstrøm

Iron Technology and iron knives found in Denmark, 500 BC- AD 1000 - summary Iron Technology and iron knives found in Denmark, 500 BC- AD 1000 - summary

Landejendomme på Langeland: Fra jordbrug til fritidsbrug – Deltidsbeboelse i tidligere husmandssteder og husmandskolonier

by Niels C. Nielsen

co-authored with Dorthe Salling Kromann. I Landbohistorisk Tidsskrift nr. 1, 2010, side 78-120.

Danskerne bliver stadigt mere mobile, vi rejser mere og flytter os i det daglige længere og længere efter arbejde,... more Danskerne bliver stadigt mere mobile, vi rejser mere og flytter os i det daglige længere og længere efter arbejde, indkøb, uddannelse og ikke mindst fritidsaktiviteter.

Mange har udviklet en mere fleksibel livsstil med boliger flere steder afhængigt af behov og interesser, typisk både i byen og på landet. En udvikling, der er blevet hjulpet godt på vej af de stigende ejendomspriser, specielt i de større byer frem til 2008. I denne artikel behandles nogle af de konkrete effekter, denne
udvikling har haft på Langeland, der er en yderkommune præget af landlige forhold. Specielt undersøges hvordan det traditionelle landbrugslandskab og ikke mindst de bygninger, hvor der oprindelig boede husmænd og landarbejdere, ændrer sig i takt med, at landområderne får flere funktioner end agrar produktion,
og befolkningssammensætningen ændres.

Retspolitik: retsstatsbegrebet som politisk kampzone

by FREDERIK ROSEN

Nascent Desire: Building Rapport with Juliana Hodkinson and Niels Rønsholdt's Fish & Fowl

by Danielle Sofer

Changes in alcohol consumption in Denmark after the tax reduction on spirits

by Nina-Katri Gustafsson

Co-authored with Ulrike Grittner, Kim Bloomfield

Published in European Addiction Research, 2009

AIMS—This paper examines changes in alcohol consumption in Denmark between 2003 and 2006 after the excise tax on... more AIMS—This paper examines changes in alcohol consumption in Denmark between 2003 and 2006 after the excise tax on spirits in Denmark was lowered by 45% on 1. October 2003 and travelers’ allowances for alcohol import were increased on 1. January 2004.

METHODS—Cross-sectional and panel data from Denmark from 2003 to 2006 were analyzed. Samples were collected by telephone interviews using random digit dialing.

RESULTS—Panel data for Denmark revealed that alcohol consumption remained relatively stable. Similar results were found in the Danish cross-sectional data. It appears that substitution rather than increased importation occurred.

CONCLUSION—We found no evidence to support earlier research stating that decreased prices and increased availability is related to higher alcohol consumption. This could be partly because Denmark has reached a “saturation” level of consumption over the past 30 years, but also because the survey mode of data collection did not capture specific sub-populations who might have increased their consumption. Other indicators of alcohol use or alcohol-related harm may be necessary to examine in order to fully assess the consequences of such changes in alcohol availability.

Lindsay, C. and McQuaid, R.W. (2009) ‘New governance and the case of activation policies: comparing experiences in Denmark and the Netherlands’, Social Policy and Administration Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 445-463.

by Colin Lindsay

This article explores the importance of new forms of governance in active labour market policies (activation) in two... more This article explores the importance of new forms of governance in active labour market policies (activation) in two countries: Denmark and the Netherlands. Drawing on research with key stakeholders in these countries, we analyse how new governance, and particularly processes of contracting-out and localization, have found expression in recent reforms to activation. We conclude that localization and contracting-out may have a future role to play in the development of more locally responsive and individually focused services. But both countries have encountered problems in promoting joined-up services through local jobcentres, while contracting-out has not always led to the tailored, individually focused services envisaged by policy-makers. In both countries, there are also concerns that the restriction of the Public Employment Service to a ‘gatekeeping and signposting’ role will lead to inconsistencies in the quality of services, exposing the most disadvantaged to greater social risk.

The Donor Egg as a Complex Phenomenon - Visualizing the Practices of Egg Donation

by Julie Richard Fjeldsted

Since January 2007 it has been a legal opportunity for fertile women in Denmark to anonymously donate their eggs to... more Since January 2007 it has been a legal opportunity for fertile women in Denmark to anonymously donate their eggs to childless couples. The legislative review was conducted in order to address the increasing need for donor eggs, which has led to many Danish childless couples investing in treatments with donor eggs, eg. in Spain where the corps of voluntary donors is significantly larger.The current lack of donor eggs has led to a debate between fertility doctors and representatives from feminist organizations about the possibilities and consequences of increasing the financial compensation from the recommended 500 DKK, which is the same amount that Danish sperm donors receive per donation. In spite of several disagreements between the two parties, there is a strong consensus about the basic principle of egg donation being the “giving of a gift”.

In order to bring forth more advanced and complex views in the debate, we must increase the level of visibility of both egg and woman, which is why the basic premise of this thesis is the journey of the donor egg and its material-discursive becoming in relation to the positioning of the woman as a donor, both in and outside of the fertility clinics.

With our aim to access the egg and the body as living materialities, we turn to the material feminist Karen Barad as our primary theoretical framework and methodological strategy. What Barad offers is an understanding of the egg as a complex phenomenon, which means, that we apply an approach that allows us to perceive the egg as a dynamic creation being continuously constituted through junctions and intra-actions with both material and discursive components through different practices. On these grounds we ask: Which role does the financial compensation in fact play in the experiences of the women donating their eggs, according the donors themselves? And how is the donor egg being constituted as a complex phenomenon in interaction with the positioning and recognition of the woman as an egg donor?

Lindsay, C. and Mailand, M. (2009) ‘Delivering employability in a vanguard active welfare state: the case of Greater Copenhagen in Denmark’, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy Vol. 27, No. 6, 1040-1054.

by Colin Lindsay

Denmark has been regularly cited as a leading example of the `active' welfare state. Regional and local governance and... more Denmark has been regularly cited as a leading example of the `active' welfare state. Regional and local governance and delivery structures have been crucial to the implementation of Denmark's strategies to improve the employability of unemployed people. In this paper we trace the develop- ment, implementation, and effectiveness of regional and local labour-market structures in Denmark, particularly focusing on the country's largest regionöGreater Copenhagen. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders and case-study research, we critically analyse the performance of: (a) the regional structures that have, until recently, provided the main framework for planning employability strategies; and (b) emerging frameworks for local-authority-led employability services. We argue that Denmark has successfully established effective regional governance structures, which have included employers, trade unions, and other stakeholders in the planning of provision for job seekers, while allowing for the tailoring of employability services to reflect the dynamics of local labour markets. However, there remain concerns that recent reforms that effectively dismantle regional structures in favour of more localised governance will threaten the capacity of future employability programmes to secure the buy in of stakeholders and respond to changing labour-market conditions.

The Anthropology of the Little Mermaid is Entailed

by Chantel Tattoli

A method to identify potential cold-climate vine growing sites–a case study from Røsnæs in Denmark

by Jørgen Lundegaard Olsen

Measuring and modelling longshore sediment transport

by Maria Aline Lisniowski

Luciana S. Esteves, Jon J. Williams and Maria A. Lisniowski

Field measurements of longshore sediment transport (LST) was undertaken on barred and non-barred beaches composed of... more Field measurements of longshore sediment transport (LST) was undertaken on barred and non-barred beaches composed of fine, medium and coarse sands in Brazil, Denmark and Portugal. Measurements and predictions of vertical suspended sediment concentration profiles (C-Profiles) and cross-shore hydrodynamic parameters were then combined in a new semi-empirical model for prediction of LST (LTMOD). Instantaneous LST predictions from LT-MOD and well-known bulk LST formulae were compared. Tests using LT-MOD to simulate measured changes in shoreline position in southern Brazil for periods of c. two years showed that LT-MOD gave more accurate predictions than existing bulk LST formulae. Results indicate that LT-MOD may have practical utility at sites where access to equipment is limited and where reliable estimates of LST are required over extended periods.

Case study: the project ”Udspil”1 (Dag Højskoler), DK

by Tore Bernt Sørensen

Co-authored with Marcella Milana. Case study in The stocktaking study on Lifelong Learning for Democratic Citizenship through Adult Education (funded by the EU Socrates-Grundtvig scheme)

Case study: The World is Burning (Krogerup Højskole), DK.

by Tore Bernt Sørensen

Co-authored with Marcella Milana. Case study in the Stocktaking study on Lifelong Learning for Democratic Citizenship through Adult Education (funded by the EU Socrates-Grundtvig scheme).