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University of Aarhus, Denmark :: Overview
The Department of Political Science at the University of Aarhus is one of the largest political science departments in Europe. It employs about 40 faculty members and 20 doctoral candidates. The specializations offered by the department are general and comparative politics, public policy studies, sociology, public administration, international relations and organizations, and statistics and information technology. The department’s research focuses on historical and comparative welfare state change and reform, the functioning of Scandinavian welfare state institutions, the integration of immigrants, and public attitudes towards immigrants. The department has strong links to the Department of Economics, which focuses on the interplay between the welfare state and the labor market, and the Center for Comparative Welfare Studies at the University of Aalborg, an hour’s drive from Aarhus. The Center for Comparative Welfare Studies specializes in attitudes towards the welfare state, issues of gender and the welfare state, and marginalization and the welfare state (Source: Professor Christoffer Green-Pedersen’s presentation on the department at the Harvard Inequality Summer Institute, June 19, 2004). The closest Sociology departments to Aarhus are at Aalborg University and the University of Copenhagen. Research areas at a glance Researchers at the Political Science Department Jens Blom-Hansen Ole Borre Finn Bruun Viola Burau Simon Calmar Andersen
Jørgen Grønnegård Christensen Erik Dammgaard Carsten Daugbjerg Ana Devic Jørgen Elklit Martin Enevoldsen Christoffer Green-Pedersen
Gitte Sommer-Harrits Gorm Harste Lars Johannsen Knud Erik Jørgensen Mette Kjaer Tonny Brems Knudsen Carsten Bagge Laustsen Jørn Loftager Søren Flinch Midtgaard Jens Ladefoged Mortensen Nils Mortensen Per Mouritsen
Mehdi Mozaffari Peter Nannestad Vibeke Lehmann Nielsen Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard Ole Nørgaard Liselotte Odgaard Thomas Olesen Thomas Pallesen
Jørgen Dige Pedersen Karin Hilmer Pedersen Thomas Pedersen Nikolaj Petersen Jørgen Poulsen Søren Serritzlew Nils Chr. Sidenius Mette Skak Asbjørn Skæveland Rune Stubager Palle Svensson Curt Sørensen Georg Sørensen
Jens Peter Frølund Thomsen Søren Risbjerg Thomsen Lise Togeby Clemens Stubbe Østergaard Researchers at the Graduate School for Integration, Production and Welfare Peter Jensen Helene Skyt Nielsen
Peder J. Pedersen Michael Rossholm Nina Smith Michael Svarer Mette Verner FREIA, the Feminist Research Centre at the University of Aalborg FREIA, an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Aalborg, houses about ten scholars in Sociology, Political Science, Statistics, Cultural Studies, Anthropology and History. FREIA’s research focuses on gender relations, in particular on Gender, Work and Social Change; Gender, Politics and Social Change, and Gender in a Global Context. Anette Borchorst is FREIA’s coordinator. Professor Borchorst’s research interests include gender and the welfare state; gender, power, and politics; policies of equal opportunities, and the EU and the Danish welfare state. (Source: http://www.ihis.aau.dk/freia/uk/index.php?id=1andst=2, August 2004) Datasets Faculty in the Political Science Department will help Inequality Fellows get information on available data sources and have offered to assist in making contacts for Inequality Fellows to Scandinavian scholars, and national and international research institutions they are affiliated with. For information on the Danish National Statistics Office go to http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK.aspx. The culture of the Political Science Department is hospitable and informal, and students will enjoy the “open door policy” of the department, which facilitates access to senior faculty.
Library access Visiting Inequality Fellows will have access to the Research seminars Inequality Fellows will be very welcome at Aarhus and will be integrated into the Ph.D. group there. The department organizes weekly work-in-progress seminars for senior and junior faculty (local Ph.D. students are considered junior faculty) and study groups several times per semester, for instance on Pierre Bourdieu’s work, or on “Bounded Rationality.” Members of the Ph.D. group participate in weekly brown-bag meetings and Friday breakfast socials. English is a working language of the department. Accommodation Inequality Fellows need to inform Birgit Kanstrup, department secretary, at least two months before their arrival that they need accommodation. Birgit (email: bk@ps.au.dk) has kindly offered to contact the university’s housing office on behalf of Inequality Fellows. Accommodation available through the housing office includes private rooms with en-suite baths, or an apartment for two people. The cost of the room in spring 2004 was about about DKK 2,500 per month. Housing will be most difficult to find at the beginning of September and January. For more information on accommodation provided by the University of Aarhus, go to http://www.au.dk/en/is/practical/. Health insurance The U.S. Department of State provides extensive information on health insurance for Americans traveling abroad. Office space and computer access Inequality Fellows will get access to office space and a PC in the Political Science Department. Timing The most ideal time period to do a research residency at the University of Aarhus is between the beginning of September and the end of June. Transportation A monthly bus pass is about DKK 200. Apparently, the International Student Center buys and sells second-hand bicycles to international students. For train travel in Denmark, the website of the Danish Railways provides helpful information. For information on flights and trains, see http://www.hum.au.dk/engelsk/naes2004/transport.html. For a list of low-cost airlines operating in Europe, visit http://www.discountairfares.com/lcosteur.htm . To print out a location on a map, go to http://www.mappy.com./ Visa information U.S. citizens do not need a visa if they stay in Denmark not more than 90 days. Students who are staying in Denmark longer than three months will need a residency permit. For the latest visa-related information, see the website of the U.S. Department of State website. Overview...>>
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