Political Science
and Government
New books - written or edited by Department faculty
News
2013.05.17 | Society and politics
KV09. Analyser af kommunalvalget 2009
New book edited by Jørgen Elklit and Ulrik Kjær from Aarhus University and University of Southern Denmark respectively will be published May 21.
2013.05.02 | Society and politics
New book by Jens Peter Frølund Thomsen
Politologi - en introduktion (only in Danish).
2013.04.10 | Public/media
Bækgaard and Jensen win the Harrison Prize for best article
The award for best Political Studies article goes to the two political scientists Martin Bækgaard and Carsten Jensen.
2013.04.08 | Lecture / talk
Prominent alumnus returns
17 years ago, the Defense Minister of Latvia Artis Pabriks received his PhD degree in political science at Aarhus University. This week, he returns…
- Partisan polarisation and conflict get in the way of substantive arguments (2013.03.27)
- Curt Sørensen to publish major work on his 75th birthday (2013.02.13)
- The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms - Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs (2013.02.10)
- Process-tracing methods: Foundations and Guidelines (2013.01.22)
- New EU report investigates tolerance dilemmas in primary and lower secondary schools (2013.01.04)
Events
- Wed 22 May
- 12:15-14:00 | Aarhus, Nobelparken, building 1482, auditorium 105
Religion on the move: Concepts, Methods, and Current Debates
Lecture by Peggy Levitt; Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College and Research Fellow at The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University. - Wed 22 May
- 14:15-16:00 | Aarhus, Nobelparken, building 1482, auditorium 105
23 THINGS THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM: HOW MARKETS ARE POLITICAL AND OUR RATIONALITY IS BOUNDED
Lecture by Professor Ha-Joon Chang, Cambridge University. - Thu 23 May
- 08:00-17:15 |
MatchPoints Seminar 2013
This year's theme is “The Culture of Politics, Economics and International Relations”. Meet among others Robert Putnam, Will Kymlicka and Ronald Inglehart. - Thu 22 Aug
- 09:30-23:00 | 22-23 Aug - Dept of Political Science, University of Copenhage
Facts & Norms – Conference announcement and call for posters
The European financial crisis and the failures of climate politics call for a revisited political theory. What role do scientific facts about climate change and social facts about immigration and political identity play in the determination and justification of political and social norms? - Sponsors: Centre for European Politics and Nordic Network for Political Ethics.









