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I am currently engaged in two research fields that reflect my longstanding interest in power dynamics in organizations and identity formations. I am part of the management group of the Danish Power Inquiry (Magtudredningen) and also involved in a large qualitative study on career trajectories, gender, and performance metrics in academia.
I am also a specialist in qualitative methods, about which I have published extensively. This includes the book Qualitative Analysis: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences (SAGE, 2020) (read more here).
Current Research Projects
As part of the Danish Power Inquiry, I have initiated the first qualitative phase of a study examining the state of freedom of expression at Danish universities and university colleges. My research on career trajectories, performance metrics, and gender dynamics, conducted with Professor Margaretha Järvinen, includes a comprehensive analysis of interviews with approximately 200 professors and associate professors from social science departments in Denmark. This work has resulted in four articles in Sociology (2025), Work, Employment & Society (2024), Current Sociology (2024), and Gender and Education (2024).
External Roles
I chair the CBS Professors’ Association and serve as a board member at the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) and the Danish Center for Social Science Research (VIVE).
Mail: nmm.ioa@cbs.dk
Phone: +4531538844
Magt i et forandret Danmark [Power in a Changing Denmark]. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press.
Køn og karriere i akademia – bag facaden [Gender and Career in Academia]. Hans Reitzels Forlag. 2024
Qualitative Analysis: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences. SAGE. 2020