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Personal profile
Research
My main research areas are trust, social capital, climate policy, the welfare state, lobbying, and collective action problems. Additionally, research cooperation includes working with Professor Robert D. Putnam from Harvard University on a project about the historical roots of trust in Denmark.
Cooperation and dissemination
Collaborates across disciplines in the following three networks:
iCLIMATE: Aarhus University Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change (Aarhus University)
LUMEN - Center for the Study of Lutheran Theology and Confessional Societies (Aarhus University)
TRAUST (Tracing the Underpinnings of Social Trust) (Aarhus University in collaboration with Kiel University, Germany)
Teaching
Teaches in the following topics: Collective action problems, social capital and trust; Climate policy; Public policy; Welfare economics; Lobbying in the EU and the USA; Rational Choice; Self-regulation; Volunteering and co-production.
Education/Academic qualification
Nationaløkonomi, Ph.d.
1 Feb 1993 → 1 Feb 1996
Award Date: 1 Feb 1996
Statskundskab, cand.scient.pol, Department of Political Science
1 Sept 1987 → 1 Jul 1991
Award Date: 1 Jul 1991
Keywords
- Public economics
- Climate and society
- Organisations
Areas of expertise
- Political Science
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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LUMEN: LUMEN - Center for the Study of Lutheran Theology and Confessional Societies
Andersen, P. (Participant), Holm, B. K. (Project manager), Koefoed, N. J. (Project coordinator), Harste, G. (Project coordinator), Østergaard, U. (Participant), Arnórsdóttir, A. S. (Participant), Svendsen, G. T. (Participant), Pedersen, E. M. W. (Participant), Andersen, S. (Participant), Ingesman, P. (Participant), Bach-Nielsen, C. (Participant), Jensen, M. F. (Participant), Kristiansen, M. S. (Participant), Atzbach, R. (Participant), Ladegaard, J. (Participant), Skinnebach, L. K. (Participant), Østergaard, U. (Participant), Mathiasen Stopa, S. E. (Participant), Jakobsen, R. S. (Participant), Sommer Bostrup, M. (Participant), Hilson, M. (Participant), Tarp, L. (Participant), Rasmussen, L. L. (Participant), Zeller, K. (Participant), Rønkilde, J. B. (Participant), Ørnbjerg, J. (Participant), Jørgensen, E. K. (Participant), Christensen, A. W. V. (Participant), Rasmussen, L. L. (Participant), Pedersen, M. N. (Participant) & Appel, C. (Participant)
Universitetsledelsens Strategiske Midler
01/09/2015 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research
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URO: Urban Orders
Fabian, L. (Project manager), Thelle, M. (Project manager), Nielsen, M. (Participant), Svendsen, G. T. (Participant), Schou, A. (Participant) & Jensen, B. B. (Participant)
01/11/2014 → 01/12/2025
Project: Research
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PRME LEADERS+20: PRME LEADERS+20 Global Competition
Kallehave, P. (Project manager), Basse, E. M. (Participant), Bentzen, J. (Participant), Svendsen, G. T. (Participant), Thomsen, M. M. C. (Project coordinator), Edgeman, R. (Participant), Kjærgaard, T. (Participant), Haertle, J. (Collaborator), Pedersen, C. S. (Collaborator), Nielsen, D. L. (Collaborator), Bang, J. K. (Collaborator), Xie, W. (Collaborator), x, E. (Collaborator), Aspling, A. (Collaborator), Hahn, H. B. (Collaborator), Mortensen, F. (Collaborator) & Hedegaard, C. (Collaborator)
01/12/2011 → 31/07/2012
Project: Research
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UN PRME: UN PRME
Hylleberg, S. (Project manager), Kallehave, P. (Project manager), Østergaard, P. (Project manager), Kjeldsen, S. I. (Project manager), Lauring, J. (Participant), Thomsen, C. (Participant), Olsen, B. E. (Participant), Basse, E. M. (Participant), Thøgersen, J. (Participant), Schröder, P. (Participant), Goodsite, M. E. (Participant), Bentzen, J. (Participant), Ulhøi, J. P. (Participant), Svendsen, G. T. (Participant), Aschemann-Witzel, J. (Participant), Obel, B. (Participant), Møller, B. L. (Participant) & Jensen, S. H. (Participant)
01/07/2009 → 30/06/2011
Project: Research
Research output
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Elinor Ostrom
Svendsen, G. T., 1 Nov 2025, Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice. Jong-A-Pin, R. & Bjørnskov, C. (eds.). Edward Elgar PublishingResearch output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Encyclopedia entry › Research › peer-review
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Forging trusting Nordic nations
Svendsen, G. T., 27 Feb 2025, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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Handbook of Social Capital and Resilience
Herreros, F., Jaime-Castillo, A. & Svendsen, G. T., 7 May 2025, (In preparation) Edward Elgar Publishing.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Improving Climate Negotiations? The Economic and Political Rules of the Game
Svendsen, G. T. & Brandt, U. S., 13 Jan 2025, (In preparation) Edward Elgar Publishing.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Social Trust in the Nordic World
Bjørnskov, C. & Svendsen, G. T., 11 Feb 2025, (In preparation) Aarhus Universitetsforlag.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
Activities
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TILLID Talks i Aarhus
Svendsen, G. T. (Lecturer)
20 May 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Trade norms and social trust accumulation in Viking Age Scandinavia
Svendsen, G. T. (Speaker)
7 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
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Trust and constructive journalism
Svendsen, G. T. (Lecturer)
30 Apr 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Centennial Medieval Academy of America Meeting, Harvard University
Svendsen, G. T. (Speaker)
20 Mar 2025 → 22 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
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Constructive Institute: Constructive Journalism
Svendsen, G. T. (Speaker)
5 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
Prizes
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Award for best JCPA (Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis) Article - 2007
Svendsen, G. T. (Recipient) & Bjørnskov, C. (Recipient), 2008
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Teacher of the Year, Aarhus School of Business: (based on previous five years of teaching).
Svendsen, G. T. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2000
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Press/Media
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Falsk tillid: Svindler guidede Birgit til at overføre 221.000 kr.
28/11/2024
1 Media contribution
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Selvbetjening breder sig hastigt i supermarkeder.
23/08/2024
1 Media contribution
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Vertrauen, Freizeit und Fahrrad fahren: Warum Dänen so glücklich sind
16/08/2024
1 Media contribution
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