Department of Anthropology – University of Copenhagen

Department of Anthropology

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How do we ensure local support for green energy production?

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Wildfires in Amazon: When nature strikes back politically

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New intervention to strengthen efforts against diabetes in Vietnam

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Research project will crack the code behind green neighbourhood communities

Hanne Mogensen

Thomas Hylland Eriksen: We are living in an overheated world

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New project uncovers digital upheavals in South Africa

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Living with chronic disease: Three questions that still need answering

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How do we ensure local support for green energy production?

Huge Power-to-X investments in new hydrogen-based fuels shall propel the green transition in Denmark towards 2050. But how do we prevent local conflicts over new production plants?

Wildfires: When nature strikes back politically

With support from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, anthropologists will investigate how the extensive rainforest wildfires in 2019 in Amazon politically affected Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.

New intervention to strengthen efforts against diabetes in Vietnam

As one of four new Danida-supported projects involving researchers from the Department of Anthropology, a collaborative health anthropological project addresses diabetes among pregnant women in Vietnam.

Selected publications