Personal profile
Research
I am associate professor, at the Department of Society and Business, Roskilde University. My research covers public administration and public management with a particular emphasis on the relationship between ministers and civil servants. Currently, I investigate how the logic of medialization penetrates Danish central government and affects the role of the civil service in their everyday activities. Theoretically, I am interested in institutional theory and role theory with a specific focus on the development, and importance, of organizational cultures and dilemmas. Recently, theories on medialization is included in the study of political, administrative organizations. My work also covers conflict resolution strategies in public sector organizations both at state level and in municipalities. I work with various qualitative methods, however with a particular emphasis on interview research.
Teaching
I am team coordinator at our bachelor programme and responsible for courses at both bachelor level and master’s level. I teach public administration theory, management in political administrative organizations, democracy analysis, conflict resolution and qualitative interview as method.
Keywords
- Public administration
- Management, Organization, Business economy and administration, Management and organization of industry, trade, and communication
Collaborations and research areas
Research output
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Mediatization of the Danish Central Government
Poulsen, B., Feb 2026, In: Scandinavian Political Studies. 49, 1, 13 p., e70032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The invisible work of Transformative Boundary spanning by local change makers in urban regeneration
Agger, A. & Poulsen, B., 8 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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Analysing expert advice on political decisions in times of crisis
Aagaard, P., Chatzopoulou, S. & Poulsen, B., 5 Jan 2024, In: Policy and Politics. 52, 1, p. 24-43 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Is expertise politicised during crises?
Aagaard, P., Chatzopoulou, S. & Poulsen, B., 29 Jan 2024, Bristol : Policy and Politics Blog.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Medialiseret informationsspil: Magtudredningen 2.0: Essay-serien
Poulsen, B. & Aagaard, P., 2024, Aarhus : Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Government Communication
Aagaard, P. (Project participant) & Poulsen, B. (Project participant)
08/01/2024 → …
Project: Research
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Ældre borgeres erfaringer med kontaktbedrageri
Jæger, B. (Project participant) & Poulsen, B. (Project manager)
01/02/2025 → 15/02/2026
Project: Research
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Policy professionelle i Danmark
Aagaard, P. (Project participant), Poulsen, B. (Project participant) & Blach-Ørsten, M. (Project participant)
01/02/2019 → 12/01/2024
Project: Research
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Civil servant norms of Danish state bureaucracy
Koch, P. B. (Project manager), Poulsen, B. (Project participant) & Gøtze, M. (Project participant)
01/10/2018 → 01/10/2022
Project: Research
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Contested Administrations - Conflict resolution and the Improvement of Democracy
Poulsen, B. (Project manager), Agger, A. (Project manager), Bergström, T. (Project participant), Björkdahl, A. (Project coordinator) & Strömbom, L. (Project participant)
01/02/2012 → 29/01/2016
Project: Research
Activities
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Medialisering og embedsmænd
Poulsen, B. (Speaker)
3 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Embedsmandens rolle
Poulsen, B. (Speaker)
29 Jan 2020 → 5 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Embedsmænd. Politik og faglighed
Poulsen, B. (Speaker)
5 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Dagens Djøf helt
Poulsen, B. (Lecturer)
28 May 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Ingen over Folketinget
Poulsen, B. (Lecturer)
9 Apr 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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"De stoler ikke på os": Anahita er én af mange embedsmænd, der føler sig mistænkeliggjort af journalister
11/08/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Flere ministre har et helt hold til at styre sociale medier: »Det har ikke noget med et sagligt embedsværk at gøre«
26/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Eksperter kritiserer Støjberg-angreb på Barbara Bertelsen
08/10/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Deadline: Minksagen får konsekvenser for embedsmænd
24/08/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Regeringen tøver med konsekvenser i minksagen, og det undrer eksperter: ’Normalt er det en afgørelse, man træffer på ganske få dage’
11/08/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media