Jacob Torfing

MSc (Political Science) & PhD

Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business
Professor, Roskilde School of Governance

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-086X

Phone+45 46 74 21 85
Emailjtor@ruc.dk
Website

Universitetsvej 1, 25.2
DK-4000 Roskilde
Denmark

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Personal profile

Research

I am professor in politics and institutions and research director of the Roskilde School of Governance, which is a political science and public administration research center at the Department of Social Sciences and Business.

My research interests include public sector reforms, network governance, collaborative innovation, interactive political leadership, and innovation management. I am part of a number of Nordic and European research projects that all focus on the co-creation of innovative solutions to complex societal problems and the impact of leadership and institutional design on cross-boundary collaboration. I have a growing interest in climate change research.

My research is primarily based on qualitative data and research methods, but I am also doing mixed method studies that combine qualitative and quantitative methods.

Teaching

I am course director for introduction to politics, modern and classical political thinkers, and governance in public organizations, and I also teach courses on politics and administration in Danish municipalities, public innovation, public governance paradigms etc. I am supervising three PhD students.

Publication network Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.

Research Output 1992 2019

90 Book chapter
81 Journal article
36 Net publication - Internet publication
20 Book
74 More

Collaborative innovation in the public sector: The argument

Torfing, J., 2019, In : Public Management Review (Print). 21, 1, p. 1-11 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review

Designing institutional platforms and arenas for interactive political leadership

Sørensen, E. & Torfing, J., Aug 2019, In : Public Management Review (Print). 21, 10, p. 1443-1463 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

Forvaltning og Stat: 6. udgave

Triantafillou, P., Torfing, J., Christiansen, F. J. & Bogason, P., 2019, 6 ed. Hans Reitzels Forlag. 249 p. (Statskundskab).

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Education › peer-review

Institutional design for collective and holistic leadership

Torfing, J., Sørensen, E. & Bentzen, T. Ø., 2019, In : International Journal of Public Leadership. 15, 1, p. 58-76 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

File

Interactive Governance: Advancing the paradigm

Sørensen, E., Torfing, J., Peters, B. G. & Pierre, J., Aug 2019, 2nd edition ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

Projects 2010 2021

1 Active
3 Finished

TROPICO: Transforming into Open, Innovative and Collaborative Governments EU 2020 project

Triantafillou, P., Hansen, M. P., Petersen, O. H., Brogaard, L., Sørensen, E. & Torfing, J.

01/06/2017 → 31/05/2021

Project: Research

POLEGO: Political Leadership in Local Governments

Sørensen, E., Torfing, J. & Bentzen, T. Ø.

01/07/2016 → 01/07/2018

Project: Research

Safer Cities through the Measurement of Collaboration, Innovation and Effect

Torfing, J., Krogh, A. H. & Ejrnæs, A.

01/05/2015 → 09/03/2017

Project: Research

Collaborative Innovation in the Public Sector

Sørensen, E., Torfing, J., Jæger, B., Aagaard, P., Balslev, G. M. & Vaaben, N.

KINO

01/01/2010 → 31/12/2014

Project: Research

Activities 1997 2017

109 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
102 Lecture and oral contribution
11 Organisation and participation in conference

Samarbejdsdrevet innovation i kriminalpræventive indsatser

Andreas Hagedorn Krogh (Organizer), Jacob Torfing (Organizer)

9 Mar 2017

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference

Seminar om partnerskabelse

Jacob Torfing (Speaker)

6 Feb 2013

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

KOMDIR-konference om kommunal forvaltningspolitik

Jacob Torfing (Speaker)

7 Mar 2013

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Lederkonference Helsingør

Jacob Torfing (Speaker)

23 Jan 2013

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course