Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research
If there is a common thread in my work and interests it might be legitimacy, or rather legitimation, in the sense of undertanding how certain policies, instruments and ways of thinking become accepted by experts, politicians and laymen and change over time as well as differ from one setting to another. The gradual but radical transformations of social and labour markets policies since the beginning of the 1990s up to this moment have and continues to be my paradigmatic case.
My thinking, and thus my work, takes inspiration from several disciplines and research fields. First, I have a long-standing interest in social theory. There are many others but Foucault and the French pragmatic sociology are my key sources of inspiration that have shaped my approach to power, morality and politics in general.
Second, my empirical interest in transformations of social and labour market policy naturally places some of my research within comparative political economy. I have in-depth knowledge of this field in both France and Denmark as well as at the EU level and contributed to the debate on the role of ideas in driving policy changes by bringing in insights from pragmatic sociology and my recent book, The moral economy of activation, applies same insights to engage (critically) with the comparative literature on welfare models.
Third, I have an interest in public administration and governance. This interest is central to the two research projects I am engaged in currently. In TROPICO that we are currently preparing we investigate accountability patterns in the collaborative governance of long-term unemployed persons across five European countries. I continue to be fascinated by governing through numbers, such as benchmarking and categorisation. In HECAT (starting Feb 2020) we are going to explore the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence in labour market decicion-making in public employment services.
I am decidedly a qualitative scholar with in-depth experience in document analysis and interviews and using the software nVivo for coding. In terms of methodology and methods, I am particularly interested in what it implies to carry out 'critical' research as well how to develop quality criteria for qualitative research.
Keywords
- Labour market
- Public administration
- Welfare state, Welfare society
Publication network
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Research Output
Foucault and Neoliberalism with Magnus Paulsen Hansen: Fully Automated Podcast
Hansen, M. P., 27 Apr 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Sound/Visual production (digital) › Communication
Open Access
Breaking: Djøferen er den moderne fyrste
Hansen, M. P., 21 Aug 2019, In : Eftertryk Magasin.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Research
Open Access
Legitimation as justification: Foregrounding public philosophies in explanations of gradual ideational change
Carstensen, M. B. & Hansen, M. P., 1 May 2019, In : European Journal of Political Research. 58, 2, p. 582-602Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
The moral economy of activation: Ideas, politics and policies
Hansen, M. P., 11 Sep 2019, Bristol: Policy Press. 238 p. (Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Det ”sociale” og arbejdets værd(ier) i sociale virksomheder
Hansen, M. P., Apr 2018, Komparative analyser af dansk socialøkonomi: Sorgfrit udkomme & timeligt velvære?. Sørensen, K. I. & Lund, A. B. (eds.). Copenhagen Business School, p. 111-124 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research
Open Access
Projects
- 2 Active
HECAT: HECAT - Disruptive Technologies Supporting Labour Market Decision Making
01/02/2020 → 01/01/2023
Project: Research
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
Activities
Aktiveringes moralske økonomi
Magnus Paulsen Hansen (Speaker)
3 Feb 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
The Moral Economy of Activation - lessons from Denmark and France
Magnus Paulsen Hansen (Speaker)
17 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Aktiveringens moral - oplæg på Christiansborg
Magnus Paulsen Hansen (Speaker)
16 Dec 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Aktiveringens moralske økonomi
Magnus Paulsen Hansen (Speaker)
29 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Network for Pragmatic and Moral Sociology (External organisation)
Magnus Paulsen Hansen (Member), , Pelle Korsbæk Sørensen (Member), , Nicole Thualagant (Member), , Martin Severin Frandsen (Member), & Clara Ina Severin Steensen (Member)
2018 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership in research network
Press / Media
Minister: Ledige skal have en værdig behandling i jobcentrene
07/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Ekspert tvivler på værdighed i jobcentre: I dag minder det om forhør
03/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
»Ideen om, at vi har en universel velfærdsstat er helt absurd, når det handler om arbejdsløse«
26/11/2019
1 item of Media coverage
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Macron ønsker sig det, Løkke har: en velfungerende konkurrencestat
28/08/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Macron ønsker sig det, Løkke har: en velfungerende konkurrencestat
27/08/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media