About the Department

Department of Business and Politics (DBP) were established by 1st of January 2011 by turning the International Center for Business and Politics (CBP) into a department. Take a look at the core faculty of the Department and the 17 scholars from Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia are affiliated with the Department as visiting professors to maintain a constant dialogue with leading international research. The Department hosts permanently more than 10 Ph.D.-students. List of publications can be found in left column or under the individual researchers. Contributions to press articles is listed on a daily basis but in Danish only.

 

The History

Department of Business and Politics (DBP) started October 2004 after a decision by the Board of Copenhagen Business School (CBS) to develop competences in the area between business and politics and, moreover, to widen and internationalize the profile of the School. The CBP was founded mainly devoted to research but has also contributed to educational programs at bachelor, master, Ph.D. and executive level. From the beginning the core objectives were to produce new knowledge of the advanced capitalist economies in close relationship with the leading research communities worldwide and in dialogue with practioners (businesses, governmental institutions, and politicians) and other stakeholders. Prior to the establishment of the center profile and strategy was developed over a couple of years by Professor Ove K. Pedersen, CBS  in collaboration with mainly Professor John L. Campbell , Dartmouth College, USA and Professor John A. Hall , McGill University, Canada.

Founder of DBP Professor Ove K. Pedersen became the first director of the center from 2004 to 2007 assisted by Professor Lars Bo Kaspersen as deputy-director. Professor Lars Bo Kaspersen was appointed as director from 2008 – 2010, and became by 1st of January 2011 the first head of the Department of Business and Politics.