Danish Elite Research Initiative honours 2 researchers from Department of Business Humanities and Law, CBS
Danish Elite Research Initiative honours 2 researchers from Department of Business Humanities and Law, CBS
Two researchers from Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL), Copenhagen Business School (CBS) receive an Elite Research Prize from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Professor Poul Fritz Kjær, whose focus is on how legal and economic processes impact each other, is awarded the prize for being an outstanding researcher, while PhD student Charlotte Cator, who studies sustainable cities, receives a travel scholarship.
Poul Fritz Kjær's research has now resulted in one of Denmark’s most significant research prizes, the Elite Research Prize, which is awarded to five Danish researchers every year. Each prize is worth DKK 1.2 million, of which 200,000 are given as a personal award and 1 million goes to research activities.
Poul Fritz Kjær researches the role of law in political economy. He is the originator of the theory of the Law of Political Economy, which explores how legal perspectives can be usefully integrated into political economy. This innovative piece of research provides a new understanding of economic law that has implications for future welfare and labour market policy.
In addition to the five Elite Research prizes, 20 PhD students have been awarded Elite Research travel scholarships. One of them is Charlotte Cator, PhD student at CBS and a researcher in cities as a space for social transformation and progressive change.
Cator will spend the prize of DKK 200,000 to visit the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago. The University has a long tradition in urban studies from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The award ceremony takes place today on 20 February at the Royal Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen. The awards are presented by HRH Crown Princess Mary and Christina Egelund, Minister of Higher Education and Science.
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