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An­ders Sevelsted

Associate Professor

Subjects
History Religion Welfare Moral Sociology

Primary research areas

Civil so­ci­ety
Study­ing the his­tor­ic­al and present role of civil so­ci­ety or­gan­iz­a­tions in wel­fare pro­vi­sion and protest as well as the lead­er­ship of civil so­ci­ety or­gan­iz­a­tions
Mor­al elites
The study of the elites who shape so­ci­et­al norms and laws
Wel­fare state
The study of the de­vel­op­ment of es­pe­cially the Nor­d­ic wel­fare state
Com­par­at­ive his­tor­ic­al meth­ods
How to com­pare dif­fer­ent cases his­tor­ic­ally

My Re­search

I work to show and strengthen the power of civil society.

I help the public and decision-makers understand the historical and present-day role of civil society in shaping European societies.  

I study the moral elites.

Studying those that shape our collective imagination improves our collective understanding of who influences norms and policies – and how they could be different. 

Recent research projects

MOR­AL­ITES: The In­sti­tu­tion­al­iz­a­tion of Civil So­ci­ety Lead­ers in Na­tion­al Mor­al Eco­nom­ies

MOR­AL­ITES ana­lyses the his­tor­ic­al role of the mor­al elites of civil so­ci­ety and their im­pact on mor­al eco­nom­ies in four coun­tries: Italy, Po­land, UK, and Den­mark. Fun­ded by ERC Start­ing Grant.