mhjmpp
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
- Center for Civil Society Studies
- Center for Civilsamfundsstudier
Mathias Hein
Jessen
Associate professor
,
PhD
Room:
POR/18.B-4.142
Tel:
+4538153573
E-mail:
mhj.mpp@cbs.dk
361275

Presentation
Mathias Hein Jessen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy at CBS. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration and Philosophy from CBS and an MA and PhD in The History of Ideas from Aarhus University.
Mathias has worked extensively on the history of political and economic thought as well as contemporary sociology and political theory and philosophy. He works in the cross-field between philosophy, politics, economics, law, sociology and history (of ideas). He is interested in the interrelation between state, market and civil society and between states and corporations.
Primary research areas
- History of political and economic thought
- State and civil society
- Political thought and philosophy
- Corporations, organizations, associations
- Business and society
Curriculum Vitae
Social media
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/mhjmpp
Courses
- Strategy and Contemporary Diagnostics (HA(kom.), 1. semester (course coordinator)
- Theories of Contemporary Society 1 (BSc (soc.), 3. Semester (course coordinator)
- Fundamentals of Social Theory (BSc (soc.), 1. semester
Publications sorted by:
2021
Mathias Hein Jessen; Allan Dreyer Hansen / Analysestrategi med Foucault og Laclau : Civilsamfundet som styringsteknologi og flydende betegner.
In: Eklektiske analysestrategier. ed. /Emil Husted; Justine Grønbæk Pors . Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2021, p. 63-86
In: Eklektiske analysestrategier. ed. /Emil Husted; Justine Grønbæk Pors . Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2021, p. 63-86
Book chapter > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civil Society in the Shadow of the Danish Welfare State
In: Civil Society: Between Concepts and Empirical Grounds. . ed. /Liv Egholm; Lars Bo Kaspersen. Abingdon : Routledge 2021, p. 159-171 (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
In: Civil Society: Between Concepts and Empirical Grounds. . ed. /Liv Egholm; Lars Bo Kaspersen. Abingdon : Routledge 2021, p. 159-171 (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
Book chapter > peer review
2020
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civil Society in the Shadow of the Neoliberal State : Corporations as the Primary Subjects of (Neoliberal) Civil Society.
In: International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, 27.8.2020
In: International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, 27.8.2020
Journal article > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen; Nicolai von Eggers / Governmentality and Statification : Towards a Foucauldian Theory of the State.
In: Theory, Culture & Society, Vol. 37, No. 1, 1.2020, p. 53-72
In: Theory, Culture & Society, Vol. 37, No. 1, 1.2020, p. 53-72
Journal article > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Corporate State
In: State of Power Report 2020: The Corporation. . ed. /Nick Buxton. Amsterdam : Transnational Institute 2020
In: State of Power Report 2020: The Corporation. . ed. /Nick Buxton. Amsterdam : Transnational Institute 2020
Report chapter
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Corporation as a Political Subject
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2019, 2020
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2019, 2020
Conference abstract for conference
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Separation of State and Corporation in Capitalism
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2020, 2020, p. 10
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2020, 2020, p. 10
Conference abstract for conference
2019
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civil Society as Value and Resource : Civil Society, Neoliberalism and the Third Way in Denmark.
Paper presented at The 3rd Nordic Challenges Conference, 2019
Paper presented at The 3rd Nordic Challenges Conference, 2019
Paper > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civil Society in the Shadow of the Neoliberal State : Neoliberalism and Civil Society in Denmark.
Paper presented at SASE 31st Annual Conference 2019, 2019
Paper presented at SASE 31st Annual Conference 2019, 2019
Paper > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen; Andreas Møller Mulvad / Corporate Constitutions : Danish Models of Corporate Legitimacy and Sustainability (DAMOCLES).
Paper presented at Neoliberalism in the Nordics – Developing an Absent Theme 2019, 2019
Paper presented at Neoliberalism in the Nordics – Developing an Absent Theme 2019, 2019
Paper > peer review
2019
Mathias Hein Jessen / Rescuing Welfare Society : Political Strategies for Mobilizing Civil Society in Denmark, 2010–2018.
In: VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 30, No. 2, 4.2019, p. 369–380
In: VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 30, No. 2, 4.2019, p. 369–380
Journal article > peer review
2018
Mathias Hein Jessen / Authoritarian Neoliberalism, Civil Society and the Future of Democracy
Abstract from XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology 2018, 2018
Abstract from XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology 2018, 2018
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civil Society and (Neoliberal) Capitalism
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2018, 2018
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2018, 2018
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civilsamfund og frivillighed som værdi og ressource : Konstruktionen af civilsamfund og frivillighed i danske civilsamfundsstrategier, 2010-2017.
In: Dansk pædagogisk tidsskrift, No. 4, 12.2018, p. 26-34
In: Dansk pædagogisk tidsskrift, No. 4, 12.2018, p. 26-34
Journal article > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen; Nicolai von Eggers / Governmentality, Statification and the State as a Practico-reflexive Prism : Towards a Foucauldian Theory of the State .
Paper presented at Concepts of Power , 2018
Paper presented at Concepts of Power , 2018
Paper > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Neoliberalism and Civil Society in Denmark
Paper presented at Neoliberalism in the Nordics – Developing an Absent Theme, 2018
Paper presented at Neoliberalism in the Nordics – Developing an Absent Theme, 2018
Paper > peer review
2017
Mathias Hein Jessen / Civil Society in the Shadow of the Neoliberal State : On the Depoliticization of Civil Society, 1992-present.
Abstract from 42nd Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, 2017
Abstract from 42nd Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, 2017
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Mikkel Flohr (Editor) ; Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen (Editor) ; Kasper Mikael Jacek (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) / Den Russiske Revolution
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2017, 350 p. (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2017, 350 p. (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Anthology
Mathias Hein Jessen / Governing Civil Society Organisations and Constructing the Common Good : Civil Society in the Shadow of the Danish State.
Paper presented at The 33rd EGOS Colloquium 2017, 2017
Paper presented at The 33rd EGOS Colloquium 2017, 2017
Paper > peer review
Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen; Mathias Hein Jessen; Mikkel Flohr; Kasper Mikael Jacek / Introduktion
In: Den Russiske Revolution. ed. /Mikkel Flohr; Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen; Kasper Mikael Jacek; Mathias Hein Jessen. Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2017, p. 22-61 (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
In: Den Russiske Revolution. ed. /Mikkel Flohr; Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen; Kasper Mikael Jacek; Mathias Hein Jessen. Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2017, p. 22-61 (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Book chapter
2017
Mathias Hein Jessen / Knut Ove Eliassen, Foucaults begreper
In: Nordic Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 52, 2017, p. 99-107
In: Nordic Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 52, 2017, p. 99-107
Book review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Statens krop
In: Friktion. Magasin for Krop, Køn & Kultur, Vol. 4, No. 12, 3.2017
In: Friktion. Magasin for Krop, Køn & Kultur, Vol. 4, No. 12, 3.2017
Journal article
Mathias Hein Jessen / Statens livsnødvendige cirkulation : Handel som livsvigtigt princip for den moderne stat.
In: K & K: Kultur & Klasse, Vol. 45, No. 124, 2017, p. 71-88
In: K & K: Kultur & Klasse, Vol. 45, No. 124, 2017, p. 71-88
Journal article > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Separation Between State, Market and Civil Society in Capitalism : A Cultural Political Economy Approach to Civil Society in (Neoliberal) Capitalism.
Paper presented at Third International Conference on Cultural Political Economy, 2017
Paper presented at Third International Conference on Cultural Political Economy, 2017
Paper > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Separation between State, Market and Civil Society in Capitalism : A Marxist Approach to Civil Society in (Neoliberal) Capitalism .
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2017, 2017
Abstract from Marx Nu! 2017, 2017
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
2016
Liv Egholm Feldt; Mathias Hein Jessen / Producing Civil Society : Practices, Concepts and the Common Good – Denmark 1900-2016.
Abstract from 41st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, 2016
Abstract from 41st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, 2016
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen; Nicolai Von Eggers Mariegaard / The State as Practice and Prism : Investigating the State as Governmentality, Statification and State Practice with Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben.
Paper presented at Paper-Seminar, Department of Business and Politics, 2016
Paper presented at Paper-Seminar, Department of Business and Politics, 2016
Paper
Mathias Hein Jessen / The State of the Corporation : State, Ideology, Corporation.
Paper presented at The MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory 2016, 2016
Paper presented at The MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory 2016, 2016
Paper
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Universal Corporation : The Constitution of the State in England and its Corporate-juridical-theological Heritage.
Abstract from Constitutionalising Europe, 2016
Abstract from Constitutionalising Europe, 2016
Conference abstract for conference
Mathias Hein Jessen / Trade is a Kind of Warfare : Mercantilism and Corporations in the Thought of Josiah Child.
In: Intellectual History of Economic Normativities. ed. /Mikkel Thorup. New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2016, p. 41-55
In: Intellectual History of Economic Normativities. ed. /Mikkel Thorup. New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2016, p. 41-55
Book chapter > peer review
2015
Mikke Thorup (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) ; Nicolai von Eggers (Editor) ; Bertel Nygaard (Editor) ; Jonas Ross Kjærgård (Editor) / Den Franske Revolution
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2015, 271 p. (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2015, 271 p. (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Anthology
Mathias Hein Jessen / Forvaltningen af det bestående : Guvernementalitet, regering og økonomi hos Giorgio Agamben.
In: Slagmark, No. 72, 2015, p. 17-35
In: Slagmark, No. 72, 2015, p. 17-35
Journal article > peer review
Mikke Thorup; Bertel Nygaard; Mathias Hein Jessen; Nicolai von Eggers; Jonas Ross Kjærgård / Introduktion til den franske revolution : Idéhistorisk baggrund for Den Franske Revolution og Tidslinje.
In: Den franske revolution. ed. /Mikkel Thorup; Bertel Nygaard; Mathias Hein Jessen; Nicolai von Eggers; Jonas Ross Kjærgård. Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2015, p. 13-38 (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
In: Den franske revolution. ed. /Mikkel Thorup; Bertel Nygaard; Mathias Hein Jessen; Nicolai von Eggers; Jonas Ross Kjærgård. Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2015, p. 13-38 (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Preface/postscript
Mathias Hein Jessen / Sovereign Bodies : Constitution and Construction of State, Subject and Corporation.
Aarhus : Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2015, 185 p.
Aarhus : Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2015, 185 p.
Ph.D. thesis
Christoffer Basse Eriksen (Editor) ; Nicolai von Eggers (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) / Tema: Giorgio Agamben
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2015, 240 p. (Slagmark, No. 72)
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2015, 240 p. (Slagmark, No. 72)
Anthology > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Corporate State
Abstract from Democracy Rising, 2015
Abstract from Democracy Rising, 2015
Conference abstract for conference
2014
Mathias Hein Jessen / Romerret
In: 50 ideer der ændrede verden. ed. /Hans-Jørgen Schanz. Aarhus : Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2014, p. 261-267
In: 50 ideer der ændrede verden. ed. /Hans-Jørgen Schanz. Aarhus : Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2014, p. 261-267
Book chapter > peer review
2014
Mathias Hein Jessen / Til rekonstruktionen af luttens omfangslogiske status : Lutten som regeringsparadigme.
In: Semikolon, Vol. 14, No. 26, 2014, p. 27-35
In: Semikolon, Vol. 14, No. 26, 2014, p. 27-35
Journal article
2013
Mathias Hein Jessen / De retslige, administrative og normative dispositivers autonomi
In: Slagmark, No. 66, 2013, p. 109-125
In: Slagmark, No. 66, 2013, p. 109-125
Journal article > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Klosteret - byen - firmaet - ? : Om privilegerede steder for økonomisk og politisk praksis.
In: Semikolon, Vol. 14, No. 25, 2013, p. 25-34
In: Semikolon, Vol. 14, No. 25, 2013, p. 25-34
Journal article
Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen / Kongen hersker, men regerer ikke : Guvernementalitet, statificering og statspraksis hos Michel Foucault.
In: Slagmark, No. 66, 2013, p. 89-107
In: Slagmark, No. 66, 2013, p. 89-107
Journal article > peer review
Nicklas Weis Damkjær (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) ; Thomas Palmelund Johansen (Editor) ; Eva Krause Jørgensen (Editor) ; Esben Bøgh Sørensen (Editor) / Marxismen efter Marx : Tolv strømninger i det 20. århundrede.
Frederiksberg : Frydenlund Academic 2013, 240 p.
Frederiksberg : Frydenlund Academic 2013, 240 p.
Anthology
Mathias Hein Jessen / Max Horkheimer - og den kritiske tænknings uafsluttelige dialektik
In: Marxismen efter Marx: Tolv strømninger i det 20. århundrede. . ed. /Nicklas Weis Damkjær; Mathias Hein Jessen; Thomas Palmelund Johansen; Eva Krause Jørgensen; Esben Bøgh Sørensen. Frederiksberg : Frydenlund Academic 2013, p. 127-146
In: Marxismen efter Marx: Tolv strømninger i det 20. århundrede. . ed. /Nicklas Weis Damkjær; Mathias Hein Jessen; Thomas Palmelund Johansen; Eva Krause Jørgensen; Esben Bøgh Sørensen. Frederiksberg : Frydenlund Academic 2013, p. 127-146
Book chapter
Nicolai von Eggers (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) / Michel Foucault
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2013, 259 p.
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2013, 259 p.
Anthology > peer review
Nicklas Weis Damkjær; Mathias Hein Jessen; Thomas Palmelund Johansen; Eva Krause Jørgensen; Esben Bøgh Sørensen / Redaktionelt forord
In: Marxismen efter Marx: Tolv strømninger i det 20. århundrede. . ed. /Nicklas Weis Damkjær. Frederiksberg : Frydenlund Academic 2013, p. 7-17
In: Marxismen efter Marx: Tolv strømninger i det 20. århundrede. . ed. /Nicklas Weis Damkjær. Frederiksberg : Frydenlund Academic 2013, p. 7-17
Book chapter
Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen / Redaktionelt forord
In: SlagmarkVol. 2013, : Forlaget Slagmark 2013, p. 7-16 (Slagmark)
In: SlagmarkVol. 2013, : Forlaget Slagmark 2013, p. 7-16 (Slagmark)
Preface/postscript
Mathias Hein Jessen / The Practico-inertia of Institutional Practices
In: L I R. Journal, No. 3, 2013, p. 7-19
In: L I R. Journal, No. 3, 2013, p. 7-19
Journal article > peer review
2012
Mathias Hein Jessen / Agamben, Agamben og mere Agamben : Eden og nøgenheden.
In: Slagmark, No. 65, 2012, p. 184-188
In: Slagmark, No. 65, 2012, p. 184-188
Book review
Mikkel Thorup (Editor) ; Nicolai von Eggers (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) / Den amerikanske revolution
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2012, 249 p. (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2012, 249 p. (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Anthology > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen / Kan et privat firma føre en retfærdig krig? : Hugo Grotius og det Hollandske Østasiatiske Kompagni.
In: Slagmark, No. 63, 2012, p. 49-63
In: Slagmark, No. 63, 2012, p. 49-63
Journal article > peer review
Mathias Hein Jessen; Martin Skovbjerg Jensen; Ditte Marie Munch-Jurisic / Redaktionelt forord
In: SlagmarkVol. 2012, : Forlaget Slagmark 2012, p. 9-14 (Slagmark)
In: SlagmarkVol. 2012, : Forlaget Slagmark 2012, p. 9-14 (Slagmark)
Preface/postscript
Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen; Mikkel Thorup / Redaktionelt forord. Idéhistorisk baggrund for Den amerikanske revolution. Tidslinje
In: Den amerikanske revolution. ed. /Mikkel Thorup; Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen. Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2012, p. 11-57 (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
In: Den amerikanske revolution. ed. /Mikkel Thorup; Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen. Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2012, p. 11-57 (Slagmarks revolutionsserie)
Preface/postscript
Mathias Hein Jessen / The State of the Company : Corporations, Colonies and Companies in Leviathan.
In: Journal of Intellectual History and Political Thought, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012, p. 56-85
In: Journal of Intellectual History and Political Thought, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012, p. 56-85
Journal article > peer review
2011
Jon Rostgaard Boiesen (Editor) ; Kåre Blinkenberg (Editor) ; Astrid Nonbo Andersen (Editor) ; Mathias Hein Jessen (Editor) / Venstrefløjens nye tænkere : En introduktion.
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2011, 224 p.
Aarhus : Forlaget Slagmark 2011, 224 p.
Anthology > peer review
2010
Mathias Hein Jessen / Den filosofiske politiker : Frederik den Store og statsræsonen.
In: Slagmark, No. 59, 2010, p. 55-69
In: Slagmark, No. 59, 2010, p. 55-69
Journal article > peer review
2010
Mathias Hein Jessen / Kritikkens (u)mulighed : Superflex som sociale entreprenører.
In: Turbulens, 10.2.2010
In: Turbulens, 10.2.2010
Journal article
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2020
Mathias Hein Jessen / Er civilsamfundet nødvendigvis så godt?
København : Solidaritet 5.10.2020
København : Solidaritet 5.10.2020
Net publication - Internet publication
2018
Mathias Hein Jessen (Performer) ; Kasper Mikael Jacek (Producer) / Uhørt #2: Den dødelige gud - Thomas Hobbes læser Trump
: Baggrund 2018
: Baggrund 2018
Sound/Visual production (digital)
2017
Mathias Hein Jessen / Den dødelige gud : Thomas Hobbes læser Trump.
In: Uhørt!: Idéhistorien læse. . ed. /Mikkel Thorup. : Baggrund 2017, p. 39-45
In: Uhørt!: Idéhistorien læse. . ed. /Mikkel Thorup. : Baggrund 2017, p. 39-45
Book chapter
Mathias Hein Jessen / Should Civil Society be Political? : The Political Role of Civil Society in Light of the Refugee Crisis.
2017
2017
Net publication - Internet publication
2016
Mathias Hein Jessen / Du kan takke Romerriget for, at du skal følge loven
24.1.2016
24.1.2016
Net publication - Internet publication
Mathias Hein Jessen / Selskaberne er en del af staten
In: Information, 16.4.2016, p. 8-9
In: Information, 16.4.2016, p. 8-9
Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
Mikkel Thorup; Nicolai Von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen / Valgkampen har revolutionære rødder
In: Information, 29.10.2016, p. 26
In: Information, 29.10.2016, p. 26
Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
2015
Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen; Mikkel Thorup; Bertel Nygaard; Jonas Ross Kjærgård / Det er ikke en revolte : Det er en revolution.
8.10.2015
8.10.2015
Net publication - Internet publication
2014
Mathias Hein Jessen / Vær realist, kræv det umulige
In: Nyt fokus: Fra økonomisk vækst til bæredygtig udvikling, No. 2, 2014, p. 24-26
In: Nyt fokus: Fra økonomisk vækst til bæredygtig udvikling, No. 2, 2014, p. 24-26
Journal article
2013
Nicklas Weis Damkjær; Mathias Hein Jessen; Thomas Palmelund Johansen; Eva Krause Jørgensen; Esben Bøgh Sørensen / Marxismen efter Marx
29.5.2013
29.5.2013
Net publication - Internet publication
Mathias Hein Jessen / Skal politikerne altid bare spille spillet?
In: Information, 12.6.2013, p. 18-19
In: Information, 12.6.2013, p. 18-19
Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
2012
Nicolai von Eggers; Mathias Hein Jessen; Mikkel Thorup / Den amerikanske revolution : Revolution med paryk på.
24.10.2012
24.10.2012
Net publication - Internet publication
2010
Mathias Hein Jessen / Der er aldrig en skid, der ændrer sig
In: Information, 23.7.2010, p. 14
In: Information, 23.7.2010, p. 14
Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
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2020
Rasmus Nielsen: Afvis luskepolitik under krisen
13/03/2020 // Altinget.dk // Rasmus Nielsen
Covid-19 smitter ikke kun mennesker. Den kan også ramme stater – og derfor frygter Mette Frederiksen den så meget
13/03/2020 // Altinget.dk // Esben Schjørring
2019
558 forskere og undervisere: Universitetets formålsparagraffer skal skrives med grønt
22/09/2019 // Politiken, Politiken.dk // 558 forskere og undervisere
2016
Statens suveræne krop
16/04/2016 // Information // Søren Mau
Outside activities
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