Nanna Mik-Mey­er

My research is grounded in an interest in the interplay between individuals and organisations, and in how power, governance and professional relations shape people’s opportunities and positions in society. This focus has guided my contributions to several widely used textbooks within major welfare education programs. Currently, I am engaged in two research projects. 

The first project is a qualitative study on career paths, performance metrics and gender dynamics in academia, conducted in collaboration with Professor Margaretha Järvinen from Copenhagen University. Our findings - published in leading journals such as Sociology and Current Sociology, as well as in the Danish book Køn og karriere i akademia [Gender and Career in Academia] - have attracted wide attention, with the Current Sociology article alone being downloaded more than 6,000 times in 2024. I have also presented this work at several Danish universities, at the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, and at other relevant forums. 

The other project is part of the Danish Power Inquiry 2.0, where I am part of the management team. This project engages both policymakers and the broader public by providing research-based insights into the current state of Danish democracy.  

Alongside my research, I support academic freedom and societal impact by chairing the CBS Professors’ Association and serving on the boards of the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) and the Danish Center for Social Science Research (VIVE).