Research professor 
                  Bo Jacobsen dr. phil. Ph. D.

Centre for Research in Existence and Society 
           University of Copenhagen

 

 

Bo Jacobsen

University of Copenhagen 
Centre for Research in
Existence and society
Department of Sociology
Øster Farimagsgade 5
DK-1014 Copenhagen K.
E-mail:  bojac@sociology.ku.dk
              

Positions held: 

• 2003 Professor in Social Work at Copenha-
  gen University and at AKF 
  (Institute of local govern-
  ment studies).

• 1996  Head of Centre for Research in Exis-
  tence and Society (former 
  "Centre for humanistic re-
  search in health and 
  ageing"), Department
  of Sociology, KU

• 1985  Associate Professor at KU.Department
  of Education, Philosophy
  and Rhetorics.

• 1982-1985  Research Scholarship under the
  State Planning Council for
  Research. Visiting Scholar
  at Cambridge University 
  and École des Hautes 
  Études en Sciences 
  Sociales, Paris.

• 1974-1982 Assistant and Associate Profes-
  sor at University of Copen-
  hagen(KU),Institute for           Studies in Higher 
  Education.

Training and degrees

• 1998  Specialist and supervisor in
           psychotherapy. Qualified as a full   
           professor
• 1991  Dr.phil. (University of Copenhagen)
• 1990-1993 Training as a clinical  
• 1990  Licensed Psychologist
           psychologist and psychotherapist
• 1980  Ph.D., Sociology of Education,KU
• 1974  Mag.art. (MPhil), Psychology, KU 
           (University of Copenhagen)
• 1963  Teacher's Certificate, later
           Reading Specialist

Classes and education held,  communication:

• 1990-2002   Lectures in human and social psychology at university. Science theory to PhD-students. Lectures in pedagogy and existential psychology. Post-graduate education for psychologists. Practical organizational and clinical psychology. Reviewer of non-fiction at the newspaper "Weekendavisen"

• 1979-89 Lectures in sociology, pedagogy and science theory

• 1974-79 Lectures and consultance in pedagogy for universityteachers

• 1968-73 Lectures in study technique, pedagogy and psychology. Pedagogic consultance. Co-operation and organizational development

in danish

Research field /area of interest

• Social work
• Contemporary  human lifeproblems 
• Psycho-social cancer research 
• Interdisciplinary health research
• Religion in the 21. century
• Existential psychology and therapy
• Theory of science and research methods 

List of publications

References to English and german articles. The complete publication list comprises 111 numbers. There are sixteen books in Danish (eleven as sole author). Three books in English, Swedish or Norwegian. Eighteen articles or book chapters in foreign languages as sole author and three as co-author. 

Research Leadership:

• 2006-  Leader of KUFAB, Interdisciplinarian CAM-Research at the University of Copenhagen (partly financed by ViFAB, Aarhus) 

• 2003-07 Leader of "Network within Danish social work research" at Institute of local government studies (AKF)

• 2000-02 Leader of research project on school democracy (financed by the Ministry of Education a.o.)  

• 1996-02 Leader of research project on the psychology and sociology of aging (financed by the Danish Research Councils)

• 1994-00 Leader of research project on the social climates of research institutes in Denmark (financed by the Danish Research Councils)

• 1994-98 Leader of research project on communication in medical practice (financed by the Danish Research Councils)

• 1993-98  Leader of research project on psychological aspects of cancer (financed  by the Danish Cancer Society

• 1986-89 Leader of research project on the working conditions of Danish university teachers (financed by the Danish Research Councils)

• 1982-87 Leader of research
  project about adult education in Denmark and general education