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Current research

• Power of the Mosques - a three-year research project, fundet by the Independent Research Fund Denmark | Humanities.
• Religion and localpolitic in Denmark.
• The role of religion in the public sphere. A comparative study of the five Nordic countries (NOREL). Thematic group: Religion and State - Religion on official occasions. (http://www.kifo.no/index.cfm?id=266100). Finished
• Muslims in Denmark an Europe. Organizations, institutions and the politization of Islam in the public sphere.

Primary fields of research

• The relation between politics and religion in Danmark 1900-2010
• Migration and religion in Danmark
• Muslims and Islam in Denmark/Europe
• Demography of Religion
• The relation between state, nation and religion
• Religion among Danes abroad
• Civil religion in a Danish perspective

Teaching

• Sociology of religion
• Minorities, religion and society
• Religion and the Nationstate
• Civil religion in Denmark
• Politics and religion
• Discourse analyses
• Quantitative methods in the sociology of religion
• Qualitative methods in the sociology of religion
• Innovation in humanities

Fields of interest

In addition to the research and teaching areas:

• Policies of religion
• Research Policy
• Education policy

Selected publications

1. Published

   Hellige bygninger på grænsefladen i dansk kommunalpolitik

   Jacobsen, B. A. 15 Jun 2015 In : Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift. 62, p. 91-105 15 p., 8

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2. Published

   Islam and Muslims in Denmark

   Jacobsen, B. A. 1 Jan 2015 After Integration: Islam, Conviviality and Contentious Politics in Europe. Burchardt, M. & Michalowski, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 171-186 16 p. (Islam und Politik ).

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter

3. Published

   Muslim Population Trends in Western Europe

   Jacobsen, B. A. 1 Jun 2014 Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Esposito, J. L., DeLong-Bas, N. J., Akhavi, S., Kalin, I., Piscatori, J., Sonn, T. & Voll, J. O. (eds.). 2 ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 7 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter

4. Published

   Istedgade overgiver sig aldrig!: Civilreligion i skyggen af efterkrigstidens nationalisme

   Jacobsen, B. A. 27 Aug 2013 Civilreligion i Danmark: Ritualer, myter og steder. Warburg, M., Larsen, S. E. & Schütze, L. M. (eds.). Højbjerg: Forlaget Univers, p. 179-198 20 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter

5. Published

   De politiske partiers religionspolitik

   Jacobsen, B. A. 10 Oct 2012 Fremtidens danske religionsmodel. Christoffersen, L., Iversen, H. R., Kærgård, N. & Warburg, M. (eds.). Frederiksberg: Forlaget Anis, p. 217-236 20 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter

Selected activities

1. Institutrådet for Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier (External organisation)

   Jacobsen, B. A. (Member)

   1 Apr 2013

   Activity: Membership › Membership in committee, council, board

2. Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift (Journal)

   Jacobsen, B. A. (Member of Editorial Board)

   1 Jan 2015 → …

   Activity: Research › Editor of Research journal

3. Tidsskrift for Islamforskning (Journal)

   Jacobsen, B. A. (Editor)

   15 Jan 2005 → …

   Activity: Communication › Editor of Research journal