CV: KASPAR VILLADSEN

Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Management, Politics and

Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School.

Citizenship: Danish

Academic degrees

Master degree in Public Administration, Roskilde University, Denmark,1999

Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003

Job experience

Associate Professor, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, CBS,

Denmark, 2007-

First appointment at CBS as Assistant professor in 2005, Department of

Management, Politics and Philosophy, CBS, Denmark.

Researcher, The National Danish Institute of Social Research, Denmark, 2004-

2005

Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, 2002-2004

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, 1999-2003

Research expertise

Welfare policy, policy studies, public management

Organisation studies, Public organisations, state/civil society

Genealogy, Foucault, governmentality

Post structural Theory, Sociological theory, Philosophy of science

Social policy, Social work, integration/exclusion

Health promotion, Infotainment, Brazilian organizational culture.

Management experience

Leader of research team of four members at The Danish National Center for Social

Research, the team carried out the study “From Homelessness to Permanent

Accommodation” in 2005.

Leader of the research project on “Health prevention in the Danish Health System”,

supported by the Danish Council for Innovation and technology (2009-2013).

Referee for the academic journals

Organization

Public Management Review

Urban Studies

Acta Sociologica: The Scandinavian Journal of Sociology

Distinktion, Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory

Dansk Sociologi, Tidsskrift udgivet af Dansk Sociologforening

Tidsskrift for Velferdsforskning

Slagmark: Tidsskrift for idéhistorie

Board memberships

Member of the Danish Sociological Association, Denmark, 2001-2006

Externally financed projects

Project leader of the joint research project on preventive health care, sponsored by

the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark.

Collaboration with Gentofte hospital, 2008-2012.

Grant obtained from CAPES, The National Brazilian Research Council (2012-13).

Languages spoken:

Danish (Native language)

English 5 (Excellent)

Portuguese 3 (Good)

French 1 (Basic)

German 1 (Basic)

Teaching experience:

Extensive teaching at all university levels: Bachelor/Master/PhD/Executive Master

Special teaching efforts at the following study programs:

Bachelor in Sociology, University of Copenhagen

Master in Sociology, University of Copenhagen

Master in Political Communication and Management, CBS

Bachelor in Management and Philosophy, CBS

Bachelor in Business and Communication, CBS

Master of Public Administration, CBS

Master of Public Governance, CBS

International Master of Business Administration, Fundacão Getulio Vargas, Rio de

Janeiro, Brasil.

Coordinator of a number of courses. Currently Analytical Strategies 1 & 2, Master of

Political Management & Communication (PKL), CBS, and Power and Management

in the Welfare State, Master of Public Management, CBS.

Visits at foreign universities (more than one month)

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2001-2002

Fundacão Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro Brasil, 2005-2012

IAG,PUC-RioDJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2012-2013.

Evaluation work and Ph.D. supervision

I currently supervise one Ph.D. student (Kathrine Hoffman Pii, MPP/IO, CBS)

Co-supervision of Ph.D. student Marius Gudmand-Høyer (MPP, CBS) 2009-2012.

Participation in several evaluation committees:

Head of the evaluation committee of Ph.D. student Tobias Dam Heede (MPP, CBS)

Ph.D. student Ana Lisa Valente, (Ålborg University)

Ph.D. student Maja Lundemark Andersen (Ålborg University)

Assistant Professor, Maria Appel Nielsen (Ålborg University),

Participation in the evaluation of 17 applicants for senior researcher at the Danish

National Centre of Social Research

Ph.D. student, Bjarke Nielsen (Århus University).

Selected Publications, Kaspar Villadsen:

International Publications

Hoffman Pii, K. and Villadsen, K. (2013) "Protect the Patient from Whom? When

patients contest governmentality and seek expert guidance", Social Theory and

Health,11(1).

Villadsen, K. and Dean, M. (2012) "State phobia, Civil Society and a Certain Vitalism",

Constellations: An International Journal of Critical and Democratic Theory, 19(3).

Villadsen, K. and Karlsen, M.P. (2012) "Public Policy and Foucaultian Critique: Towards

a happy marriage?", in: Review of European Studies, 4(1).

Villadsen, K. (2012) "Paradoxes of Welfare: Universality, Truth, and Power in Modern

Welfare Provision", in: R. Laratta (ed.) Social Welfare, Rijeka: Intech.

Kampmann, N.; Thygesen, N. and Villadsen, K. (2012) "An Introduction to

Understanding Technologies as Illusion", in: N. T. Thygesen (ed.) The IIlusion of

Management Control. London: Palgrave.

Ratner, H. & Villadsen, K. (2012) "Who Is the Monster? Welfare Agencies' Suspension

of Power", in: N. Å. Andersen & I. J. Sand (eds.) Hybrid Governance: Self-suspension of

Power, London: Palgrave.

Villadsen, K. (2011a) "Modern Welfare and 'Good Old' Philanthropy: A forgotten or a

troubling trajectory?", in: Public Management Review, 13(8).

Villadsen, K. (2011b) "Ambiguous Citizenship: 'Modern' and 'postmodern' welfare at the

margins", in: Distinktion: Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory, 12(3).

Villadsen, K. (2010) "Governmentality", in: M. Tadajewski, P. Maclaran, E. Persons & M.

Parker (eds.) Key Concepts in Critical Management Studies. London: Sage

Publications.

Villadsen, K. (2009a) "The 'Human Touch': Voluntary organizations as rescuers of

social policy?", in: Public Management Review, 2(11).

Karlsen, M.P. and Villadsen, K. & (2008) "Who Should Do the Talking? The proliferation

of dialogue as governmental technology", in: Culture & Organization, 14(4).

Villadsen, K. (2008a) "Doing without the State and Civil Society as Universals:

'Dispositifs' of care across the classic sector divide", in: Journal of Civil Society, 4(3).

Villadsen, K. (2008b) "'Polyphonic' Welfare: Luhmann's systems theory applied to

modern social work", in: International Journal of Social Welfare, 1(17).

Villadsen, K. (2007a) "Managing the Employee's Soul: Foucault applied to new

management technologies", in: Cadernos Ebape.Br, 1(7).

Villadsen, K.(2007b) "The Emergence of 'Neo-Philanthropy': A new discursive space in

welfare policy?", in: Acta Sociologica, 3(50).

Books:

Mik-Meyer, N. & Villadsen, K. (2013) Power and Welfare: Understanding the Citizens’

Encounters with State Welfare. London: Routledge.

Dean, M. & Villadsen, K. (2012) Statsfobi og civilsamfund: Om Foucaults og hans

arvingers blik på staten. Frederiksberg: Nyt fra Samfundsvidenskaberne.

Sløk, C. & Villadsen, K. (red.) (2008) Velfærdsledelse i den selvstyrende velfærdsstat,

København: Hans Reitzels Forlag.

Mik-Meyer, N. & Villadsen, K.(2007) Magtens former: Sociologiske perspektiver på

statens møde med borgeren, København: Hans Reitzels Forlag.

Bjerg, O. & Villadsen, K. (red.) (2006) Sociologiske metoder. Fra teori til analyse i

kvantitative og kvalitative studier. Frederiksberg: Samfundslitteratur.

Villadsen, K. (2004) Det sociale arbejdes genealogi: Kampen for at gøre fattige og

udstødte til frie mennesker, København: Hans Reitzels Forlag.