Ove Kaj Pedersen

Born 1948-02-06, Skagen, Denmark. Married, one child.

Education

• Dr. Phil. Copenhagen Business School November 2015.
• Cand. Scient. Pol. 1978 University of Aarhus (Political Science).
• Maitrise 1973 Universitè de Paris, VIII (Philosophy of Language).
• Licence 1972 Universitè de Paris, VIII (Philosophy of
• Language).
• 1970 Danish School of Journalism, Århus (Journalism).

Academic Specializations

• Comparative Political Economy, Business and Politics, Institutional Analysis, Institutional History, Public
• Administration, Political Theory, State Theory, Philosophy of Science.
• PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
• Director of International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, 2004-
• 8.
• Founder of International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, 2004.
• Director of Center for Public Management and Organization, Copenhagen Business School, 1987-89, 1992-
• 1996.
• Professor of Comparative Political Economy, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, 2004-.
• Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Political Science, Copenhagen University, 1997-2007.
• Professor of Public Administration, Department of Politics, Economics and Public Administration, Aalborg
• University, 1996-1997.
• Honorary Professor of Public Administration, Aalborg University, 2002-
• Visiting professor, Department of Pedagogy, Aarhus University, DPU, May 2011-.
• Visiting professor, Department of Political Science, Aalborg University, April and October, 2011-.
• Visiting scholar Dartmouth College, NH, USA. 2010.
• Visiting Scholar, Sydney University, Australia, 2007 and 2012.
• Visiting Scholar Peking University, China, 2008.
• Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, USA, 1999-2000.
• Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, USA 1995.
• Visiting Scholar, Stockholm University, 1996-99.
• Daily manager of Think Tank “Forum Europe”, International Center for Business and Politics, CBS, 2004-9.
• Daily manager of Think Tank, “Forum Competitiveness”, International Center for Business and Politics,
• CBS, 2004-9.
• Permanent member of Research- and Development Council, University College, Metropol, Copenhagen,
• 2011-13.
• Program Director for PhD studies, Department of Political Science, Copenhagen University, 2003-4.
• Associated professor in Public Administration, Roskilde Universitetscenter, 1985-86.
• Assistant professor in Public Administration, Roskilde Universitetscenter, 1979-85.