Søren Kaj Andersen

Søren Kaj Andersen

Director of centre

I am the head of FAOS, Research Center for Labor Market and Organizational Studies. My research has a national as well as an international dimension. National because we at FAOS focus on the Danish employment relations system – i.e. collective bargaining and the relations between employers’ associations and trade unions. Therefore, my research is rooted in Danish labor market regulation and the dissemination of this research, not only to the academic public, but also to decision-makers and the wider public. At the same time, my research is international, as I publish internationally and collaborate with foreign colleagues in a number of different areas.

Current research

My research focuses on the renewal of collective agreements, how bargaining systems change or remain stable as well as the role of employers and trade unions in these processes. Theoretically, it is mainly based on institutional theory and how institutions change or remain characterized by continuity. In particular, I have focused on agreements in the private labor market. I also focus on areas that present special challenges for the Danish employment relations system. For instance the relatively large number of Eastern and Central European migrant workers who have come to Denmark to work, as well as the related debate on social dumping. In recent years, I have also dealt with the emergence of platform work.

Over the years, I have participated in a large number of Nordic and European research projects, but in the last few years, I have also collaborated with Australian colleagues. It gained momentum when we successfully applied to KU and the University of Sydney for the so-called Partnership Collaboration Awards. This has led to cooperation on collective bargaining and wage regulation in the two countries.

Selected publications

  1. Published

    Defining the problem of low wage growth in Australia and Denmark: From the actors’ perspectives

    Andersen, Søren Kaj, Wright, C. F. & Lansbury, R. D., 2023, In: European Journal of Industrial Relations. 29, 2, p. 177-194

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

  2. Published

    Employment Relations in Denmark

    Andersen, Søren Kaj, Hansen, Nana Wesley, Madsen, Jørgen Steen & Due, J. J., 2021, International and Comparative Employment Relations: Global Crises and Institutional Responses (7th edition). Bamber, G., Cooke, F. L., Doellgast, V. L. & Wright, C. F. (eds.). 7 ed. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications

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

  3. Published

    Extra-institutional changes under pressure from posting

    Arnholtz, Jens & Andersen, Søren Kaj, 2018, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 56, 2, p. 395-417

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

  4. Published

    Konkurrencestaten og dens kritikere

    Andersen, Søren Kaj (ed.), 2017, København: Djøf Forlag. 516 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review

  5. Published

    Making Sense of Change and No Change in Employment Policies

    Andersen, Søren Kaj, 2015, Sources of National Institutional Competitiveness: Sensemaking in Institutional Change. Borrás, S. & Seabrooke, L. (eds.). UK: Oxford University Press, p. 94-110

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

  6. Published

    Nordic labour market models in open markets

    Andersen, Søren Kaj, Dølvik, J. E. & Ibsen, Christian Lyhne, 2014, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute.

    Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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