Henrik Søndergaard

Primary fields of research

Public service broadcasting

Danish media policy

European media regulation

Media economy

Current research

At the moment I am workin on a project about the challenges that face public service media due to media convergence and changing media use.

Teaching

I teach primarily courses in media policy, media regulation and media sociology. 

Currently I am head of Studies, which means that I do not teach.

CV

Education:

1987: Mag.art in Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen

1993: PhD in media studies, University of Copenhagen

Academic positions:

1993-97 Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen

1997 - Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen

2014: Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Politics

2016-: Head of Studies

Media policy experience:




Consultant for the prime ministers Media Committee (1994),

Consultant for Ministry of Culture (1997),

Consultant for Ministry of Research (1998),

Consultant for the Nordic Council of Ministers (2000)

Chairman of the Public Service Council (2001-2002), Member of the National Radio and Television Board (2005 -2013),

Member of the Public Service Committee (2015-17)

Recent Collaborative Research Projects:

Participates in the SHF project MODINET, 2002-2007

Scientific leader of the Danish team within “European Media Policies Revisited: Valuing & Reclaiming Free and Independent Media in Contemporary Democratic Systems” (MEDIADEM) 7th Frame work programme, The European Commission, 2010-2013

Participates in the HERA research project “Mediating Cultural Encounters through European Screens” (MeCETES), 2013-2016.