Bente Halkier (born 1964) is a Danish sociologist and academic. Since 2016, she has been Professor in Sociology at the

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Career

Halkier was born in 1964 and completed studied at

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, graduating in 1991 with an MA in contemporary sociology. Two years later, she was awarded a master's degree from

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. She was then a research assistant and

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at Roskilde University until she commenced

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there in 1995; her

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was awarded in 1998 and she then spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher at Århus University and Roskilde University. From 2000 to 2011, she was an

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in sociology of knowledge at Roskilde, where she was Professor in Communication Theory and Methods from 2011 to 2016. Since 2016, she has been Professor in Sociology at the

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Publications

* ''Miljø til Daglig Brug? Forbrugeres Erfaringer med Miljøhensyn i Hverdagen'' nglish: ''Environment for Daily Use? Consumer Experiences with Environmental Consideration in Everyday Life''(Forlaget Sociologi, 1999). * ''Fokusgrupper'' nglish: ''Focus Groups''(Samfundslitteratur, 2002; 2nd ed., 2008). * ''Consumption Challenged: Food in Medialised Everyday Lives'' ( Ashgate, 2010).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halkier, Bente Living people 1964 births Danish sociologists Women sociologists Alumni of Lancaster University Aarhus University alumni Roskilde University alumni Academic staff of Roskilde University Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen