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Marlene Wind

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Marlene Wind
NationalityDanish
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Marlene Windis a Danishpolitical scientist.She is a professor of political science at theUniversity of Copenhagen,where she has been also Director of the Center for European Policy. She specializes in the law, policies, and politics of theEuropean Union.

Academic career

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Wind studied at theRoyal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg,and in 1990 she graduated with a Master's Degree from theUniversity of Massachusetts.[1]In 1993 she obtained a Master's Degree in political science fromAarhus University.[1]She then attended theEuropean University Institutenear Florence, where she earned her PhD in 1998.[1]

In 1996 Wind became a research assistant at the Danish Institute of Foreign Policy (da). In 1998, she visitedHarvard Law Schoolto study withJoseph H. H. Weiler.[1]In 1998 she became a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen.[1]That year she was also employed as a commentator at the Danish weekly newspaperWeekendavisen.[1]In 2008, she became the Director of the Centre for European Politics at the University of Copenhagen.[1]Wind has also held professorships at the iCourts Center at the University of Copenhagen and in the Faculty of Law at theUniversity of Oslo.[1]Wind specializes in the interplay between law and politics in the EU,[2]particularly as it pertains to EU border politices.[3]

In 2009, Wind won the European Women's Award for her work communicating about European politics.[4]In 2012, Wind was the recipient of the inauguralTøger SeidenfadenPrize, awarded to a European Union researcher who tirelessly disseminates knowledge about the European Union.[5]

Selected awards

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  • European Women's Award (2009)[4]
  • Tøger Seidenfaden Prize (2012)[5]

References

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  1. ^abcdefgh"Marlene Wind CV"(in Danish). University of Copenhagen. 29 November 2007.Retrieved3 September2020.
  2. ^"Ekspert: Regeringen er gået i grænsepanik".Berlingske(in Danish). June 11, 2011.Retrieved3 September2020.
  3. ^Fisker, Trine (June 12, 2011)."Pind og Pia K. langer ud efter ekspert".TV2(in Danish).Retrieved3 September2020.
  4. ^ab"Malene Wind modtager Europas Kvinders Pris".Altinget (da)(in Danish). September 18, 2009.Retrieved3 September2020.
  5. ^abHjortdal, Marie (April 13, 2012)."Marlene Wind får den første Tøger Seidenfaden-pris".Politiken(in Danish).Retrieved3 September2020.