Lars Engberg-Pedersen

Primary research areas

Lars Engberg-Pedersen’s research concentrates on international norms primarily related to gender equality and how they influence change at national and local levels. Moreover, he works on Danish and international development cooperation, its administration and its changing nature.

Current research

Lars Engberg-Pedersen is currently working on how international norms on the elimination of violence against women have changed the last 30 years, the reasons for these changes, and what this means for the norm concept. Moreover, he examines whether global performance indicators and country rankings influence national policies and practices.

Projects

Lars Engberg-Pedersen is PI of a research programme financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Global Norms and Violence Against Women in Ethiopia (GLOW). It studies the relations between local, national and international norms and practices on the elimination of violence against women. The programme is a cooperation between Ethiopian and Danish researchers and runs 2019-2023.

Lars Engberg-Pedersen is also part of a study on the role of global performance indicators in disseminating global norms, including the Sustainable Development Goals.