Research Areas: The concept of the welfare state/ The history and current challenges to the welfare state
Special Research Focus: The fundamental core values of the welfare state past and present/ Christianity and the welfare state
Current projects: "Stemmer i den velfærdspolitiske debat –mænd og meninger i dansk socialpolitik 1960-2014"/ Humanity in the welfare- and competition state/ The philanthropic discussion at the end of the 19th century and its current importance