University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is today a world leader in research and education, ranked 30th in the world by Academic Rankings of World Universities. The department of psychology is the largest institution of its kind in Denmark, with a strong commitment to both basic and applied research.
Research
Several researchers in the department study the interaction between the individual, culture and society. This takes the form of exploring:
- The cultural framework of development
- Immigration and acculturation
- Cultural conflicts over values
- Collective remembering, history, and memorial sites
- The critical history of psychology
- Philosophical foundations of psychology
How to get involved?
Besides the BA and MA study there is an informal discussion group called the ’socio-cultural psychology salon’ that meets regularly throughout the semester.
Conference participation:
Award ceremony at the Humboldt Foundation’s Berlin office in 2021, which also included a subsequent research stay at Freie Universität Berlin.
The foundation supports scientists regardless of their field of study or nationality. It strengthens Germany as a center of science through international research exchange. It supports grantees throughout their lives and is committed to international understanding, scientific progress, and development.
Networking at the 20th Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP) in Belgrade, where a paper presentation on conspiracy theories was also given.
The ISTP is an international forum for theoretical, meta-theoretical and philosophical discussions in psychology, with a focus on contemporary psychological debates.
Representative
Brady Wagoner is Professor of Psychology at the University of Copenhagen, Aalborg University and Oslo New University College. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge on a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. His research aims to develop a dynamic cultural psychology, which he has applied to such topics as memory, social change, and the public understanding of science. His books include The Constructive Mind: Bartlett’s Psychology in Reconstruction (Cambridge University Press, 2017), Handbook of Culture and Memory (Oxford University Press, 2018), Remembering as a Cultural Process (Routledge, 2019), among others. In 2021, he received the prestigious Humboldt Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Books/book chapters (selection):
Articles and paper presentations (selection):
- Wagoner, B. (2026). Development as metamorphosis: The romantic roots of Werner’s organismic theory. In: B. Selau & P. Fossa (Eds.), Heinz Werner: A forgotten pioneer in developmental sciences. Springer.
- Wagoner, B. & Awad, S.H. (2026). Cultivating a crowd: Cultural tools of protest action. In S. Tutenges & P. Smith (eds.), Collective Effervescence. Temple University Press.
- Wagoner, B. & Herbig, L. (2025). Thinking through historical analogies: A longitudinal study of sense-making during the pandemic. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
- Brescó, I. & Wagoner, B. (2025). The psychology of memorial sites: space, design and visitor experience. Current Opinion in Psychology
- Gillespie, A. & Wagoner, B. (online first). Looping effects of psychological theories: From anomaly to opportunity. Theory & Psychology
- Power, S.A., Zittoun, T., Akkerman, S., Wagoner, B., Cabra, M., Cornish, F., Hawlina, H. Heasman, B., Mahendran, K., Psaltis, C., Rajala, A., Veale, A., Gillespie, A. (2023). Social psychology of and for world-making. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 27, 378-392.
