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 Århus University. She was then a

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and

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Roskilde University Roskilde University (, abbreviated RUC or RU) is a Danish public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part of Roskilde. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variet ...

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

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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

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