Mikkel Flohr is a researcher and lecturer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His work takes place at the intersection of social and political theory, the history of ideas, and historical sociology, which he combines to examine the historical development, conceptual structure, and normative implications of contemporary social and political issues.
He currently heads a research project on states of exception, sovereignty, and constitutionalism at Roskilde University funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. Concurrently, he has also worked on various topics in critical theory and the critique of political economy, as well as historical and contemporary conceptualizations of “the people” and their significance to democracy and populism.
His wider research interests include political theology, theories of the state, crisis governance, critical theory, and the critique of political economy, with particular attention devoted to thinkers such as Karl Marx, Michel Foucault, and Giorgio Agamben.
Flohr’s academic background spans the LSE, Kingston University (CRMEP), and Roskilde University, and also includes research stays at UC Berkeley and the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. He has published widely in leading international journals, edited several volumes, and has two monographs under review. He has extensive experience applying for and securing external funding and has helped organize numerous conferences, seminars, and other academic events.
Alongside his academic work, he regularly contributes to public debate, writes op-eds, gives public lectures, and is currently making a podcast series on the history of political thought. He is also a co-founder of the Danish Society for Marxist Studies and has helped organize its annual conferences since 2016.
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