Emil Husted

My core research interest centers on the notion of 'political organization' in political parties, social movements, and activist networks. I am particularly interested in the organization of political parties and how radical parties manage the process of entering parliament and engaging in day-to-day politics without losing their radical identity. Empirically, I focus on political parties such as The Alternative in Denmark and Podemos in Spain, but I have also conducted empirical analyses of other political phenomena such as Occupy Wall Street and the Trump administration.

Primary research areas

• Political organization
• Radical politics
• Political parties and social movements
• Discourse theory
• Digital technology and digital organizing

Companies

• Associate Professor Copenhagen Business School (2020)
• Assistant Professor Copenhagen Business School (2018 — 2020)
• PhD Fellow Copenhagen Business School (2014 — 2017)
• Visiting Researcher Cass Business School (2016 — 2016)
• Freelance Writer ATLAS Magazine (2014 — 2014)
• Student Research Assistant Copenhagen Business School (2013 — 2014)
• Political Intern - Embassy of Denmark in Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. (2013 — 2013)
• Student Research Assistant Copenhagen Business School (2011 — 2013)
• Communications Volunteer Zusammen - Nonprofit Cafe + Lounge (2009 — 2011)

Education

• 2014-2017: Copenhagen Business School Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Organization and Management Studies. Thesis: There is always an alternative: A study of control and commitment in political organization.
• 2011-2014: Copenhagen Business School Master of Science (Cand.Soc.pkl): Political Communication and Management. Thesis: Ventriloquist democracy: Exploring the democratic potential of online populist movements.
• 2008-2011: Copenhagen Business School Bachelor of Science (Ha.kom): Business Administration and Organizational Communication. Thesis: Failed state, failed diplomacy: A field study of power relations and diplomacy in Somalia.

Selected publications

Husted, E. & Just, S. (2022). ‘The politics of trust in alternative organizations: How trust reconciles autonomy and solidarity’. Organization Theory: 1-19.

Dahlman, S., Du Plessis, E., Husted, E. & Just, S. (2022). ‘Alternativity as freedom: Exploring tactics of emergence in alternative forms of organizing’. Human Relations: 1-25.

Husted, E., Moufahim, M & Fredriksson, M. (2021). ‘Political parties and organization studies: The party as a critical case of organizing’. Organization Studies: 1-15.

Plesner, U. & Husted, E. (2020). Digital organizing: Revisiting themes in organization studies. London: Red Globe Press.

Husted, E. & Plesner, U. (2017). ‘Spaces of open-source politics: Physical and digital conditions for political organization’. Organization, 24(5): 648-670.