Centre for the Study of Professions
– a centre for research and graduate study
CSP was formally opened in 1999 in order to stimulate research and critical reflection within the study of professions.
The study of professions includes several areas of research, such as:
- professional practice, its autonomy, social organisation, and governance
- the qualification of professionals, work motivation, and professional careers
- the social and historical role of professions
CSP develops the study of professions as a multidisciplinary field of research emphasising comparative approaches. The goal of CSP is to become a leading research facility within the study of professions in the Nordic countries.
CSP carries out a number of projects and activities , among them:
- Ph.D. programme in the study of professions
- StudData – Database for Studies of Recruitment and Qualification in the Professions
- Network for Professional Ethics – a national network open to anyone concerned with questions regarding professional ethics.
CSP currently employs 35 professors, researchers, fellows and administrative staff.