New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Maj Grasten
Maj Grasten is an external lecturer at Roskilde University and an independent consultant with a PhD in Law and Governance. Taking a sociological approach to law, she explores who makes law, how, and with what effects, focusing on law and political economy, law and gender, and the role of experts and knowledge production in transnational and international law. She co-directs the Law and Political Economy Collaborative Research Network at the Law and Society Association (LSA) and founded and recently chaired the European International Studies Association’s (EISA) Global Law and Politics section. Her consulting work includes engagements with the Danish and Swedish Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, and the European Commission, with a focus on governance, rule of law, and civilian crisis management. Field experience spans the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
She has been a guest lecturer at institutions including the University of Melbourne, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Universidad de los Andes. Maj is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Law and Political Economy and co-editor of the Law and Political Economy e-Journal. Her publications include The Politics of Translation in International Relations (Palgrave, editor), and recent articles on the global care economy (Transnational Legal Theory), legal affordances in the platform economy (Environment and Planning A), and law and gender (Australian Feminist Law Journal). She is currently editing The Cambridge Companion to Gender in Law and Political Economy (Cambridge University Press).
Maj will be visiting iCourts from 1 October - 31 December 2025.