The Department of Business Humanties and Law welcomes you to attend our event

Symposium & Reception for

Lars Bo Kaspersen

27 June 2025, 13.00-17.00

CBS, PORCELÆNSHAVEN 22, PHR s.20

CBS Professor Lars Bo Kaspersen has decided to retire from his formal duties to a position as Professor Emeritus from July 1. After a career spanning 33 years across various departments at Copenhagen Business School, the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University, we would like to pay tribute to him and his tremendous contribution to research and academic life.

BHL has organized a special event focusing on Lars Bo Kaspersen’s key research areas, particularly his great effort to theorize societal transformation in contemporary  State, Market, and Civil Society.

We have invited three distinguished speakers to engage with the topic from three different angles, followed by a panel discussion led by Norman Gabriel, Essex (UK).

Farewell Symposium

ARE WE LIVING IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION? AN INVESTIGATION OF CONTEMPORARY STATE, MARKET, AND CIVIL SOCIETY

First part: Presentations

13.00-13.05 Welcome

13.05-13.20 Intro by Lars Bo Kaspersen, reflections on social change

13.20-13.35 The State – Rebecca Adler-Nissen (KU)  

13.35-13.50 The Market – Christian Borch (KU) 

13.50-14.05 The Civil Society - Liv Egholm (CBS). 

Second Part: Panel discussion

14.20-14.30  “In defense of sociology” - Norman Gabriel, Essex, (UK)

14.30-15.00 Panel discussion facilitated by Norman Gabriel

Third Part: A Farewell Reception for Lars Bo Kaspersen

15.00-17.00 Reception in Ovnhallen, CBS, Porcelænshaven 20

Please note that you are welcome to sign up for either the full programme or the reception individual

Registration
Register for the event by June 22.

We hope that you will be able to participate in this event and are looking forward to seeing you.

Best wishes

Department of Business Humanities and Law