Anne Engelst Nørgaard
About
I am an associate professor at the Department of Historical and Classical Studies. From March 2023, I also serve as deputy head of research at the department.
My work focuses on political culture, political participation, and political language and communication in 19th Century Scandinavia and Europe.
My doctoral dissertation investigated the concept of democracy in mid-19th Century Denmark (Aarhus 2017). In recent years I have worked with the development of a peasant movement in Denmark from 1830 to 1870, particularly the contributions to political culture and communication by peasant farmer actors.
From 2024 to 2028 I am PI of the project "Petitions and Petitioning in the Nascent Democracy. Norway in the long 19th Century", funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project investigates petitioning culture in Norway from 1790 to 1910. The project emphasizes the petitioning of disenfranchised and marginalised groups.
I am involved in the Academy of Finland project on "Political Representation – Tensions between Parliament and the People from the Age of Revolutions to the 21st Century", headed by the Academy of Finland Professor, Pasi Ihalainen. I will be visiting professor at the University of Jyväskylä in 2021-2026 as a part of this project.
Before coming to Trondheim in 2019, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University (2018-2019) and Aarhus University (2018). I was a visiting fellow at Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology in 2013.
My teaching includes:
HIST1550/1550 Introduction to History after 1750
HIST2006 Cultural and Social History
HIST2007 Nationalism, imperialism, and democratization after 1750
HIST1505 Introduction to Theory and Method
HIST3105 Research Methods in History
Students are welcome to contact me to discuss ideas for papers.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-8500
Research
My work focuses on political culture, political participation, and political language and communication in 19th Century Scandinavia and Europe.
My doctoral dissertation investigated the concept of democracy in mid-19th Century Denmark (Aarhus 2017). In recent years I have worked with the development of a peasant movement in Denmark from 1830 to 1870, particularly the contributions to political culture and communication by peasant farmer actors.
From 2024 to 2028 I am PI of the project "Petitions and Petitioning in the Nascent Democracy. Norway in the long 19th Century", funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project investigates petitioning culture in Norway from 1790 to 1910. The project emphasizes the petitioning of disenfranchised and marginalised groups.
Currently, I am involved in the Academy of Finland project on "Political Representation – Tensions between Parliament and the People from the Age of Revolutions to the 21st Century", headed by the Academy of Finland Professor, Pasi Ihalainen. I will be visiting professor at the University of Jyväskylä in 2023 as a part of this project.
Publications
2025
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Nyegaard, Niels;
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Dyrmann, Kristine.
(2025)
Køn i politiske rum - en introduktion.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nyegaard, Niels;
Dyrmann, Kristine.
(2025)
Køn i politiske rum - en introduktion.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2025)
Borgerskabets mand og politik. Billede i kontekst.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nyegaard, Niels;
Dyrmann, Kristine;
Jønsson, Heidi Vad;
Thelle, Mikkel;
Schjerning, Camilla Pryds.
(2025)
Køn i politiske rum.
temp - tidsskrift for historie
temp - tidsskrift for historie
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
2023
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2023)
Speaking Through Petitions: Peasant Farmers in the Nascent Democracy, Denmark 1830s.
Journal of Modern European History
Academic article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2023)
Bondestandens petitioner mellem enevælde og repræsentativ politik, 1835-1847.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
2022
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2022)
Hvem var folket i det tidlige folkestyre?.
Slagmark
Academic article
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Nygaard, Bertel;
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Bek-Thomsen, Jakob;
Ziegler, Magnus Møller.
(2022)
Marx' Kapitalen som historie.
Chapter
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nygaard, Bertel;
Bek-Thomsen, Jakob;
Ziegler, Magnus Møller.
(2022)
Kapitalen på dansk. Marx-læsninger gennem 150 år.
Forlaget Slagmark
Forlaget Slagmark
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2022)
Kongefiguren i politisk retorik, 1848-1849.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2021
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nygaard, Bertel.
(2021)
Begrebshistorie - hvad er det?.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2021)
Marthe Hommerstad og Bjørn Arne Steine (red.): Stemmerettens grenser. Fattigdom og demokratisk utestengelse 1814-1919.
Historisk tidsskrift
Book review
2019
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2019)
Times of democracy the unavoidable democracy of mid-nineteenth-century Denmark.
Contributions to the History of Concepts
Academic article
2018
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2018)
Grundlovskampen, demokrati og stemmeret, 1848-1849.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2018)
A Battle for Democracy. The Concept of Democracy in the Constitutional Struggle, Denmark 1848–1849.
Archiv für Sozialgeschichte
Academic article
2017
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2017)
Tidlige danske demokrater ønskede en stærk konge.
videnskab.dk
Popular scientific article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2017)
Demokratiet og kampen om junigrundloven. En undersøgelse af demokratibegrebet i den danske grundlovskamp 1848-49.
library.au.dk
library.au.dk
Doctoral dissertation
2016
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2016)
"Demokratiet eksisterer kun som en mulighed". En undersøgelse af demokratibegrebet hos den radikale opposition i København 1849.
Arbejderhistorie: Tidsskrift for historie, kultur og politik
Academic article
2015
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Indførelse af almindelig værnepligt, 1848-49.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Den almindelige stemmeret, 1848-.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Valget til Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling, 5. oktober 1848.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Risager, Bjarke;
Fabian, Louise.
(2015)
Sociale bevægelser og politisk protest.
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Nu kommer Bonden - Bondepolitik mellem social bevægelse og parlamentarisk politik i 1848.
Slagmark
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Risager, Bjarke;
Fabian, Louise.
(2015)
Protestens taktikker, traditioner og teorier - redaktionelt forord.
Slagmark
Article in business/trade/industry journal
2014
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2014)
Junigrundloven og demokratiet.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2014)
"Hvoraf kommer det, at vi alle ere saa demokratiske som vi ere?": Demokratisk-monarkiske bondevenner i den danske grundlovskamp.
Slagmark
Academic article
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Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Peters, Rikke.
(2014)
Demokrati og offentlighed – Redaktionelt forord.
Slagmark
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Peters, Rikke.
(2014)
Demokrati og offentlighed.
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Journal publications
-
Nyegaard, Niels;
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Dyrmann, Kristine.
(2025)
Køn i politiske rum - en introduktion.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nyegaard, Niels;
Dyrmann, Kristine.
(2025)
Køn i politiske rum - en introduktion.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2025)
Borgerskabets mand og politik. Billede i kontekst.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2023)
Speaking Through Petitions: Peasant Farmers in the Nascent Democracy, Denmark 1830s.
Journal of Modern European History
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2023)
Bondestandens petitioner mellem enevælde og repræsentativ politik, 1835-1847.
TEMP-tidsskrift for historie
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2022)
Hvem var folket i det tidlige folkestyre?.
Slagmark
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nygaard, Bertel.
(2021)
Begrebshistorie - hvad er det?.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2021)
Marthe Hommerstad og Bjørn Arne Steine (red.): Stemmerettens grenser. Fattigdom og demokratisk utestengelse 1814-1919.
Historisk tidsskrift
Book review
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2019)
Times of democracy the unavoidable democracy of mid-nineteenth-century Denmark.
Contributions to the History of Concepts
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2018)
Grundlovskampen, demokrati og stemmeret, 1848-1849.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2018)
A Battle for Democracy. The Concept of Democracy in the Constitutional Struggle, Denmark 1848–1849.
Archiv für Sozialgeschichte
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2017)
Tidlige danske demokrater ønskede en stærk konge.
videnskab.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2016)
"Demokratiet eksisterer kun som en mulighed". En undersøgelse af demokratibegrebet hos den radikale opposition i København 1849.
Arbejderhistorie: Tidsskrift for historie, kultur og politik
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Indførelse af almindelig værnepligt, 1848-49.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Den almindelige stemmeret, 1848-.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Valget til Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling, 5. oktober 1848.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2015)
Nu kommer Bonden - Bondepolitik mellem social bevægelse og parlamentarisk politik i 1848.
Slagmark
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Risager, Bjarke;
Fabian, Louise.
(2015)
Protestens taktikker, traditioner og teorier - redaktionelt forord.
Slagmark
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2014)
Junigrundloven og demokratiet.
danmarkshistorien.dk
Popular scientific article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2014)
"Hvoraf kommer det, at vi alle ere saa demokratiske som vi ere?": Demokratisk-monarkiske bondevenner i den danske grundlovskamp.
Slagmark
Academic article
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Peters, Rikke.
(2014)
Demokrati og offentlighed – Redaktionelt forord.
Slagmark
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Books
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nyegaard, Niels;
Dyrmann, Kristine;
Jønsson, Heidi Vad;
Thelle, Mikkel;
Schjerning, Camilla Pryds.
(2025)
Køn i politiske rum.
temp - tidsskrift for historie
temp - tidsskrift for historie
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Nygaard, Bertel;
Bek-Thomsen, Jakob;
Ziegler, Magnus Møller.
(2022)
Kapitalen på dansk. Marx-læsninger gennem 150 år.
Forlaget Slagmark
Forlaget Slagmark
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Risager, Bjarke;
Fabian, Louise.
(2015)
Sociale bevægelser og politisk protest.
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Peters, Rikke.
(2014)
Demokrati og offentlighed.
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Slagmark - tidsskrift for idéhistorie
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Part of book/report
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Nygaard, Bertel;
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst;
Bek-Thomsen, Jakob;
Ziegler, Magnus Møller.
(2022)
Marx' Kapitalen som historie.
Chapter
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2022)
Kongefiguren i politisk retorik, 1848-1849.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Nørgaard, Anne Engelst.
(2017)
Demokratiet og kampen om junigrundloven. En undersøgelse af demokratibegrebet i den danske grundlovskamp 1848-49.
library.au.dk
library.au.dk
Doctoral dissertation
Teaching
Courses
- HIST2006 - Cultural- and Social History
- HIST1550 - Modern History after ca. 1750 for cultural heritage managers
My teaching includes:
HIST1550/1550 Introduction to History after 1750
HIST2006 Cultural and Social History
HIST2007 Nationalism, imperialism, and democratization after 1750
HIST1505 Introduction to theory and method
Supervision
Students are welcome to contact me to discuss ideas for papers.
Outreach
2023
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Academic lectureNørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2023) The Modern Concept of Democracy. Denmark in the 19th and 20 Century. Guest lecture , Jyväskylä 2023-09-07 -
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InterviewNørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2023) Stemmeret og værnepligt blev nationalstatens to ben. Kristeligt Dagblad Kristeligt Dagblad [Journal] 2023-03-02
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InterviewNørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2023) Værnepligt for alle. Weekendavisen Weekendavisen [Journal] 2023-03-03
2022
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InterviewNørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2022) Hvordan laver vi revolution i dag?. Radio 24/7 Radio 24/7 [Radio] 2022-06-07
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InterviewNørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2022) En bølge af revolutioner i Europa. Radio 24/7 Radio 24/7 [Radio] 2022-06-07
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InterviewHansen, Noa Kjærsgaard; Nørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2022) Demokratiet var en drivkraft for de revolutionære https://aarhundredetsfestival.fuau.dk/media/12269/artikel_lang-002.pdf. Århundredets festival, program. Folkeuniversitetet i Aarhus Århundredets festival, program. Folkeuniversitetet i Aarhus [Journal] 2022-02-01
2021
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LectureNørgaard, Anne Engelst. (2021) Haugianerne: Enevelde og Undergrunn. Samtale med Trygve Riiser Gundersen. Sakprosafestival , DIGS Trondheim 2021-10-29 -
2020
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Interview