PhD defence: Jacob Halvas Bjerre

The purpose of this dissertation is to explore and analyze German anti-Jewish policies in Denmark with a main focus on the removal of Jews (Aryanization) in the Danish-German trade relations from 1937 until August 1943. As a second research goal, it examines the reactions of the Danish government to the German Judenpolitik. Departing from the traditional focus of ‘October 1943’ this dissertation reveals the presence of a coherent and subversive National Socialist policy aiming at continuously excluding Jews from trading with Germany on an international scale as well as in Denmark. In addition, Jews in Denmark were subject to several other exclusive measures. Further, it argues the Danish government progressively, although slowly, accepted or adopted the subversive German Judenpolitik in Denmark to avoid laws against the Jews.

Primary Supervisor:
Associate Professor Joachim Lund
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School
 
Secondary Supervisors:
Senior Researcher Peter Birkelund
The Danish National Archives

Associate Professor Christina Lubinski
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:
Associate Professor Mads Mordhorst (chair)
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School
 
Associate Professor Kim Christian Priemel
Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
University of Oslo
 
Associate Professor Sofie Lene Bak
The Saxo Institute
University of Copenhagen
 
Thesis:
The thesis will be available here

Reception:
The Doctoral School of Organisation and Management Studies will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in reception area outside of the defence room.

Location:
Copenhagen Business School, Porcelænshaven 22 (PHRs20), 2000 Frederiksberg