Rate My Professor Erik Baekkeskov

Baekkeskov's academic interests center on public policy-making, with specializations in crisis management, the influence of experts on government decisions, knowledge utilization in policy processes, public sector reforms, public-private partnerships, and political responses to health crises. His research addresses pandemics like the 2009 H1N1 influenza, COVID-19, Ebola, and the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Key publications include "Collaborative Crisis Management: A Plausibility Probe of Core Assumptions" (2020), "Same Threat, Different Responses: Experts Steering Politicians and Stakeholders in 2009 H1N1 Vaccination Policy-Making" (2016), "Why Pandemic Response is Unique: Powerful Experts and Hands-Off Political Leaders" (2014), "Information Dilemmas and Blame-Avoidance Strategies: From Secrecy to Lightning Rods in Chinese Health Crises" (2017), "Freezing Deliberation Through Public Expert Advice" (2017), "Policy Capacity: Evolving Theory and Missing Links" (2023), and "Antimicrobial Resistance as a Global Health Crisis" (2020). He co-edited the book "Steering Against Superbugs: The Global Governance of Antimicrobial Resistance" (2023). Baekkeskov has obtained grants including from the Australian Research Council (2018) and leads projects such as "Exploring the Policy Dynamics of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Initiatives." His scholarship has shaped understandings of policy dynamics in uncertain environments.