Copenhagen School

The Copenhagen School is a term given to "schools" of theory originating in Copenhagen, Denmark. In at least four different scientific disciplines a theoretical approach originating in Copenhagen has been so influential that they have been dubbed "the Copenhagen School"

  • Copenhagen School (quantum physics) - centered on the theories developed by Niels Bohr
  • Copenhagen School (theology) - centered on a theoretical framework developed by Thomas L. Thompson, Niels Peter Lemche and others. Also called the School of Minimalist Theology.
  • Copenhagen School (international relations), security studies - centered on ideas by Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver and Jaap de Wilde.
  • Copenhagen School (linguistics) - centered on the linguistic theories developed by Louis Hjelmslev, and later formed into the "Copenhagen school of functional linguistics".
  • Copenhagen School of Medieval Philosophy
  • Copenhagen School (painting)

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