Mikaela Vasstrøm, Ph.D.

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1 Mikaela Vasstrøm, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder, Senior Researcher at Agder Research. CONTACTS Mobile: mikaela.vasstrom@uia.no EDUCATION Ph.D Public participation and environmental planning, Faculty of Science, Copenhagen University, Denmark Master of Agroecology, University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway Bachelor in Horticulture, Faculty of Science, Copenhagen University, Denmark ACADEMIC CAREER present Associate Professor, University of Agder present Senior Researcher, Agder Research Researcher, Agder Research PhD Student, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Science Copenhagen University, Denmark PROJECT EXPERIENCE (selected) present present BIOSREG Sustainable public innovation Regional Park Lister, Regional Research Council of Agder VRI Agder Policies for Regional Path Extension and Renewal, Researcher, Nordic Research Council Cultural based rural development (CUBARU), Researcher, The Regional Research council of Agder 1

2 Evaluation of Valdres Natur og Kulturpark, Project leader Research consultant for Centre for District Development regarding Regional parks in Norway and Europe WWW for Europe, researcher and research consultant - EU 7 th frame program research project on socio-ecological transition in European cities Assessment of the development capacity of Small municipalities in Norway, Researcher, Ministry of Modernization, Centre for Competence development Kartlegging av det litteræremiljøet på Agder, Prosjektleder, VRI Agder Evaluation of the Regional Council of Lindesnes, Project leader, Regional Council of Lindesnes Rural Development in Scandinavia LISA KASK, researcher, EU/Interreg IVC Industrial development in small places; researcher; SIP program Norwegian Research Council TEACHING EXPERIENCE Co-course responsible for the geography courses for teacher students, University of Agder PhD Tutor and Co-organizer of the 8 th ARALIG PhD course; Participation in planning and action research; Norwegian Technical and Natural Scientific University (NTNU), Norway. Lecture on Master of Geography, A participatory perspective on research, NTNU, Course responsible spring semester Philosophy of science and ethics on the Master of Innovation and knowledge development, University of Agder Lectures on Planning and Participation & Planning and Knowledge in the course Planning, communication and societal change on the bachelor Planning and societal communication, University of Agder Co-organizer of the 5 th ARALIG PhD course; Redefining the critical edge of Sustainability; Roskilde university, Denmark. Co-organizer the Regional Innovation Policy Conference, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway 2008 Co-organizer of the 2 nd ARALIG PhD course; Social Learning in nature-society relationships; Corvinus University, Budapest, 2

3 Hungary PUBLICATIONS Peer-reviewed international journals and books Clausen, L.T. and Vasstrøm, M, (submitted), Beyond Agonism and Consensus and approach towards public engagement in wind power, Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning Vasstrøm, M. (2016) Openings and Closures in the environmental planning horizon participatory experiences from Norway, In: Hansen, H.P., Nielsen, B.S., Sriskandarajah, N., Gunnarsson, E. (Eds.), Commons, Sustainability, Democratization Action Research and the Basic Renewal of Society, Routledge: New York Vasstrøm, M. and Lysgård, H.K., (2015), Planning sustainability between risk and lifeworld, In: Johnsen, H.C.J., Ennals, R. & Torjesen, S., (Eds.) Higher Education in a Sustainable Society A case for mutual competence building, Springer: London Vasstrøm, M, (2014), Rediscovering the commons in environmental planning: new understandings through dialogue, The International Journal of the Commons 8(2), Vasstrøm, M. & Normann, R (2014), Role transformations in Collaborative R&D projects as Reciprocation between Research, Practice and Policy, In: The International Journal of Action research 10 (2), Normann, R and Vasstrøm, M., (2014), Forskere møter praktikere: et eksempel fra Interreg, In: Johnsen, H.C.G. Amundsen, I. (Eds.), Forsking møter Praksis Perspektiver på Innovasjon og Arbeidsliv i Kunnskapssamfunnet, Portal Forlag, Kristiansand Normann, R. H., & Vasstrøm, M. (2012) Municipalities as Governance Network Actors in Rural Communities, European Planning Studies, 20(6 ) Vasstrøm, M. (in progress), Openings and Closures of the environmental planning horizon reflecting Norwegian experiences, In: Hansen, H.P., Nielsen, B.S., Sriskandarajah, N., Action Research for Democracy Volume II - Sustainability: Commons and Democratization, Routledge: New York PhD thesis Vasstrøm, M., 2013, Opening and closures in the environmental planning horizon the potential of local participation in a nature protection process in Norway, Department of food and resource economics, Faculty of Science, Copenhagen University, ISBN: MA thesis Vasstrøm, M, 2007, Facilitating Agricultural Innovation and Learning through Systemic Action Research, Master thesis at UMB, Norway Reports and published working papers 3

4 Vasstrøm M., Svartstad, C., 2014, Litteraturhus: Det litterære miljøet på Agder og perspektiver på et litteraturhus i Kristiansand, Prosjektrapport 2/2014, Agderforskning Vasstrøm, M., Svarstad, C., Røed, H., 2013 Et regionalt fokus på felles utfordringer Evaluering av Lindesnesrådet, Prosjektrapport 6/2013, Agderforskning Normann, R. H., Vasstrøm, M., Cruickshank, J., Lysgård, H. K., & Jonasson, M. (2010) LISA- KASK Rapport fra dialogseminar 21. juni 2010, Prosjektrapport nr. 6/2010, Kristiansand: Agderforskning. Vasstrøm, M, 2010, Lokale prosesser i Heiplanen Det gode liv for mennesker og rensdyr nå og i fremtiden, [Local processes in Regional planning, The good life in Setesdal for People and Reindeer now and in the future], Centre of Forest, Landscape and Planning, LIFE, University of Copenhagen Vasstrøm, M.; Christensen, D.; Sriskandarajah, N.; Lieblein, G., 2007, Facilitating Agricultural Innovation and Learning through Systemic Action Research, In: Rural Development and Innovation systems, Tanwig, H. (ed.)centre of Forest, Landscape, and Planning, LIFE, University of Copenhagen. Popular science articles in newspapers, periodicals a.s.o. Vasstrøm, M, 2010, En demokratisk forvaltning? [Democratic Management?], Kronikk i Nationen, April 2010 Vasstrøm, M., Vangsnes, R., For folk og landskap, kronikk i Nationen, January 2015 Presentation of papers on conferences Vasstrøm, M., 2014, Opening or reproducing understandings: the action research role in wicked situations, paper presented at the Regional Innovation Policy conference, October 2014, Stavanger, Norway Vasstrøm, M., 2014, Collaborative models of regional parks in Norway - (Sustainable) development arenas with connectivity challenges, paper presented at the Regional Studies Association European conference: Diverse regions: Building resilient communities and territories, June 2014 Izmir, Turkey Vasstrøm, M., 2013, Openings and closures in the environmental planning horizon, presented on the Nordic Environmental Social Science conference, Copenhagen University, June , Copenhagen Vasstrøm, M, 2013, Knowledge premises and Participation, presented at the Conference for Environmental Communication (COCE), June , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala Vasstrøm, M., 2011, Rediscovering the commons? Enclosures and openings for common understandings in regional nature planning, presented at IRS conference; Territoriality of the Commons: Spatial Perspectives on the Governance of Public Good in Past and Present, September , Erkner, Berlin Vasstrøm, M, 2011, The influence of knowledge premises on local participation in nature 4

5 resource planning, presented on the Nordic Environmental Social Science conference, Stockholm University, June , Stockholm Normann, R. H., & Vasstrøm, M. Interpreting rural development projects as network systems. Paper presented at the Regional Studies Association Annual conference: Regional Development and Policy - Challenges, Choices and Recipients, April Newcastle University, UK. Vasstrøm, M., Normann, R. H., Cruickshank, J., & Lysgård, H. K. (2010). Attractive rural development who decides?, Presented at Nordic Rural Futures: pressures and possibilities. May Uppsala, Sweden. Vasstrøm, M., 2010 The shadow of participation in natural resource planning, 2010, Presented at Nordic Rural Futures: pressures and possibilities. May Uppsala, Sweden. Normann, R. H., & Vasstrøm, M. 2009, The construction of local development organisations: Public sector governance strategies in rural areas. Paper presented at the Regional Studies Association Annual International Conference, April LANGUAGES Mother Tongue: Danish Other Languages (spoken and written): Norwegian fluent; English fluent; Spanish fluent 5