Hilde Refstie
Om
Research areas: Citizenship and global sustainable development, forced migration, humanitarianism, the humanitarian-development-peace building nexus, slum upgrading, participatory urban planning, policy mobility, action research.
Current teaching: Discourses of Development and Globalisation, Migration and the Humanitarian-Development nexus. Programme Leader for the international interdisciplinary MSc Globalisation and Sustainable Development at NTNU.
Have previously worked on:
- Urban displacement (Refugee Law Project Uganda)
- Slum upgrading, gender, youth, and community participation (Cities Alliance)
- Emergency response rosters (Norwegian Refugee Council)
Leader Gemini Centre Global Impact Deputy leader NTNU Societal Security - Adaptation.
Current research projects:
EXPAND: Expanding the search for new ways of working along the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus (2024-2028) RCN (Participant, project lead, PRIO).
COSTCLIM: Collaborative Action for Strengthening Training Capacities in Climate Risk and Natural Resource management (2019-2025) NORPART (PI from 2023).
Social innovation - Co-creating humanitarian research impact (2023-2025). PI
Co-producing smart sustainable cities - the role of knowledge production in fast policymaking (PI together with Hilde N. Rørtveit).
Selected Practice and Policy related writing
Brun, C., Horst, C., Refstie, H. 2024. Norges nye humanitære strategi kan hemme lokalt ledet utvikling. Panorama nyheter.
Viga, E., Serwajja, E., Refstie, H. and Horst, C. 2024. Engaging with the Humanitarian Localisation Agenda from Below in Uganda. Policy Brief, PRIO.
Simonsen Nilsen, M., Viga, E., Serwajja, E. & Refstie, H. 2024. Why Refugee ration cuts in Uganda risk long-term social damage. The New Humanitarian.
Simonsen Nilsen, M., Viga, E., Serwajja, E. & Refstie, H. 2024. Uganda - et flyktningeparadis?. Panorama nyheter.
Refstie, H. 2019. NTNU Sustainability - Roar or Chatter? Universitetsavisa.
Refstie, H. 2015. Is this Participatory Budgeting? The Blantyre Process, NTNU, CCODE, and TRI
Refstie H., Hunga, W. 2015. Some lessons to be learned – Informal Settlement Upgrading Project in Chinsapo and Mtandire, NTNU, CCODE, and TRI
Refstie, H (2014): Negotiating services through community committees – Ndirande Makata, Blantyre, CCODE and TRI
Refstie, H and Da Silva F. (2012): Youth: The face of Urbanization, Inclusive Cities, CIVICS Cities Alliance, Washington DC
Crisp, J. and Refstie, H. The urbanisation of displaced people, CIVICS, Cities Alliance, Washington DC
Cities Alliance (2009): 2009 Annual report Building Cities and Citizens – Highlighting Gender Issues in Slum Upgrading, Cities Alliance.
Refstie H., Dolan, C., Okello M. (2009): Urban IDPs in Uganda, Victims of Institutional Convenience? Forced Migration Review 34
Refugee Law project (2007): What About Us? – The Exclusion of Urban IDPs from Uganda’s IDP related Policies and Intervention, Refugee Law Project, Kampala
Publikasjoner
2026
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Refstie, Hilde;
Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen.
(2026)
Exploring the Slower Sides of Fast Policymaking: A Call for South–North Dialogues.
Nordic Journal of Urban Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2025
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Otim, Patrick;
Refstie, Hilde;
Serwajja, Eria;
Viga, Emmanuel.
(2025)
Filling the Gap or Taking the Lead? Refugee-led aid in Uganda.
Film
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
Book Review: Routledge Handbook of Comparative Global Urban Studies.
Nordic Journal of Urban Studies
Bokanmeldelse
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
Sustainability, global impact and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus– NTNU beyond the 2030 Agenda | NTVA.
Årbok - Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi (NTVA)
Fagartikkel
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Agook, Keluel;
Arou, Kuol;
Ahmed, Siham;
Mugisho, Joyeux;
Touloung, Simon Marot;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
Filling the gap or taking the lead? Refugee led organisations in Uganda.
Fennia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Horst, Cindy;
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine;
Alikhan, Mohideen Mohamed;
Erdal, Marta Bivand;
Jayatilaka, Danesh;
Musa, Ahmed;
Serwajja, Eria;
Viga, Emmanuel.
(2025)
Reimagining humanitarianism: relational accountability in locally-led responses.
Fennia
Leder
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Viga, Emmanuel;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
From accounting to accountability: social and relational accountability among civic humanitarian actors in Uganda.
Fennia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2024
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Viga, Emmanuel;
Serwajja, Eria;
Refstie, Hilde;
Horst, Cindy.
(2024)
Engaging with the Humanitarian Localisation Agenda from ‘Below’ in Uganda.
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Forskningsrapport
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Aruga, Leika;
Refstie, Hilde;
Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen.
(2024)
“The Citizen” as a Ghost Subject in Co-Producing Smart Sustainable Cities: An Intersectional Approach.
Urban Planning
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Viga, Emmanuel;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2024)
Unsettling humanitarian binaries: Civic humanitarianism and relational aid among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
Geoforum
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Abebe, Tatek Mamo;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2024)
Participatory Knowledge Co-Generation with Children Ethics and Politics of Engagement.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2023
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Byvekst og Bærekraftig Utvikling - Mot en mer global teorigeografi.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Serwajja, Eria;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Self-reliance and refugee economics in Uganda.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2022
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Reconfiguring research relevance – steps towards salvaging the radical potential of the co-productive turn in searching for sustainable solutions.
Fennia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Koshy, Mrudhula;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Handling Compounded Uncertainty in Spatial Planning and Humanitarian Action in Unexpected Floods in Wayanad, Kerala: Towards a Contextualised Contingency Planning Approach.
Planning Theory & Practice
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Urban Living Labs as an Approach for Co-Creating Sustainable Cities.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
2019
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Ulikhet og uformalitet i bysamfunn - erfaringer fra det globale sør.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal;
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Smeplass, Eli;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
New University Norway og ProtestPub.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Refstie, Hilde;
Millstein, Marianne.
(2019)
Does Participatory Planning Promise Too Much? Global Discourses and the Glass Ceiling of Participation in Urban Malawi.
Planning Theory & Practice
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
The Beginning is never the beginning: Co-producing action research space.
Action research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina;
Behroozi, Pegah;
Berg, Lawrence D.;
Brackebusch, Alexander;
Derksen, Murray;
Ducs, Jodine;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Huijbens, Edward H.;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael R. Handley.
(2019)
Collective editorial on the neoliberal university.
Fennia
Leder
2018
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Action research in critical scholarship: Negotiating multiple imperatives.
ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Sliwa, Marcin;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Urban Ecological Planning: Principles, value positions and application in practice.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2016
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Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2016)
Voicing noise: Political agency and the trialectics of participation in urban Malawi.
Geoforum
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2015
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Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Epremian, Levon;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2015)
Fighting fog - The case of creeping neoliberalism and weakening university democracy in Norway.
Krisis: Tijdschrift voor actuele filosofie
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel
2014
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Vik, Marte Lange;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2014)
Medvirkning, makt og avmakt i planlegging - Norge og Malawi :.
Kart og Plan
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2012
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Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2012)
Towards Transformative Participation: Collaborative Research with 'Urban IDPs' in Uganda.
Journal of Refugee Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Crisp, Jeff;
Morris, Timothy P.;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2012)
Displacement in urban areas: new challenges, new partnerships.
Disasters. The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Refstie, Hilde;
Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen.
(2026)
Exploring the Slower Sides of Fast Policymaking: A Call for South–North Dialogues.
Nordic Journal of Urban Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
Book Review: Routledge Handbook of Comparative Global Urban Studies.
Nordic Journal of Urban Studies
Bokanmeldelse
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
Sustainability, global impact and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus– NTNU beyond the 2030 Agenda | NTVA.
Årbok - Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi (NTVA)
Fagartikkel
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Agook, Keluel;
Arou, Kuol;
Ahmed, Siham;
Mugisho, Joyeux;
Touloung, Simon Marot;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
Filling the gap or taking the lead? Refugee led organisations in Uganda.
Fennia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Horst, Cindy;
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine;
Alikhan, Mohideen Mohamed;
Erdal, Marta Bivand;
Jayatilaka, Danesh;
Musa, Ahmed;
Serwajja, Eria;
Viga, Emmanuel.
(2025)
Reimagining humanitarianism: relational accountability in locally-led responses.
Fennia
Leder
-
Viga, Emmanuel;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
From accounting to accountability: social and relational accountability among civic humanitarian actors in Uganda.
Fennia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2016)
Voicing noise: Political agency and the trialectics of participation in urban Malawi.
Geoforum
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Action research in critical scholarship: Negotiating multiple imperatives.
ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Aruga, Leika;
Refstie, Hilde;
Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen.
(2024)
“The Citizen” as a Ghost Subject in Co-Producing Smart Sustainable Cities: An Intersectional Approach.
Urban Planning
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Reconfiguring research relevance – steps towards salvaging the radical potential of the co-productive turn in searching for sustainable solutions.
Fennia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Viga, Emmanuel;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2024)
Unsettling humanitarian binaries: Civic humanitarianism and relational aid among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
Geoforum
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Millstein, Marianne.
(2019)
Does Participatory Planning Promise Too Much? Global Discourses and the Glass Ceiling of Participation in Urban Malawi.
Planning Theory & Practice
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Vik, Marte Lange;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2014)
Medvirkning, makt og avmakt i planlegging - Norge og Malawi :.
Kart og Plan
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2012)
Towards Transformative Participation: Collaborative Research with 'Urban IDPs' in Uganda.
Journal of Refugee Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Koshy, Mrudhula;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Handling Compounded Uncertainty in Spatial Planning and Humanitarian Action in Unexpected Floods in Wayanad, Kerala: Towards a Contextualised Contingency Planning Approach.
Planning Theory & Practice
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Epremian, Levon;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2015)
Fighting fog - The case of creeping neoliberalism and weakening university democracy in Norway.
Krisis: Tijdschrift voor actuele filosofie
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
The Beginning is never the beginning: Co-producing action research space.
Action research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina;
Behroozi, Pegah;
Berg, Lawrence D.;
Brackebusch, Alexander;
Derksen, Murray;
Ducs, Jodine;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Huijbens, Edward H.;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael R. Handley.
(2019)
Collective editorial on the neoliberal university.
Fennia
Leder
-
Crisp, Jeff;
Morris, Timothy P.;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2012)
Displacement in urban areas: new challenges, new partnerships.
Disasters. The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Kunstneriske produksjoner
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Otim, Patrick;
Refstie, Hilde;
Serwajja, Eria;
Viga, Emmanuel.
(2025)
Filling the Gap or Taking the Lead? Refugee-led aid in Uganda.
Film
Del av bok/rapport
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Ulikhet og uformalitet i bysamfunn - erfaringer fra det globale sør.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal;
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Smeplass, Eli;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
New University Norway og ProtestPub.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Byvekst og Bærekraftig Utvikling - Mot en mer global teorigeografi.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Serwajja, Eria;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Self-reliance and refugee economics in Uganda.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Sliwa, Marcin;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Urban Ecological Planning: Principles, value positions and application in practice.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Abebe, Tatek Mamo;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2024)
Participatory Knowledge Co-Generation with Children Ethics and Politics of Engagement.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
Rapport
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Viga, Emmanuel;
Serwajja, Eria;
Refstie, Hilde;
Horst, Cindy.
(2024)
Engaging with the Humanitarian Localisation Agenda from ‘Below’ in Uganda.
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Forskningsrapport
Studentoppgave eller avhandling
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Urban Living Labs as an Approach for Co-Creating Sustainable Cities.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
Undervisning
Emner
Formidling
2025
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Annen presentasjonRefstie, Hilde; Horst, Cindy. (2025) International Aid Cuts and Humanitarianism: Expanding the frame for reimagination. Forecasting the Humanitarian Reset
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KonferanseforedragBamutaze, Yazidhi; Nakileza, Bob; Refstie, Hilde; Nakakaawa-Jjunju, Charlotte Anne. (2025) Emerging polycrisis in coupled landscapes: socioecological Insights and perspectives from mountain Elgon in Uganda. 8th Joint Nordic Development Research conference
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde. (2025) Participation in NorDev25 Opening Plenary Session II “Internationalisation in Higher Education: fostering solidarity across borders". 8th Joint Nordic Development Research conference. NorDev25: Solidarity, social justice and sustainability
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KonferanseforedragSerwajja, Eria; Kisira, Yeeko; Refstie, Hilde. (2025) Decentering African Migration (Governance) Research. 22nd IMISCOE Annual Conference
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AviskronikkRefstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Smeplass, Eli. (2025) Folkemøte og ProtestPub engasjerte NTNU-fellesskapet.
2024
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde. (2024) Searching for impact: The growing importance of working collaboratively with communities in disaster resilience research. 3rd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA)
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AviskronikkBrun, Cathrine; Horst, Cindy; Refstie, Hilde. (2024) Hva er veien videre for lokalt ledet respons? Et svar til utviklingsministeren.
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AviskronikkBrun, Cathrine; Horst, Cindy; Refstie, Hilde. (2024) Humanitære prinsipper versus relasjonell etikk: Lokale aktørers rolle i Norges nye strategi.
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Foredrag
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Foredrag
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AviskronikkRefstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Pettersen, Ida Nilstad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Tjora, Aksel Hagen; Smeplass, Eli. (2024) Er NTNU rustet til å fremme uavhengig kritisk tenkning i fremtidens universitet?.
2023
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AviskronikkNilsen, Maja Simonsen; Viga, Emmanuel; Serwajja, Eria; Refstie, Hilde. (2023) Uganda - et flyktningeparadis?.
2022
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ForedragAranya, Rolee; Hay, Hamish Donald Ashbourne; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Tools for Stakeholder Mapping. Gigamapping Workshop Ålesund
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ForedragWeldemichel, Teklehaymanot G Meskel; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Norwegian urban municipalities. DatSam workshop
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde. (2022) Experiences from the Master's in Globalisation and Sustainable Deveopment. NTNU Internationalization Conference
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ForedragViga, Emmanuel; Serwajja, Eria; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Feedback session to refugee representatives and Makerere University researchers from fieldwork in Holding Aid Accountable - Relational Humanitarianism in Protracted Crises (AidAccount). Feedback session AidAccount
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde; Serwajja, Eria. (2022) Solutions lost or gained? Self-reliance and refugee economics in Uganda. Norsk Geografisk Selskaps konferanse
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ForedragRefstie, Hilde; Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2022) Den kritiske student. Nasjonal samling for studentledere i Norge
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde. (2022) Talking about Internationalization - Education. NTNU Internationalization Conference
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ForedragWeldemichel, Teklehaymanot; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Norwegian urban municipalities. Norwegian Geographical Society
2021
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ForedragRefstie, Hilde. (2021) The role of research in a world of fast policymaking: Co-producing smart sustainable cities. Team Society webinar
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde. (2021) Keynote and Annual Fennia lecture: Reconfiguring research relevance in the search for sustainable solutions - The role of universities in the co-productive turn. The Annual Meeting of Finnish Geographer
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde. (2021) Keynote: Transgressing boundaries in geographic scholarship. Winter seminar in Human Geography
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ForedragRefstie, Hilde. (2021) Global ulikhet og bærekraftig utvikling. Nettverksdag for VGS lærere Trøndelag Samfunnsfag, historie, religion, geografi
2020
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AviskronikkSmeplass, Eli; Refstie, Hilde; Henriksen, Ida Marie. (2020) Universitetene er ikke et middel for politikere.
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AviskronikkSmeplass, Eli; Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Henriksen, Ida Marie. (2020) Universitetene bør ikke reduseres til kunnskapsfabrikker for næringslivets mektige aktører.
2019
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Aranya, Rolee; Millstein, Marianne. (2019) Session: Planning for sustainable urban futures: transgressing the North-South boundaries in theory and practice. Nordic Geographers Meeting 2019
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KonferanseforedragRefstie, Hilde; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen. (2019) The role of research in a globalised world of fast urban policymaking. NGM conference 2019
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KonferanseforedragRørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Aranya, Rolee; Millstein, Marianne; Refstie, Hilde. (2019) Methodological implications of the 'southern' turn in urban theory: introducing North-South dialogues on participatory planning and urban developments. Nordic Geographers Meeting
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Aviskronikk
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ForedragRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Boklansering og debatt: Kan vi berge universitetet?. Boklansering Universitetskamp
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Aviskronikk
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Aviskronikk
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AviskronikkRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Du skal ikke tåle så inderlig vel – til støtte for et rausere og mer solidarisk akademia.
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Foredrag
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ForedragRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Talk at Young Researcher's night 2019 Rockheim: Generosity in the academy. Young Researcher's night 2019 Rockheim
2017
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ForedragLujala, Päivi; Refstie, Hilde; Lund, Ragnhild; Refstie, Hilde. (2017) Development studies and research in Geography. Contact meeting with NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)
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ForedragAndresen, Silje Aurora; Refstie, Hilde. (2017) Tåka letter: New University Norway og kommersialiseringen av universitetets samfunnsoppdrag. Forum for vitenskap og demokrati
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AviskronikkSmeplass, Eli; Refstie, Hilde; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Dahlback, Morten Langfeldt; Thorshaug, Ragne Øwre; Andresen, Silje Aurora. (2017) Universitetene trenger bråk.
2016
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Intervju
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KonferanseforedragAndresen, Silje Aurora; Refstie, Hilde. (2016) Neoliberalization and financialization of our universities. Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference
2015
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IntervjuEpremian, Levon; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Refstie, Hilde; Andresen, Silje Aurora. (2015) Time to acknowledge the elephant in the room.
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Intervju
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IntervjuJakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Andresen, Silje Aurora; Refstie, Hilde; Epremian, Levon. (2015) "A flawed process of employee consultation".
2014
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AviskronikkGaassand, Margrethe; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Marsland, Leon; Refstie, Hilde. (2014) Stopp dagens kunnskapsapartheid!.