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)
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
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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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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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;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2024)
Unsettling humanitarian binaries: Civic humanitarianism and relational aid among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
Geoforum
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2024)
Participatory Knowledge Co-Generation with Children Ethics and Politics of Engagement.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
2023
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Byvekst og Bærekraftig Utvikling - Mot en mer global teorigeografi.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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Nilsen, Maja Simonsen;
Viga, Emmanuel;
Serwajja, Eria;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Uganda - et flyktningeparadis?.
Kronikk
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
2019
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Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal;
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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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/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Gjesteskribenten: NTNU Sustainability – Roar or chatter.
Kronikk
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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
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
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/review
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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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
-
Viga, Emmanuel;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2025)
From accounting to accountability: social and relational accountability among civic humanitarian actors in Uganda.
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
-
Nilsen, Maja Simonsen;
Viga, Emmanuel;
Serwajja, Eria;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Uganda - et flyktningeparadis?.
Kronikk
-
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
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Gjesteskribenten: NTNU Sustainability – Roar or chatter.
Kronikk
-
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
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Action research in critical scholarship: Negotiating multiple imperatives.
ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies
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/review
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2012)
Towards Transformative Participation: Collaborative Research with 'Urban IDPs' in Uganda.
Journal of Refugee Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
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.
(2024)
Participatory Knowledge Co-Generation with Children Ethics and Politics of Engagement.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2023)
Byvekst og Bærekraftig Utvikling - Mot en mer global teorigeografi.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal;
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Smeplass, Eli;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
New University Norway og ProtestPub.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Undervisning
Emner
Formidling
2025
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Vitenskapelig foredragBamutaze, 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 , NMBU Ås 24.09.2025 - 26.09.2025
2024
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Vitenskapelig foredragRefstie, 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) , Kampala 04.12.2024 - 06.12.2024
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Faglig foredragRefstie, Hilde. (2024) Samskaping som mål og middel. KS Bærekraftsfredag , Digitalt 31.05.2024 - 31.05.2024
2022
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Faglig foredragAranya, Rolee; Hay, Hamish Donald Ashbourne; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Tools for Stakeholder Mapping. Gigamapping Workshop Ålesund , Ålesund 31.03.2022 - 01.04.2022
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Faglig 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 , Kampala 12.08.2022 - 12.08.2022
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Vitenskapelig foredragRefstie, Hilde. (2022) Talking about Internationalization - Education. NTNU Internationalization Conference , Oslo 06.12.2022 - 07.12.2022
2019
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Vitenskapelig foredragRefstie, 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 , Trondheim 17.06.2019 - 17.06.2019
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Vitenskapelig foredragRørtveit, 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 , Trondheim 17.06.2019 - 17.06.2019
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Faglig foredragRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Boklansering og debatt: Kan vi berge universitetet?. Boklansering Universitetskamp , Trondheim Sosiologisk Poliklinikk 11.12.2019 - 11.12.2019