About
My research-interests can be related to «Urban governance» and «Public Administration», which are international and multi-disciplinary research fields where one studies the interactions between public sector, market and civil society. Key concepts in this research are e.g. collaboration, governance, co-creation, network governance and public sector innovation. In addition, parts of my research have focussed on political leadership, in particular in local governments in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Besides my own research, I act as Editor-in-Chief for «Nordic Journal of Innovation in the Public Sector».
I teach and supervise students in these topics, both at bachelor, master and PhD-level.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Co-Creation: Expectations, Challenges and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Local Governments (ECCO)
This research project aims to unravel the expectations of Norwegian local governments to the introduction of new forms of co-creation, analyse how co-creation practices challenge established forms of governance based on Classical Public Administration and New Public Management.
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Voluntary organizations in local emergency management (VOLEM)
The project examines the role of voluntary actors in local emergency management in Norway and Denmark, with a special focus on the collaboration between voluntary organizations and public authorities. The purpose of the project is to provide knowledge about the conditions for efficient public-voluntary emergency management collaboration.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Bay, Ann-Helén ; Røiseland, Asbjørn (2025). Offentlige eller private velferdstjenester? Politiske spenninger og faglige nyanser. ISBN: 978-82-02-85383-9. 198 p. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Røiseland, Asbjørn
; Breimo, Janne Paulsen
(2024).
Managing co-creation and coping with value.
Røiseland, Asbjørn; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob (Ed.).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization. p. 135-149.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202236.00016
Breimo, Janne Paulsen;
Røiseland, Asbjørn
(2024).
Professional rule meets co-creation: Challenges and coping
Strategies.
Røiseland, Asbjørn; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob (Ed.).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization. p. 119-134.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202236.00015
Røiseland, Asbjørn
;
Vedeld, Trond
(2024).
Bureaucracy and co-creation: Coping with dilemmas through
institutional design.
Røiseland, Asbjørn; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob (Ed.).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization. p. 102-118.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202236.00014
Røiseland, Asbjørn
; Breimo, Janne Paulsen;
Hofstad, Hege
;
Vedeld, Trond
(2024).
Presentation of cases, methods and contexts.
Røiseland, Asbjørn; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob (Ed.).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization. p. 61-78.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202236.00012
Røiseland, Asbjørn
; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob
(2024).
Co-creation as public governance: Revisiting the bright and dark Sides.
Røiseland, Asbjørn; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob (Ed.).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization. p. 15-33.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202236.00009
Røiseland, Asbjørn
; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob
(2024).
What to do when co-creation clashes with old public governance paradigms?.
Røiseland, Asbjørn; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob (Ed.).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization. p. 1-14.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202236.00008
Røiseland, Asbjørn
; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob
(2024).
Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance: The Role of
Coping Strategies and Constructive Hybridization.
ISBN: 9781802202229.
226 p.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/978
Mikkelsen, Kristian Hilmar;
Røiseland, Asbjørn
(2024).
Managing portfolios of Co-creation projects in the public sector organization.
Public Management Review.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2024.2360028
Røiseland, Asbjørn
; Trætteberg, Håkon Solbu
(2024).
Emergency management through enduring collaborative networks: Lessons on phases and levels.
Public Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12998
