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.
I teach and supervise students in these topics, both at bachelor, master and PhD-level.
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
Røiseland, Asbjørn
(2025).
From “Production” to “Platform” – Alternative Conceptions of Public Service Functions.
International Journal of Public Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2025.2508447
Bay, Ann-Helén
;
Røiseland, Asbjørn
(2025).
Offentlige eller private velferdstjenester? Politiske spenninger og faglige nyanser.
ISBN: 9788202853839.
198 p.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3540004
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
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
; 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://hdl.handle.net/11250/5033494
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
; 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
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
; 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
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
