Hege Hofstad

About

My research centers around governance and co-creation between public authorities at local, regional and national level, organized civil society, various types of business actors, and knowledge institutions to develop and implement overarching and long-term goals such as public health, climate change and sustainability. I study how such processes play out at the local level - in local community development, community and spatial planning or in specific political decision-making processes. Leadership is a special interest.

Fields of study

Research groups

Welfare, Democracy and Governance

Research projects

CIRCULAR: Collaborative innovation of circular economy
Transforming the economic system from a linear to a circular economy is critical for realising a sustainable society. Circular-project asks: What are the main governance factors driving the co-creation of an innovative circular economy for reduced consumption?
Cities confronted by protests: Democratic governance for efficient and socially just climate transformation (DEMOCLIM)
DEMOCLIM explores new democratic governance methods in the design and implementation of effective and socially just climate policies that emerge in the face of climate protests in four Scandinavian cities; Oslo, Bergen, Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Governing the green shift in Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Cape Town (GreenGov)
The GreenGov research project aims to create new and exciting knowledge about the challenges and dilemmas public leaders face in managing the green shift in Oslo, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Cape Town.

Scientific publications

Mouratidis, Konstantinos; Hofstad, Hege ; Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog ; Sagen, Stine Busborg; Dahl, Christel; Følling, Kjersti Eline; Olsen, Bent Olav (2024). Assessing urban social sustainability with the Place Standard Tool: Measurement, findings, and guidance. Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. Vol. 148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.104902

Hofstad, Hege (2023). Well understood? A literature study defining and operationalising community social sustainability. Local Environment : the International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2195620

Vedeld, Trond ; Hofstad, Hege (2022). How to Lead Collaborative Governance for Climate Transformation: A Guide for City Leaders and Decision-makers. 12 p. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy (JCCPE). Vol. 1.
https://doi.org/10.3138/jccpe-2022.1.1.0005

Hofstad, Hege ; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob; Vedeld, Trond (2022). Designing and leading collaborative urban climate governance: Comparative experiences of co-creation from Copenhagen and Oslo. Environmental Policy and Governance. Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1984

Hofstad, Hege ; Vedeld, Trond ; Agger, Annika; Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær ; Tønnesen, Anders; Valencia, Sandra (2022). Cities as public agents: A typology of co-creational leadership for urban climate transformation. Earth System Governance. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2022.100146

Schou, Arild; Hofstad, Hege ; Monkerud, Lars Chr. (2022). The role of organisational resources for integrating health surveillance data into municipal action in Norway. 14 p. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2022.2107556

Hofstad, Hege ; Millstein, Marianne ; Tønnesen, Anders; Vedeld, Trond ; Hansen, Karsten Bruun (2021). The role of goal-setting in urban climate governance. 9 p. Earth System Governance. Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2020.100088

Hofstad, Hege ; Vedeld, Trond (2021). Exploring city climate leadership in theory and practice: responding to the polycentric challenge. 13 p. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2021.1883425

Hofstad, Hege ; Sørensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob; Vedeld, Trond (2021). Leading co-creation for the green shift. Public Money & Management. Vol. 43.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1992120

Vedeld, Trond ; Hofstad, Hege ; Hilde, Solli; Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær (2021). Polycentric urban climate governance: Creating synergies between integrative and interactive governance in Oslo. 14 p. Environmental Policy and Governance. Vol. February.
https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1935

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Research reports

Heimburg, Dina von; Ness, Ottar; Svensson, Helene Berntsen; Krokstad, Morten Austheim; Kojan, Bente Heggem; Henrik Hays, Nielsen; Krokstad, Steinar; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Eilertsen, Maja; Bang Nes, Raghild; Hofstad, Hege ; Vedeld, Trond (2024). Innbyggernes modell i Trondheim kommune: Hovedrapport. 250 p. NTNU WellFare. Vol. 1.

Hofstad, Hege ; Mouratidis, Konstantinos; Dahl, Christel; Sagen, Stine; Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog (2022). Hva er lokal, sosial bærekraft? Erfaringer fra Stavanger. 28 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://www.nmbu.no/en/projects/node/44446

Hofstad, Hege (2021). Sosialt bærekraftige lokalsamfunn –en litteraturstudie. ISBN: 978-82-8309-345-2. 54 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR, OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Vol. 2021.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2767557

Hofstad, Hege ; Vedeld, Trond ; Millstein, Marianne ; Agger, Annika; Hansen, Karsten Bruun; Taylor, Anna; Tønnesen, Anders; Torfing, Jacob; Valencia, Sandra (2020). Urban climate governance and co-creation – In Cape Town, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Oslo. ISBN: 978-82-8309-309-4. 111 p. Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Oslo Metropolitan University. Vol. 2020.
https://blogg.hioa.no/greengov

Hofstad, Hege (2019). Byvekstavtaler i et flernivåperspektiv: helhetlig styringsverktøy med demokratiske utfordringer. 39 p. CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning.

Hofstad, Hege (2019). Kommunal planlegging som redskap for å redusere sosiale helseforskjeller - Oppsummering av erfaringer fra tidligere forskning og workshop med nøkkelaktører. 71 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR, OsloMet.. Vol. 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/1314

Heimburg, Dina Von; Hofstad, Hege (2019). Samskaping som samarbeids- og styringsform for kommunenes folkehelsearbeid - Hva vet vi? Hva er utfordrende? Og hvor går vi videre?. 53 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR, OsloMet.. Vol. 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/1328

Hofstad, Hege (2018). Hva er viktige faktorer for lokal utøvelse av folkehelseoppdraget, og hvordan kan folkehelsemyndighetene støtte opp?,. 32 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær ; Barkved, Line Johanne; Görlitz, Stefan; Hisdal, Hege; Hofstad, Hege ; Interwies, Eduard; Jagers, Sverker C; Junker, Eivind; Lundqvist, Lennart J; Seifert, Isabel; Seva, Mikael (2017). Governing risk society: Institutional conditions for local adaptive capacity to climate change in Norway, Sweden and Germany. ISBN: 978-82-8309-199-1. 101 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR, Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus. Vol. 2017.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/5927

Hofstad, Hege ; Bergsli, Heidi (2017). Folkehelse og sosial bærekraft - en sammenligning og diskusjon av begrepsinnhold, målsettinger og praktiske tilnærminger. ISBN: 978-82-8309-217-2. 104 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
http://www.hioa.no/Om-HiOA/Senter-for-velferds-og-

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Dissemination

Vedeld, Trond ; Haarstad, Håvard; Hofstad, Hege (2023). Exploring the scope for just transition: Values and interests at stake in urban climate policies. EURA konferansen. Universitetet i Reykjavik.

Hofstad, Hege (2023). En samskapende kommune? Kjernedilemmaer og hvordan løse dem. Nasjonal samling for innbyggertorg og bibliotek. Drammen kommune.

Haarstad, Håvard; Hofstad, Hege ; Vedeld, Trond ; Smas, Lukas (2023). Limits to urban climate governance: institutional responses to climate protests in four Scandinavian cities. EURA conference 2023. European Urban Research Association.

Vedeld, Trond ; Hofstad, Hege (2023). Citizens as clients, customers and partners: Evolving roles and relationships in co-creation. 2023 WHO European Healthy Cities Annual Business Meeting and Technical Conference: Health and well-being for all. WHO European Healthy Cities (Sunne Kommuner).

Hofstad, Hege ; Vedeld, Trond (2023). Co-existing systems of performance management: conflicts, coping strategies and emerging hybridity. ECPR General Conference 2023. ECPR: European Consortium for Political Research.

Vedeld, Trond ; Hofstad, Hege ; Haarstad, Håvard (2023). Lokal klimapolitikk: Hva står på spill og hvem har makt og innflytelse?. Universitetsforlaget. Vol. 55.

Hofstad, Hege (2023). Konkurrerende rettferdighetshensyn i byutviklingen: Argumenter og opplevelser hos protestbevegelser, fagfolk og partier. CIENS webinar. CIENS.

Hofstad, Hege (2023). Socially Just Urban Development? Arguments and experiences of protest movements, professions and politicians. PEER webinar. PEER.

Hofstad, Hege (2023). Lokalsamfunnets deltakelse i en bærekraftig utvikling. Agders Forum for samfunnsutvikling. Agder fylkeskommune.

Hofstad, Hege (2023). Hvem har makt i klimapolitikken?. Hvem har makt i klimapolitikken. Fridthjof nansens institutt.

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Hege Hofstad

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