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
Academic disciplines
Public and private administration Political science and organisational theory
Subject areas
Leadership Social inequalities Climate Sustainable urban development Public Health Lokalsamfunnsutvikling Co-production
Regions
Countries
Denmark Norway Sweden South Africa India
Research groups
Research projects
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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.
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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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hofstad, Hege
(2023).
Well understood? A literature study defining and operationalising community social sustainability.
Local Environment : the International Journal of Justice and Sustainability.
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
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; 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
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
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; Mathur, Mihir; Büker, Patrick; Stordal, Frode
(2020).
Reaching out? Governing weather and climate services (WCS) for farmers.
Environmental Science and Policy.
Vol. 104.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.010