Field of study
Democratisation Citizenship Political Participation Urban Geography Local politics Sustainable urban development Civil Society Local government and democracy African urban settlements Social and political movements Governance Development research Urban governance
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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CENSU - Climate Change Energy Sustainability
CENSU is a Norwegian-Tanzanian-Mozambican university collaboration within education and research which focuses on sustainable gas extraction and governance in the context of vulnerable communities and climate change.
Completed research projects
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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.
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Work Inclusion in North and South: Comparative Urban Contexts (WINS)
The WINS project focuses on how work inclusion may improve the social inclusion of migrants within comparative urban settings.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hofstad, Hege
;
Millstein, Marianne
(2025).
Exploring the Scope for Just Transition: Striking a Viable Balance Between Effective and Just Transition in Urban Climate Governance.
Journal of Sustainability.
Vol. 1.
https://doi.org/10.55845/jos-2025-1250
Millstein, Marianne
;
Hagen, Aina Landsverk
(2025).
Becoming Rebels. From Everyday Acts of Protest to Radical Imaginaries and Societal Change.
Journal of Extreme Anthropology.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.5617/jea.12214
Millstein, Marianne
;
Hagen, Aina Landsverk
(2024).
Becoming Rebels: From Everyday Acts of Protest to Radical Imaginaries and Societal Change
| Journal of Extreme Anthropology.
Journal of Extreme Anthropology.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.5617/jea.12214
Haarstad, Håvard;
Hofstad, Hege
;
Vedeld, Trond
; Smas, Lukas;
Braathen, Einar
;
Millstein, Marianne
(2024).
Democratic limitations of urban climate governance: proactive and reactive citizen action in four Scandinavian cities.
Urban Geography.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2024.2397277
Millstein, Marianne
; Kontinen, Tiina; Biekart, Kees
(2023).
Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces.
ISBN: 9783031233043.
293 p.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5128072
Millstein, Marianne
; Kontinen, Tiina; Biekart, Kees
(2023).
Conclusions: Spaces of Hope and Despair?.
Millstein, Marianne; Kontinen, Tiina; Biekart, Kees (Ed.).
Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces. p. 273-288.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3778873
Millstein, Marianne
;
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
(2021).
Medvirkning i byromsutviklingen.
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne (Ed.).
Demokratiske byrom. p. 171-189.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3559390
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
;
Millstein, Marianne
(2021).
Demokratiske byrom.
ISBN: 9788215042763.
464 p.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3548614
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
;
Millstein, Marianne
(2021).
Introduksjon: Demokratiske byrom?.
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne (Ed.).
Demokratiske byrom. p. 13-25.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3243477
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
;
Millstein, Marianne
(2021).
Demokratiske byromsprosesser.
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne (Ed.).
Demokratiske byrom. p. 64-72.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5174762