About
Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud is a political scientist and sociologist that also has formal education in management and audit.
Kristin has been and currently is engaged in several projects on urban governance and -development.
Kristin has background from studies on governance in the public sector. Her research interests are in democracy and the organization for co-decisionmaking in urban development. Also, she is interested in urban governance related to social innovation. She was project leader in one NRC funded research- and innovation project on sustainable procurement of food and cateringservices.
Se was also workpackage leader in one Horizon research and innovation project on urban gardening and one NRC researchproject on resident participation in urban development
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Public and private administration Political science and organisational theory Social sciences
Subject areas
Democracy Evaluation Organisational learning Entrepreneurship Performance audit New Public Management Sicial innovation Governance Control and Trust Accountability Urban governance Innovation for sustainability Social sustainability Sustainability in the built environment
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Democratic Urban Development in the Digital Age (DEMUDIG)
The DEMUDIG project investigates the extent and influence of citizen participation through ICT and social media in urban governance.
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Edible Cities Network: Integrating Edible City Solutions for social resilient and sustainably productive cities
The Edible Cities Network (EdiCitNet) works towards making cities around the world better places to live through the implementation and institutional integration of Edible City Solutions.
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Innovative, sustainable public procurement of food and catering services
The project enables the participating public organizations to try out new and innovative public procurement strategies and practices.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2025). Sustainable Urban Transitions and New Public Management. The Norwegian Experience. ISBN: 978-3-031-82306-0. 145 p. Palgrave Pivot.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2024). Hva betyr sosial bærekraft?. 8 p. Fagbladet samfunn og økonomi. Vol. 2024.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2024). Hva er sosial bærekraft?. Fagbladet samfunn og økonomi. Vol. 2024.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin
(2024).
Offentlige innkjøp organiseres miljøfiendtlig - på en måte som hindrer lokal bærekraft.
Fagbladet samfunn og økonomi.
Vol. 2024.
https://www.samfunnogokonomi.no/2024/12/offentlige
Hovik, Sissel ; Legard, Sveinung ; McShane, Ian; Middha, Bhavna; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin ; Ruano de la Fuente, José Manuel (2022). Participation and influence in urban development: Does city e-participation strategy matter?. Hovik, Sissel; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Ruano de la Fuente, José Manuel; McShane, Ian; Legard, Sveinung (Ed.). Citizen participation in the information society. Comparing modes and blends of participatory channels in urban development. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hovik, Sissel ; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin ; Ruano de la Fuente, José Manuel; McShane, Ian; Legard, Sveinung (2022). Citizen participation in the information society. Comparing modes and blends of participatory channels in urban development. ISBN: 9783030999391. Palgrave Macmillan.
Plassnig, Sara Noémie; Pettit, Marisa;
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin
; Säumel, Ina
(2022).
Successful scaling of Edible City Solutions to promote food citizenship and sustainability in food system transitions.
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities.
Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2022.1032836
Ruano de la Fuente, José Manuel; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2022). Inside the black box: perspectives and attitudes of civil servants on citizen participation. Hovik, Sissel; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Ruano de la Fuente, José Manuel; McShane, Ian; Legard, Sveinung (Ed.). Citizen participation in the information society. Comparing modes and blends of participatory channels in urban development. Palgrave Macmillan.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin
; McShane, Ian; Middha, Bhavna; Ruano, Jose
(2021).
Exploring the relationship between trust and participatory processes: Participation in urban development in Oslo, Madrid and Melbourne.
Nordic Journal of Urban Studies.
Vol. 1.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2703-8866-2021-02-01
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin
; Ruano de la fuente, josé; Sorando, Daniel
(2021).
Ways to gain influence for residents in two gentrifying neighbourhoods: a comparison between Tøyen in Oslo and Lavapiés in Madrid.
28 p.
Papeles de Población.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.22185/24487147.2021.110.32
