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 regeneration processes. Also, she is interested in urban governance related to innovation/entrepreneurship and the quality of government. She leads one project on sustainable procurement of food and cateringservices funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NRC) and is workpackage leader in one Horizon project on urban gardening and one NRC project on resident participation in urban development
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Sociology Political science and organisational theory Urbanism
Subject areas
Democracy Evaluation Organisational learning Entrepreneurship Performance audit Governance Control and Trust Accountability Urban governance
Research groups
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
Edible Cities Network (EdiCitNet) wants to make cities around the world better places to live through the real-life implementation and institutional integration of Edible City Solutions (ECS). OsloMet/AFI will contribute in producing the best practice methodology, KPIs and standard operating procedures that will secure appropriately upscaled Edible City Solution demos.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
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. 4. Palgrave Macmillan.
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. 2. 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.
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.
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. Papeles de Población . Vol. 27.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Ruano de la fuente, josé; Mc Shane, ian; Middha, Bhavna (2021). Exploring the relationship between trust and participatory processes: Participation in urban development in Oslo, Madrid and Melbourne. Nordic Journal of Urban Studies. Vol. 2.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2021). Key Insights into What Makes Public Organizations Learn from Training Programs. 18 p. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies .
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Gonzales-Diaz, Beleb; Enrico, Bracci; Carrington, Thomas; Hathaway, James Carl; Jeppesen, Kim Klarskov; Steccolini, Ileana
(2019).
Sais Work Against Corruption In Scandinavian, South-European And African Countries: An Institutional Analysis.
The British Accounting Review
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Vol. 51.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2732012
Johnsen, Åge; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Carrington, Thomas; Jeppesen, Kim Klarskov; Taro, Külli; Vakkuri, Jarmo (2019). Supreme audit institutions in a high-impact context: A comparative analysis of performance audit in four Nordic countries. Financial Accountability and Management . Vol. 35.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Jeppesen, Kim Klarskov; Carrington, Thomas; Taro, Külli (2018). A New Organisation of Public Administration: From Internal to External Control. Byrkjeflot, Haldor; Engelstad, Fredrik (Ed.). Bureaucracy and Society in Transition: Comparative Perspectives. Chapter in part 2 - Nordic Bureaucracy. p. 225-243. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Ophaug, Espen (2018). Resident Participation in an Era of Societal Self-Organisation: The Public Administrative Response in Tøyen. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration . Vol. 22.
Johnsen, Åge; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2017). Forskning om den statliga revisionen i Norge. Bringselius, Louise (Ed.). Den statliga revisionen i Norden: Forskning, praktik och politik. 8. p. 99-109. Studentlitteratur AB.
Johnsen, Åge; Carrington, Thomas; Jeppesen, Kim Klarskov; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Vakkuri, Jarmo (2017). Forvaltningsrevisjonens virkninger: En sammenligning av fire nordiske land. Bringselius, Louise (Ed.). Den statliga revisionen i Norden: Forskning, praktik och politik. 18. p. 209-222. Studentlitteratur AB.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Vabo, Signy Irene
(2017).
Performance audit as a contribution to change and improvement in public administration.
Evaluation: International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
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Vol. 23.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/62333
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2017). Accountability and Ethics. Farazmand, Ali (Ed.). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance 2017. A. p. 1-7. Springer.
Johnsen, Åge; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Carrington, Thomas; Jeppesen, Kim Klarskov (2017). Audit in a trusting climate. Lapsley, Irvine; Knutsson, Hans (Ed.). Modernizing the Public Sector: Scandinavian Perspectives. 8. Routledge.
Jeppesen, Kim Klarskov; Carrington, Thomas; Catasús, Bino; Johnsen, Åge; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Vakkuri, Jarmo (2017). The strategic options of supreme audit institutions: The case of four Nordic countries. Financial Accountability and Management . Vol. 33.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Vabo, Signy Irene (2016). Extensive Decentralisation - but in the Shadow of Hierarchy. Ruano, Jose; Profiroiu, Marius (Ed.). The Palgrave Handbook of Decentralisation in Europe. 10. p. 253-272. Palgrave Macmillan.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Vrangbæk, Karsten (2016). Hvordan kan forvaltningsrevisjon bidra til organisasjonslæring? : en komparativ studie av Norges og Danmarks riksrevisjoner innenfor arbeids- og helsefeltet. Nordiske organisasjonsstudier . Vol. 18.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Johnsen, Åge (2015). Performance Audits and Supreme Audit Institutions’ Impact on Public Administration: The Case of the Office of the Auditor General in Norway. Administration & Society . Vol. 50.
Jantz, Bastian; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Vrangbæk, Karsten (2015). Control and Autonomy—The SAIs in Norway, Denmark, and Germany as Watchdogs in an NPM-Era?. International Journal of Public Administration . Vol. 38.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2015). Resistance to control – Norwegian ministries’ and agencies’ reactions to performance audit. Public Organization Review . Vol. 15.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2014). Auditee Strategies: An Investigation of Auditees’ Reactions to the Norwegian State Audit Institution’s Performance Audits. International Journal of Public Administration . Vol. 37.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2014). Performance audit and the importance of the public debate. Evaluation: International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice . Vol. 20.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Svare, Helge (2014). Entrepreneurial growth strategies: the female touch. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship . Vol. 6.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2013). Political accountability and performance audit : the case of the auditor general in Norway. Public Administration . Vol. 91.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (2011). Unge sosialhjelpsmottakere - utenfor og umotiverte?. Andreassen, Tone Alm; Fossestøl, Knut (Ed.). NAV ved et veiskille: organisasjonsendring som velferdsreform. Kapittel 5. p. 106-124. Gyldendal Akademisk.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Gamperiene, Migle; Hilsen, Anne Inga (2011). "Make me an offer I Can't Refuse" - Do Extra Days off Contribute to Seniors Staying at Work longer?. Ennals, Richard; Salomon, Robert (Ed.). Older Workers in a Sustainable Society. Kapittel 17. Peter Lang Publishing Group.
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Johnsen, Åge
(2011).
Auditors' understanding of evidence: A performance audit of an urban development programme.
Evaluation: International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
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Vol. 17.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/801
