About
I am a professor in organization and management at Oslo Business School at Oslo Metropolitan University, linked to the division of Public Administration and Governance. I obtained my Dr.polit degree in political science at the University of Oslo in 2001. Between 1986 and 2009, I was employed as a researcher at Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research.
I teach public policy, collaboration and governance. My fields of research are network governance, multilevel governance, and participation and democracy. My thematic interests are environment and natural resource management, and urban governance and development.
Recently I have studied citizen participation in urban development in the digital age, i.e., how ICT and new social media can enhance participation. Furthermore, I research preconditions for and effects of public policy reforms implying mandated collaboration between central, regional and local government.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Political science and organisational theory
Subject areas
Environmentalism Governance Intergovernmental relations Local administration and policy Multi level governance Participation Collaborative management
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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hovik, Sissel
;
Legard, Sveinung
; Bertelsen, Inger Miriam
(2023).
Area-based initiatives and urban democracy.
8 p.
Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning.
Vol. 144.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104638
Hovik, Sissel
;
Stigen, Inger Marie
(2022).
The paradox of organizational complexity in urban development: boundary spanners’ handling of citizen proposals.
Local Government Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2022.2052857
Hovik, Sissel
; Giannoumis, G. Anthony
(2022).
Linkages between Citizen Participation, Digital Technology and Urban Development.
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.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99940-7_1
Legard, Sveinung ; Hovik, Sissel (2022). The impact of digital participation on democratic urban governance. 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 ; 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.
Hovik, Sissel
(2019).
Integrated Water Quality Governance and Sectoral
Responsibility: The EU Water Framework Directive’s
Impact on Agricultural Sector Policies in Norway.
18 p.
Water.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112215
Høgmo, Hanne C.; Lorentzen, Helga Ruus; Hovik, Sissel (2019). "... og hekken vokste kjempehøy …" - Om virkemidler for bekjempelse av fremmede arter i Norge. Nordisk Administrativt Tidsskrift. Vol. 95.
Hovik, Sissel
; Hongslo, Eirin
(2017).
Balancing Local Interests and National Conservation Obligations in Nature Protection. The Case of Local Management Boards in Norway.
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
Vol. 60.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2016.1176556
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
;
Hovik, Sissel
;
Indset, Marthe
; Klausen, Jan Erling; Stokke, Knut Bjørn
(2016).
Implementing EUs Water Framework Directive in Norway: Can the New River Basin Districts Ensure Environmental Policy Integration?.
25 p.
International Journal of Water Governance.
Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.7564/15-IJWG87
