About
Therese Dokken has been a researcher at NOVA since 2019. She is an economist, with a PhD in development and resource economics from the University of Life Sciences (NMBU). She has an interest in and experience with issues related to inequality, social consequences of climate policy and welfare reforms, management of natural resources in eastern parts of Africa, the importance of climate change for future welfare policy and marginalization of people with disabilities. She has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Welfare state Quanitative research methods Climate change and welfare state sustainability Inclusion for people with disabilities Registry data
Regions
Countries
Research groups
Research projects
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Direct and Indirect Costs of Disabilities in Children (BUDGET)
The research project addresses the costs aspects of caring for a child with a disability.
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How do Norwegian Festivals Contribute to Artistic Development, Social Communities and New Forms of Political Participation? (FESTIPOL)
The overall aim is to investigate how support from the Arts Council Norway help Norwegian festivals to reach broader political aims related to artistic development, political participation and social community formation in practice?
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Social and Digital Participation: School and the Internet as an Integration Arena for Children and Young People with Physical Disabilities
The aim of the project is to map the degree of social participation and the scope of social networks among children and young people with physical disabilities.
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Socio-spatial Inequality among Families with Children with Disabilities who are Entitled to Cash Benefits and Welfare Services (UPTAKE)
The research project will provide insight into the uptake and delivery of benefits and services among parents of children with disabilities.
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Sustainable Societies in the 21st Century: From Welfare States to Eco-social States (WEST)
The WEST project examines what we call the ecological dilemma of the Norwegian welfare state.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Yin, Jun; Dokken, Therese; Kann, Inger Cathrine (2019). Hvem går hvor, og når - Fra arbeidsledighet til jobb, helserelaterte ytelser og utdanning. Søkelys på arbeidslivet .
Larson, Anne M.; Solis, David; Duchelle, Amy E.; Atmadja, Stibniati S.; Resosudarmo, Ida Aju Pradnja; Dokken, Therese; Komalasari, Mella
(2018).
Gender lessons for climate initiatives: A comparative study of REDD+ impacts on subjective wellbeing.
World Development
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Vol. 108.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2584356
Angelsen, Arild; Dokken, Therese (2018). Climate exposure, vulnerability and environmental reliance: A cross-section analysis of structural and stochastic poverty. Environment and Development Economics . Vol. 23.
Larson, Anne M.; Dokken, Therese; Duchelle, Amy E.; Atmadja, Stibniati S.; Resosudarmo, Ida Aju Pradnja; Cronkleton, Peter; Cromberg, Marina; Sunderlin, William D.; Awono, Abdon; Selaya, Galia
(2016).
Gender Gaps in REDD+: Women’s Participation is not Enough.
Colfer, Carol; Basnett, Bimbika Sijapati; Elias, Marlène (Ed.).
Gender and Forests: Climate Change, Tenure, Value Chains and Emerging Issues. Kapittel 5. p. 68-88.
Routledge.
https://books.google.no/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Y2v7CwA...
Dokken, Therese; Angelsen, Arild (2015). Forest reliance across poverty groups in Tanzania. Ecological Economics . Vol. 117.
Larson, Anne M.; Dokken, Therese; Duchelle, Amy E.; Atmadja, Stibniati S.; Resosudarmo, Ida Aju Pradnja; Cronkleton, Peter; Cromberg, Marina; Sunderlin, William D.; Awono, Abdon; Selaya, Galia (2015). The role of women in early REDD+ implementation: lessons for future engagement. International forestry review . Vol. 17.
Dokken, Therese (2015). Allocation of Land Tenure Rights in Tigray: How Large Is the Gender Bias?. Land Economics . Vol. 91.
Dokken, Therese; Dwi Putri, Andina Auria; Kweka, Demetrius
(2014).
Making REDD Work for Communities and Forest Conservation in Tanzania.
Sills, Erin O.; Atmadja, Stibniati S.; de Sassi, Claudio; Duchelle, Amy; Resosudarmo, I.A.P.; Sunderlin, William D. (Ed.).
REDD+ on the ground: A case book of subnational initiatives across the globe. 14. p. 245-260.
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
http://www.cifor.org/redd-case-book/case-reports/t...
Sunderlin, William D.; Larson, Anne M; Duchelle, Amy; Resosudarmo, I.A.P.; Huynh, Thu-Ba; Awono, Abdon; Dokken, Therese (2014). How are REDD+ proponents addressing tenure problems? Evidence from Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia and Vietnam. World Development . Vol. 55.
Dokken, Therese; Caplow, Susan; Angelsen, Arild; Sunderlin, William D. (2014). Tenure issues in REDD+ pilot project sites in Tanzania. Forests . Vol. 5.
