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Harald Aspen

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Harald Aspen

Head of department
Department of Geography and Social Anthropology
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

harald.aspen@ntnu.no
+4773596434 Bygg 7, 7453c, Dragvoll, Edvard Bulls veg 1
About Publications

About

Competencies

  • African Religion
  • African culture
  • Countryside
  • Disapora
  • Environment and Development
  • Ethnicity
  • Living conditions
  • Migration
  • Poverty
  • Religion and Identity
  • Rural Studies
  • Social inequalities
  • Syncretism

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2020

  • Aspen, Harald. (2020) First encounters with industrial work: Kombolcha Industrial Park. Annales d'Éthiopie
    Academic article
  • Aspen, Harald; Woldeyesus, Bedemariam. (2020) Priceless land: valuation and compensation of expropriated farmland in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. Journal of Eastern African Studies
    Academic article

2019

  • Aspen, Harald. (2019) Rich and Poor: Land and Wealth in Mäqét, North Wälo.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2019) Conclusion.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2019) Rural Land and Urban Aspirations: Future Orientation in a Time of Change.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

  • Aspen, Harald. (2018) State, Peasant Society and Modernization in Ethiopia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Klemm, Peri; Aspen, Harald. (2018) Hausbau.
    Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Aspen, Harald. (2018) Die Amhara.
    Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Fyhn, Håkon; Aspen, Harald; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (2018) Conclusion.
    Chapter
  • Aspen, Harald. (2018) Introduksjon til Montevarese. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift
    Book review
  • Fyhn, Håkon; Aspen, Harald; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (2018) Neoliberalism and the Ethnographies of Uncertainty.
    Chapter
  • Fyhn, Håkon; Aspen, Harald; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (2018) Edges of Global Transformation: Ethnographies of Uncertainty. Lexington Books Lexington Books
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

2017

  • Aspen, Harald. (2017) Amhara.
    Chapter
  • Aspen, Harald; Klemm, Peri. (2017) Houses.
    Chapter

2015

  • Aspen, Harald; Ravn, Malin Noem; Røyrvik, Emil André. (2015) Det skapende mennesket : Antropologiske dialoger om tegn, ting og tolkning. Scandinavian Academic Press Scandinavian Academic Press
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

2011

  • Aspen, Harald. (2011) Sicurezza alimentare e livelihood dei contadini nel Wälo/Food Security and Peasant Livelihoods in Wälo. Afriche e Orienti
    Academic article

2010

  • Aspen, Harald. (2010) Chapter Nine. 'Home' is the Family Compound in Banjul: Aku Diaspora, Property and Identity.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mekonnen, Berihun Mebratie; Aspen, Harald. (2010) Early Marriage and the Campaign against It in Ethiopia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2010) Peasant Livelihoods in North Wälo, Ethiopia. A survey of key indicators in Tiweha, Dänkäna and Debeko qäbälé, Mäqét wäräda. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw; Ege, Svein. (2010) Research in Ethiopian Studies: Selected papers of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Trondheim July 2007, Aethiopistische Forschungen Vol. 72. Harrassowitz Verlag Harrassowitz Verlag
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

2009

  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2009) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (Vol. 1-4). Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Mekonnen, Berihun Mebratie; Aspen, Harald. (2009) Early Marriage and the Campaign against It in Ethiopia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2007

  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2007) 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES 16): Programme. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Report

2006

  • Aspen, Harald. (2006) Informal Credit in Rural Wällo.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2003

  • Ege, Svein Einar; Aspen, Harald. (2003) On the Brink of Famine: Ch'orisa, Qalu, 2002. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald. (2003) Faces of Poverty: Life in Gäta, Wälo. Forum for Social Studies Forum for Social Studies
    Non-fiction book

2002

  • Aspen, Harald. (2002) "Models of Democracy - Perceptions of Power. Government and Peasantry in Ethiopia".
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2001

  • Aspen, Harald. (2001) Amhara traditions of knowledge : spirit mediums and their clients. Harrassowitz Verlag Harrassowitz Verlag
    Academic monograph

1999

  • Aspen, Harald. (1999) Poverty measurement and assessment - anthropological perspectives.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (1999) Poverty and Resources: Ethiopian Rural Realities. [Mangler utgivernavn] [Mangler utgivernavn]
    Non-fiction book

1995

  • Aspen, Harald. (1995) The ecology of rural Amhara marriage and divorce.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald; Kello, Abdulhamid B.. (1995) The programme Peasant Production and Development in Ethiopia (PPDE): Achievements and experiences 1988-1995. The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald. (1995) The 1995 National and Regional Elections in Ethiopia: Local Perspectives. The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald; Dahl-Jørgensen, Carla; Erring, Bjørn Bauck; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (1995) THE FAMILY Anthropological Approaches. Festschrift to Professor. Tapir Publishers Tapir Publishers
    Non-fiction book

1994

  • Aspen, Harald; Brøgger, Jan. (1994) Spirits, mediums and human worlds. The Amhara peasants of North Ethiopian highlands and their traditions of knowledge. Univ. of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology Univ. of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology
    Doctoral dissertation

1986

  • Aspen, Harald. (1986) Ghost corporations - the Gambian Akus' responses to dethronement. University of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology University of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology
    Doctoral dissertation

Journal publications

  • Aspen, Harald. (2020) First encounters with industrial work: Kombolcha Industrial Park. Annales d'Éthiopie
    Academic article
  • Aspen, Harald; Woldeyesus, Bedemariam. (2020) Priceless land: valuation and compensation of expropriated farmland in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. Journal of Eastern African Studies
    Academic article
  • Aspen, Harald. (2018) Introduksjon til Montevarese. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift
    Book review
  • Aspen, Harald. (2011) Sicurezza alimentare e livelihood dei contadini nel Wälo/Food Security and Peasant Livelihoods in Wälo. Afriche e Orienti
    Academic article

Books

  • Fyhn, Håkon; Aspen, Harald; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (2018) Edges of Global Transformation: Ethnographies of Uncertainty. Lexington Books Lexington Books
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Aspen, Harald; Ravn, Malin Noem; Røyrvik, Emil André. (2015) Det skapende mennesket : Antropologiske dialoger om tegn, ting og tolkning. Scandinavian Academic Press Scandinavian Academic Press
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw; Ege, Svein. (2010) Research in Ethiopian Studies: Selected papers of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Trondheim July 2007, Aethiopistische Forschungen Vol. 72. Harrassowitz Verlag Harrassowitz Verlag
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2009) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (Vol. 1-4). Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Aspen, Harald. (2003) Faces of Poverty: Life in Gäta, Wälo. Forum for Social Studies Forum for Social Studies
    Non-fiction book
  • Aspen, Harald. (2001) Amhara traditions of knowledge : spirit mediums and their clients. Harrassowitz Verlag Harrassowitz Verlag
    Academic monograph
  • Aspen, Harald. (1999) Poverty and Resources: Ethiopian Rural Realities. [Mangler utgivernavn] [Mangler utgivernavn]
    Non-fiction book
  • Aspen, Harald; Dahl-Jørgensen, Carla; Erring, Bjørn Bauck; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (1995) THE FAMILY Anthropological Approaches. Festschrift to Professor. Tapir Publishers Tapir Publishers
    Non-fiction book

Part of book/report

  • Aspen, Harald. (2019) Rich and Poor: Land and Wealth in Mäqét, North Wälo.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2019) Conclusion.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2019) Rural Land and Urban Aspirations: Future Orientation in a Time of Change.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2018) State, Peasant Society and Modernization in Ethiopia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Klemm, Peri; Aspen, Harald. (2018) Hausbau.
    Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Aspen, Harald. (2018) Die Amhara.
    Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Fyhn, Håkon; Aspen, Harald; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (2018) Conclusion.
    Chapter
  • Fyhn, Håkon; Aspen, Harald; Larsen, Anne Kathrine. (2018) Neoliberalism and the Ethnographies of Uncertainty.
    Chapter
  • Aspen, Harald. (2017) Amhara.
    Chapter
  • Aspen, Harald; Klemm, Peri. (2017) Houses.
    Chapter
  • Aspen, Harald. (2010) Chapter Nine. 'Home' is the Family Compound in Banjul: Aku Diaspora, Property and Identity.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mekonnen, Berihun Mebratie; Aspen, Harald. (2010) Early Marriage and the Campaign against It in Ethiopia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mekonnen, Berihun Mebratie; Aspen, Harald. (2009) Early Marriage and the Campaign against It in Ethiopia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2006) Informal Credit in Rural Wällo.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (2002) "Models of Democracy - Perceptions of Power. Government and Peasantry in Ethiopia".
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (1999) Poverty measurement and assessment - anthropological perspectives.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aspen, Harald. (1995) The ecology of rural Amhara marriage and divorce.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2010) Peasant Livelihoods in North Wälo, Ethiopia. A survey of key indicators in Tiweha, Dänkäna and Debeko qäbälé, Mäqét wäräda. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Report
  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2007) 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES 16): Programme. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Report
  • Ege, Svein Einar; Aspen, Harald. (2003) On the Brink of Famine: Ch'orisa, Qalu, 2002. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald; Kello, Abdulhamid B.. (1995) The programme Peasant Production and Development in Ethiopia (PPDE): Achievements and experiences 1988-1995. The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald. (1995) The 1995 National and Regional Elections in Ethiopia: Local Perspectives. The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development
    Report
  • Aspen, Harald; Brøgger, Jan. (1994) Spirits, mediums and human worlds. The Amhara peasants of North Ethiopian highlands and their traditions of knowledge. Univ. of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology Univ. of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Aspen, Harald. (1986) Ghost corporations - the Gambian Akus' responses to dethronement. University of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology University of Trondheim, Dept. of Social Anthropology
    Doctoral dissertation

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