Hilde Refstie
About
Research areas: Citizenship and sustainable development, slum upgrading, participatory urban planning, forced migration, humanitarianism, policy mobility, action research.
Current teaching: Discourses of Development and Globalisation, Migration and Development. Programme Leader for the international interdisciplinary MSc Globalisation and Sustainable Development at NTNU.
Have previously worked on:
- Urban displacement (Refugee Law Project Uganda)
- Slum upgrading, gender, youth, and community participation (Cities Alliance)
- Emergency response rosters (Norwegian Refugee Council)
Current research projects:
AIDACCOUNT: Holding Aid Accountable - Plural Humanitarianism in protracted crisis (2020-2024) Funding from the NORGLOBAL Programme of the Research Council of Norway. Project lead PRIO. Project partners: NTNU, Oxford Brookes University, Makerere University, Centre for Migration Research and Development and Rako Research and Communication Centre.
Co-producing smart sustainable cities - the role of knowledge production in fast policymaking (project lead together with Hilde N. Rørtveit).
COSTCLIM: Collaborative Action for Strengthening Training Capacities in Climate Risk and Natural Resource management (2019-2025) NORPART (project lead from 2023).
Norwegian Dissemination and Communication Network on International Refugee Protection and the UN Global Compact on Refugees (participant, led by Hakan Gurcan Sicakkan UiB).
DATSAM: Innovasjonsprosjekt i offentlig sektor: Datadrevet samskaping - metoder og verktøy for bærekraftig innovasjon og samfunnsutvikling (participant, led by Bærum Kommune).
Selected Practice and Policy related writing
Refstie, H. 2019. NTNU Sustainability - Roar or Chatter? Universitetsavisa.
Refstie, H. 2015. Is this Participatory Budgeting? The Blantyre Process, NTNU, CCODE, and TRI
Refstie H., Hunga, W. 2015. Some lessons to be learned – Informal Settlement Upgrading Project in Chinsapo and Mtandire, NTNU, CCODE, and TRI
Refstie, H (2014): Negotiating services through community committees – Ndirande Makata, Blantyre, CCODE and TRI
Refstie, H and Da Silva F. (2012): Youth: The face of Urbanization, Inclusive Cities, CIVICS Cities Alliance, Washington DC
Crisp, J. and Refstie, H. The urbanisation of displaced people, CIVICS Cities Alliance, Washington DC
Cities Alliance (2009): 2009 Annual report Building Cities and Citizens – Highlighting Gender Issues in Slum Upgrading, Cities Alliance.
Refstie H., Dolan, C., Okello M. (2009): Urban IDPs in Uganda, Victims of Institutional Convenience? Forced Migration Review 34
Refugee Law project (2007): What About Us? – The Exclusion of Urban IDPs from Uganda’s IDP related Policies and Intervention, Refugee Law Project, Kampala
Publications
2022
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Koshy, Mrudhula;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Handling Compounded Uncertainty in Spatial Planning and Humanitarian Action in Unexpected Floods in Wayanad, Kerala: Towards a Contextualised Contingency Planning Approach.
Planning Theory & Practice.
volum 23 (5).
Academic article
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Reconfiguring research relevance – steps towards salvaging the radical potential of the co-productive turn in searching for sustainable solutions.
Fennia.
volum 199 (2).
Academic article
2019
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Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal;
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019.
Universitetskamp.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Smeplass, Eli;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
New University Norway og ProtestPub.
Universitetskamp.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina;
Behroozi, Pegah;
Berg, Lawrence D.;
Brackebusch, Alexander;
Derksen, Murray;
Ducs, Jodine;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Huijbens, Edward H.;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael R. Handley;
Magusin, Heather;
Parker, Ariele;
Peak, Adriane;
Pyyry, Noora;
Refstie, Hilde;
Smeplass, Eli;
Tao, Hongyang;
Thorshaug, Ragne Øwre.
(2019)
Collective editorial on the neoliberal university.
Fennia.
Editorial
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Gjesteskribenten: Dilemma knyttet til kritisk og konstruktiv forskning.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Gjesteskribenten: NTNU Sustainability – Roar or chatter.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
The Beginning is never the beginning: Co-producing action research space.
Action research.
Academic article
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Ulikhet og uformalitet i bysamfunn - erfaringer fra det globale sør.
Bysamfunn.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Refstie, Hilde;
Millstein, Marianne.
(2019)
Does Participatory Planning Promise Too Much? Global Discourses and the Glass Ceiling of Participation in Urban Malawi.
Planning Theory & Practice.
volum 20 (2).
Academic article
2018
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Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Action research in critical scholarship: Negotiating multiple imperatives.
ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies.
volum 17 (1).
Academic article
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Sliwa, Marcin;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Urban Ecological Planning: Principles, value positions and application in practice.
Proceedings of 54th ISOCARP Congress Bodø, Norway, October 1-5, 2018. Cool planning: changing climate & our urban future.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2016
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Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2016)
Voicing noise: Political agency and the trialectics of participation in urban Malawi.
Geoforum.
volum 74.
Academic article
2015
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Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Epremian, Levon;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2015)
Fighting fog - The case of creeping neoliberalism and weakening university democracy in Norway.
Krisis: Tijdschrift voor actuele filosofie.
Academic literature review
2014
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Vik, Marte Lange;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2014)
Medvirkning, makt og avmakt i planlegging - Norge og Malawi :.
Kart og Plan.
volum 74, årg. 107 (4).
Academic article
2012
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Crisp, Jeff;
Morris, Timothy P.;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2012)
Displacement in urban areas: new challenges, new partnerships.
Disasters. The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management.
volum 36.
Academic article
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Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2012)
Towards Transformative Participation: Collaborative Research with 'Urban IDPs' in Uganda.
Journal of Refugee Studies.
volum 25 (2).
Academic article
Journal publications
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Koshy, Mrudhula;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Handling Compounded Uncertainty in Spatial Planning and Humanitarian Action in Unexpected Floods in Wayanad, Kerala: Towards a Contextualised Contingency Planning Approach.
Planning Theory & Practice.
volum 23 (5).
Academic article
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2022)
Reconfiguring research relevance – steps towards salvaging the radical potential of the co-productive turn in searching for sustainable solutions.
Fennia.
volum 199 (2).
Academic article
-
Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina;
Behroozi, Pegah;
Berg, Lawrence D.;
Brackebusch, Alexander;
Derksen, Murray;
Ducs, Jodine;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Huijbens, Edward H.;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael R. Handley;
Magusin, Heather;
Parker, Ariele;
Peak, Adriane;
Pyyry, Noora;
Refstie, Hilde;
Smeplass, Eli;
Tao, Hongyang;
Thorshaug, Ragne Øwre.
(2019)
Collective editorial on the neoliberal university.
Fennia.
Editorial
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Gjesteskribenten: Dilemma knyttet til kritisk og konstruktiv forskning.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Gjesteskribenten: NTNU Sustainability – Roar or chatter.
www.universitetsavisa.no.
Feature article
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
The Beginning is never the beginning: Co-producing action research space.
Action research.
Academic article
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Millstein, Marianne.
(2019)
Does Participatory Planning Promise Too Much? Global Discourses and the Glass Ceiling of Participation in Urban Malawi.
Planning Theory & Practice.
volum 20 (2).
Academic article
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Action research in critical scholarship: Negotiating multiple imperatives.
ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies.
volum 17 (1).
Academic article
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2016)
Voicing noise: Political agency and the trialectics of participation in urban Malawi.
Geoforum.
volum 74.
Academic article
-
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Epremian, Levon;
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Jones, Michael;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2015)
Fighting fog - The case of creeping neoliberalism and weakening university democracy in Norway.
Krisis: Tijdschrift voor actuele filosofie.
Academic literature review
-
Vik, Marte Lange;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2014)
Medvirkning, makt og avmakt i planlegging - Norge og Malawi :.
Kart og Plan.
volum 74, årg. 107 (4).
Academic article
-
Crisp, Jeff;
Morris, Timothy P.;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2012)
Displacement in urban areas: new challenges, new partnerships.
Disasters. The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management.
volum 36.
Academic article
-
Refstie, Hilde;
Brun, Cathrine.
(2012)
Towards Transformative Participation: Collaborative Research with 'Urban IDPs' in Uganda.
Journal of Refugee Studies.
volum 25 (2).
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal;
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019.
Universitetskamp.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre;
Andresen, Silje Aurora;
Smeplass, Eli;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
New University Norway og ProtestPub.
Universitetskamp.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Refstie, Hilde.
(2019)
Ulikhet og uformalitet i bysamfunn - erfaringer fra det globale sør.
Bysamfunn.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Sliwa, Marcin;
Aranya, Rolee;
Refstie, Hilde.
(2018)
Urban Ecological Planning: Principles, value positions and application in practice.
Proceedings of 54th ISOCARP Congress Bodø, Norway, October 1-5, 2018. Cool planning: changing climate & our urban future.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
- GEOG3053 - Discourses of Development and Globalisation
- GEOG2022 - Globalisation and Sustainable Development
- GEOG3012 - Internship - Globalisation and Sustainable Development
- GEOG3522 - Migration and the humanitarian-development nexus
- GEOG3910 - Master's Thesis - Globalisation and Sustainable Development
Media
2022
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde. (2022) Experiences from the Master's in Globalisation and Sustainable Deveopment. NTNU Internationalization Conference . NTNU; Trondheim. 2022-12-06 - 2022-12-07.
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde. (2022) Talking about Internationalization - Education. NTNU Internationalization Conference . NTNU; Oslo. 2022-12-06 - 2022-12-07.
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Popular scientific lectureRefstie, Hilde; Haugdal Hitland, Sigrun; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2022) Den kritiske student. Nasjonal samling for studentledere i Norge . Studenttinget; Trondheim. 2022-09-21 - 2022-09-21.
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde; Serwajja, Eria. (2022) Solutions lost or gained? Self-reliance and refugee economics in Uganda. Norsk Geografisk Selskaps konferanse . Norsk Geografisk Selskap; Oslo. 2022-10-27 - 2022-10-28.
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LectureViga, Emmanuel; Serwajja, Eria; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Feedback session to refugee representatives and Makerere University researchers from fieldwork in Holding Aid Accountable - Relational Humanitarianism in Protracted Crises (AidAccount). Feedback session AidAccount . Makerere University; Kampala. 2022-08-12 - 2022-08-12.
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LectureWeldemichel, Teklehaymanot; Refstie, Hilde. (2022) Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Norwegian urban municipalities. Norwegian Geographical Society ; 2022-10-27 - 2022-10-28.
2021
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Popular scientific lectureRefstie, Hilde. (2021) Global ulikhet og bærekraftig utvikling. Nettverksdag for VGS lærere Trøndelag Samfunnsfag, historie, religion, geografi . Nettverksleder Kristine Vistnes; Stjørdal. 2021-12-01 - 2021-12-01.
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde. (2021) Keynote and Annual Fennia lecture: Reconfiguring research relevance in the search for sustainable solutions - The role of universities in the co-productive turn. The Annual Meeting of Finnish Geographer . Oulu University; Oulu. 2021-11-04 - 2021-11-04.
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde. (2021) Keynote: Transgressing boundaries in geographic scholarship. Winter seminar in Human Geography . University of Oslo; Online. 2021-03-10 - 2021-03-10.
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LectureRefstie, Hilde. (2021) The role of research in a world of fast policymaking: Co-producing smart sustainable cities. Team Society webinar . Team Society NTNU; Online. 2021-11-16 - 2021-11-16.
2019
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LectureRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Boklansering og debatt: Kan vi berge universitetet?. Boklansering Universitetskamp . Aksel Tjora; Trondheim Sosiologisk Poliklinikk. 2019-12-11 - 2019-12-11.
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LectureRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Presentasjon av kapittel på boklansering Bysamfunn. Boklansering Bysamfunn . Ida Marie Henriksen og Aksel Tjora; Trondheim Sosiologisk Poliklinikk. 2019-10-03 - 2019-10-03.
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Popular scientific lectureRefstie, Hilde. (2019) Talk at Young Researcher's night 2019 Rockheim: Generosity in the academy. Young Researcher's night 2019 Rockheim . Young Academy of Norway; Trondheim. 2019-09-27 - 2019-09-27.
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen. (2019) The role of research in a globalised world of fast urban policymaking. NGM conference 2019 . NTNU Geography; Trondheim. 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-17.
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Academic lectureRefstie, Hilde; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Aranya, Rolee; Millstein, Marianne. (2019) Session: Planning for sustainable urban futures: transgressing the North-South boundaries in theory and practice. Nordic Geographers Meeting 2019 . NTNU Geography; Trondheim. 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-17.
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Academic lectureRørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Aranya, Rolee; Millstein, Marianne; Refstie, Hilde. (2019) Methodological implications of the 'southern' turn in urban theory: introducing North-South dialogues on participatory planning and urban developments. Nordic Geographers Meeting ; Trondheim. 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-17.
2017
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LectureAndresen, Silje Aurora; Refstie, Hilde. (2017) Tåka letter: New University Norway og kommersialiseringen av universitetets samfunnsoppdrag. Forum for vitenskap og demokrati . Forum for vitenskap og demokrati; Bergen. 2017-09-15 - 2017-09-15.
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LectureLujala, Päivi; Refstie, Hilde; Lund, Ragnhild; Refstie, Hilde. (2017) Development studies and research in Geography. Contact meeting with NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) . Geografisk institutt, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige uni; Trondheim. 2017-02-07.
2016
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Academic lectureAndresen, Silje Aurora; Refstie, Hilde. (2016) Neoliberalization and financialization of our universities. Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference . Royal Geographical Society; London. 2016-08-30 - 2016-09-02.
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InterviewRefstie, Hilde. (2016) Hvem definerer universitetets samfunnsoppdrag?. http://www.universitetsavisa.no/leserbrev/2016/02/05/Hvem-de [Avis]. 2016-05-02.
2015
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InterviewAndresen, Silje Aurora; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Refstie, Hilde. (2015) Hva skjedde med studentene?. Under Dusken [Avis]. 2015-04-28.
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InterviewEpremian, Levon; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Refstie, Hilde; Andresen, Silje Aurora. (2015) Time to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Universitetsavisa [Internett]. 2015-03-24.
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InterviewJakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Andresen, Silje Aurora; Refstie, Hilde; Epremian, Levon. (2015) "A flawed process of employee consultation". Universitetsavisa [Internett]. 2015-03-09.