Tomi Kiilakoski Leading Senior Researcher at the Finnish Youth Research Network Tomi Kiilakoski is a distinguished scholar and practitioner in the field of youth research and education. He holds the position of Leading Senior Researcher at the Finnish Youth Research Network Tentative title of the presentation : “Youth participation, trust and education” Dr. Kiilakoski’s work ... Læs mere

Kaari Mattila Professor of Practice in Human Rights and Democracy with the University of Eastern Finland Dr. Kaari Mattila is a social scientist and a leading human rights advocate, teacher and speaker. Kaari has worked for 25 years on human rights, children’s rights and gender equality within civil society, government, and academia. She currently works ... Læs mere

Mads Vestergaard Philosopher and postdoc at Roskilde University in Denmark Mads Vestergaard is philosopher and postdoc at Roskilde University in Denmark researching how digitalization affects trust. He holds a PhD in digitalization and democracy and has published books on the societal and epistemic effects of digitalization. This includes a critical investigation of the changes of ... Læs mere

Ingar Brattbakk Senior Researcher, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) & Centre for Housing and Welfare Research (HOUSINGWEL), Oslo Metropolitan University  Assistant professor II, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo (UiO) Tentative title of the presentation : “City wide segregation in a Nordic context” Research Interests: Dr. Brattbakk combines quantitative & qualitative methods in social research focusing on: Urban ... Læs mere

Monica Rosten Research Professor, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University   Tentative title of the presentation:  “Youth, (dis)trust and territorial stigma” Research Interests: Her research spans a wide range of topics related to youth and social inequality, including: Youth culture and identity Minority youth and stigma Urban marginalization and territorial stigma Domestic violence and social ... Læs mere

Sveinung Sandberg “Trusting the Untrustworthy: Youth, Marginalization, Extremism and Crime” Sveinung Sandberg is a sociologist and professor in Criminology at the University of Oslo. His research focuses on processes of marginalization, violence, masculinity, illegal drugs, radicalization and social movements. He has published several books including Street Capital, Cannabis Culture, Narrative Criminology and Young Muslim Voices. Sandberg just finalized a four-year research ... Læs mere

Line Lerche Mørck “Crossing boundaries: Preventing polarization, radicalization and gang involvement” Line Lerche Mørck, professor in educational psychology at Aarhus University, is known for her practice research into ways of holistic prevention, boundary communities, gang exit, and mo(ve)ments beyond radicalization and marginalization. She has written books about boundary communities and Community-building practices and articles about counter-hegemonic alternatives. She has ... Læs mere

Gert Tingard Svendsen “Trust – the Nordic X-Factor?” Abstract: Many people ask themselves what the real secret behind the Nordic countries is. Why are they both prosperous and among the world’s happiest nations—while institutions also function so well? That is precisely why some of the world’s leading social scientists are looking to the Nordics to ... Læs mere