Academic Qualifications
PhD in Institutional Economics, University of Life Sciences, Norway
MSc in Agricultural Economics, The Royal Veterinarian and Agricultural University, Denmark
Languages
- Danish
- Norwegian
- English
- Swedish
- German
Prior positions
2015-2016: Senior Researcher at Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
1997-2015: Senior Researcher at Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute. Team-leader for Natural Resource Management and Ground Innovation
(2010: Visiting fellow at Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India)
(2005-2006: Visiting Fellow University of Vermont, USA )
1994-1997: Researcher at Dep of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Life Sciences, Norway
1992: Research assistant at Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark
(1991): Visiting fellow at University of Hohenheim, DE)
1989-1995: PhD-scholarship at Dep of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Life Sciences, Norway
1988-1989: Lecturer at Icelandic Agricultural University, Hvanneyri, Iceland
Transnational Projects
2008-present: International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Consortium (Europe-US-Canada-Mexico)
2005-2008: EU Framework Programme, Norway coordination, TOP-MARD. Towards a Policy Model of Multifucntional Agriculture and Rural Development
Karens CV