CURRICULUM VITAE
December 2007Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research
P.O.Box 44, Blindern, N-0313 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22 95 88 00. Fax: + 47 22 22 37 02
Name:
Susanne SøholtAcademic degree:
Dr. Politicus – Political ScienceCurrent position:
Senior ResearcherNationality
:
NorwegianLanguages:
Norwegian, English, FrenchE-mail:
susanne.soholt@nibr.noEducation:
Year
Academic degree
Institution
2007 Dr. Politicus. Political Science
University of Oslo
1993 Master / Cand. Polit. Political ScienceUniversity of Oslo
1978 Bachelor / Cand.mag. French,
Sociology, Political science.
University of Oslo
1984 Social and Spatial Planning Nordplan Stockholm
Key Qualifications:
Comprehensive knowledge in community and neigbourhood work, urban renewal, pilot projects as instrument for change, partnerships between third sector and municipalities, participation and planning. Extensive experience from research about multiethnic neighbourhoods, terms in the housing market influencing the housing situation of minorities and minorities strategies to cope with the housing market, development of public services in multiethnic contexts.
Work history:
2006 Senior Researcher, NIBR, Oslo
1986 - 2006 Researcher; Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo 1993 – 1996 Head of Research Group;
Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo 2004 Second superviser for master students in Sociology 2003 Superviser for students at the Oslo University College 1999 Second superviser for master students in Sociology, UIO
1986 (3 months) Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Planning; Researcher ass. 1985-1986 Federation of Housing Associations; Information Adviser
1978-1984 Tenants Organisation in Oslo; Information Adviser
Related activity:
2004 Norwegian Directorate of Immigration; Member of advice group for integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities
2000-2001 Directorate for tobacco control; Member of advice group for locally oriented work
2000- Tenants Organisation in Oslo; Election Comitee
2002 Reference group, The Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination 1992-1998 Tenants Organisation in Oslo; Member of Board.
Project management:
Long and widespread experience as a project leader for research projects with teams of multidisciplinary researchers.
Publications:
2007 “Le sort des demandeurs d’asile déboutés: politique locale contre politique nationale en Norvège” i Aux marges du palais. Héritages et persepctives du logement précaire en Europe. Valérie Laflamme, Claire Lévy-Vroelant, Douglas Robertson et Jim Smyth (ed.). L’Harmattan, Paris. Under publishing.
2007 Gjennom nåløyet – en sammenligning av tilpasninger til boligmarkedet blant hushold av pakistansk, tamilsk og somalisk bakgrunn, Oslo 1973-2003(Through the eye of the needle- a comparative analysis of housing strategies among Pakistani, Tamil and Somali households in Oslo (1970-2003)) Ph.D Thesis. University of Oslo.
2006 Møteplasser i multietniske utemiljøer. (Meeting places in multiethnic outdoor environments) In collaboration with Marit Ekne Ruud. Byggforsknotat 83. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo.
2005 Bolig, bomiljøsatsing og levekår. Evaluering – handlingsprogrammet Oslo indre øst. (Housing, residential environment strategies and level of living. An evaluation of the action program of the Oslo inner east centre) Byggforskrapport nr. 388. In collaboration with Arne Holm. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
In the Margin of the Welfare State. An Evaluation of the Arrangement of
Annullment of Accommodation in Asylum Centres for Persons with Final Rejection of Their Asylum Applications. (Norwegian: I velferdsstatens grenseland. En
evaluering av ordningen med bortfall av botilbud til personer med endelig avslag p asylsøknaden.) Jan-Paul Brekke and Susanne Søholt. Report 2005:5. Institute of Social Research, Oslo.
Representative forvaltningsorganer, organisasjonsadferd og
organizational behaviour, and users with ethnic minority backgrounds.) Byggforsknotat 78. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo.
Etnisitet og boligpolitikk. (Ethnicity and housing policies.) Byggforsknotat 79. Norwegian Institute of Building Research ,Oslo.
”Etniske minorieter og integrasjon på boligmarkedet.”(Ethnic minorities and integration in the housing market)
Plan nr. 6/2005
Små steder - store møter. Møtesteder i flerkulturelle bomiljø. (Small places – great meetings. Meeting places in multicultural living environments)
In ”En plass for alle. Kulturminners og kulturmiljøers plass i det flerkulturelle Norge – Møtesteder i by.” NIKU Bygninger og omgivelser 05/2005. Oslo.
2004 Flerkulturelle bomiljø – hva har vi lært? (Lessons from multicultural living environments) In Thyness Paul A (ed.) “Boligsosialt arbeid” Kommuneforlaget.
2003
Offenlige straegier for boligetablering blant etniske minoriteter. (Public housingstrategies for ethnic minorities) Byggforsk prosjektrapport 354. In collaboration with Arne Holm and Marit Ekne Ruud. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
2001
Three articles in Husbankbladet:- Hva har vi lært? Erfaringer fra utviklingsprogrammet for flerkulturelle bomiljø.(Lessons so far from the development program for multicultural neighbourhoods)
- Oppvekst i multietniske bomiljø (Growing up in a multicultural neighbourhoods l) - Hva skal til? (for å styrke flerkulturelle bomiljø) (How to strenghten
multicultural neighbourhoods?) Husbankbladet 4/2001. Side 5-14.
2001
Oppvekst i multietniske boligområder. (Growing up in a multiculturalneighbourhoods) Byggforskprosjektrapport 313. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
2001
Ethnic minority groups and strategies in the housing market in Oslo. The European Journal of Housing Policy, 1(3), 2001, pp. 337-355.2001
Et rom for meg selv! (A room to my self!) Article in Husbankbladet nr. 2/2001.2001
Etniske minoriteter og strategier på boligmarkedet i Oslo. (Ethnic minorities andstrategies in the housing market in Oslo) Byggforskprosjektrapport 297. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
2000 Møtesteder i flerkulturelle bomiljø (Meeting places in multicultural neighbourhoods) Article in Husbankbladet nr. 3/2000.
2000
”Store møter-små steder” Møter og møtesteders betydning i flerkulturelle bomiljø. (Great meetings – small places. The importance of meeting places in multicultural living environments) In collaboration with Jaishankar Ganapathy. Byggforskprosjektrapport nr. 286. Norwegian Institute of Building Research.2000
”Noen aspekter ved å intervjue i miljøer en selv ikke er del av”, (Some aspects on interviews in foreign environments) Paper presented at the Nordic conference on urban research, Oslo1999 ”Møter og møtesteders betydning i flerkulturelle boligområder” (The importance of meeting places in multicultural neighbourhoods) Early project. In collaboration with Jaishankar Ganapathy. Byggforsknotat nr. 34. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1999
”Om lovgivning og diskriminering på boligmarkedet” (On legal regulations and discrimination in the housing market) Byggforsknotat nr. 33. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo1998
«På lag med befolkningen». Medvirkningsplanlegging i tre tettsteder. (Working with the locals. Participation and planning in three communities.) In collaboration with Jens Bjørneboe. Prosjektrapport 230. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo1997
Helsefremmende ledelse - en evaluering av gruppeledere medinnvandrerbakgrunn. (Health supporting leadership – an evaluation of group leaders with immigrant background)Prosjektrapport 225. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1997
Bedre gårdsrom. Et forsøk med beboerdeltakelse og revitalisering av tobyfornyede gårdsrom. (Improved courtyards. Local participation and revitalization of two city courtyards) In collaboration with siv.ark. Jens Bjørneboe. Prosjektrapport 219. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1996
Approaching a Multicultural Neighborhood. Experiences form Some Urban, Multicultural Neighborhoods in Oslo. In collaboration with Hilde Krogh. Paper presented at ENHR conference in Copenhagen, 1996.1996
Kommunikativ kompetanse i praksis, en evaluering av Primærmedisinsk verksteds opplæring av helsearbeidere. (Communicative skills in praksis. An evaluation of Primærmedisinsk verksteds training of health workers) In collaboration with Kari M. S. Bakke. Byggforsknotat 18. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo1996
Primærmedisinsk verksted. Kartlegging av erfaringer med en pakistansk/norsk helseopplysningsgruppe. (Primærmedisinsk verksted. A survey of lessons from a Pakistani\Norwegian health education group.) Byggforsknotat 1, Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo1995
Forsøk med tettstedsforbedring i tre "avsporete" lokalsamfunn. (Small town improvement) In collaboration with Jens Bjørneboe. In BYGGESKIKK NR.1-951994
Lokale partnerskap" - et virkemiddel for å redusere fattigdom og sosial utstøting.(Local partnerships. A tool in the reduction of poverty and social exclusion) Paper for KAD regarding a meeting in The European Foundation for The Improvement of Working and Living Conditions.
1994
Kan forsøk- og utviklingsarbeid fremme lokal deltakelse? (Can development work foster local participation?) Presentation on seminar on local integration and userinvolvement in Oslo kommune, 21.04.
1993
Innvandreres deltakelse i bomiljø, ( Immigrant participation in local living environments) Prosjektrapport 166. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo Om nærmiljøpolitikkens utvikling og nærmiljø som arena for forebyggende arbeid. (On local environmental policy and local environment development as an arena in preventive work) Note for lecture at Politihøgskolen. In collaboration with Anne Sæterdal.1993
"Det muliges kunst", en undersøkelse av prosjektlederrollen i statligforsøksvirksomhet på nærmiljøområdet. (The Art of the possible. An investigation in the project leader role in public local environment policy making.) Master thesis in political science.
1993
Kultur i bydel. (Culture in the city areas) Prosjektrapport 144. In collaboration with Oddrun Sæter og Lars Marius Ulfrstad. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo1993
Gårdsrom som en del av byfornyelsen. Spørreundersøkelse av beboernes egnevurderinger. (Courtyards as part of city renewal. A survey on the views of local inhabitants) Prosjektrapport 136. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1992
"Gästkockens" rolle for lokalt samarbeid mellom tredje sektor og kommunen, iOsthyvel, tårtspade, multimixer eller gästkock? Konsekvenser for kommunal verksamhet og bristande ressurser. (Gästkockens role for local cooperation between third sectors and the municipal government) Statens institut for byggnadsforskning, Sverige.
1992
Lokalt samarbeid mellom tredje sektor og kommuner. Ny giv for velferdsstaten? (Local cooperation between the third sector and municipal governments)Prosjektrapport 99. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1989-1991
- Responsible editor of the theme series Flerkulturelle boligområder (Multicultural neighbourhoods). 10 numbers published by Norwegian Institute of Building Research and The Directorate of Immigration.
- Hengsenga, et flerkulturelt boligområde for folk flest, (Hengsenga, a multicultural neighbourhood for ordinary people)
- Gode og rimelige småboliger (Good and moderate small dwellings) - Det første møtet, (The first meeting)
- Gavlmaleri, et flerkulturelt prosjekt, (Mural painting as a multicultural project) - Møtesteder = aktivitet + kontakt, (Meeting places = activity+ambience)
- Boligplanlegging, organisering og forvaltning, (Housing planning, organisation and management)
- Konflikt, ingen hindring for positiv handling!, (Conflict; no obstacle for positive action!)
- Flid over alle grenser!, (Diligence across all boundaries!) - Alene, ung og flyktning, (Alone, young and refugee) - Norge, slik jeg ser det.
Author for no. 1, 3, 5, 9, 10
Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1990
BOM-rapport nr. 9: Flerkulturelle boligområder. (Multicultural neighbourhoods) Norwegian Institute of Building Research. In collaboration with Anne Sæterdal.1990
"Kuinka asukkaat voivat itse vaikuttaa lähiönsä kehittämiseen" in Urbaniseringensutmaningar, Esbo Stadsmuseum, Finland.
1989
"In Search of a Policy for Developing Local Housing Areas with a greater Possibility of Self-reliance, Control and Flexibility.” In collaboration with Anne Sæterdal. I Neue wohnformen in Europa, (hrsg.): Joachim Brech, Darmstadt .1989
Idekatalog for bolig- og miljøfornyelse. (Idea catalogue for housing andenvironment renewal) Hovedansvarlig. Norwegian Institute of Building Research, Oslo
1988
Erfaringer fra forsøk med felleshus. (Lessons from experiments with sharedcommon houses) NIBR rapport. Norwegian institute of urban and regional research, Oslo
Faglig utviklingsprogram for flerkulturelle boligområder. (Professional
development programs for multicultural living areas) Norwegian Institute of Building Research. In collaboration with Siri Sandbu og Anne Sæterdal.
