CURRICULUM VITAE
August 2011Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research
Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22 95 88 00. Fax: + 47 22 60 77 74
Name: Roar Samuelsen
Degree: Dr.polit. (economic and urban geography)
Post: Senior Researcher
Born: 9 July 1964
Nasjonality: Norwegian
Languages: Norwegian and english
E-mail: roar.samuelsen@nibr.no
Key Qualifications:
Roar Samuelsen is senior researcher and have conducted research within the fields of experience and tourism industry, urban technology, urban infrastructure networks, ICT and transport infrastructure, municipal structure, regional innovation/learing and e-democracy.
Main research interests include relations between humans, place and space; the experience economy; mobility and travel; tourism and urban and local community development; social and cultural change related to urban and local community development; social construction of place, landscape, material culture and technology; and pragmatic philosophy and social theory.
Relevant Work Experience:
Year Position Institution
2010- Senior researcher Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR)
2004-2010 Senior researcher Nordland Research Institute
2004 Researcher Institute of Transport Economics
2000-2002 Researcher Norwegian Computing Centre
1996-2000 Doctoral research fellow University of Oslo
1995, 1997 Research associate STEP Group
Education:
Year Academic Degree Institution
2003 Dr.polit. Human geography University of Oslo 1994 Cand.polit. Human geography University of Oslo
Projects and project management experience the last years:
Northern Insights - Service Innovation and Tourist Experiences in the High North: The Co-Creation of Value for Consumers, Firms and the Tourism Industry. 2009 - 2014 (Project coordinator 2009). Client: Norwegian Research Council. In collaboration with Bodø University College, University of Tromsø, Harstad University College, Bioforsk and Norut Alta.
Arena Innovative Experiences. 2007 – 2011 (Project manager). Various R & D projects in the program for cluster development of the experience and tourism industry in Nordland County. Client: Innovation Norway.
Innovation in Experience Industries in Salten. 2007-2008 (Project manager). Client: Innovation Norway and Innovation Program Salten.
Study of future agricultural research and changing land use needs in Bodø. 2007. (Project manager). Client: Nordland County.
Investigation of new municipal structure in Salten. 2005-2006. (Project manager). Client: Salten Regional Council. In collaboration with the Bodø University College and the Centre for Innovation and Enterprise (SIB).
Investigation of the new municipal structure and cooperation in Vefsn, Hattfjelldal, Grane, Hemnes and Leirfjord . 2005. (Project manager). In collaboration with the Bodø University College and the Centre for Innovation and Enterprise (SIB).
Publications and articles: Thesis
2003:
Constructing Urban Technology - Producing Urban Space: The Case of Geomatics in the
Transformation of Water and Road Networks. Dr.polit. thesis. Occasional Paper 41:2003, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo.
1994:
Selv-organisering: et evolusjonært perspektiv på relasjoner mellom læring og kontekst.
(”Self-Organisation: An Evolutionary Percpective on Relations Between Learning and Context”). Cand.polit. thesis, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo.
Reports and working papers 2011:
Møre og Romsdal – et reiselivsfylke med ambisjoner. Evaluering av effekten av fylkeskommunens bruk av virkemidler inn mot reiselivsnæringen 2006-2009. (“Møre og Romsdal - A Tourism Region with Ambitions. Evaluation of the Effect of the County’s Use of Measures towards the Tourism Industry 2006-2009”). NIBR-report 2011:2. With Frode Kann and Frants Gundersen.
Veileder for ledere og medarbeidere i opplevelsesbedrifter. (”Guidelines for Managers and Employees in Experience Businesses”). Nordland Research Institute and Human Factors AS. With J. Løvland, E. Søfting and B. Ekelund.
2010:
EXPLORE –EXPeriencing LOcal food REsources in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Innovation Centre. With E. Ljunggren, M. Markowska, S. Mynttinen, R. Sæmundsson, M. Virtanen and J. Wiklund. Opplevelsesbasert verdiskaping: Eksplorativ verktøyutvikling og organisasjonslæring. (”Experience-Based Value Creation: Exploratory Tool Development and Organizational Learning”). NF-working Paper No. 1001/2010. With J. Løvland, E. Søfting and B. Ekelund.
2009:
Rapportering fra foresightprosess for Arena-klyngen ”Innovative opplevelser”. (”Reporting from the Foresight Process Arena Cluster "Innovative Experiences"”). NF-working paper 1007/2009. With J. Løvland.
2008:
Arena Innovative opplevelser. Nullpunktmåling og oppstartanalyse. (”Arena Innovative Experiences. Initial Measurement and Start-up Analysis”). NF-report no 5 / 2008. With T.H. Clausen.
Selv-organisert læring i foretak i komplekse omgivelser – en konseptuell analyse. (”Self-Organized Learning in Companies in Complex Environments - A Conceptual Analysis”). NF-working paper 1016/2008.
Et evolusjonært perspektiv på selv-organisering i lærende organisasjoner og komplekse omgivelser. (”An Evolutionary Perspective on Self-Organization in Learning Organizations and Complex Environments”). NF-working paper 1018/2008.
Learning, Evolution and Complexity in Innovation Systems – A Veblenian Approach. NF-working paper 1019/2008.
Pragmatisme, kritisk realisme og evolusjonær teori – en vitenskapsteoretisk syntese. (”Pragmatism, Critical Realism and Evolutionary Theory - A Theoretical Synthesis”). NF-working paper 1020/2008. Naturalism in the Social Sciences: The Case of Veblenian Evolutionary and Institutional Economics. NF-working paper 1021/2008.
Pragmatic Realism vs. Metaphysical Realism – Implications for Scientific Knowledge Production. NF-working paper 1022/2008.
A Pragmatist Contribution to Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Studies. NF-working paper 1023/2008.
Pragmatism, Technology and Scientific Inquiry: Exploring Aspects of the Philosophical Underpinnings of Institutional Economics. NF-working paper 1024/2008.
An Inquiry into the Infrastructural Conditions of Early Modern and Late Modern Urban Spaces. NF-working paper 1025/2008.
The Spatial Political Economy of Urban Infrastructure Transformation. NF-working paper 1026/2008. The Field of Geomatics: Scientific, Technological, Business and Infrastructural Aspects. NF-working paper 1027/2008.
Exploring the Quest to Transcend Time-Space Barriers in Urban Built Environments. NF-working paper 1028/2008.
2007:
Samlete erfaringer fra oppstartanalyser – Arbeidsnotat fra evalueringen av verdiskapingsprogrammet for kulturminner. (”Overall Experience From Start-up Analysis - Working Paper From the Evaluation of the Value Creation Program for Cultural Heritage”). NF-working paper No. 1015/2007. With T. Magnussen, B. Brandtzæg, P. I. Haukeland, B. Røed Larsen, B. Lindeløv and E. Søfting.
Framtidig landbruksforskning i Bodø. (”Future Agricultural Research in Bodø”). NF-working paper 1004/2007.
2006:
Kommunestruktur i Salten – Oppsummeringsrapport. (”Municipal Structure in Salten - Summary Report”). NF-report No. 19/2006. With A. Gjertsen, B. Brastad, E. Søfting, J. Løvland, G. Solvoll, E. Bullvåg and E. S. Skjemstad.
Kommunestruktur i Salten – Samlerapport. . (”Municipal Structure in Salten - Final Report”). NF-report No. 16/2006. With A. Gjertsen, B. Brastad, E. Søfting, J. Løvland, G. Solvoll, E. Bullvåg and E. S. Skjemstad.
Kommunestruktur i Salten – Delutredning E – Tjenesteproduksjon og økonomi. (”Municipal Structure in Salten - Interim Report E - Production of Services and Economy”). NF-Report No. 8/2006. With B. Brastad, A. Gjertsen and G. Solvoll.
Kommunestruktur i Salten – Delutredning D – Samferdsels- og kunnskapsinfrastruktur. (”Municipal Structure in Salten - Interim Report D - Transport and Knowledge Infrastructure”). NF-report No. 7/2006. With G. Solvoll and J. Løvland.
Kommunestruktur i Salten – Delutredning C – Kultur og idrett. (”Municipal Structure in Salten - Interim Report C - Culture and Sports”). NF-report No. 3/2006. With E. Søfting.
Kommunestruktur i Salten – Delutredning A – Demografi. (”Municipal Structure in Salten - Interim Report A - Demographics”). NF-report No. 2/2006. With B. Brastad .
Foresight som utviklingsverktøy for reiselivsnæringen på Helgeland? (”Foresight as a Development Tool for the Tourism Industry in Helgeland?“). NF-working paper 1010/2006. With Å. Mariussen and A. Wiborg.
2005:
Sammen står man sterkere – men hvordan bør det gjøres? Vurderinger av kommunestruktur,
samarbeid og sammenslåing i Vefsn, Hattfjelldal, Grane, Hemnes og Leirfjord. (”Together one Stands Stronger - But How Should It Be Done? Reviews of Municipal Structure, Cooperation and Mergers in Vefsn, Hattfjelldal, Grane, Hemnes and Leirfjord”). NF-report No 2/2005. With A. Gjertsen, B. Brastad and G. Solvoll.
2001:
Utredning om modeller i norsk registerinfrastruktur. (”Report on Models in the Norwegian Registry Infrastructure”). Report No. 981/2001, Norwegian Computing Center. With T. Knudsen.
Det interaktive demokrati: Ikt-støttet samhandling i og med det offentlige styringsverket i lys av demokratiteoretiske perspektiver. (”The Interactive Democracy: ICT-Supported Collaboration in and with Public Government in the Light of Theoretical Perspectives on Democracy". Note Nr.
IMEDIA/04/01, Norwegian Computing Center. 2000:
Det interaktive demokrati: Interaktive medier som støtte til medvirkning i offentlige
beslutningsprosesser. (”The Interactive Democracy: Interactive Media to Support Participation in Public Decision Making”). Note Nr. IMEDIA/07/00, Norwegian Computing Center.
1998:
Norwegian Knowledge-Intensive Business Services. Summary Report. STEP report
3/98. With T. E. Braadland, J. Hauknes, T. E. Pedersen, E. Skogli, N. H. Solum and F. Ørstavik. Geographic Information Technology (GIT) Services and their Role in Customer Innovation. STEP report 6/98.
Geographic Information Technology (GIT) Services and their Role in Customer Innovation. STEP Working paper A-07/98.
Articles, conference paper, lectures, manuscripts, etc. 2011:
Lokal infrastruktur for opplevelsesbasert verdiskaping – en undersøkelse av opplevelsens materialitet. (”Local Infrastructure for Experience-Based Value Creation - A Survey of the Materiality of
Experience“). Regionale trender, No. 1/2011. 2010:
Creating Experience Values - Producing Experience Spaces. A Pragmatic Inquiry into the Spatial Practice and Materiality of Experience-Based Value Creation. Paper presented at RSAs Annual International Conference 2010. Pecs, 24.-26.5. 2010.
2009:
Constructing Experience Spaces – Creating experience Values. A Pragmatic Inquiry into the Materiality and Practice of Experience Creation. Paper presented at workshop RSA Experience Economy Research Network, Neuchatel, 3.–4. 12. 2009.
Opplevelsesrom og verdidrivere. (”Experience Spaces and Value Drivers”). Paper presented at worskhop on the Northern Norway Experience Conference, Svolvær, 3.-5. 11. 2009.
2008:
På tide med nytenking i reiselivets verdikjede? (”Time for Innovation in the Tourism Sector's Value Chain?”). Paper presented at the Northern Norway Experience Conference, Narvik, 5.-6. 11. 2008. 2007:
Senter for opplevelsesøkonomi og tjenesteinnovasjon (OPTI). Forslag til formål, funksjon og organisering ved Campus Bodø. (”Centre for Experience Economy and Service Innovation (OPTI). Proposals for Purpose, Function and Organization at Campus Bodø”). Internal memo. With F. Lindberg.
Kystopplevelser i Nordland – aksjonsforskning som metode i opplevelsesnæringen. (”Coastal
Experiences in Nordland - Action Research as a Method in the Experience Industry”). Paper presented at the researcher conference “Culture and Experience Economy in Norway - Qualitative and
Quantitative Methods, Kristiansand 28. 8. 2007.
Innovasjon basert på lokalt ressursgrunnlag i reiselivs- og opplevelsesnæringen i Nordland. (”Innovation Based on Local Resources in the Tourism and Experience Industry in Nordland”), presentation at seminar, Areal Programme, Norwegian Research Council, Steigen, 19.6. 2007. Innovative opplevelser – aksjonsforskning i reiselivs- og opplevelsesnæringen i Nordland.
(”Innovative Experiences - Action Research in the Tourism and Experience Industry in Nordland”). Presentation at Interreg network conference, Bodø, 1.6. 2007.
Innovasjon og aksjonsforskning i reiselivs- og opplevelsesnæringen i Nordland. (”Innovation and Action Research in the Tourism and Experience Industry in Nordland”). Presentation at
Landsdelsutvalgets R&D-seminar, Bodø, 5.2. 2007. 2006:
Kultur og lokal utvikling. (”Culture and Local Development ”). Article in Avisa Nordland, 11.3. 2006. With E. Søfting.
2005:
Befolkningsutvikling i Salten - En utfordring for dagens kommunestruktur? (”Population Trends in Salten - A Challenge for Today's Municipal Structure?”). Lecture at Research Days, Bodø, 30. 9. 2005.
Befolkning og kommunene. (”Population and Municipalities ”). Article in Avisa Nordland, 5.7. 2005. With G. Solvoll.
2004:
IKT og transport: utviklingstrekk og forskningsmuligheter. (”ICT and Transport: Development Trends and Research Opportunities”). Internal Memo, Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo.
2002:
SAMBERIT – Samfunnsmessig beriket informasjonsteknologi. (”SAMBERIT – Socially Enriched Information Technology”). Internal Memo, Norwegian Computing Center. With T. Knudsen. 1999:
A Pragmatic Inquiry into Technology. The Case of Geomatics in the Building of Infrastructure Networks. Unpublished manuscript.
1998:
Learning, Evolution and Complexity in Innovation Systems. Paper presented at Nordic doctoral student seminar, University of Oslo, spring 1998.
1997:
A Pragmatist Contribution to Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Studies. Unpublished manuscript.
Self-organisation and evolutionary economic theory – part 3, Paper presented at doctoral student seminar, ETIC, University of Maastricht, Netherlands, June 1997.
1996:
Variants of Realism and Scientific Knowledge Production. . Paper presented at doctoral student seminar, University of Oslo, Mai 1996.
Self-organisation and evolutionary economic theory – part 2. Paper presented at doctoral student seminar EAEPE Summer School, Ribadesella, Spain, July 1996.
Self-organisation and evolutionary economic theory – part 1. Paper presented at doctoral student seminar, ETIC, University of Maastricht, Netherlands, Juni 1996.
1995:
Mot et selv-organiseringsperspektiv: teoretisk grunnlag og implikasjoner for politikk.
(”Towards a Self-Organization Perspective: Theoretical Basis and Implications for Policy ”). Internal note, STEP Group.
1994:
Selv-organisering: et evolusjonært perspektiv på relasjoner mellom læring og kontekst. (”Self-Organization: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Relationships Between Learning and Context”). Article in Graduate Yearbook, University of Oslo.