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Research interests
General: The political ecology of food, food & agricultural policy, food & identity construction, environmental conflicts, access & control of natural resources, environmentalism(s), the political ecology of housing, systems of discrimination, processes of marginalisation, global inequality, alternative & informal economies, social movements, epistemic decolonisation.
Geographic focus & interest area: Faroe Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, Ghana, Italy, the Nordic, the Arctic, West Africa, small islands, global and transnational civil society organisations/networks/movements.
PhD: I am currently committed to the writing-up of my PhD dissertation titled “Forking paths? Engaged research on food-political visions and changes in the Faroe Islands and in São Tomé and Príncipe”. Key words: food security, food sovereignty, traditional foods, alternative food networks, degrowth, regeneration, scales, inequality, futures, decolonisation, justice. Expected submission date: spring 2023.
Teaching
Political ecology, globalisation, food geography, society & the environment, sustainability, degrowth, critical development studies, gender & intersectionality, participatory methodology, critical theory, feminist methodology, reflexivity, postcolonial theory, decoloniality.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Lund University
Award Date: 1 Jun 2011
Bachelor, Roskilde University
Award Date: 1 Jun 2007
External positions
PhD Candidate, Lancaster University
1 Oct 2016 → …
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Transcending binaries: a participatory political ecology of the Faroese foodscape
Olsen, E. S. & Whittle, R. K., 2019, In: Nordia Geographical Publications. 47, 5, p. 55-73 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From the ‘Right to the City’ to the ‘Right to Metabolism’
Olsen, E. S., Orefice, M. & Pietrangeli, G., 2018, Housing for Degrowth: Principles, Models, Challenges and Opportunities. Nelson, A. & Schneider, F. (eds.). Routledge, (Envirnmental Humanities).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Making degrowth locally meaningful: the case of the Faroese grindadráp
Bogadóttir, R. & Olsen, E. S., 2017, In: Journal of Political Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Nordic Cooperation (External organisation)
Elisabeth Skarðhamar Olsen (Member)
Sep 2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Feminism(s) and Degrowth Alliance (FaDA) (External organisation)
Elisabeth Skarðhamar Olsen (Member)
2019 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Critical Geographies (External organisation)
Elisabeth Skarðhamar Olsen (Member)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network