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Personal profile
I am a Human Ecologist and Human Geographer currently committed to writing-up my PhD dissertation, titled “Forking paths? Engaged research on food-political visions and changes in the Faroe Islands and in São Tomé and Príncipe”. The aim of my PhD project is to support local food-political visions and initiatives in two small island countries (respectively São Tomé e Princípe and Faroe Islands) by engaging practically with small-scale food producers and food activists, while theoretically exploring connections between these very unique island societies and contextualising them in relation to global environmental challenges, political-economic dynamics, historical colonialism and contemporary food political discourses/agendas on food security and food sovereignty.
My PhD supervisors are Dr. Giovanni Bettini and Dr. Rebecca Whittle, both from Lancaster University, and Dr. Ragnheiður Bogadóttir from the University of the Faroe Islands.
Publications
Olsen ES and Whittle, R. (2019). Transcending binaries: a participatory political ecology of the Faroese foodscape. Nordia Geographical Publications 47(5), 55-73.
Olsen, ES, Orefice, M and Pietrangeli, G. (2018). “From the ‘Right to the City’ to the ‘Right to Metabolism’” in Nelson, A & Schneider, F. Housing for Degrowth: Principles, Models, Challenges and Opportunities, Routledge (Environmental Humanities series).
Bogadóttir, R and Olsen, ES. (2017). Making degrowth locally meaningful: The case of the Faroese grindadráp, Journal of Political Ecology 24, 504-518.
Research interests
Themes: Food & Agricultural Policy | The Political Ecology of Food | Environmental Conflicts | Access & Control of Natural Resources | Sustainability Discourses | Environmentalism(s) | Housing & Livelihoods | Systems of Discrimination, Marginalisation & Privilege | Racism & Whiteness | Socio-ecological Inequality | Alternative & Informal Economies | Research for Degrowth/Postgrowth | Climate Justice | Social Movements | Gender & the Environment | Science, Knowledge & Power | Decolonisation & Postcolonial/Decolonial Research.
Geographic focus: Faroe Islands | São Tomé and Príncipe | Ghana | Italy | The Arctic | West Africa | Small Islands | International/Transnational Civil Society |
Teaching
Political Ecology | Global Inequality | Food Geography | Society & the Environment | Sustainability & Sustainable Development | Degrowth/Postgrowth | Critical Development Studies | Intersectionality | Feminist Economics | Participatory Methodologies | Critical Theory | Feminist Methodologies | Researcher Reflexivity | Decolonisation & Postcolonial Theory.
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, Human Ecology: Culture, Power, Sustainability, Lund University
Award Date: 1 Jun 2011
Bachelor, International Humanities, Roskilde University
Award Date: 1 Jun 2007
External positions
PhD Candidate, Lancaster University
Oct 2016 → …
Programme Manager of the study abroad programme Global Environmental Studies, Cultural Studies (Kulturstudier)
Apr 2016 → Jun 2018
Seminar Leader on the study abroad programme Global Environmental Studies, Cultural Studies (Kulturstudier)
Jun 2013 → Jan 2015
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Nordic-Baltic framework for sustainable food systems
Gaiani, D. S. (PI), Olsen, E. S. (CoPI), Veyhe, A. S. (CoPI), Nielsen, D. (CoPI), Vittersø, D. G. (CoPI), Gjerris, M. (CoPI), Kuraj, S. (CoPI), Alasentie, I. (CoPI), Jarkko, N. (CoPI), Katriina, H. (CoPI), Prabakaran, N. (CoPI), Bergman Lodin, J. (CoPI), Alarcón Ferrari, C. (CoPI), Kekkonen, A. (CoPI) & Gamdrup Jensen, A. (CoPI)
1/05/24 → 1/05/26
Project: Research
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Forking paths? Engaged research on food-political visions and changes in the Faroe Islands and in São Tomé and Príncipe
Olsen, E. S. (PI)
1/10/16 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Frændafundur
Hansen, Z. S. (PI), Olsen, E. (PI), Eysturstein, K. H. (CoI), Sølvará, H. A. (PI), Árnadóttir, T. (PI), Simonsen, K. (PI), Sigurðardóttir, T. (PI), Bogadóttir, R. (PI), Olsen, E. S. (PI), Skoradal, M.-B. (PI), Debess, I. N. (PI), Mohr, M. (PI), Petersen, M. S. (PI) & í Dali, N. R. (PI)
17/04/09 → …
Project: Research
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The role of Nordic research in transition to sustainable agro-marine food systems
Gaiani, D. S. (PI), Veyhe, A. S. (CoPI), Olsen, E. S. (CoPI), Magnussen, E. (CoPI), Vittersø, D. G. (CoPI), Williams, D. M. (CoPI), Hallson, D. J. (CoPI), Morell, D. I. A. (CoPI), Olafsdóttir, D. G. (CoPI) & Kuraj, S. (CoPI)
1/08/22 → 1/08/24
Project: Other
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Housing for degrowth in Rome, Italy
Olsen, E. S. (PI), Orefice, M. (CoPI) & Pietrangeli, G. (CoPI)
1/03/17 → 1/03/18
Project: Research
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White Paper on Nordic Sustainable Food Systems: Pathways and intervention points
Gaiani, S., Alasentie, I., Vittersø, G., Kuraj, S., Veyhe, A. S., Magnussen, E., Olsen, E. S., Olafsdottir, G., Saviolidis, N. M., Gísladóttir, J. & Williams, M., 9 Oct 2024, 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Tilmæli um at menna vitanarstøðið á harðskapsøkinum
Hayfield, E. A., Gaini, F., Olsen, E. S., Djurhuus, J. & Nolsøe, K. D., 28 Aug 2023, Tórshavn: Søgu- og samfelagsdeildin, Fróðskaparsetur Føroya. 28 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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What can ancient communal hunting practices teach us about sustainability? The case of the Faroese grindadráp
Olsen, E. S., 9 Oct 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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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, p. 33-43 11 p. (Envirnmental Humanities).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Matpolitisk rák og tað grøna matskiftið
Olsen, E. S. (Speaker)
28 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Kvir-feministiskar hugleiðingar um inklusión og javnstøðu millum kynini
Olsen, E. S. (Speaker)
8 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Burðardygt matsjálvbjargni í Føroyum
Olsen, E. S. (Participant)
15 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Conference on sustainable food sovereignty
Olsen, E. S. & Patursson, S.
5/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Thesis
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Meanings and practices related to fishing on the Faroes
Olsen, E. S. (Author), Paulson, S. (Supervisor), Jun 2011Student thesis: Master's Thesis