Projects per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
- Critical food geography
- Political ecology
- Sustainable food systems
- Agroecology
- Heterodox economics (e.g. feminist political economy, economic anthropology, postgrowth/degrowth).
- Transdisciplinarity
- Geopolitics of knowledge
- Participatory research
- Queer geographies
- Structures of discrimination, marginalisation & privilege
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Geography, Lancaster University
Award Date: 8 Dec 2025
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
Committee member, Veltan (Faroese association of vegetable growers)
Jul 2025 → …
Committe member, LGBT+ Føroyar
Nov 2023 → Mar 2025
Member of organising team, Faroe Islands International Minority Film Festival
Oct 2019 → Jul 2024
Member of coordination group, Feminism(s) and Degrowth Alliance (FaDA)
Feb 2019 → Aug 2025
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
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):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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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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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
10 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Reflections on the living conditions of LGBTI people in the Faroe Islands
Olsen, E. S. (Other)
17 Jun 2026Activity: Other
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Nordic meeting about the working conditions of academic university staff
Olsen, E. S. (Participant)
2 Jun 2026 → 4 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Re-introducing fish as a locally available food source: Towards a Faroese post-growth food policy
Olsen, E. S. (Speaker)
26 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Hugleiðingar um matspill og matoyðsl í Føroyum, og vitanartørvin á økinum
Olsen, E. S. (Speaker) & í Gerðinum, J. I. (Speaker)
12 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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POLLEN - Political Ecology Network (External organisation)
Olsen, E. S. (Member) & Bogadóttir, R. (Member)
May 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Press/Media
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Breddin - Burðardygd og sjálvbjargni í føroyskari matvøruframleiðslu
8/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Thesis
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Forking sustainability pathways? : Engaged research on local food practices in the Faroe Islands and São Tomé e Príncipe
Olsen, E. S. (Author), Bettini, G. (Supervisor), Whittle, R. K. (Supervisor) & Bogadóttir, R. (Supervisor), 2025Student thesis: Doctoral 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