James Tommy Karlsen
Head of Department
Professor
Professor James Karlsen is head of Department of working life and innovation at University of Agder (UiA). He was appointed as a Professor at UiA in 2018. In 2013, he started to work as an Associate Professor in University of Agder. Karlsen holds a PhD in Industrial Management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim and a master in Economic Geography from University of Oslo. Karlsen has since 2009 had an associate senior researcher position at Orkestra, Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Spain. Before Karlsen started to work at University of Agder he was working for about 15 years in Agderforskning, Norway. He has also worked in Finnmark County administration with industrial development and with regional development planning. He has also worked in Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Local Government.
Karlsen’s research interests include industrial development and regional innovation, action research for territorial development and higher education institutions and regional development. He has participated in several international research projects. Karlsen has published one international book (Territorial Development and Action Research) and has numerous publications in international journals such as Regional Studies, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Industry & Innovation and Environment and Planning C, Higher Education Policy, European Journal of Education. He has served as a referee for several academic journals.
Courses and teaching
Karlsen teaches the following course at University of Agder:
- ORG 503 Innovation in the public sector
Academic interests
Karlsen has published articles in prestigious journals such as Regional Studies, European Planning Studies, Environmental and Planning C and European Urban and Regional Studies. Together with dr. Miren Larrea from Orkestra he has written a book in the intersection of action research and territorial development. The title of the book is Territorial development and Action Research. Innovation through Dialogue.The book is also publised in Spanish with the title Desarrollo territorial e investigación acción: Innovación a través del diálogo. He has also published many book chapters.
His research interest is regional development. He has focused on industrial development, higher education institutions role for innovation and regional development, policy learning and action research for territorial development. One part of the research is based on theoretically informed case study with the aim of developing concepts and a better understanding of the complexity of regional development. Another part of the research is based on action research as a strategy for regional development and change. As an action researcher, he is working together with practitioners in real-life change processes.
Scientific publications
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2024). The Complexity of Co-Generative Learning Between University and Regional Actors. Systemic Practice and Action Research. ISSN: 1094-429X. doi:10.1007/s11213-024-09684-0.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Hildebrandt, Clare Roberta Louise (2023). Temporality in Co-generative Processes: Reframing Time in Territorial Complexity. Systemic Practice and Action Research. ISSN: 1094-429X. doi:10.1007/s11213-023-09634-2.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Pinheiro, Romulo (2022). Emergent Strategies and Tensions between Decoupled University Structures and Management Initiatives. Universities and regional engagement : From the exceptional to the everyday. ISBN: 9780367713072. Routledge. 10. s 140 - 155.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2021). Action Research as a Methodology for the construction of territorial leadership. City and regional leadership. ISBN: 978 1 78897 967 2. Edward Elgar Publishing. 18. s 324 - 343.
- Larrea, Miren; Karlsen, James Tommy (2021). Think tanks for a new generation of regional innovation policies. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. doi:10.1080/09654313.2021.1985085.
- Arrona, Ainhoa; Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2020). Policy Learning in Regions: the Potential of Co-generative Research Methodologies to Help Responsible Innovation. Regions and Innovation Policies in Europe: Learning from the Margins. ISBN: 978 1 78990 415 4. Edward Elgar Publishing. 3. s 46 - 65.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2020). Studenter som aktører i regionale samskapingsprosesser – en ny form for praksis?. Aksjonsforskning i Norge : Grunnlagstenkning forskerroller og bidrag til endring i ulike kontekster : volum 2. ISBN: 9788202652296. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 17. s 463 - 485.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2020). Students as territorial development actors: The importance of developing awareness. Roots and Wings of Action Research for Territorial Development Connecting local transformation and international collaborative learning. ISBN: 978-84-1325-098-4. Universidad de Deusto - Dpto. de Publicaciones. 5. s 135 - 146.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2019). Does a Responsible University Need a Third Mission?. The Responsible University: Exploring the Nordic Context and Beyond. ISBN: 978-3-030-25645-6. Palgrave Macmillan. 7. s 173 - 199.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2019). En diskusjon om universitetets tredje rolle. Geografi, kunnskap, vitenskap: Den regionale UH-sektorens framvekst og betydning. ISBN: 9788202632571. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 8. s 195 - 217.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2018). Regional Innovation System as a Framework for the Co-Generation of Policy: an Action Research Approach. New Avenues for Regional Innovation Systems - Theoretical Advances, Empirical Cases and Policy Lessons. ISBN: 9783319716602. Springer Nature. 12. s 257 - 274.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2018). What can a small university college do?. Higher Education and Regional Development : Tales from Northern and Central Europe. ISBN: 978-3-319-78643-8. Palgrave Macmillan. 5. s 111 - 134.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2018). ‘Strange bird’: A peripheral university college in a complex, peripheral region. Universities and Regional Economic Development : Engaging with the Periphery. ISBN: 978-1-138-05127-0. Routledge. 5. s 58 - 75.
- Benneworth, Paul; Zeeman, N.; Pinheiro, Romulo; Karlsen, James Tommy (2017). National higher education policies challenging universities’ regional engagement activities. Ekonomiaz : Revista Vasca de Economía. ISSN: 0213-3865. 92 (2). s 113 - 139.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Beseda, Jan; Šima, Karel; Zyzak, Barbara (2017). Outsiders or Leaders? The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Development of Peripheral Regions. Higher Education Policy. ISSN: 0952-8733. 30 (4). s 463 - 479. doi:10.1057/s41307-017-0065-5.
- Kyllingstad, Nina; Karlsen, James Tommy; Smidova, Mikaela; Smidova, Olga (2017). Regional Development: Lifelong Learning as a Priority in Norway and the Czech Republic?. Higher Education Policy. ISSN: 0952-8733. 30 (4). s 499 - 516. doi:10.1057/s41307-017-0060-x.
- Benneworth, Paul; Pinheiro, Romulo; Karlsen, James Tommy (2016). Strategic agency and institutional change: investigating the role of universities in regional innovation systems (RISs). Regional studies. ISSN: 0034-3404. 51 (2). s 235 - 248. doi:10.1080/00343404.2016.1215599.
- Billington, Mary Genevieve; Karlsen, James Tommy; Mathisen, Line; Pettersen, Inger Beate (2017). Unfolding the relationship between resilient firms and the region. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. 25 (3). s 425 - 442. doi:10.1080/09654313.2016.1276886.
- Pinheiro, Romulo; Karlsen, James Tommy; Kohoutek, Jan; Young, Mitchell (2017). Universities' Third Mission: Global Discourses and National Imperatives. Higher Education Policy. ISSN: 0952-8733. 30 (4). s 425 - 442. doi:10.1057/s41307-017-0057-5.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2016). Collective knowing. Applied social science research in a regional knowledge system. ISBN: 978-1-4724-8782-7. Routledge. 4. s 75 - 89.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2016). Innovation in peripheral regions. Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation. ISBN: 978-1-78471-076-7. Edward Elgar Publishing. Kapittel 16. s 277 - 285.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2016). Moving context from the background to the forefront of policy learning: Reflections on a case in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.. Environment and Planning. C, Government and Policy. ISSN: 0263-774X. 10 (2). doi:10.1177/0263774X16642442.
- Flåten, Bjørn-Tore; Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2015). Competitive firms in thin regions in Norway: The importance of workplace learning. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN: 0029-1951. 69 (2). s 102 - 111. doi:10.1080/00291951.2015.1016875.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2014). The contribution of Action Research to policy learning: The case of Gipuzkoa Sarean. International Journal of Action Research. ISSN: 1861-1303. 10 (2). s 129 - 155. doi:10.1688/IJAR-2014-02-Karlsen.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2012). Can small regions construct regional advantages? The case of four Norwegian regions. European Urban and Regional Studies. ISSN: 0969-7764. 20 (2). s 243 - 257. doi:10.1177/0969776412439200.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2013). Innovasjon i offentlig sektor. Innovasjon - organisasjon, region, politikk. ISBN: 978-82-02-38331-2. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 5. s 101 - 123.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2013). The Role of Anchor Companies in Thin Regional Innovation Systems Lessons from Norway. Systemic Practice and Action Research. ISSN: 1094-429X. 26 (1). s 89 - 98. doi:10.1007/s11213-012-9266-4.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Aranguren, Mari Jose; Larrea, Miren; Wilson, James R. (2013). The development of action research processes and their impacts on socio-economic development in the Basque Country. Leadership and Cooperation in Academia : Reflecting on the Roles and Responsibilities of University Faculty and Management. ISBN: 9781781001813. Edward Elgar Publishing. 14. s 216 - 233.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren; Wilson, James R.; Aranguren, Mari Jose (2012). Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Regional Development in the Basque Country. European Journal of Education. ISSN: 0141-8211. 47 (1). s 122 - 138. doi:10.1111/j.1465-3435.2011.01512.x.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2012). Changing regional collaborative relations in a global economy - A case study of the oil and gas equipment supplier cluster in Agder. Creating Collaborative Advantage : innovation and knowledge creation in regional economies. ISBN: 978-1-4094-0333-3. Gower Publishing Ltd.. Kapittel.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2012). Combined and Complex Mode of Innovation in Regional Cluster Development: Analysis of the Light-Weight Material Cluster in Raufoss, Norway. Interactive Learning for Innovation. A Key Driver within Clusters and Innovation Systems. ISBN: 978-0-230-29876-7. Palgrave Macmillan. Kapittel 5. s 115 - 136.
- Doloreux, David; Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy; Dionne, Steve (2012). Constructing regional advantage in non-metropolitan regions: A comparison between La Pocatiere (Canada) and Tromso (Norway). Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN: 0029-1951. 66 (3). s 144 - 154. doi:10.1080/00291951.2012.681687.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2012). Emergence of shared leadership in situations of conflict - Mission impossible? Long-term experiences from a local policy network in the Basque Country. Leadership and Change in Sustainable Regional Development. ISBN: 9780415678940. Routledge. 11. s 213 - 233.
- Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2011). Modes of innovation and differentiated responses to globalisation - A case study of innovation modes in the Agder region, Norway. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. ISSN: 1868-7865. 3 (4). s 389 - 405. doi:10.1007/s13132-011-0060-9.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, M.; Aranguren, Mari Jose (2012). New Policy Approaches to develop Innovative Territories: developing Trust and Behavioural Additionally in Gipuzkoa. Innovation, Global Change and Territorial Resilience. ISBN: 0857935747. Edward Elgar Publishing. kapittel 6. s 150 - 165.
- Aranguren, Mari Jose; Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2012). Regional Collaboration: The Glue that Makes Innovation Happen?. Creating Collaborative Advantage : innovation and knowledge creation in regional economies. ISBN: 978-1-4094-0333-3. Gower Publishing Ltd.. 8. s 123 - 138.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2012). What Is Regional in Regional Clusters? The Case of the Globally Oriented Oil and Gas Cluster in Agder, Norway. Industry and Innovation. ISSN: 1366-2716. 19 (3). s 249 - 263. doi:10.1080/13662716.2012.669616.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Isaksen, Arne (2011). Det systemiske forskningsperspektivet på regionale innovasjonsprosesser. Utfordringer for regionale forskningsfond. Hva er innovasjon? Perspektiver i norsk innovasjonsforskning. Bind 1: system og institusjon. ISBN: 9788276349511. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. Kapittel 7. s 196 - 218.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2011). Organisational Learning, Supportive Innovation Systems and Implications for Policy Formulation. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. ISSN: 1868-7865. 2 (4). s 453 - 462. doi:10.1007/s13132-011-0063-6.
- Karlsen, James; Isaksen, Arne; Spilling, Olav R (2011). The challenge of constructing regional advantages in peripheral areas: The case of marine biotechnology in Tromsø, Norway. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. ISSN: 0898-5626. 23 (3-4). s 235 - 257. doi:10.1080/08985620903233945.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy (2010). Different Modes of Innovation and the Challenge of Connecting Universities and Industry: Case Studies of Two Regional Industries in Norway. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. 18 (12). s 1993 - 2008. doi:10.1080/09654313.2010.516523.
- Karlsen, James (2010). Regional complexity and the need for engaged governance. Ekonomiaz : Revista Vasca de Economía. ISSN: 0213-3865. 74s 91 - 111.
- Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James (2009). Næringsutvikling og regionbygging. Utfordringer for Agder. Regionen - historiske perspektiver, aktuelle utfordringer. Høyskoleforlaget. faglig_bok_forlag. s 131 - 147.
- Johnsen, Hans Chr. Garman; Karlsen, James; Normann, Roger; Fosse, Jens Kristian (2009). The contradictory nature of knowledge : a challenge for understanding innovation in a local context and workplace development and for doing Action Research. AI & Society: The Journal of Human-Centred Systems and Machine Intelligence. ISSN: 0951-5666. 23 (1). s 85 - 89.
- Karlsen, James (2009). Universitetets regionale rolle: Skaper av ny kunnskap eller akademisk kapitalist. Å forske blant sine egne. Universitet og region - nærhet og uavhengighet. ISBN: 978-82-7634-815-6. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. -. s 49 - 72.
- Karlsen, James (2008). Læring, kunnskap og innovasjon fra et organisatorisk ståsted. Isaksen, A., Karlsen, A. og Sæther, B. (red.), Innovasjoner i norske næringer - et geografisk perspektiv. Fagbokforlaget. faglig_bok_forlag. s 81 - 97.
- Johnsen, Hans Chr. Garman; Karlsen, James (2005). Action Research in a Complex Context. Papersamling - aktionsforskningskonference 2004 : metoder i aktionsforskning : 3. nationale aktionskonference afholdt på Aalborg Universitet den 4. og 5. november 2004. Dansk Aktionsforskningsnetværk. faglig_bok_forlag.
- Johnsen, Hans Chr. Garman; Lysgård, Hans Kjetil; Kvaale, Gro; Fosse, Jens Kristian; Normann, Roger; Karlsen, James (2005). The Agder Story. AI & Society: The Journal of Human-Centred Systems and Machine Intelligence. ISSN: 0951-5666. 19 (4). s 430 - 441.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2015). Desarrollo territorial e investigación acción: Innovación a través del diálogo. ISBN: 978-84-15772-92-7. Universidad de Deusto. s 170.
- Karlsen, James Tommy; Larrea, Miren (2014). Territorial Development and Action Research: Innovation through Dialogue. ISBN: 9781472409232. Routledge. s 198.
- Bråstad, Kjell; Grindheim, Jan Erik; Hundstad, Dag; Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James; Knudsen, Jon P.; Masdalen, Kjell-Olav; niemi, einar; Seland, Bjørg (2009). Regionen. Historiske perspektiver, aktuelle utfordringer. ISBN: 9788276348361. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. s 163.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2023). Forskning på egen praksis: En aksjonsforskningstilnærming.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2023). Levekår – Et komplekst problem.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2023). Erfaring fra regionale samskapingsprosesser mellom studenter og kommuner i Agder om næringsutvikling.
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2023). Kompetanse for grønn omstilling.
- Husebø, Dag; Hiim, Hilde; Gjøtterud, Sigrid; Karlsen, James Tommy; Ludvigsen, Kristine; Grevle, Tessa Eriksen; Rubilar, Kristine Haugen; Holen, Rasa; Teigland, Oliva; Thorvaldsen, Tor (2022). National AR-network as grounds for building knowledge ecologies and democratization of academic communities .
- Karlsen, James Tommy (2022). Nasjonal politikk og regionale utfordringar _ Omstilling på speed.
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