Curriculum vitae: Name: Date of birth: Address: Nationality: Gunnel Forsberg January 3, 1950,Bollnäs, Sweden Islandsgatan 10, 753 08 Uppsala Swedish Academic career: 1975 Bachelors of Science, Uppsala Universitet 1989 PhD in Human Geography, Uppsala University (Dissertation title: Industrial change and Gender Structure. Case Studies on four Local Labour Markets) 1995 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Science, Uppsala University. Academic positions: 1976-1979 Research assistant, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala 1980-1981 Research assistant at the Swedish Centre for Working Life, Stockholm 1981-1985 Teaching assistant at dep. of Human Geography, Uppsala University 1922-1985 Research assistant at the Swedish Centre for Working Life, Stockholm (50%) 1985-1990 Research assistant at the Swedish Centre for Working Life, Stockholm (100%) 1990-1991 Researcher at Dep. of Human Geography, Uppsala University 1991-1998 Senior lecturer, Dep. of Human Geography, Uppsala University 1998- Full Professor, Dep. of Human Geography, Stockholm University 100% (during 1999-2005: 50%) 1999-2005 Visiting Professor at Centre for Gender studies, Karlstad University 50% Publications Parental leave: 1979 1980 1986 1987 University assignments (selected) - Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Science, Stockholm University (2011 - - Chair of the Committee of Swedish University School of Planning, Stockholm University (1998- - Member of the board for Professors, Stockholm University - Representative of Carl Mannerfeldts scholarship fund, Stockholm University. - Head of Department at Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, 2007-2011. - Head of Department at the Centre for Gender Studies, Karlstad University 1999-2005.
- Chair of the board for Ass. Professors, Karlstad University 2003-2005. Project leadership (selected) - Project leader for The countryside of Mälar region in Transition, Uppsala University, 1992-1995. Funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and Formas. - Project leader for Gender and Regional Variations, Uppsala University, 1994-1997, funded by Forskningsrådsnämnden - Programme leader for Gender Relations on the Move Karlstad University, 1999-2005, funded by samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Karlstad universitet and Länsstyrelsen i Värmland - Project leader for Changes and Development in the Region of Inner Scandinavia, Karlstads University, 2002-2006 funded by EU:s INTERREG III. - Project leader for Innovative Entrepreneurs in the Caring Sector. Innovation Systems in a Gender Perspective 2002-2005 funded by VINNOVA and Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting - Project leader for Homosexuals at work, Karlstads Universitet, (2004 2008-) funded by FAS. - Project leader for Innovationssystem och homosociala strukturer, (Innovation systems and Homo-social structures) in collaboration with prof. Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, (2006-2010 ) funded by VINNOVA - Project leader for Gender and Rural Life Creating Gendered Ruralities, (2007-2011 ) funded by Vetenskapsrådet - Project leader for When the world goes rural, (2008-2013) funded by FORMAS. External assignments (selected) - Member of the expert panel at RALF (Swedish board for Labor research) (1994-1998) - Member of the Board of Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, Gothenburg University (2005-2010) - Member of the expert panel at FORMAS (2002-2006, (2004-2006 chair of the Committee) - Member of the Scientific Board of Swedish National Rural Development Agency, Östersund (2000 2005). - Member of the Scientific Board of the Office of Regional Planning and Urban Transportation, Stockholm County, (2001-2012) - Member of the editorial board of the journal PLAN (2001-2013 ) - Member of the Scientific Board for the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (2006-2012) - Referee for Nordic Geographical Journal. - Expert (consultant) at the IM-Group in Uppsala (1990-2010) - Chair of the board for Preparing Committee for the European fund for Urban-Net (2008) - Member of expert panel for Humanities and Social Sciences, Vetenskapsrådet (2006-2012) - Member of the board for formulating the 10-year Program for Demokratisk og effektiv styring, planlegging og forvaltning (DEMOS), Norska Forskningsrådet (2014).
- Member of Det konglige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Akademi (2015- ) - Chair of the Swedish Higher Education Authority s pilot assessment of PhD education at Linköping university (2015) Main supervisor for PhD-students: Anna-Karin Berglund, Lokala utvecklingsgrupper på landsbygden, Analys av några lokala utvecklingsgrupper i termer av platsrelated gemenskap, platsrelaterad social rörelse och systemintegrerad lokal organisation, Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Dissertation: 2/10 1998. Jan Amcoff, Samtida bosättning på svensk landsbygd. Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Dissertation: 2000. Susanne Stenbacka, Landsbygdsboende i inflyttarnas perspektiv. Intention och handling i lokalsamhället. Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Dissertation: 11/5 2001. Katarina Pettersson, Företagande män och osynliggjorde kvinnor: Diskursen om Gnosjö ur ett könsperspektiv. Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University, Dissertation: 6/12 2002. Juan Velasques, Förankring och dialog. Kraftspelet mellan planering och demokrati. Kulturgeografiska institutionen, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 29/5 2005. Sandra Wall Reinius. Protected Attractions. Tourism and Wilderness in the Swedish Mountain Region. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University. Dissertation: 2/10 2009. Monika Jönsson- Brydsten, IT i boendet - en infrastruktur för vardagslivet. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 6/1 2009. Lena Grip, Likhetens rum olikhetens praktik. Om produktion av integration i fyra svenska kommuner. Department of Human Geography, Karlstad University, Dissertation:12/3 2010. Peter Balogh, Perpetual borders. German-Polish cross-border contacts in the Szczecin area. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 9/5 2014. Thomas Wimark, Beyond Bright City Lights. The migration Patterns of Gay Men and Lesbians. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 5/6 2014. Co-supervisor for PhD-students: Mona Hedfelt. Företagande kvinnor I Bruksort. Arbetsliv och vardagsliv i samspel. Department of Human Geography, ÖrebroUniversity, Dissertation: 2/12 2008. Kristina Trygg, Arbetets Geografi- Kunskapsarbetets organization och utförande i tidrummet. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 28/3 2014.
Ida Andersson, Geographies of Place Branding. Researching through small and medium sized cities. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 22/5 2015. Martina Caretta, East African Hydropatriarchies. An analysis of changing waterscapes in smallholder irrigation farming. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation: 6/10 2015. Appointed faculty opponent for doctoral dissertations: 1997 Urban Nordin, Skärgården i Storstadens skugga. Arbetsvillkor och försörjningsstrategier i storstdsnära glesbygdsområden. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Dissertation date: 12/12. 1999 Ronny Meyer, Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of People-Place Interactions in Recreational Boating. Geografisk Institutt, Trondheim university. Dissertation date: 28/5. 2002 Carina Liserborn, Trygg stad. Diskurser om kvinnors rädsla i forskning, policyutveckling och lokal praktik, Chalmers Arkitektur, Chalmers tekniska högskola, Göteborg. Dissertation date: 11/10. 2007 Danielle van der Burgt, Där man bor tycker man det är bra. Barns geografier i en segregerad stadsmiljö. Department of Social and Economic Geography,Uppsala University, Dissertation date: 12/1. 2008 Marit Aure, Arbetsmigrasjon fra Treberika til Båtsfjord 1999 2002, Northern Research Institute, Tromsö högskole, Norge. Dissertation date: 18/6. 2009 Patrik Tornborg, Trafik- och stadsplanering som en integrerad process? Om perspektiv och kommunikativa processer i stadsutvecklingen. Institutionen för Infrastruktur. KTH. Licentiatsavhandling. 2009 D.P.S. Chandrakumara: The role of family in human capital formation. Implication for poverty alleviation. University of Sri Jayewardenpura. Dep of economics. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dissertation date: 29/5. 2010 Linda Marie Bye, Bygds unge menn. En studie av bydemenns forhandlinger om og utformning av rurale maskuliniteter Geografisk institutt, Trondheims universitet, dissertation date: 12/2. 2011 Karin Marie Antonssen, Å velge bosted i Lofoten. En diskursanalyse av folkelige fortellinger om bostedsvalg og hverdagsliv. Geografisk institutt, Trondheims universitet, dissertation date: 4/2. 2011 Ragnar Andersson, Mainstreaming av Integration om översättningar av policy och nätverkstyrning med förhinder i den regionala utvecklingspolitiken 1998-2007. Department for Social Change and Culture, Linköping University, dissertation date: 20/5.
2013 Odd Ståle Eide. Pedagogisk entreprenørskap som virkemiddel for lokal og regional utvikling, Universitetet i Bergen, dissertation date: 4/12. 2014 Malin Henriksson, Att resa rätt är stort, att resa fritt är större. Kommunala planerares föreställning om hållbara resor. Institutionen för tema Teknik och social förändring, Linköpings universitet, Dissertation date: 4/2.