Nordregio is an international research institute established by the Nordic Council of Ministers

Research Fellow

Elin Cedergren

Elin works as a Research Fellow at Nordregio and has a background in human geography and urban and regional planning. Her main research interests lie within spatial governance and rural and regional development – both with a land-based and marine outlook.

Spatial Story

I have three big global atlases at home which I have had since my early years. One of them is so big that I still cannot hold it properly. My favourite one has a rather modest appearance and a tattered cover, but inside the topography is provided in relief. As a child I could draw my fingers over the pages and feel the peaks and depths of the earth’s surfaces. The atlases did not tell much of how people lived across all these places, but one could certainly fantasize. At 19, newly graduated, my interest in geography had stuck, and my dad suggested I apply to study human geography at university. I did, and here I am, working with place-based perspectives and planning in various projects at Nordregio. These days, the three global atlases are somewhat dusty in my bookshelf. I seem to have swapped to digital means and other readings. But I still like to hover over a satellite map on my phone, thinking about what it is like to be human over there, in that spot.

Publications

Moodie, J.R., Kull, M., Cedergren, E., Giacometti, A., Morf, A., Qvist Eliasen, S., & Schröder, L. (2021) Transboundary marine spatial planning in the Baltic Sea Region: towards a territorial governance approach?. Maritime Studies (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-020-00211-0

Moodie, J., Tapia, C., Löfving, L., Gassen, N.S., Cedergren, E. (2021). Towards a Territorially Just Climate Transition—Assessing the Swedish EU Territorial Just Transition Plan Development Process. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7505. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137505

Cedergren, E., Huynh, D., Kull, M., Moodie, J., Sigurjónsdóttir., H.R., & Wøien Meijer, M. (2021). Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance. Nordregio Report 2021: 4. Available at: https://nordregio.org/publications/public-service-delivery-in-the-nordic-region-an-exercise-in-collaborative-governance/

Cedergren, E., Huynh, D., Kull, M., Moodie, J., Sigurjónsdóttir., H.R., & Wøien Meijer, M. (2021). Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance. Policy Brief 2021: 2. Available at: https://nordregio.org/publications/public-service-delivery-in-the-nordic-region-an-exercise-in-collaborative-governance-2/

Tapia, C., Cedergren, E., Löfving, L., Moodie, J., & Sanchez-Gassen, N. (2021). Potential territorial impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy in Gotland, Norrbotten, and Västra Götaland. Support to the preparation of Territorial Just Transition Plans in Sweden (REFORM/SC2020/118).

Löfving, L., Lundgren, A., & Cedergren, E. (2021). Utvärdering av processen En Bättre Sits 2018-2020. Nordregio 2021.

Morf, A., Gee, K., Giacometti, A., Cedergren, E., Eliasen Qvist, S., Kull, M., Moodie, J.R. & Luhtala, H. 2020. Stakeholder Involvement in Baltic Sea Marine Spatial Planning – Towards Transformative Participation? Deliverable 2.5 in the BONUS BASMATI project.

Giacometti, A., Morf, A., Gee, K., Kull, M, Luhtala, H., Cedergren, E. (2020). Handbook: Process, Methods and Tools for Stakeholder Involvement in MSP. Nordregio, Stockholm. Available at: https://nordregio.org/app/uploads/2020/09/BONUS-BASMATI-handbook-digital.pdf

Lundgren, A., Teräs, J., Morf, A., Cedergren, E. (2020) Delutvärdering Marint Gränsforum Skagerrak. Nordregio, Stockholm. Available at: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1429257/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Lundgren, A., Teräs, J., Löfving, L., Cedergren, E. (2020) Kompetensförsörjningsbehov inom områdena för Värmlands forsknings- och innovationsstrategi för smart specialisering. Slutrapport. April 2020. Nordregio, Stockholm. Available at: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1429254/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Eliasen SQ, Cedergren E, Morf A, Gee K. Lessons learned – Knowledge integration tools for MSP by BONUS BASMATI. BONUS BASMATI Deliverable 2.4, September 2020. Available: https://bonusbasmati.eu/app/uploads/2020/11/BONUS_BASMATI_Del_2_4_knowledge_integration_tools.pdf

Moodie, J., Huynh, D., Cedergren, E., (2020) Strengthening regional resilience through collaborative management: A case study on the fisheries co-management Northern Bohuslän. Nordregio, Stockholm. Available at: https://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1465522/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Morf, A., Gee, K., Giacometti, A., Cedergren, E., Eliasen, S., Kull, M., Moodie, J., & Luhtala, H. (2020). Stakeholder Involvement in Baltic Sea Marine Spatial Planning – Towards Transformative Participation? Deliverable 2.5 in the BONUS BASMATI project.

Morf, A., (ed) Cedergren, E., Gee, K., Kull, M., Eliasen, S. (2019): Lessons, Stories and Ideas on how to integrate Land Sea Interactions into MSP. Nordregio, Stockholm. Available at: http://www.panbalticscope.eu/app/uploads/2019/12/LSI-report-Pan-Baltic-Scope.pdf

Cedergren, E., Kull, M., Moodie, J., Morf., A. (2019): Lessons Learned in Cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning – Experiences and insights from Pan Baltic Scope. Nordregio, Stockholm. Available at: http://www.panbalticscope.eu/app/uploads/2019/12/Lessons_learnt_FINAL.pdf

Academic qualifications

MSc in Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University (2017-2020)

BSc in Human Geography with Intelligence Analysis for Policy and Business, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University (2013-2016)

Languages

Swedish

English

Understands Danish, Norwegian and Spanish

Prior positions

2016-2017: Project coordinator – Gymnasieprojektet, Schyst resande

2018-2019: Urban development guide – Stockholm Room, City of Stockholm