Anna has a special interest in what makes urban and rural regions sustainable, liveable and prosperous. She has an academic background in political science and in urban and regional planning, and long experience in regional development, policymaking and governance.
Academic qualifications
PhD in Planning and Decision Analysis with specialization in Urban and Regional Studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2017)
BSc in International Social Sciences, Växjö University (1993)
Languages
Swedish
English
French
Prior Positions
2013-2018: Project manager, Region Stockholm and PhD student, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2008-2013: Secretary general, Council for the Stockholm Mälar Region (Mälardalsrådet)
1998-2008: International secretary and project manager, Council for the Stockholm Mälar Region (Mälardalsrådet)
1998: Project manager, Stockholm County Council (Stockholms läns landsting)
1994-1998: Senior advisor Regional development and International affairs, Federation of Swedish County Councils (Landstingsförbundet/ Sveriges Kommuner och landsting)
1993-1994: Internship and project manager Conseil Régional de Lorraine, France/Nutek, Sweden
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
- Lundgren, A. and Teräs, J. (2023). Developing the Economic Competence in Åland: Recommendations and key learning points for policy makers. Baltic Sea Policy Briefing (BSR Policy Briefing 5/2023 – Centrum Balticum)
- Lundgren, A (2019) Participation in local and regional development perspectives in social capital, planning and governance. Towards a research agenda. In Matsushima K., K. Kobayashi and H. Westlund (Eds.) Social capital and development trends in rural areas, Volume 12, Kyoto: Kyoto University (ISBN:978-4-907830-12-0)
- Lundgren, A (2017) The Openness Buzz. A Study of Openness in Planning, Politics and Political Decision-Making in Sweden from an Institutional Perspective, PhD Thesis. Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
- Lundgren A (2017) Openness and Transparency in Political Decision-Making: An Empirical Study through an Institutional Lens. Romanian Journal of Regional Science, Vol 11, No 1.
- Lundgren A (2016) The Openness Buzz in Metropolitan Regions: Swedish Regional Development Strategies. European Journal of Spatial Development. Research briefing no. 6.
- Lundgren A and Westlund H (2016) The Openness Buzz in the Knowledge Economy: Towards Taxonomy. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. Vol 35, Issue 6, 2017.
Reports
- Hasselgren B och A Lundgren (2016) Gränsöverskridande transportplanering i Norden. Utvärdering av det nordiska samarbetet kring transporter och transportinfrastruktur. Copenhagen: Nordiska Ministerrådet.
- Hasselgren B and Lundgren A (2014) Trans-Governance Öresund: Experiences and future development in transport infrastructure development and governance in the Öresund Region. Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Anna Lundgren‘s spatial story
Learning about other regions’ spatial stories
What makes some places prosperous and attractive while others lag behind? A long time ago. we thought of that as a story of natural resources. Today we know that this is a far more complex story of institutional capacity, accessibility to global markets and human and social capital. And we also know that we have to engage with this complexity to be sustainable and resilient.
So, where can we learn from? More than 20 years ago, we decided in the greater Stockholm region to set up a program to compare and learn from other competitive and attractive metropolitan regions – what is it that makes them thrive and prosper? We invited regional leaders (mayors, regional councillors, presidents of universities and research parks as well as business leaders etc.) to join us on the Stockholm Region benchmarking trips. Part from best practise of how other regions work to stay competitive and attractive – from Seattle to Bavaria and Singapore – we also built relationships between regional leaders and increased knowledge about our own region by mirroring ourselves in others. Learning about other regions’ spatial stories is also a way to learn more about your own region!
Related Research Projects
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Ongoing
- Ensuring inclusive economic growth in the transition to a green economy (EnIGG)
- Early career mobility in the Nordic region
- Robust Regional Preparedness
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Finished
- Health care and care with distance-spanning technologies, e-health and digitalisation
- Linking innovation and resilience: Synergy effects for regional development
- Welfare Institutes in Sparsely Populated Areas (WIiSPA)
- Re-start competence mobility in the Nordic Region
- The organisation of social services and care in sparsely populated areas in the Nordics
- Demographic challenges in the Nordic region from a gender perspective (DEMOS)
- Nordic transport infrastructure planning – institutional barriers and opportunities for coordination (NORDINFRA)
- Marint Gränsforum Skagerrak – external evaluation
- Nordic study about regional policy
- A common Nordic labour market 70 years and beyond (70 ys and beyond)
Related Publications
- State of the Nordic Region 2020 -Wellbeing, health and digitalisation
- Skills for Smart Specialisation in Värmland Region – executive summary
- Kompetensbehov för Smart specialisering i Värmland
- Marint Gränsforum Skagerrak – delutvärdering
- Ålands strukturfondsprogram 2014–2020 Utvärderarnas andra delrapport
- Matching the missing links – Skills development in Nordic regions
- Klimatomställningen och relationen stad och land
- Just Green Transition – key concepts and implications in the Nordic Region
- Re-start competence mobility in the Nordic Region
- Cross-border transport infrastructure planning in the Nordic Region – An introduction
- Facilitating cross-border transport infrastructure planning in the Nordic Region
- How can labour market mobility in the Nordic Region be increased?
- Competence mobility: How can labour market mobility in the Nordic Region be increased?
- Skills Policies – Building Capacities for Innovative and Resilient Nordic Regions
- Embracing the just green transition on the Nordic labour market
- Geographies of discontent in the Nordic Region
- The Common Nordic Labour Market 70 Years and Beyond
- Moving together or drifting apart?
- Nordic Toolbox for a Just Green Transition
Related external pages
Related News
- Nordregio Forum 2021 – some highlights!
- Nordregio Researchers at COP26
- New Nordic study on regional policy and instruments for economic recovery
- Anna Lundgren, Nordregio Senior Researcher, speaks at REG LAB webinar
- Matching skills for future labour market
- 10 December: Welfare in sparsely populated areas and how to organize social services and care
- Health & Well-being in the Nordic Region
- Open call for regions: Experts are ready to support you in e-health solutions!
- Nordic thematic group for innovative and resilient regions publishes discussion paper about skills policies
- Open call for new healthcare solutions
- Nordic transport infrastructure: how to strengthen the cross-border planning?
- How to boost labour market mobility across the Nordics?
- Meet Nordregio in Almedalen 2023
- Enhancing economic competence in Åland: Insights and strategies for policy enhancement
- Nordic geographies of discontent – what are the drivers?
- What would a fully integrated Nordic labour market look like?
- Nordregio Hosts Norwegian and Swedish Ministries Working with Municipal Policies
- New toolbox identifies six crucial areas for a just green transition
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- State of the Nordic Region 2022
- 14-15 April: The Competence Supply Days
- Hvordan kan digitalisering bidrage til at indfri FN’s verdensmål på Færøerne og i Grønland?
- Choosing Green – a digital summit before COP26
- 21 October: Health & Well-being in the Nordic Region
- Reglab Sweden Annual Conference
- How can we achieve a fair green transition for all?
- Nordic Toolbox for a Just Green Transition
- Future-proofing the Nordics – what is resilient leadership?
