Brigt Dale
FORSKNINGSLEDER / FORSKER I
Contact
Mobile: 990 30 836
Email: bda@nforsk.no
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Research leader with expertise in societal security, climate change and the Arctic
Brigt Dale is a research leader and researcher 1 at Nordland Research Institute . He holds a PhD in political science and a major in social anthropology and visual cultural studies, and researches how societies deal with major structural changes, especially in the face of climate change, industrial development and political strategies in the high north. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Lofoten, Finnmark and Greenland, and his research contributes to understanding the relationship between national policy and local needs.
Competence
Brigt is particularly interested in security theory, biopolitics and transformation theory, with an emphasis on society's adaptive capacity. Much of his research has centered around natural resource extraction, and especially on extractive industries, such as mining and the oil and gas industry. He has been instrumental in further developing the understanding and significance of the concept of ontological security to analyze trends in societies in the North, and how national and international processes affect local identity and belonging. He combines political analysis with anthropological insight, and is a clear voice in research on how we can build resilient societies in the face of rapid change.
Education and work experience
Brigt received his PhD from the University of Tromsø with a thesis on the debate surrounding petroleum development in Lofoten. He has previously worked at the University of Tromsø and been a visiting professor at Brown University in the USA. Since 2011 he has been affiliated with Nordland Research Institute , where he has been research leader since 2020 and researcher 1 from 2022. He has been a member of the Climate Foundation's professional council for many years, and is a sitting member of the steering group of the National Center for Climate Adaptation (Noradapt).
Projects and publications
He has led and participated in a number of research projects, including ARCTICCHALLENGE, UNCHAIN, TRANSADAPT and GreenGrowth. The projects have shed light on everything from the societal consequences of the petroleum industry to transboundary climate risk and Sami understanding of rights in the green transition.
Brigt is a widely published researcher, with contributions to journals such as Nature Climate Change, Environment and Planning C, Weather, Climate and Society and The Extractive Industries and Society. He was the editor-in-chief of the book The Will to Drill – Mining in Arctic Communities (Springer, 2018) and has written a number of scientific articles, professional reports and anthology contributions.
Dissemination
Brigt er en aktiv formidler av forskning, både gjennom kronikker, foredrag og deltakelse i samfunnsdebatten. Han har i det siste holdt innlegg på Arendalsuka, Lofotkonferansen, Arctic Congress og i flere omganger i debattserien LYTRING, og er publisert i medier som Morgenbladet, Aftenposten, Dagbladet, Ny tid, Nordlys, Avisa Nordland, Lofotposten og Stavanger Aftenblad. Temaene spenner vidt, fra elektrifisering av norsk olje og gassindustri og oljens påvirkning på kultur og samfunn, via dyphavsmineraler og grønn industripolitikk, til klimautfordringer og omstillingskapasitet i lokalsamfunn.
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