Personalia Name: Mariann Villa, born 1963 Nationality: Norwegian Address: Centre for Rural Research University Centre Dragvoll N-7491 Trondheim NORWAY E-mail: Mariann.Villa@rural.no Education CURRICULUM VITAE 2005 Dr. polit. in sociology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Thesis: Bygda som bustad (Rural living). 1990 Cand.polit. (Master of Arts) in sociology, NTNU. 1987 Cand.mag. (Bachelor of Arts) in social anthropology, history, and sociology, NTNU. Professional Experience 2012 - Research Manager, Centre for Rural Research (from 1.5.12) 1998- Researcher, Centre for Rural Research, Trondheim 1994-1999 Dr. polit Scholarship, Centre for Rural Research/NTNU 1990-1994 Research Assistant, Centre for Rural Research 1989-1990 Student Assistant, Centre for Rural Research Projects since 2000 Demography and requirements due to new fighter air base (Rambøll project manager, collaboration with Trøndelag R&D Institute and SINTEF Technology and Society, Ørland and Bjugn municipalities dec 2012 - april 2013) The multiethnic rural community: Exclusion or inclusion of immigrants? (NIBR project manager, Norwegian Research Council 2012-2016) Local Community Study (Centre for Rural Research 2011 -, project manager) Rural Mobility (project manager at CRR, in collaboration with Agder Research, Norwegian Research Council 2007-2010) Evaluating Governmental Rural Campaign (project manager, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development 2007-2010) Project management in local development (project manager, Centre of Competence on Rural Development 2010) Local cultural life in change (project manager at CRR, in collaboration with KIFO, Art Council Norway 2007-2009) Rural Images (project manager, Norwegian Research Council 2005-2008) Social networks in rural areas (project manager, Foundation of Health and Rehabilitation 1998-2001) The theme of the projects has in general generated popular media interest; a large amount of newspaper interviews, several radio and television performances. For newspaper chronicles and other user dissemination; see examples at the end of the CV. Publications: 1
Journals Blekesaune, Arild, Marit S. Haugen and Mariann Villa (2010): Dreaming of a Smallholding. Sociologia Ruralis Vol 50 (3) 225-241. Vik, Jostein and Mariann Villa (2010): Books, Branding and Boundary Objects: On the Use of Image in Rural Development. Sociologia Ruralis Vol 50 (2)156-170. Villa, Mariann and Karoline Daugstad (2007) Summer farmers: Gender Discourses in New Arenas. Journal of Comparative Family Studies Vol 38 (3) 395-408. Haugen, Marit S. and Mariann Villa (2006) Big Brother in rural societies. Youths discourses on gossip. Norwegian Journal of Geography Vol 60 (3) 209-216. Villa, Mariann og Marit S. Haugen (2005) Naboskap i bygda. Sosiologisk tidsskrift 3 Vol 13 (3) 213-233. Villa, Mariann (2002) Materialistisk ungdom? Verdiorienteringar hos by- og bygdeungdom. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning (1) 51-74. Villa, Mariann (2000) Rural Life Courses in Norway: Living within the Rural-Urban Complementarity. The History of the Family: An International Quarterly, Vol 5 (4) 473-490. Villa, Mariann (1999) Sosial kontakt i bygdene familie, venner, naboar. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning Vol 40 (4) 442-466. Villa, Mariann (1999) Bygda sosial konstruksjon av trygt og godt. Sosiologi i dag Vol 29 (4) 31-52. Villa, Mariann (1999) Born to be Farmers? Changing Expectations in Norwegian Farmers Life Courses. Sociologia Ruralis Vol 39 (3) 328-342. Books Olaf Aagedal, Helene Egeland and Mariann Villa (2009) Lokalt kulturliv i endring [Local culture in change]. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget Almås, Reidar, Marit S. Haugen, Johan Fredrik Rye and Mariann Villa, eds, (2008) Den nye bygda [The new rural]. Tapir Academic Publisher, Trondheim Book Chapters (since 2006) Villa, Mariann and Arve Hjelseth (2013) Der ingen skulle tru Rurale festivalar i spenninga mellom tradisjon og modernitet [Rural festivals between tradition and modernity]. In A. Tjora, ed, Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring. Oslo: Cappelen Damm Academic Publisher, pp. 195-209. Villa, Mariann (2012) Småsamfunn tek sats [Rural areas go for it]. In M. B. Bringslid, ed, Bygdeutviklingas paradoks. Scandinavian Academic Press, pp. 37-61. Villa, Mariann (2012) Skisportturist i fjellbygda og deltidsfrosting ved fjorden mellom destinasjon og bygd [Second home tourism in different rural destinations]. In M. Forbord, G.-T. Kvam and M. Rønningen, eds, Turisme i distriktene. Trondheim: Tapir Academic Publisher, pp. 189-208. Villa, Mariann (2011) Hytta som møtestad tilpassing og utfordring [The rural second home as family reunion]. In Haugen, M. S. and E. P. Stræte, eds, Rurale brytninger. Tapir Academic Publisher, Trondheim, pp 161-177. Follo, Gro and Mariann Villa (2010): Å byggje staden stein på stein [Rural images in the making]. In Borch, O. J. and A. Førde, eds, Innovative bygdemiljø. Ildsjeler og nyskapingsarbeid. Fagbokforlaget, Bergen, pp 121-135. Villa, Mariann (2009) Storås bygd i festival [Storås a rural festival]. In O. Aagedal, H. Egeland and M. Villa, Lokalt kulturliv i endring. Fagbokforlaget/Norsk kulturråd, Oslo, pp 127-186. Almås, Reidar, Marit S. Haugen, Johan Fredrik Rye and Mariann Villa (2008) Omstridde 2
Bygder [Contested rural areas]. In Almås, R., M. S. Haugen, J. F. Rye and M. Villa, eds, Den nye bygda. Tapir Academic Publisher, Trondheim, pp 9-28. Haugen, Marit S. and Mariann Villa (2008) Idyllisk eller kjedeleg? Slik ungdom ser bygda [Rural idylls or boring places? Youth perspectives]. In Almås, R., M. S. Haugen, J. F. Rye and M. Villa, eds, Den nye bygda. Tapir Academic Publisher, Trondheim, pp 137-156. Vik, Jostein and Mariann Villa (2008) Brokete bygdebilete om små bygder med store image [Mixed rural images small rural places, large images]. In Almås, R., M. S. Haugen, J. F. Rye and M. Villa, eds, Den nye bygda. Tapir Academic Publisher, Trondheim, pp 29-43. Haugen, Marit S. and Mariann Villa (2006) Rural idylls or boring places? In B. B. Bock and S. Shortall, red, Rural Gender Relations: Issues and Case Studies. Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing, pp 181-195. Reports Spilsberg, E., G. Hiorth, R. Sand, S. K. Nilsen, M. Villa and L. Syrstad (2013) Demografi og behov som følge av ny kamflybase [Demography and changes due to new air force base]. Utredning Rambøll, Trondheim. Holm, Frank Egil and Mariann Villa (2010) Små samfunn tar sats. Sluttrapport fra følgeevalueringen av Regjeringens Småsamfunnssatsing. Report 5/10. Trondheim, Centre for Rural Research. Holm, Frank Egil, Arild Kroken, Brit Logstein and Mariann Villa (2010): Hatten av! En analyse av prosjektlederrollen i lokale samfunnsutviklingsprosjekter. Report 2/10. Trondheim, Centre for Rural Research. Other publications Villa, Mariann (2012) Nasjonale meldingar og regionale planar. Pp. 31-34 in N. Løkka, ed, Kulturrikets tilstand, Conference report, TF-notat, 57/2012, Telemarksforskning, Bø. Holm, F. E. and M. Villa (2010) Local development planner Papers at International Conferences (since 2006) Oddveig Storstad and Mariann Villa (2011) In trust of a social capital. Presented at the XXIV Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology, Chania, Greece, 22-25.08.11. Blekesaune, Arild, Marit S. Haugen and Mariann Villa (2007) The Dream of a Small-holding. Presented at the XXII Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 20-24.08.07. Vik, Jostein and Mariann Villa (2007) Rural communities with messy images: Images as boundary objects in rural development strategies. Presented at the XXII Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 20-24.08.07 Heggem, Reidun and Mariann Villa (2007) Local Festivals long-term rural development or short-term populism? Presented at the XXII Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 20-24.08.07. Villa, M., G. Follo and J. Vik (2006): Branding the Rural. Presented at The Rural Citizen: Governance, Culture and Wellbeing in the 21st Century, University of Plymouth, UK, 4-7.04.06. Other Relevant Experiences 2012 - Member of planning and scientific committee of the 3 rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research, Centre for Rural Research/Trondheim 2014. 3
2011-2012 Member of scientific committee of the 2 nd Nordic Conference for Rural Research, Joensuu, Finland, 21-23.05.12. Convenor of a working group on rural tranquillity. 2011 - Member of Sociologia Ruralis Editorial Board 2008 Member of Committee for County Master Plan Trøndelag 2009-2012 2007 Jury Member; architect contest Modern housing in rural areas 2001 2002 Member of Executive Committee, European Society for Rural Sociology 1995 1999 Secretary, European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) 1995-1996, 2011-12 Deputy Board Member, Centre for Rural Research 1996 Deputy Council Member, Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute Lecturing 2011-2008 Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) 1996, 1997, 1999 Department of Sociology and Political Science (NTNU) 1998, 1999 Nord-Trøndelag College (Steinkjer) 1995 Sogn og Fjordane College (Sogndal) 1994 Molde College (Åndalsnes) 1993, 1999 Rogaland College (Stavanger) Censor 2011 School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry, University of Melbourne, Australia (PhD-thesis) 2010, 2007, 2006, 1999 Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU (Bachelor/Master thesis) 2008, 2007 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) 2002 Department of Planning and Local Community Research, University of Tromsø (Master thesis) 1994 1998 Department of Social Science, Volda College Reviewer 2011, 2012 Sociologia Ruralis, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 2007 Southern Rural Sociology, USA 2008, 2001 Journal of Youth Research, Oslo: NOVA/Fagbokforlaget 2009, 2004, 1997 Journal of Sociology, Oslo: Scandinavian University Press Member of expert panel 2013 Applicants as associate professor, University of Tromsø 2012 Applicants as associate professor, University of Agder Feature writer in Kommunal Rapport 2012: Lokale verkelegheiter (13.12.12), Sladder eller heiderleg omtale? (25.10.12), Med røter i Colorado (6.09.12), Fred og ro (31.05.12), Der ingen skulle tru? (29.03.12), Mobilisering for små samfunn (02.02.12) Other chronicles in newspapers/magasins (since 2006): Tek vare på mangfaldet. Fjord1 Magasinet 3/12 Draumen om det gode livet på landet. DNB Eiendomsmarkedet 15.06.12 4
Bortkastet satsing på bygda? Mariann Villa and Jørn Cruickshank, Nationen 11.10.11 Kva byggjer staden? Bygdekvinner nr. 2.09 Disneyland og Vestfossen. Mariann Villa and Gro Follo, Nationen 01.06.06 Drukner mediebygdene de andre? Mariann Villa and Gro Follo, Nationen 26.01.06 Dissemination at public seminars last two years Seminar on rural development, arr. Jølster, Gloppen and Luster municipalities, Sogn & Fjordane county and Sogn & Fjordane College, Skei 9.-10.04.13 Seminar on regional development in Sør-Trøndelag, arr. Sør-Trøndelag fylkeskommune, Trondheim 2.11.12 Kulturrikets tilstand, Litteraturhuset Oslo, arr. Senter for kultur- og idrettsstudiar Høgskolen i Telemark og Telemarksforsking 31.10.12 Sandvollan bygdekvinnelag, Gjørv Gard, Inderøy 5.10.12. Forskningsdagene, Litteraturhuset Oslo, Forskningsrådet 26.09.12 Bo- og flyttemotivseminar, NORUT/NiBR, Tromsø 17.-18.01.12 Vestlandsk Vidsyn, Voss 26.-27.11.11 Innovasjon Norge, nettverkskonferanse, Haugesund 18.-19.10.11 Norsk sosiologforening, avd. Trøndersosiologene, Trondheim 26.05.11 Distriktssenteret, workshop, Værnes 23.03.11 Placement, messe, Amersfoort, Nederland 20.01.11 Revised May 2013 5