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Research profile
Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen is a trained sociologist from the University of Copenhagen and holds a PhD. from Aalborg University. Rikke's research focuses on deprived neighbourhoods, diversity, segregation, mixed resident composition, social cohesion and forced relocation. Rikke uses a wide range of both quantitative and qualitative methods in her work and has carried out several projects based on mixed methods, as well as edited books on surveys and on mixed methods research.
Rikke has worked as an international expert on Danish affairs, e.g. through a Dutch project on Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and a German project on European Housing Policy in preparation for the German Presidency of the EU. Rikke has a broad international network, built up in particular through participation in a number of international projects, including several EU projects under FP7, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, as well as through her role as workshop coordinator of the European Network of Housing Research Working Group 'Ethnic Minority Groups and Housing'.
In relation to teaching, Rikke has for a number of years been responsible for the master's programme City, Housing and Settlement, as well as teaching and supervising master theses within the programme. Rikke is also a member of the study board of the Department of the Built Environment.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D.
1 Oct 2009 → 2014
Award Date: 24 Sept 2014
Sociology, Master, University of Copenhagen
1 Feb 2006 → 10 Sept 2008
Award Date: 10 Sept 2008
Sociology, Bachelor, University of Copenhagen
1 Sept 2002 → 9 Jan 2006
Award Date: 9 Jan 2006
External positions
Research Assistant, University of Copenhagen
Aug 2008 → Sept 2009
Keywords
- Sociology and Social Conditions
- Spatial segregation
- Diversity
- Social cohesion
- Migration and integration
- Social mobility
- Deprived Neighbourhoods
- Quantitative Methods
- Qualitative Methods
- Mixed Methods Research
- Urban regeneration
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Collaborations from the last five years
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DASH: Deliver sAfe and Social Housing
Andersen, H. T., Nielsen, R. S. & Nordberg, L. W.
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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RESPOND – research project on the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic
Stender, M., Christensen, T. H. B., Bøje-Kovács, B. J., Geerdsen, L. P., Bonderup, S., Sundstrup, R. B., Jensen, J. O., Larsen, J. N., Nørgaard, H., Mechlenborg, M., Nordberg, L. W., Nielsen, R. S., Grangaard, S., Javakhishvili-Larsen, N., Acosta, C. & Rasmussen, J. D.
15/02/2022 → 15/02/2025
Project: Research
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Beboerevaluering af renoveringer i almene boliger
Nielsen, R. S., Lange, E. S. & Andersen, H. T.
02/07/2021 → …
Project: Research
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Følgeevaluering af danske ghettoomdannelser for Landsbyggefonden
Bech-Danielsen, C., Mechlenborg, M., Stender, M., Nordberg, L. W., Sundstrup, R. B. & Nielsen, R. S.
Landsbyggefonden, Realdania, Grundejernes Investeringsfond, Aase og Ejnar Danielsens fond
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2029
Project: Consultancy
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eCAPE : New Energy Consumer roles and smart technologies – Actors, Practices and Equality
Gram-Hanssen, K., Christensen, T. H. B., Hansen, A. R., Mechlenborg, M., Trotta, G., Madsen, L. V., Askholm, A. S. M., Aagaard, L. K. & Nielsen, R. S.
01/11/2018 → 01/05/2025
Project: Research
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Boligpolitikkens rolle i socialpolitikken
Nielsen, R. S. & Andersen, H. S., 2 Aug 2023, Socialpolitik. Juul, S. & Larsen, J. E. (eds.). 5 ed. Hans Reitzels Forlag, p. 459-500 42 p. (Socialpædagigisk Bibliotek).Translated title of the contribution :The role of housing policy in social policy Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Entrepreneuring in Diverse Neighbourhoods: Policies and Minority Business in Copenhagen, Istanbul, Milan and Warsaw
Barberis, E., Eraydin, A., Nielsen, R. S. & Korcelli-Olejniczak, E., 27 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity. 12, 1, p. 25-55 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The importance of the housing market for the housing opportunities of immigrants
Nielsen, R. S. & Andersen, H. S., 15 Jun 2023, Handbook on Home and Migration. Boccagni, P. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 313-327 15 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Corona som springbræt til fremtidens skole
Nielsen, R. S. & Grangaard, S., 25 Nov 2022, In: Folkeskolen. 20, 4687308.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
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Institutioners læring fra Corona - praksis, brug, indretning og bygninger: Notat fra pilotstudie som led i forskningsprojektet RESPOND – Rammerne for den nye hverdag
Nielsen, R. S. & Grangaard, S., Sept 2022, København: Institut for Byggeri, By og Miljø (BUILD), Aalborg Universitet. 35 p. (BUILD Rapport).Translated title of the contribution :Lessons for public institutions from COVID-19 - practice, use, interior decoration and buildings Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication
Open AccessFile18 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Governance arrangements targeting diversity in Europe: how New Public Management impacts working with social cohesion
Barberis, E. (Creator), Grossmann, K. (Creator), Kullmann, K. (Creator), Nielsen, R. S. (Contributor) & Hedegaard Winther, A. (Contributor), Taylor & Francis, 27 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7123256.v2, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Governance_arrangements_targeting_diversity_in_Europe_how_New_Public_Management_impacts_working_with_social_cohesion/7123256/2
Dataset: Supplementary material
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Governance arrangements targeting diversity in Europe: how New Public Management impacts working with social cohesion
Barberis, E. (Creator), Grossmann, K. (Creator), Kullmann, K. (Creator), Nielsen, R. S. (Contributor) & Hedegaard Winther, A. (Contributor), Taylor & Francis, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7123256, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Governance_arrangements_targeting_diversity_in_Europe_how_New_Public_Management_impacts_working_with_social_cohesion/7123256
Dataset
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Governance arrangements targeting diversity in Europe: how New Public Management impacts working with social cohesion
Barberis, E. (Creator), Grossmann, K. (Creator), Kullmann, K. (Creator), Nielsen, R. S. (Contributor) & Hedegaard Winther, A. (Contributor), Taylor & Francis, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7123256.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Governance_arrangements_targeting_diversity_in_Europe_how_New_Public_Management_impacts_working_with_social_cohesion/7123256/1
Dataset
Prizes
Activities
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FORMAS: call on Socially sustainable housing provision for all (Event)
Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen (Peer reviewer)
11 Feb 2023 → 31 May 2023Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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Progress in Planning (Journal)
Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen (Peer reviewer)
Nov 2022 → Dec 2022Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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Ph.d.-forsvar Lina Katan (Event)
Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen (Chairperson)
12 Oct 2022Activity: Memberships › Membership of review committee
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The choice to rehouse - what can we learn from research about the consequences?
Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen (Lecturer) & Sirid Bonderup (Lecturer)
28 Sept 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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The choice to rehouse - what can we learn from research about the consequences?
Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen (Lecturer) & Sirid Bonderup (Lecturer)
15 Sept 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Press/Media
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Debat: Corona som springbræt til fremtidens skole
Sidse Grangaard & Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen
24/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forstå udsatte boligområder på en halv time
Hans Skifter Andersen, Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, Claus Bech-Danielsen, Mette Mechlenborg & Marie Stender
21/11/2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Broar eller grävskopor – så ska vi bo mer blandat
03/09/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Corona gav nye ideer til byggeriet - de skal udnyttes
Marie Stender, Toke Haunstrup Bach Christensen, Bence János Bøje-Kovács, Lars Pico Geerdsen, Signe Rudå, Sirid Bonderup, Rikke Borg Sundstrup, Jesper Ole Jensen, Jacob Norvig Larsen, Helle Nørgaard, Mette Mechlenborg, Lene Wiell Nordberg, Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen & Sidse Grangaard
07/06/2022 → 10/06/2022
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kommunerne stiller ikke krav om almene boliger ved nybyggeri
08/10/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media