CURRICULUM VITAE - KARIN HILMER PEDERSEN

1993- 1997 Researcher and amanuensis at the Department of Political Sciences, Aarhus
University
1996-1999 Consultancies: among others, “Addressing the social impact of economic
restructuring and privatisation in Russia” TACIS-project.
1990-1993 Researcher, Thorkild Kristensen Institute, South Jutland University, Denmark.
Education
1996: Ph.D. in sociology of law, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Science, Aarhus
University
1989: MA Political Science, Aarhus University
1981: BA in Russian language and literature, Aarhus University
Appointments:
2007-2010 Member of the program board of the Norwegian Research Council’s Cooperation
programs with West-Balkan and Russia.
2004-present Member of the Advisory Board of BONUS for the Baltic Sea Science – Network of
Founding Agencies, an EU 6 th framework programme of ERA-NET projects: see
www.bonusportal.org .
2003-present External referee for the Research Council of Norway, Division of Environment
and Development.
1992-1996 Appointed member of the Danish advisory committee for technical and
administrative assistance to former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern
European States , Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current research project (external financed)
“Administrative implementation and corruption” FSE grant. (with Lars Johannsen)
Finalised research projects (external financed)
“Democracy, the State and Administrative Reforms in Post-communist Societies” lead by Professor
Ole Nørgaard, Aarhus. Financed by The Danish Council for Independent Research, Social Sciences.
“Sustainable Water Management systems in NIS: Problems of Transfer and Adaption”, coordinated
by Professor Per Kristen Mydske, Oslo. Financed by INTAS 97
“Environmental Policy Instruments in Land Use Systems: Comparative Studies of the Nordic and
Baltic Countries”, co-ordinated by Professor Katarina Eckerberg, Umeå. Financed by Nordic
Environmental Research Programme 1993-1997, Social Science Research of Environmental Policy
Issues.