Maren Aase

Current positions

Research Fellow / Ph.D. candidate, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) , University of Oslo. (Dissertation to be submitted to Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo).
Research assistant, The Human Rights and Extreme Poverty Project (HUREP) and The Poverty and Development (PAD) Research Area (SUM)
Coordinator, SUM Research School.

Contact

Tel: + 47 - 22 85 87 28. Cell: + 47 995 79 146. E-mail: maren.aase@sum.uio.no. (SUM's address)

Fields of interest

Poverty, inequality and exclusion
Hunger and malnutrition
Human development and human rights
Anti-poverty targeting
Disasters and vulnerability
The Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, 2007 (video from AlertNet).
Rights issues in humanitarian relief
Democratisation and public action
Capability approach
Global political economy
Development theory and ethics
The works of Prof. Amartya Sen (online video)

Regional focus

South Asia (India and Bangladesh, the Bengal Region)

Recommendations:

The Poverty and Development (PAD) Seminar Series
- On web
- On Facebook
All are welcome to join the discussions!

Thesis and publications

Ph.D. dissertation, working title: Rights in Relief: HRBA and the Politics of Emergency Aid (Ongoing)
Aase, M (2010): 'Hvor matnyttig er demokratiet?', Ch. 5 in A.E. Ruud and Geir Heierstad (eds)(2010): Demokrati på indisk. Oslo: Unipub.
Aase, M. (2006): Public Action and the Outcast: A Study of Poverty and Malnutrition among Indigenous Women and Children in India, Master Thesis, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. (pdf)

Media

Hunger in perspective, "I kveld", talkshow, NRK2, 6 October 2009. (web)
On business ethics and social responsibilites of designers, to Snitt 1-08, April, 2008. (pdf)
On 'legal empowerment', to Ny Tid, 22 February, 2008. (pdf)
Nielsen, K. B. and M. Aase (2007): 'Hodet over vannet?', article, Klassekampen, 28 August, 2007. (pdf)
Aase, M. (2005): 'Hva er det de fattige ikke har?', article, Larm magazine, no. 3, 2005. (pdf)
Nordgard, J. I. and M. Aase (2005): 'Enkelt og utgreit', debate article, Bistandsaktuelt no. 8, 2005. (web)

Other

'Visible and Invisible Disasters: Malnutrition in India and Cyclone in Bangladesh', Lecture, SUM 4000, 15 September 2011.
'Hunger' Lecture, UTV1000, 10 September, 2007; 6 October, 2008; 24 September 2009; 22 October 2010; 8 September 2011, University of Oslo.
'Field Work Dilemma Workshop'' (role play, developed with Joakim Fink Graasvold), Development Studies, University of Oslo, February 25-26, 2009; 9 and 10 March, 2010 & 9 and 10 February, 2011
'Research design', 'Interview techniques' and 'Fieldwork flexibility', Lectures, UTV2100 and UTV3091, February/March 2009; February/March 2010; January 2011
'What is it - exactly - that a poor person does not have?', Lecture, Nadderud vgs' 'Development Research Seminar', March 17, 2009 (The students' summary here), 27 April, 2010 and 9 May 2011.
'Development Issues and Challenges'. 2 full day trainings for FK participants, as part of the FK Preparatory Course, September 2010 and January 2011.
Board member, Norwegian Association for Development Research, from 2009 to present.
'Bachelor in development studies - what now?', Fagkritisk Dag, March 27, 2008. (Moderator)
'Medicine patents; ensuring or threatening health in the South?, 'U-landsseminaret', March 11, 2008. (Moderator)
'Hvordan kan kunnskapstørst bekjempe sult?' Lecture, UiOs Åpen Dag, March 8, 2007, University of Oslo.
'Poverty and Development: Theory and practise'. 1-day International Workshop, Landsrådet for norske barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner (LNU), 'Young Leaders Programme', Lillehammer August 10, 2006.

Previous positions

Seminar teacher and lecturer, Programme for Development Studies, University of Oslo. Courses: UTV1000 (autumn 2006-2009), UTV3090 (spring 2006 and 2007), UTV2100 (fieldwork methodology, spring 2007 and 2009) and UTV3091 (spring 2010 and 2011).
Secretary, the Norwegian-Finnish Reference Group for the Trust Fund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD) in the World Bank (2009-2010).

				Maren Aase Current positions Research Fellow / Ph.D. candidate, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) , University of Oslo. (Dissertation to be submitted to Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo). Research assistant, The Human Rights and Extreme Poverty Project (HUREP) and The Poverty and Development (PAD) Research Area (SUM) Coordinator, SUM Research School. Contact Tel: + 47 - 22 85 87 28. Cell: + 47 995 79 146. E-mail: maren.aase@sum.uio.no. (SUM's address)



	Fields of interest Poverty, inequality and exclusion Hunger and malnutrition Human development and human rights Anti-poverty targeting Disasters and vulnerability The Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, 2007 (video from AlertNet). Rights issues in humanitarian relief Democratisation and public action Capability approach Global political economy Development theory and ethics The works of Prof. Amartya Sen (online video) Regional focus South Asia (India and Bangladesh, the Bengal Region) Recommendations: The Poverty and Development (PAD) Seminar Series On web On Facebook All are welcome to join the discussions!			Thesis and publications Ph.D. dissertation, working title: Rights in Relief: HRBA and the Politics of Emergency Aid (Ongoing) Aase, M (2010): 'Hvor matnyttig er demokratiet?', Ch. 5 in A.E. Ruud and Geir Heierstad (eds)(2010): Demokrati på indisk. Oslo: Unipub. Aase, M. (2006): Public Action and the Outcast: A Study of Poverty and Malnutrition among Indigenous Women and Children in India, Master Thesis, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. (pdf) Media Hunger in perspective, "I kveld", talkshow, NRK2, 6 October 2009. (web) On business ethics and social responsibilites of designers, to Snitt 1-08, April, 2008. (pdf) On 'legal empowerment', to Ny Tid, 22 February, 2008. (pdf) Nielsen, K. B. and M. Aase (2007): 'Hodet over vannet?', article, Klassekampen, 28 August, 2007. (pdf) Aase, M. (2005): 'Hva er det de fattige ikke har?', article, Larm magazine, no. 3, 2005. (pdf) Nordgard, J. I. and M. Aase (2005): 'Enkelt og utgreit', debate article, Bistandsaktuelt no. 8, 2005. (web) Other 'Visible and Invisible Disasters: Malnutrition in India and Cyclone in Bangladesh', Lecture, SUM 4000, 15 September 2011. 'Hunger' Lecture, UTV1000, 10 September, 2007; 6 October, 2008; 24 September 2009; 22 October 2010; 8 September 2011, University of Oslo. 'Field Work Dilemma Workshop'' (role play, developed with Joakim Fink Graasvold), Development Studies, University of Oslo, February 25-26, 2009; 9 and 10 March, 2010 & 9 and 10 February, 2011 'Research design', 'Interview techniques' and 'Fieldwork flexibility', Lectures, UTV2100 and UTV3091, February/March 2009; February/March 2010; January 2011 'What is it - exactly - that a poor person does not have?', Lecture, Nadderud vgs' 'Development Research Seminar', March 17, 2009 (The students' summary here), 27 April, 2010 and 9 May 2011. 'Development Issues and Challenges'. 2 full day trainings for FK participants, as part of the FK Preparatory Course, September 2010 and January 2011. Board member, Norwegian Association for Development Research, from 2009 to present. 'Bachelor in development studies - what now?', Fagkritisk Dag, March 27, 2008. (Moderator) 'Medicine patents; ensuring or threatening health in the South?, 'U-landsseminaret', March 11, 2008. (Moderator) 'Hvordan kan kunnskapstørst bekjempe sult?' Lecture, UiOs Åpen Dag, March 8, 2007, University of Oslo. 'Poverty and Development: Theory and practise'. 1-day International Workshop, Landsrådet for norske barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner (LNU), 'Young Leaders Programme', Lillehammer August 10, 2006. Previous positions Seminar teacher and lecturer, Programme for Development Studies, University of Oslo. Courses: UTV1000 (autumn 2006-2009), UTV3090 (spring 2006 and 2007), UTV2100 (fieldwork methodology, spring 2007 and 2009) and UTV3091 (spring 2010 and 2011). Secretary, the Norwegian-Finnish Reference Group for the Trust Fund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD) in the World Bank (2009-2010).