Arild Blekesaune

Arild Blekesaune is a full professor of social science research methods at the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He specializes in quantitative research methods, welfare sociology, and rural development. His work emphasizes survey and register data analysis, with a focus on rural-urban comparisons and social stratification.

Education:

• PhD (dr.polit.) in Sociology from NTNU (1996).

Research Interests:

• Quantitative methodologies for social science research.
• Welfare policies and rural sociology, including sustainable development and human-wildlife conflict.
• Political behavior, media consumption, and local governance dynamics.

Publications Trends:

• Prominent themes include rural-urban educational disparities, public contracting reforms, and the psychological impacts of wildlife on farmers.
• Methodological contributions span survey analysis, logistic regression modeling, and cross-country comparisons.

Grants & Advising:

• Extensive collaboration with interdisciplinary teams on projects like BIOSMART and rural tourism studies.
• Teaches courses on research design (SOS6516) and social science methods (SOS1002).

Labs/Teams: Active in NTNU's Faculty of Social Sciences, contributing to workshops on rural sociology and human dimensions of wildlife management.