Elisabeth Pettersen

Elisabeth Pettersen is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Nord University, specializing in security and human security studies. She teaches International Relations to undergraduate students and leads research projects such as Youth and Security, FOG, and Female Entrepreneurs in Nordland (1880-1980). Her work bridges comparative politics, gender studies, and regional development.

Education: Cand. Polit in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen.

Research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to security, with a historical lens on gender and entrepreneurship in Northern Norway. Publications include studies in International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (2019) and Acta Borealia (2021).

Active in the MINS Research Group, contributing to collaborative projects like the FOG initiative. No awards listed, though her work emphasizes policy-relevant scholarship.