Hilde Bjørnå

Hilde Bjørnå is a Professor in Political Science at the Department of Social Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, with research interests in public policy, local governance, and the impact of social media on politics. She is part of the Research Group on Governance and Democracy.

• Fields of interest: Local politics, democratic theory, municipal reforms, political-administrative interaction, social media dynamics.

Recent publications address topics such as digital democracy, social media's dual role in local governance, eHealth governance models, and political trust in the context of territorial reforms. Her work often intersects with issues of political harassment and electoral behavior.