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Kristian Mjåland is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Agder. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Bergen (2015) and serves as a study program leader for bachelor and master sociology programs. His research focuses on comparative penology, prison systems, drugs, coercion, and procedural justice, with extensive ethnographic fieldwork experience in Norway and England & Wales.
- Teaches courses: Deviance, Crime and Punishment (SV-218) and Crime Control in Nordic Countries (SV-436)
- Visiting scholar at University of Cambridge's Institute of Criminology
Research interests include:
- Comparative analysis of Nordic and UK prison systems
- Penal power dynamics and legitimacy
- Drug policy in correctional settings
- Prison culture and governance
- Qualitative interviewing and ethnographic methods
Recent publications examine:
- Prison sensory environments (2025)
- Drug use patterns in Norwegian prisons (2025)
- Critiques of Nordic penal exceptionalism (2024)
- Prisoner-staff relations in open prisons (2021)
- Risk logics across jurisdictions (2018)
His work is supported by European Research Council funding through the Comparative Penology (COMPEN) project, exploring institutional contexts affecting prisoner experiences.
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