Lihong Huang

Lihong Huang is a Research Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University's Centre for Welfare and Labour Research – Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), specializing in Health and Welfare Studies. She holds a PhD in International Education from Stockholm University (2005), an M.Phil in Comparative and International Education from the University of Oslo (2002), and a MA in Pre-school Education from China (1996).

• Education: MA (Pre-school Education, China, 1996), M.Phil (Comparative & International Education, University of Oslo, 2002), PhD (International Education, Stockholm University, 2005)

Her research focuses on factors influencing learning outcomes, learning environments, and psychosocial well-being of children and youth, with particular emphasis on education policy, socioeconomic inequality, and youth political participation in Europe. She has led major projects like the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS 2016) in Norway and contributed to the COST Action European Network for Environmental Citizenship.

Recent research trends highlight her work on democratic citizenship assessment challenges, preschool equity, multilingual education barriers, and pandemic impacts on youth. She has published extensively on topics including youth resilience, Nordic citizenship education frameworks, and environmental citizenship.

• Scientific Awards & Roles
  • Project leader for ICCS 2016 in Norway
  • Editor of YOUNG - Nordic Journal of Youth Research
  • MC member of COST Action Environmental Citizenship (2017-2022)
  • Contributor to EU-funded KIDS4ALLL program

As part of the DEMOCIT project (2023), she explores strategies for reducing civic empowerment gaps in Norwegian democracy. Her work bridges empirical research, policy analysis, and educational practice, particularly through collaborations on European comparative studies.