Line Melbøe

Professor Line Melbøe works at the Department of Social Care, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She serves as Program Director for the Master in Welfare Change, with teaching responsibilities in courses like Diversity and Vulnerability, Perspectives on Participation, and Co-research. Her research focuses on disability studies, inclusion, Sami rights, and CRPD implementation.

• Current projects: CRPD-Lab, Rethinking work inclusion for people with intellectual disability
• Key research areas: Intersectionality, disability rights, sustainable social work practices
• Teaching: Welfare work and change competence, Disability and inclusion research

Recent publications analyze Covid-19's impact on disability rights, social innovation in social work, and CRPD implementation challenges. Her 2024 article in JARID examines self-determination during pandemic restrictions, while 2023 works explore green social work frameworks and disability policy reforms.

She contributes to academic discourse through editorial work and policy analysis, including the 2023 Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 2023:13 on disability rights realization. Her research combines quantitative methods with participatory approaches, emphasizing marginalized groups' lived experiences.