Live Kjos Fjell

Live Kjos Fjell is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of French Literature and Culture, University of Oslo (UiO), affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities. Previously, they served as an Assistant Professor in Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (2020–2024) and held research assistant roles at the Institute for Social Research (2019) and UiO’s Department of Sociology and Human Geography (2018–2020). Their academic background includes a PhD fellowship in French Area Studies (2024–present), and degrees from UiO: a Master’s in Sociology (2018), dual Bachelor’s in Sociology and European Languages (French, 2016).

Research interests focus on terrorism, security, citizenship, discrimination, democracy, and national identity, with methodological expertise in qualitative approaches. A notable publication examines lay experts’ roles in Norwegian drug policy, published in Current Sociology (2021). Their work bridges sociopolitical dynamics and critical security studies.

No scientific awards are listed. Advising and grants details are not provided, though their research spans interdisciplinary projects on policy, governance, and social movements. No specific lab or team affiliations are mentioned in the text.