Åsne Dahl Haugsevje is a cultural policy researcher with a special interest in cultural and creative industries and cultural work. She is also an experienced researcher within the field of cultural education and participation among children and young people, as well as within cultural policy research concerning diversity and inclusion. Haugsevje holds a MA in Cultural Studies from the University of Bergen (2001), and a Ph.D in Cultural Studies from the University of South- Eastern Norway (2022).

Ph.D thesis: Blindsoner og brobyggere. Verdsettelse av arbeid i kreativ næring [Blind spots and bridge builders. Valuation of work in the creative industries] (2022).

Haugsevje is a member of the research group for Cultural Life and Cultural Policy research, at Telemark Research Institute.

Selected publications:

Haugsevje, Å.D. & Heian, M.T. (2024). Sustainable creative careers through mentoring: Understanding social resilience in the art field. Poetics, Volume 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2024.101930.

Haugsevje, Å. D. (2022). Justifying creative work: Norwegian business support and the conflicting narratives of creative industries. Cultural Trends, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2126747 

Helgadóttir, G., Haugsevje, Å. D., & Stavrum, H. (2021). A Blind Spot? Cultural Field Perspectives on Tourism. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10632921.2021.1997847

Haugsevje, Å. D., Stavrum, H., Heian, M. T., & Leikvoll, G. K. A. (2021). Bridging, nudging and translating: facilitators of local creative industries in Norway. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2021.1895131