Responses to the Global Financial Crisis

Laila Nordstrand Berg has a PhD in Public Policy and Administration. She is working as a senior researcher and project coordinator at University of Agder where she is participating in projects comparing management and governance of health and higher education in different countries. Laila’s interest is related to the intersection between public policy and administration, organizational studies, reforms, management and identities in the sectors.

Rómulo Pinheiro is Professor in Public Policy and Administration at the University of Agder, Norway. He is also a Senior Researcher at Agderforskning, a Visiting Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland, Associate Member of the ExCID's research group at the University of Oslo, and a long-time collaborator of HEDDA - an European consortia of research centers in the field of higher education studies. Romulo's research interests lie at the intersection between public policy and administration, organizational studies, regional science and innovation, and higher education studies.

Lars Geschwind is Associate Professor in Engineering Education at KTH Royal Institute of Tech- nology, Stockholm Sweden, with special focus on policy, governance and leadership issues. His latest work includes publications on academic work, leadership and management, doctoral education and major organizational restructuring in higher education. He is currently involved in a number of research projects on universities and change in the Nordic countries. Lars holds a PhD in History from Uppsala University.

Karsten Vrangbæk, is professor at University of Copenhagen, head of Center for Health Economics and Policy and theme leader in Center for Healthy Aging at University of Copenhagen. His research interests include comparative health policy, health economics and public administration. He has published extensively in international journals and books on these topics.