The purpose of NNDR is to advance research and development in the field of disability. NNDR provides a forum for researchers, particularly from the Nordic countries, to meet, present and discuss their research, as well as encouraging Nordic and international exchange and collaboration.
NNDR was established in Fredrikshavn, Denmark in 1997. In just a few years it has grown into a large network of disability researchers, reflecting the growing interest in and importance of disability research in the Nordic countries.
The main meeting place for the network is the biannual NNDR conferences. The purpose of the conferences is for researchers in particular from the Nordic countries to present and discuss their results from social research on disability, as well to promote contacts for Nordic and international collaboration.
Those who work with development and policy for disabled people in various professions, organisations or bureaucracy are also warmly welcome. The second main activity for NNDR is to run the scientific journal Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.
2025 – 2027
Professor
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
hisayo.katsui@helsinki.fi
Assistant Professor
University of Iceland
Centre for Disability Studies
Reykjavik, Iceland
hardonk@hi.is
Professor
Arctic Universiy of Norway
Harstad, Norway
line.melboe@uit.no
Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Lars.Oestreicher@it.uu.se
Associate Professor
University College of Northern Denmark
Denmark
ansa@ucn.dk
2025 – 2027
Professor
NTNU
Trondheim, Norway
patrick.kermit@ntnu.no
Assistant Professor
Lund University
Faculty of Social Sciences
Lund, Sweden
marie.sepulchre@soch.lu.se
Associate Professor
Ålborg University
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Aalborg Ø, Denmark
ringoe@socsci.aau.dk
Assistant Professor
University of Iceland
Faculty of Education and Diversity
Reykjavik, Iceland
lel@hi.is
Senior research fellow
University of Helsinki
Faculty of Arts
Finland
reetta.mietola@helsinki.fi
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University,
South Africa
Nikki Rutter
Durham University, UK
Touko Vaahtera
University of Easter Finland, Finland
Anna Chalachanova
VID Specialized University, Norway
Cecilie Kolonda Moesby-Jensen
University College Absalon, Denmark
For the editorial board, see sjdr.se
The purpose and intention of this Association is to promote and advance research and development in the field of disability. NNDR is a multidisciplinary network of disability researchers interested in cultural, societal and environmental dimensions of disability and marginalization. NNDR provides a forum for disability researchers, particularly from the Nordic countries, to meet, present, and discuss their research, as well as encouraging Nordic and international exchange and collaboration.
Membership is either by individual or organisational/institutional subscription. Membership is open to persons who work in research and/or development in the field of disability, as well as others interested in such research.
This Association shall engage in activities which contribute to the advancement of the Association’s purpose. This includes:
a Nordic conference every other year;
publication of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research (SJDR);
NNDR web pages
This Association shall also have a threefold network function:
The Association’s highest authority is the General Assembly. The General Assembly meeting is arranged in connection with the Nordic conference, occurring on alternate, oddly-numbered years. The conference announcement serves as invitation to the General Assembly meeting.
The General Assembly considers and acts on the Board’s report, financial report, journal editor report, membership dues, Nordic conference report, the Board’s plan of work activities, and election of the President and the Board, as well as other issues and points of business which can be proposed from Board members or suggested by individual members. Such items can be proposed beforehand such that they appear on the meeting agenda, or raised at the meeting under the agenda item of miscellaneous. The official language of the Association is English.
The official language of the Association is English.
Between General Assembly meetings, the Association is led by the President and the Board. The Board will consist of five board members and five substitute board members. Members of the board must represent the five Nordic countries. The General Assembly elects the Board’s president, four additional board members and five substitute board members. The Board has the authority and responsibility to constitute itself, but shall have at least the roles of secretary and treasurer. Board membership is for a period of two years. The General Assembly appoints and elects an election committee comprised of four persons who propose nominations for President, board members and substitute board members for the following General Assembly. A financial accountant is also elected by the General Assembly.
NNDR publishes a journal entitled the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. The Editor is appointed by the Board, an appointment presented to the General Assembly as a point of information. The Editor appoints consulting editors in collaboration with the Board.
The Association hosts a Nordic conference every other year. The Board decides which country will have responsibility for each conference. The conference committee shall have a contractual agreement with the Board.
Membership dues shall be decided by the general assembly.
The Association can be dissolved by way of a two-thirds majority vote at and by the General Assembly. In such an instance, the Association’s resources shall be pledged to a purpose representing the Association’s purpose and interests, to be considered as a separate agenda item approved at and by the General Assembly.
(in Danish only)
(in Finnish only)
(in Norwegian only)
(in Swedish only)
(Site to be launched)