NNDR is a multidisciplinary network of disability researchers interested in cultural, societal and environmental dimensions of disability and marginalization.

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.

Elected board members

2023 – 2025

Patrick Kermit

Professor

NTNU

Trondheim, Norway

Phone +47 73 59 83 24

patrick.kermit@ntnu.no

Stefan Hardonk

Assistant professor

Centre for Disability Studies, University of Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

Phone: +354 525 4171

hardonk@hi.is

Kristofer Hansson

Senior lecturer / Associate professor

Department of Social Work, Malmö University

Malmö, Sweden

Phone: +46 40 665 76 02

kristofer.hansson@mau.se

Pia Ringø

Associate Professor

Department of Sociology and Social Work, Ålborg University

Aalborg Ø, Denmark

Phone: +45 2326 0024

ringoe@socsci.aau.dk

Hisayo Katsui

Professor

University of Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland

Phone: +358 40 7236680

hisayo.katsui@helsinki.fi

Associate board members

2023 – 2025

Ingrid Fylling

Associate Professor

Nord University, Department of Education

Bodø, Norway

Phone. +47 75 51 74 26

ingrid.fylling@nord.no

Laufey Elísabet Löve

Assistant Professor

University of Iceland, Faculty of Education and Diversity

Reykjavik, Iceland

lel@hi.is

Marie Sepulchre

Assistant Professor

Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences

Lund, Sweden

marie.sepulchre@soch.lu.se

Anthon Sand Jorgensen

Associate professor

VIA University College

Viborg, Denmark

Phone: +45 87553774

asj@via.dk

Reetta Mietola

Senior research fellow

University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts

Finland

Phone: +358-50-4487253

reetta.mietola@helsinki.fi

SJDR EDITORS:

Editor in Chief

Leslie Swartz

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Assistant Editor:

Stephen Macdonald

University of Sunderland, UK

Touko Vaahtera

University of Easter Finland, Finland

Anna Chalachanova

VID Specialized University, Norway

For the editorial board, see sjdr.se

STATUES

These statutes were proposed, discussed, amended, and approved at the founding meeting of NNDR in Fredrikshavn (DK), 16 August 1997, revised 1998 and 2003 in Jyväskylä (Fi), and again in Gothenburg (Se) 2007.

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:

to promote establishment of a network for Nordic researchers in the field of disability;
to promote development of national networks in each of the Nordic countries;
to promote international contacts with individuals and organisations having similar interests.

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.

National networks on disability research

Danish Network on Disability Research

nndr.dk

(in Danish only)

Finnish Network on Disability Research

vammaistutkimus.fi

(in Finnish only)

Norwegian Network on Disability Research

nondr.no

(in Norwegian only)

Swedish Network on Disability Research

snhf.se

(in Swedish only)

Icelandic Network on Disability Research

(Site to be launched)