Field of work
Rita Agdal explores conditions for participation and co-creation in development and innovation processes. Her current research is focused on strength-based approaches like Asset Based Community Development in health promotion and community development.
With a background in anthropology, she works with the relationship between language, perception, and subjective experiences, as a condition for local knowledge, well-being and participation. The theoretical focus on embodiment and local knowledge is reflected in her work on conditions for change and development work with communities to promote well-being.
Agdal holds a PhD from the Institute of Public Health at the University of Southern Denmark and a Cand.polit.in Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen.
Asset-Based Community Development - how to get started
- MASO591, Master's Thesis (45 credits), Spring 2025
- MASS520, Community work disciplinary history, theory and practice, Spring 2025, subject responsible
- MASS530, Processes of social change and project management in community work, Fall 2024, subject responsible
- PHDH909, Health, function and participation, Fall 2024
- PHDH909, Health, function and participation, Spring 2025