Network and Knowledge Partner

Collaboration with other research institutions, interest organisations and knowledge and development actors is central to a small research environment such as CRT.

We are part of larger projects with our particular research angles and close stakeholder proximity.

We are happy to contribute to the formulation and development of new research projects as well as to partner in already established, larger research projects.

Wecollaborate with researchers and actors on different scales:

  • Local/rural-peripheral
  • National
  • Nordic/International

We are always open to requests for collaboration in our fields of knowledge.

Formal networks

We participate in these formal networks:

  • Tourism Researchers in Denmark (TiD)
  • Nordic Society for Tourism and Hospitality Research (NORTHORS)
  • Transformative Knowledge Regions (TRAKR)

  • Network for Danish Regional Researchers
  • Regional Studies Association (RSA)
  • International Small Island Studies Association (ISISA)

Cooperation with knowledge-based institutions

Over the course of time, we have cooperated with these knowledge institutions:

  • Nordregio
  • University of Copenhagen (IGN, IFRO)
  • Aalborg University (IKL, Plan, Build)
  • Roskilde University (CFTR)
  • University of Southern Denmark (CLF, IEB)
  • Aarhus University (Department of Agroecology)
  • Technical University of Denmark (residential college)
  • Technical University of Denmark (residential college, WIND)

  • VIVE - National Research and Analysis Centre for Welfare
  • Royal Academy - Crafts in Glass and Ceramics
  • University of Genoa (DIME)
  • University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • University of Gothenburg (CFT)
  • Mid Sweden University (ETOUR)
  • University of the West of Scotland (School of Education and Social Sciences)
  • UiT Norwegian Arctic University (Department of Teacher Education and Pedagogics).
  • University of Lausanne — Inst. Geography and sustainability

Collaboration with other actors

Over the years, we have worked with these other actors:

  • Danish Coastal and Nature Tourism
  • Norwegian Land Municipalities
  • National Association of Municipalities
  • Commercial buildings across Denmark
  • VisitDenmark
  • Destination Danois

  • The think-tank Democratic Business
  • The DEA think tank
  • Baltic Energy Island (BEI)
  • RegLab
  • GATE21
  • Rural Community Council
  • Pomeranian Development Agency

Transformative Knowledge Regions (TRAKR) workshop on Bornholm October 3-4, 2024
Our experts

At CRT, we have been researching regional development for more than 30 years, and our team represents a wide range of specialized competencies.

Selected publications