# One-Day Symposium: Coercion in Institutions

- Dates: 2 September 2026
- Location: Nord University, Bodo, Norway
- Organiser: The research group for Welfare and Community Studies (WELCOM)
- Industry: EdTech

## About

This one-day symposium discusses coercion in institutions, focusing on how it is experienced, recorded, and justified across various institutional contexts. It is for researchers, students, and engaged members of the public.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.nord.no/en/events/research/call-for-papers-for-a-one-day-symposium-coercion-in-institutions)
- [Agenda](https://www.nord.no/en/study-programmes)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Ann-Karina Henriksen, University College Copenhagen
- Esben S. B. Olesen, Chair, Nord University
- Lisanne Stone, Tilburg University
- Tone Jørgensen, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
- Trond Bliksvær, Nordland Research Institute
- Gunilla Maria Berg Kristiansen, University of Stavanger
- Tesfahun Alemayehu Terrefe, University of Inland Norway
- Stine Marlen Henriksen, Panel Chair, Nord university
- Jorun Rugkåsa, Akershus University Hospital and Oslo Metropolitan University
- Cecilie Riis Gadegaard, Roskilde University
- Esben Olesen, Nord university
- Hanne Warming, Roskilde University
- Trine Brinkmann, University College Copenhagen
- Daniel Weiss, Nordland Research Institute

## Where to stay

- **Radisson Blu Hotel Bodø**: 60 m from the venue
- **Comfort Hotel Bodø**: 80 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.strawberry.no/hotell/norge/bodo/comfort-hotel-bodo/)
- **Scandic Havet**: 170 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/norway/bodo/scandic-havet)
  - Phone: +47 75 50 38 00
- **Clarion Collection Hotel Grand Bodø**: 200 m from the venue
- **Bodø Hotell**: 200 m from the venue
- **Skagen Hotel**: 230 m from the venue
- **Thon Hotel Nordlys**: 230 m from the venue
- **Scandic Bodø**: 390 m from the venue

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/one-day-symposium-coercion-in-institutions/