Joar Skrede is a sociologist (PhD) and research professor at NIKU. He works primarily with Heritage Studies, Discourse Studies and Urban Studies – often in combination. Skrede has published several scientific articles, nationally and internationally, within topics such as:

• The relation between experts and lay persons in Heritage Studies
• Comparison of methods used in Heritage Studies
• Affective and emotional aspects of heritage – both theoretically and empirically
• Textual, visual and material representations (multimodal critical discourse analysis, social semiotics)
• Culture-led urban regeneration, historic environments and place identity
• Sustainable development (with emphasis on cultural sustainability)
• Ecosystem services (with emphasis on cultural services)
• Philosophy of science (with emphasis on Critical Realism)