Rikke Røn­holt Al­bertsen

Paradoxes are conflicting yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time. In other words, the constant tensions in the world that just will not go away. We will always struggle to find the balance between stability and change, between trust and control, between short-term and long-term. 

As the world becomes more complex, decisionmakers increasingly find themselves facing questions without a yes-no answer, and problems without a perfect solution. How do we balance freedom with security? How do we stay competitive and halt climate change? Do we embrace AI even while we do not understand its full implications? Trying to find a simple either-or answer can often lead to disastrous and polarizing outcomes.  

In my research and teaching, I combine years of practical experience at the intersection of the private sector and sustainability with an interdisciplinary academic profile spanning international politics, international law and organization studies. My primary area of interest is the ways in which organizations and organizational agents engage with complex contexts revolving around grand challenges, particularly those marked by conflicting normative and institutional logics. I primarily use qualitative methods to explore these questions.