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Curriculum Vitae
Vikram Kolmannskog
Personal data
Name: Vikram Kolmannskog
Date of birth: 06.09.80.
Address: Frydenlundgt 4, 0169 Oslo, Norway
Web-page: www.vikramkolmannskog.no
Email address: [email protected]
TEL.: +47 911 00 561
Education
2014-2015:
Summer 2014:
Gestalt teacher in training, Norwegian Gestalt Institute - University College
Gestalt Therapist, Norwegian Gestalt Institute - University College
A on both oral exam and the thesis Rape. Confluence and other contact in therapy
with a rape survivor.
Spring 2014:
Dr. philos., doctoral degree in Sociology of Law, University of Oslo (UiO)
Thesis: “We are in between” – Securing effective rights for persons displaced in the
context of climate change and natural hazard-related disasters
Spring 2011:
Autumn 2010:
Autumn 2007:
Introduction to General Psychology, UiO
Introduction to Comparative Religions, UiO
Specialised LLM (Master of Laws) with distinction, LSE
(London School of Economics and Political Science)
Human Rights, Refugee Law, Terrorism, Criminal law & Criminology
Dissertation: On the sacred, our stories and suffering – How does human dignity work
as an ethical value in the European Court of Human Rights?
2007:
Autumn 2005:
General LLM, Faculty of Law, UiO
BA Culture and Society, Faculty of Humanities, UiO
Double major in History of Ideas and Spanish Language and Literature
History of Ideas thesis: Edward Said and the disintegration of the Modernist project.
Spring 2003:
Candidatus magisterii, UiO
Spanish intermediary studies and Law
Thesis: The Franco-period: social, economic and political consequences of the Civil
War
Work experience
Autumn 2015:
Associate Professor (50%), Norwegian Gestalt Institute - University College
Autumn 2010 –:
Independent
Psychotherapist, including the following activities:
- Individual and couples therapy in private practice
- Pioneering transgender therapy group in cooperation with LLH (Norway’s LGBT
NGO). Did research in parallel.
- Pilot research project using CORE with clients in Bastøy prison
- Mindfulness courses for general public through SATS (gym and wellness centre).
- Conflict mediator with Oslo and Akershus Conflict Resolution Council.
Lawyer and social scientist, including the following activities:
- Consultant to the Norwegian Refugee Council on climate change, disasters and
displacement, and inter alia authored a series of doctrinal and socio-legal studies,
carried out policy and advocacy work, including participating in the climate
change negotiations, helped organise and presented at the Nansen Conference
2011, helped formulate the Nansen Principles, drafted disaster legislation for East
African Community.
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Curriculum Vitae
Vikram Kolmannskog
Lecturing on a regular basis with University of Oslo on human rights, int’l public
law and ex.fac. (sociology of law, legal theory, philosophy of law), and Oslo and
Akershus University College of Applied Sciences as well as National Emergency
Planning College on forced displacement.
- Lecturing or presenting at a series of Norwegian and international universities,
including Trinity College in Dublin and Oxford University.
- Supervised and assessed LL.M. dissertations at University of Oslo.
- Been member of Immigration Appeals Court.
Writer:
- Legal and socio-legal papers for peer-reviewed journals and books, including the
Journal of International Development, International Review of the Red Cross,
Refugee Survey Quarterly and the Nordic Journal of Human Rights.
- Gestalt therapy papers for peer-reviewed journals and books.
- Op-eds in Norwegian and international newspapers and magazines.
- Feature articles and other journalistic articles in Norwegian and international
newspapers and magazines.
- Fiction, including poetry, short film script and other texts published in Norwegian
and international newspapers, magazines and journals.
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Spring 2010:
Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
University Lecturer in Immigration Law
10/2007 – 12/2009:
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Legal adviser (from 2008 focusing on climate change and displacement)
Summer 2005:
Norwegian Org. for Asylum Seekers (NOAS)
Legal assistant and Admin Officer (on leave from the board)
Spring 2004:
Oslo Private Gymnasium (OPG)
Spanish teacher, 16-18 years
06-11/2003:
NRC
Programme Coordinator, Burundi / Congo
Programme Coordinator, Balkan
Autumn 2001:
OPG
Form master and Spanish teacher, 16-18 years
Organisational tasks and positions
03/2010 – 01/2012:
Oslo and Akershus Conflict Resolution Council
Mediator and facilitator
02/2010 – 01/2012:
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Associated expert on climate change, environment and displacement
03/2009 – 01/2010:
NRC
Director of the Board, Local Lawyers’ Union
01/2009 – 01/2013:
Immigration Appeals Board
Member
04/2004 – 2006:
NOAS
Member of the board (on leave summer 2005)
2003 – 2006:
NO Magazine
Member of editorial board
2002 – 2009:
Amnesty Norway
Country coordinator (Cuba)
Spring 2002:
European Law Student Association (ELSA), Oslo
VP, Seminar and conference
2001 – 2003:
Oslo Gatedans
Member of committee, Head of information and marketing, multi-cultural parade
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Curriculum Vitae
Vikram Kolmannskog
Extra training courses
4-5th Dec 2010:
Improvisation theatre (Instructor: Gjermund Mathiesen)
June 2010:
Yoga Teacher Training Course, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre,
Woodbourne, NY
20.05.2010:
Conflict resolution council’s seminar in restorative approaches and large
group meetings
(18.-20.05.2010)
18.03.2010:
Conflict Resolution Council, Norway
Conflict resolution council’s seminar for mediators
(20.-21.01 and 16.-17.03 with supervision in between the courses.)
11/2007:
Conflict Resolution Council, Norway
National Course, International Humanitarian Law,
Military University College
Publications
See separate list of publications
Language skills
Norwegian:
English:
Spanish:
German:
French:
Hindi:
Mother tongue
Fluent
Excellent
Good
Basic
Basic
(Written and oral)
(Written and oral)
(Written and oral)
(Written and oral)
(Written and oral)
(Written and oral)
References
Daan van Baalen, Lecturer and former Principal of the Norwegian Gestalt Institute University College.
[email protected], +47 900 36 097.
Inger Johanne Sand, Professor, Institute for public law, Universitety of Oslo (UiO).
[email protected], +47 911 76 607.
Rolf Vestvik, Head of Department, Norwegian Refugee Council.
[email protected], + 47 488 93 31.
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