Vibeke Skage is a researcher and member of the King’s Brazil Institute, where she also serves as Event Coordinator, organising high-profile international conferences and public forums for leading scholars and decision-makers. Formally trained in project management, she brings strong organisational and coordination expertise.

Vibeke holds an MSc in Global Affairs from King’s College London, specialising in natural resource governance. Her research examines political inclusion and contestation across multiple tiers of governance, with particular attention to sub-national institutions and resource decision-making processes. Her multidisciplinary portfolio spans environmental justice and participatory approaches, contributing to scholarship on inclusive and resilient governance.

Research

• Local-global nexus
• Sub-national governance
• Political inclusion
• Environmental justice
• Water governance
• Land governance & extractivism
• Africa & Latin America