Academic interests

• Digitalization of the public sector
• Organization and surveillance
• Governance and regulation of technology
• Organizational theory and institutional theory 

Background

• 2024: PhD, Political Science, University of Oslo
• 2019: Master's degree in Administration And Organization Theory, University of Bergen
• 2018: Law and public policy, London School of Economics, England
• 2017: Bachelor's degree in Administration And Organization Theory, University of Bergen
• 2016: Political Science exchange student, Sciences Po Lille, Institut d'études politiques de Lille, France

Extensive teaching experience at bachelor and master level from the University of Oslo, NTNU Trondheim, and the University of Bergen.

Lund-Tønnesen, Jonas. (2026). Digital Surveillance Governance: Understanding developments in the use of personal data in public sector reform. Public Management Review, 1-28.

Flatøy, Christer A., & Lund-Tønnesen, Jonas. (2025). Electronic monitoring, trust, and turnover intention in the public and private sector. Public Management Review, 1-28.

Lund‐Tønnesen, Jonas, & Fossheim, Karin. (2025). Excessive Digital Surveillance and Data Privacy Invasion as a Creeping Crisis. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 16(1), e70005.

Lund-Tønnesen, Jonas. (2025). Privacy Regimes, Crisis Strategies, and Governments’ Legitimizing of Digital Surveillance Technology: Comparing Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. International Journal of Public Administration, 48(5-6), 381-394.

Fossheim, Karin, & Lund-Tønnesen, Jonas. (2024). Digitalization of public sector organizations over time: The applicability of quantitative text analysis. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 90(2), 318-335.

Lund-Tønnesen, Jonas, & Christensen, Tom. (2023). The dynamics of governance capacity and legitimacy: The case of a digital tracing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Public Management Journal, 26(1), 126-144.

Lund-Tønnesen, Jonas, & Christensen, Tom. (2023). Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications from governance capacity and legitimacy. Public Organization Review, 23(2), 431-449.

Lund‐Tønnesen, J. (2022). Regulating emerging technology in times of crisis: Digital contact tracing in Norway during the Covid‐19 pandemic. Law & Policy, 44(3), 278-298.