The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe are expected to play a unifying role around major European themes, enabling dispersed knowledge to be brought together. It is further intended, that the legitimacy of Cultural Routes rests on the existence of multi-layered networks of knowledge and research.
Each Cultural Route is encouraged to lay grounds for a Scientific Committee as a tool for creating knowledge networks.
The Scientific Committee of the Association for the Cultural Route of St Olav Ways, has the overarching goal to promote a network of knowledge and cooperation in research and teaching, and encourage research within relevant disciplines for the route.
The objective of the SC is further to promote knowledge about the Cultural Route of St. Olav Ways.
The members of the committee are experts in disciplines concerning the aims and objectives of the Association, for instance heritage, cultural tourism, theology, landscape and sustainable development. The committee will have specific focus on the St Olav Ways, the legacy of St. Olav, and other objectives relevant for the modern phenomenon of pilgrimage in general.
Dr. Minna Opas, University of Turku, Finland. Docent, School of History, Culture and Arts Studies.
Dr. Kersti Markus, University of Tallinn, Estonia. Distinguished Professor of Art History.
Dr. Mats Nilsson, University of Karlstad, Sweden. Associate professor of cultural geography.