• Managing institutional complexity in public sector reform: Hybridization in front-line service organizations 

      Fossestøl, Knut; Breit, Eric; Andreassen, Tone Alm; Klemsdal, Lars (Public Administration;93(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-21)
      In this article, we explore how public front-line service organizations respond to contradictory demands for institutional reform and the types of hybridization this entails. Our research context is a major administrative ...
    • Mangfoldsperspektiver i forskning på vold i nære relasjoner 

      Bredal, Anja; Eggebø, Helga; Eriksen, Astrid (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)
      Most research on domestic violence has focused on violence against women in a gender perspective. However, there has been an increasing understan- ding of the importance of other social dimensions in order to understand ...
    • Marginalisation, ebola and health for all: From outbreak to lessons learned 

      Shelley-Egan, Clare; Dratwa, Jim (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 16 Issue 17, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)
      The Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2014 and 2015 was the deadliest since the discovery of the virus four decades ago. With the second-largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease currently raging in the Democratic Republic ...
    • Marginality and banality in the segregated city: Reflections on the ‘riots’ in Oslo 

      Andersen, Bengt (Ethnicities;Volume 19, issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The Israeli invasion of Gaza in late December 2008 triggered demonstrations—or, as several commentators termed them, riots—in Oslo’s city centre, as it did in other European cities. Many young people from the Oslo’s ...
    • The mark of mental health problems. A field experiment on hiring discrimination before and during COVID-19 

      Bjørnshagen, Vegar (Social Science and Medicine;Volume 283, August 2021, 114181, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-01)
      Mental health problems are associated with poor labour market outcomes. Based on data from a field experiment, this article investigates the extent to which hiring discrimination limits the job opportunities of young ...
    • Materialised Ideals: Sizes and Beauty 

      Laitala, Kirsi Maria; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Hauge, Benedicte (Culture Unbound;Volume 3, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Today’s clothing industry is based on a system where clothes are made in readyto-wear sizes and meant to fit most people. Studies have pointed out that consumers are discontent with the use of these systems: size designations ...
    • Maternal concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and risk for cerebral palsy (CP) in the child. A case control study 

      Eskild, Anne; Monkerud, Lars Chr.; Jukic, Anne Marie Z.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Lie, Kari Helene Elise Kveim (European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology;Volume 228, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-04)
      Background Intrauterine conditions may be important in the development of cerebral palsy in the child. The hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is synthesized in the placenta, and hCG plays an important role in ...
    • Maternal Psychological Distress and Offspring Psychological Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood: Findings from Over 18 Years 

      Nilsen, Wendy; Dion, Jacinthe; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Skipstein, Anni (Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics;37(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Objective: To examine the long-term prediction of psychological maladaptive (i.e., symptoms of anxiety and depression) and adaptive adjustment (i.e., self-efficacy) in emerging adult offspring from trajectories of maternal ...
    • Meaning of ambiguity: a Japanese survey on synthetic biology and genome editing 

      Hibino, Aiko; Yoshizawa, Go; Minari, Jusaku (Frontiers in Sociology; December 2019 | Volume 4 | Article 81, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-26)
      Synthetic biology and genome editing have become increasingly controversial issues, necessitating careful attention and engagement with the public. Our study examined ambiguity in public perception about emerging biotechnologies ...
    • Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) 

      Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Alves, Daniele Evelin; Knapstad, Marit; Haug, Ellen; Aarø, Leif Edvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Mental well-being is an important, yet understudied, area of research, partly due to lack of appropriate population-based measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet ...
    • Measuring the Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability of Short Food Supply Chains 

      Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Majewski, Edward; Was, Adam; Borgen, Svein Ole; Csillag, Peter; Donati, Michele; Freeman, Richard; Hoang, Viet; Lecoeur, Jean-Loup; Mancini, Maria Cecilia; Nguyen, An; Saidi, Monia; Tocco, Barbara; Török, Áron; Veneziani, Mario; Vittersø, Gunnar; Wavresky, Pierre (Sustainability;Volume 11, Issue 15, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-12)
      The production and distribution of food are among the hot topics debated in the context of sustainable development. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are now widely believed to be more sustainable in comparison to mass food ...
    • Mechanisms of Solidarity in Collaborative Housing – The Case of Co-operative Housing in Denmark 1980–2017 

      Sørvoll, Jardar; Bengtsson, Bo (Housing, Theory and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In this article, we discuss the role of solidarity in collaborative housing in relation to the trajectory and discourse of the Danish idea of co-operative housing (andelstanken). Our analytical perspective draws on the ...
    • Med kropp som prosjekt 

      Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Walseth, Kristin (Chapter, 2021-11-18)
      This chapter concerns young people’s relationships with their own bodies. Based on three different qualitative studies, we find that these relationships are characterised by a strong degree of self-reflexivity and a way ...
    • Medbestemmelsesbarometeret 2019 

      Falkum, Eivind; Hansen, Per Bonde; Ingelsrud, Mari Holm; Wathne, Christin Thea; Nordrik, Bitten; Drange, Ida (AFI FoU-resultat;2019:03, Research report, 2019-04)
      Rapporten formidler resultater og analyser fra Medbestemmelsesbarometeret, som ble gjennomført i 2018. Rapporten presenterer utvikling og endringer i arbeidstakeres medbestemmelse og medvirkning slik vi har målt det på ...
    • Mediating agency and structure in sociology: What role for conversion factors? 

      Hvinden, Bjørn; Halvorsen, Rune (Critical Sociology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The article argues that the Capability Approach can enrich sociology’s capacity to link human agency and structure in dynamic analyses of social inequality and marginality. While many read the Capability Approach as ...
    • Medieantropologi i en ny tid: Klausens relevans for dagens medie-Norge 

      Skjælaaen, Gudrun Rudningen (Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift;Årgang 29, nr. 1–2-2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-28)
      Arne Martin Klausens studie av Dagbladet på midten av 80-tallet og boka Med Dagbladet til tabloid, en studie i dilemmaet børs og katedral (1986) står som ett av de viktigste bidragene i norsk medieantropologi. Ved å følge ...
    • Medvirkningsideologiens inntog i byplanleggingen - en invitasjon til grubling 

      Andersen, Bengt; Skrede, Joar (Kart og plan;01-02 / 2021 (Volum 114), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-31)
      Researchers, urban planners, developers, public officials and research funders, argue that public participation is democratic and just, as well as necessary in order to develop good plans and a better urban development. ...
    • Mental illness stigma and employer evaluation in hiring: Stereotypes, discrimination and the role of experience 

      Østerud, Kaja Larsen (Sociology of Health and Illness;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-14)
      Mental illness stigma can constitute a significant barrier to entering employment. Drawing on 20 interviews with Norwegian employers, this article investigates how mental illness stigma affects employer evaluation of ...
    • Mer bruk av cannabis blant Oslo-ungdom: Hvem er i risikosonen? 

      Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann (Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift;Årgang 3, nr. 6-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Cannabis ble introdusert i Norge på 1960-tallet, i kjølvannet av ungdomsopprøret som rullet over den vestlige verden. Bruken var stabil på 1970- og 80-tallet, men økte kraftig på 1990-tallet og ble da knyttet til teorien ...
    • Mer midlertidighet– innvandringspolitikken etter asylforliket 

      Eggebø, Helga; Staver, Anne Balke (Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift;Nr. 2 / 2020 / Årg. 37, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-04)
      Hvilke konsekvenser får det når innvandringspolitikken preges av stadig mer midlertidighet? Dette spørsmålet ble ikke utredet og knapt diskutert i forbindelse med omfattende politiske endringer etter asylforliket. Denne ...