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The meaning of professionalism in activation work: frontline managers’ perspectives
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-27)The issue of professionalism in activation work is at the forefront of scholarly discussions. Due to the importance ascribed to the organisational setting of professional work, it is crucial to investigate if professionalism ... -
Research approaches to networked employment services: A systematic review
(Wiley, 2020-04-01)Research on networked services aimed at the (re)employment of groups marginalised from the labour market has gained momentum in different scholarly traditions (e.g., public administration, healthcare and social policy), ... -
International student mobility and the transition from higher education to work in Norway
(Springer, 2020-06-27)The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an impact on the transition from higher education to work. Two measures of labour market outcomes are investigated: unemployment ... -
Aktivitetspliktens innside og utside – Unge mottakere av sosialhjelp og deres erfaringer med aktivitetsplikt
(Universitetsforlaget, 2020-06-23)Fra januar 2017 er alle norske sosialhjelpsmottakere under 30 år forpliktet til å delta i arbeidsrelatert aktivitet – det vil si at de har aktivitetsplikt. Resiprositet er en politisk begrunnelse for aktivitetsplikten, som ... -
Female attrition from the police profession
(Emerald, 2020-04-02)Purpose: Do female police recruits drop out of police education and/or leave the profession more often than men, and has this changed over time? Can gender differences be explained by the background characteristics and ... -
Return to work after first incidence of long-term sickness absence: A 10-year prospective follow-up study identifying labour-market trajectories using sequence analysis
(SAGE Publications, 2019-04-11)Aims: The study aim was to identify prototypical labour-market trajectories following a first incidence of long-term sickness absence (LTSA), and to assess whether baseline socio-demographic characteristics are associated ... -
Value-Free yet Policy-Relevant? The Normative Views of Climate Scientists and Their Bearing on Philosophy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 2020-02-10)This article contributes to the philosophical debate on values in science by exploring how scientists themselves understand the proper role of moral, political, and social values in expert practice. I present findings from ... -
Associations between workplace learning patterns, social support and perceived competency
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2019-06-01)Despite substantial research in the field of workplace learning and training over the past three decades, these concepts are heavily under-researched in relation to the public sector. By means of survey data, this study ... -
Social class background and gender-(a)typical choices of fields of study in higher education
(Wiley, 2019-02-22)By employing a Bourdieu‐inspired class scheme that differentiates between classes’ volume and composition of capital, and by analysing Norwegian administrative register data for birth cohorts between 1987 and 1992, this ... -
Attracting International Students to Semi-peripheral Countries: A Comparative Study of Norway, Poland and Portugal
(Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature), 2019-02-26)The paper investigates the approaches employed for attracting international full-degree students in three countries on the periphery of Europe/the European Economic Area: Norway, Poland and Portugal. These countries, ... -
Measures of accountability and delegated discretion in activation work: lessons from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2018-01-23)Activation work – the complex task of motivating, compelling and assisting marginalized citizens into labour market participation – pinpoints critical issues of discretion and accountability in the welfare state. Investigating ... -
From Class Politics to Classed Politics
(SAGE Publications, 2019-02)Questions of political conflict have always been central to class analysis; changing political fault lines were a key argument in the debates about the ‘death of class’. The ensuing ‘cultural turn’ in class analysis has ... -
Kall eller lønnskamp? En casestudie av Utdanningsforbundets holdning til lukning av læreryrket
(Universitetsforlaget (Scandinavian University Press), 2019-11-02)Spørsmålet om profesjoner er drevet av egeninteresse eller av hensynet til samfunn og klienters beste, er en grunnleggende kontrovers i profesjonsteori og arbeidslivssosiologi. Artikkelen går inn i dette emnet med utgangspunkt ... -
Frontline implementation of welfare conditionality in Norway: A maternalistic practice
(Wiley, 2019-11-19)Welfare conditionality is both ambitious and ambiguous for the frontline workers who put policy into practice. Since January 2017, the Norwegian frontline service should require social assistance benefit recipients under ... -
Arbeidsgivers ansvar for likestilling i arbeidslivet - en kvalitativ studie av hvordan ledere forholder seg til likestillingshensyn når de tilrettelegger for ansattes bruk av omsorgsrettigheter
(Universitetsforlaget, 2019)Artikkelen utforsker hvordan ledere i politiet og advokatbransjen tilrettelegger for ansattes bruk av omsorgsrettigheter. Formålet er å undersøke hvordan ledere forholder seg til hensynet til likestilling ved ansattes bruk ... -
TfS 60 år: Den lange kjølen i norsk samfunnsforskning
(Universitetsforlaget, 2020-02-04)Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS) har i 60 år vært det sentrale organ for en bred forskningstradisjon med opphav i Institutt for samfunnsforskning (ISF). Artikkelen drøfter denne tradisjonen og dens samfunnsmessige ... -
Den historiske allmenndannelse: Historiefaget i høyere/videregående skole, 1869-2019
(Universitetsforlaget, 2019-06-07)Artikkelen drøfter historiens rolle i den høyere/videregående skolen fra 1869 til i dag både som et eget fag og som et integrerende perspektiv i læreplanen. Gjennom skolereformene av 1869 og 1896 ble latinskolen erstattet ... -
The Populist Elite Paradox: Using Elite Theory to Elucidate the Shapes and Stakes of Populist Elite Critiques
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019-10-07)Critiques of elites define populism, which conceives of power relations as a unified, conspiring elite exploiting the good people. Yet, populism itself is inherently elitist, calling for a strong leader to take power and ... -
From Guiding Apprentices To Teaching Students:Fundamental Challenges in the Identity Transitionfrom Occupational Practitioner to Vocational Educator
(Springer Verlag, 2020-01-02)The transition from occupational practitioner to vocational educator means moving from the logic of production to the logic of teaching; the purpose of knowledge changes from enhancing production to enhancing learning. ... -
The Populist Elite Paradox: Using Elite Theory to Elucidate the Shapes and Stakes of Populist Elite Critiques
(Emerald, 2019-10-07)Critiques of elites define populism, which conceives of power relations as a unified, conspiring elite exploiting the good people. Yet, populism itself is inherently elitist, calling for a strong leader to take power and ...
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