• Evaluation in Norway: A 25-year assessment 

      Askim, Jostein; Døving, Erik; Johnsen, Åge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article analyses the Norwegian government’s evaluation practice over the 25-year period 1994–2018. Evaluations are mandatory for governmental ministries and agencies in Norway, and the government conducts about 100 ...
    • Evaluering av Modellkommuneforsøket 

      Skålnes, Sigrid; Askim, Jostein; Dønnum, Helge; Fløtre, Asgeir (NIBR-rapport 2002:24, Report, 2002)
      Rapporten er en evaluering av Norsk kommuneforbunds forsøk med modellkommuner. Den metodikken som prøves ut i forsøket representerer et alternativ til konkurranseutsetting av kommunale tjenester. De tre forsøkskommunene ...
    • Hvordan påvirker det statlige tilsynet kommunene og det lokale selvstyret? 

      Askim, Jostein; Baldersheim, Harald; Klausen, Jan Erling; Renå, Helge; Smith, Eivind; Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog (NIBR-rapport 2013:20, Report, 2013)
      Rapporten beskriver og vurderer det statlige tilsynets virkninger på kommunene og det lokale selvstyret. Disse virkningene vurderes i lys av regionale tilsynsmyndigheters praksis, styringen av tilsynet fra sentrale statlige ...
    • Performance management and accountability: the role of intergovernmental information systems 

      Askim, Jostein; Johnsen, Åge (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The chapter studies performance management as an integral part of local/central government relations, including the role this practice has in benchmarking, strategic planning, evaluation, policy making, and, not least, the ...
    • Political appointees in executive government: Exploring and explaining roles using a large-N survey in Norway 

      Askim, Jostein; Karlsen, Rune; Kolltveit, Kristoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Political appointees in executive government have received increased scholarly attention in recent years. However, few studies have covered non-Westminster systems, and apart from classifications that systemize variation ...
    • The spy who loved me? Cross‐partisans in the core executive 

      Askim, Jostein; Karlsen, Rune; Kolltveit, Kristoffer (Public Administration;Volume 96, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-15)
      Political appointees from different parties from that of their minister—cross-partisan appointees (CPAs)—are increasingly found in the core executive. Ministerial advisory scholarship has overlooked CPAs, while the coalition ...