Senter for velferds- og arbeidslivsforskning (SVA)
Recent Submissions
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Use of over-the-counter analgesics in Norwegian children – a national cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Aims: We aimed to examine the proportion of recent use of over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics among Norwegian children aged 10 to 12, and explore the relationship between a wide array of factors, both within and outside the ... -
Understanding and assessing CBAM: vulnerability and impacts in the EU. SPES Working Paper no. 7.2, SPES project – Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios.
(Research report, 2025)The European Union (EU) has made significant progress in reducing CO2 emissions in recent decades, partly due to the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). However, the decline in emissions has not ... -
SVAs strategiske handlingsplan
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Experimenting with Urban Food Systems. A Comparison of Oslo and Turin
(ReCibo Rivista della Rete Italiana Politiche Locali del Cibo;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)The importance of experimentation in the urban food system transition is widely recognized both in literature and among policymakers (Brons et al. 2022;. Experimental spaces in urban contexts can create the best conditions ... -
Popular protest movements, political attitudes and democratic climate governance: Exploring the dynamics in four Scandinavian cities
(Environmental Policy and Governance;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Abstract In this article, we unpack and compare how differently reactive protest groups and movements respond to climate-related policy implementation and engage with public institutions to raise grievances and change the ... -
Crisis Management, Governance and COVID-19 : Pandemic Policy and Local Government in the Nordic Countries
(Book, 2024)This book presents the results of a four-year comparative study of the crisis management, organisation, and functioning of local democracies in the Nordic countries: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Our ... -
Responses to the letters on “Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 – 22: A comparative study.”
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School Party Culture as a Driver of Cocaine Use Among Norwegian Adolescents: A Cross-Classified Multilevel Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Background: Adolescent substance use typically occurs within peer contexts and is influenced by characteristics of neighborhoods and the cultural environments of the schools adolescents attend. This study aimed to (i) ... -
Environmental sustainability from below: public opinion across the Globe
(SPES Working Paper;8.1, Research report, 2025)Against the backdrop that most political economies across the globe need to promote transitions towards more environmentally sustainable public policies and economic practices, we ask what factors explain public support ... -
Frihet og vennskap. Om ungdom og rusopplevelser
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)De fleste norske ungdommer eksperimenterer med alkohol i løpet av tenårene, og det finnes en rekke forskningsbidrag som undersøker sårbarhetsfaktorer for tidlig alkoholdebut eller belyser de negative konsekvensene av ungdoms ... -
Women’s health at work: a qualitative study on women’s health issues in relation to work participation. Experiences and perspectives from female teachers and managers in Norwegian high schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Public health and working life are closely related. Even though Norway is one of the world’s most equality-oriented countries, working life is still divided by gender. Women have a lower rate of participation ... -
Clothing care
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)Caring includes various activities that are undertaken to sustain ourselves, other people, objects, as well as the environment in our everyday lives. We take good care of what we value and cherish. This applies to clothes, ... -
Who can stop the greenwashing
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)This chapter asks: Who can stop greenwashing? It uses the Norwegian Consumer Agency warning that the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) tool in the form of a consumer-facing label could not be used in marketing ... -
Exploring consumer segments for online food provisioning services: Online supermarkets vs. alternative food networks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent years have witnessed a surge in online food provisioning services spanning from online mass retail to alternative food networks with digital sales platforms. Hence, enhancing our understanding of consumer preferences ... -
Intra-Acting With Technology During Remote Fieldwork in Homes: Curating Video Interviews and Drawing Methods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The ubiquity of remote research practices and the increased adoption of videoconferencing tools are forcing researchers to pay attention to the features of these technologies and how they shape the research encounter. This ... -
Sub-national bureaucracies in the European administrative space
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)An important stream of research has developed focusing on the embedding of national central government institutions into an emerging multilevel European Union (EU) administration. The role of sub-national governmental ... -
Gender, fashion, sustainability
(Clothing Cultures;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)The ability to affect sustainability outcomes is often culturally gendered. This article examines sustainability practices in fashion in the light of core themes in the gender and sustainability literature, drawing upon a ... -
Troubleshooting the connected home: Exploring the perspectives of non-initiators
(Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Living with technology often entails work related to management and repair of it. The emerging literature on the work that goes into managing home networks and digital technologies has described it as ‘digital housekeeping’. ... -
Navigating critical phases in adversity in youth: identification and reorientation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)The study of adversity in youth has been preoccupied with outcomes. In this paper, we argue that it is useful to shift the attention to the processes that young people go through while they struggle with adversity. Based ... -
Experiences of Using Urban Growth Agreements to Influence Local Land Use Policy and Stop Sprawl
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Urban growth agreements are key tools for achieving the goal of zero growth in passenger road traffic volumes in Norwegian metropolitan areas. Agreements are negotiated in multi-level and cross-sectoral processes where ...