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Agents of centralization? Local school administrations and contested school closures in Norwegian rural districts
Aasland, Aadne; Søholt, Susanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In recent decades, the number of schools in Norwegian rural municipalities has been reduced substantially, often accompanied by much contestation in the local community. In Norway's decentralized governance system, the ... -
Attitudes towards women’s participation in local politics in South Asia
Haug, Marit; Aasland, Aadne; Aasen, Berit (Forum for Development Studies;2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Survey data from selected geographical areas in India, Nepal and Bhutan show that attitudes towards women’s participation in local politics are overwhelmingly positive. The findings indicate a shift from the deeply embedded ... -
Attitudes Towards Women’s Participation in Local Politics in South Asia
Haug, Marit; Aasland, Aadne; Aasen, Berit (Forum for Development Studies;Published online 15 Jul 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-15)Survey data from selected geographical areas in India, Nepal and Bhutan show that attitudes towards women’s participation in local politics are overwhelmingly positive. The findings indicate a shift from the deeply embedded ... -
Between Collaboration and Subordination: State and Non-state Actors in Russian Anti-drug Policy
Aasland, Aadne; Kropp, Sabine; Meylakhs, Anastasiya (Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations;03 September 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Due to weak state and administrative capacity, the Russian government has involved resource-rich nonstate actors into policy-making since about 2005 and established numerous institutionalized platforms, networks, and forums. ... -
Boforhold og boligtilfredshet blant innvandrere i Distrikts-Norge
Aasland, Aadne; Søholt, Susanne (Tidsskrift for bolig forskning;Årgang 2, nr.2-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Artikkelen diskuterer boforhold og boligtilfredshet blant innvandrere i norske distriktskommuner. Basert på registerdata, en spørreundersøkelse blant ulike kategorier innvandrere og norskfødte, samt feltarbeid i tre ... -
Encouraged but controlled: governance networks in Russian regions
Aasland, Aadne; Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel; Bogdanova, Elena (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-10)The article examines the role of civil society in Russian governance networks, focusing on power relations between state and non-state actors. The analysis is based on empirical evidence from concrete governance networks ... -
Enhanced local-level willingness and ability to settle refugees: Decentralization and local responses to the refugee crises in Norway
Søholt, Susanne; Aasland, Aadne (Journal of Urban Affairs;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-11)The sudden mass influx of asylum-seekers in Europe in 2015, emplaced major stresses on refugee reception systems and challenged central – local migration policymaking. This article explores how this crisis affected ... -
Exploring Dimensions of Women's Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Nepal
Haug, Marit; Aasland, Aadne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-15)The article examines a variety of social exclusion and inclusion indicators grouped by domains that are commonly referred to in the social exclusion literature: economic, social, political and intra-household. Levels of ... -
Facilitating labour migration from Latvia: strategies of various categories of intermediaries
Zabko, Oksana; Aasland, Aadne; Endresen, Sylvi Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Within the broad category of migration industries, we focus on intermediaries between employers in Norway requiring migrant labour, and suppliers of Latvian workers willing to migrate. Mediation of labour power is a regulated ... -
“It Seemed Like Forever!” Shrinking Spaces of Conviviality at the Border of Norway and Russia
Gubrium, Erika; Aasland, Aadne; Lindskog, Benedikte V; López Arteaga, Erika Garcia; Mikheev, Igor (Journal of Borderlands Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)“Conviviality” is a useful term for exploring interactions and relationships taking place between different groups of people. While conviviality may arise through everyday processes, rhythms, and senses of belonging, it ... -
Local democracy in Ukrainian cities: civic participation andresponsiveness of local authorities
Aasland, Aadne; Lyska, Oleksii (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-08)This article examines local democracy in Ukrainian cities from the perspective of the local population, with a focus on citizen participation and city authorities’ responsiveness to the concerns of local inhabitants. It ... -
Mot økt folkelig innflytelse? Desentralisering og lokaldemokrati i Ukraina
Aasland, Aadne (Nordisk Østforum;Vol 32 (2018), Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-18)The article analyses the results of a nationally representative survey on local democracy conducted in Ukraine in the autumn of 2017, offering insights into attitudes towards local authorities and ongoing decentralization ... -
Motivation, Migration and Non-standard Employment: A Survey Among Temporary Agency Workers
Underthun, Anders; Aasland, Aadne (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Volume 8, Number S4, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-27)Research suggests that migrants have a greater tendency to end up in nonstandard employment arrangements than native citizens do, but less attention has been paid to motivational differences within and between migrant ... -
Network Governance in Russia: Costs and Benefits
Bogdanova, Elena; Tkach, Olga; Aasland, Aadne (Demokratizatsiya;24 (2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Opportunities and risks among migrant workers in the hotel industry in Oslo
Aasland, Aadne; Tyldum, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article; Journal article, 2016-07-23)This article examines working conditions, careers and aspirations among immigrants working in the hotel industry in the Greater Oslo region. Using theories of labour market segregation and segmentation, and drawing ... -
Russian pension reform: Why so little engagement from below?
Aasland, Aadne; Cook, Linda S.; Prisyazhnyuk, Daria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article analyzes influences on the post-2012 Russian pension reform, focusing on influences “from below.” We identify four main controversial issues related to pension reform: changes in individual accumulative accounts, ... -
The Russian pension system under quadruple influence
Cook, Linda S.; Aasland, Aadne; Prisyazhnyuk, Daria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Russia’s government initiated pension reform in 2013 to resolve a crisis: the prolonged recession had created a huge Pension Fund deficit that required unsustainable subsidies from the state budget. The article analyzes ... -
Signs of Progress: Local Democracy Developments in Ukrainian Cities
Aasland, Aadne; Lyska, Oleksii (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-29)Decentralisation reforms presuppose the transfer of powers from central to local authorities. From being a highly centralised state, since 2015 Ukraine has taken some important steps towards reforms of local government ... -
"Until People Start Dying in Droves, No Actions Will Be Taken": Perception and Experience of HIV-Preventive Measures among People Who Inject Drugs in North-Western Russia
Meylakhs, Peter; Aasland, Aadne; Grønningsæter, Arne Backer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Russia continues to spread. This exploratory study examines how HIV-prevention measures are perceived and experienced by PWID in the northwestern region ...