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Allah, Villa, Volvo: Muslim Professionals in the Nordic Countries and Their Financial Attitudes and Practices
(Open Library of Humanities;Volume 6 • Issue 2 • 2020, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-21)Some Muslims believe that Islam prohibits interest-bearing finance, including bank loans. What consequences might such ideas have for the lives of Muslims in the West? More specifically, we ask: what are the attitudes and ... -
Changes in life expectancy and lifespan variability by income quartiles in four Nordic countries: a study based on nationwide register data
(BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-29)Objectives: Levels, trends or changes in socioeconomic mortality differentials are typically described in terms of means, for example, life expectancies, but studies have suggested that there also are systematic social ... -
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Nordic Region: Emerging strategies in film and drama productions
(Academic chapter, 2021-12-24)For producers of film and TV-drama series, Covid-19 was a Black Swan event, a low-probability, high-impact event that is almost impossible for decision makers to forecast. The pandemic, and the government and industry ... -
Developing Digital Citizenship and Civic Engagement Through Social Media Use in Nordic Schools
(IEA Research for Education;Volume 11, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)In this chapter, we explore the factors involved in developing digital citizenship through social media use in schools for 14-year-old students in four Nordic countries. The call for digital citizenship and digital citizenship ... -
Employment for persons with intellectual disability in the Nordic countries: A scoping review
(JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities;Volume 34, Issue 4, July 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-11)Background: The Nordic countries are renowned for their inclusive policies, yet persons with intellectual disability remain largely excluded from the labor market. A review of the existing knowledge base may inform policy ... -
Governing Through Definitions and Numbers: Analysis of the Nordic Homeless Registrations as Instruments of Governing Homelessness
(European Journal of Homelessness;Volume 15, Issue 3 - 2021: Special Edition – What Works: Research Impact and Homelessness, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The four Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, have for many years carried out periodic national surveys of homelessness. These surveys constitute time series, which make it possible to follow the development ... -
Lutheranism from Above and from Below: "Pastoral Professionals" and Trust within the Nordic State/Society Nexus
(Journal of Historical Sociology;Volume 33, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-29)The article points to the dispersion, democratization, and feminization of “pastoral” forms of power and authority since the mid-19th century as a key to understanding the exceptionally high degree of social trust in ... -
School competence among adolescents in low-income families: does parenting style matter?
(Journal of Child and Family Studies;27, pages 2285–2294 (2018), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-14)In the present study, we investigated parenting styles and self-perceived school competence among low-income adolescents in Norway. The purpose of the study was threefold: (1) to identify differences, if any, in self-perceived ... -
Single, Dual, and Triple Use of Cigarettes, e-Cigarettes, and Snus among Adolescents in the Nordic Countries
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 19 / Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-07)New tobacco and nicotine products have emerged on the market in recent years. Most research has concerned only one product at a time, usually e-cigarettes, while little is known about the multiple use of tobacco and nicotine ... -
Understanding Societal Trends in Adolescent Violence
(Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab;Årg. 109 Nr. 1 (2022): NSfK 60 år – Jubileumsvolym: Vilka frågor ställer framtidens nordiska kriminologer?, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-07)Adolescent violence is a considerable burden for society worldwide. The economic toll of adolescent violence is high (Institute for Economics & Peace, 2014), and violence-related injuries are a major cause of early death ...