• Frontline implementation of welfare conditionality in Norway: A maternalistic practice 

      Gjersøe, Heidi Moen; Leseth, Anne; Vilhena, Susana (Social Policy and Administration;First published 09 December 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ...
    • Konsensus om arbeidslinja? Nordmenns støtte til aktiveringsreformer 

      Bugge, Hanna (Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning;Årgang 62, nr. 3-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-25)
      Denne artikkelen studerer befolkningens holdninger til aktiveringspolitikkens to reformstrategier: støttende og restriktive tiltak. Aktiveringspolitikk har inngått i den norske arbeidslinja de siste 30 årene. Politikken ...
    • The meaning of professionalism in activation work: frontline managers’ perspectives 

      Andreassen, Tone Alm; Natland, Sidsel (European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ...
    • Measures of accountability and delegated discretion in activation work: lessons from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service 

      Andreassen, Tone Alm (European Journal of Social Work;Volume 22, 2019 - Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ...
    • Sanctioning the sick: Do perceptions of activating the sick and diagnosis matter? 

      Fekjær, Silje Bringsrud; Rasmussen, Erik Børve; Terum, Lars Inge (Social Policy & Administration;Volume 56, Issue 5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-02)
      The recent inclusion of behavioural conditionality in health-related benefit programmes raises questions about frontline workers' (FWs') discretionary use of sanctioning. Using an experimental vignette design in a survey ...
    • Vurdering av arbeidsevne i NAV: Et spørsmål om kunnskap? 

      Gjersøe, Heidi Moen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Denne artikkelen studerer NAV-veilederes vurderinger av arbeidsevnen til personer som søker om arbeidsavklaringspenger – trygdeytelsen som skal sikre inntekt for dem med helseproblemer. Funnene er basert på en feltstudie ...