• Agency and flexible support in transition from care: Learning from the experiences of a Norwegian sample of care leavers doing well 

      Bakketeig, Elisiv; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (Nordic Social Work Research;VOL. 8, NO. S1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-11)
      The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role that the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) can play in assisting care leavers with their transition to adulthood. Our point of departure is that timely and ...
    • Agency in deskilling: Filipino nurses’ experiences in the Norwegian health care sector 

      Gotehus, Aslaug (Geoforum;Volume 126, November 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-11)
      By examining the migration and employment experiences of Filipino migrant nurses in Norway, this article demonstrates how nurses exert agency when faced with barriers that can hamper or even block their access to nursing ...
    • Forhandlinger om verdighet blant kvinner utsatt for partnervold 

      Andersen, Lotte Cathrin; Stefansen, Kari (Vold i nære relasjoner i et mangfoldig Norge;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)
      Drawing on qualitative interviews, this chapter explores how women who have lived with an abusive male partner talk about themselves in relation to the violence they have experienced. Rather than portraying themselves ...
    • Old-Age Exclusion: Active Ageing, Ageism and Agency 

      de Travernier, Wouter; Aartsen, Marja (Social Inclusion;Volume 7, Issue 3 (2019): Old-Age Exclusion, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-29)
      This editorial serves a double purpose. It introduces the articles and commentary comprising this thematic issue on old-ageexclusion, and simultaneously aims to make a concise contribution to the discussion on the relation ...