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Mapping European Welfare Models: State of the Art of Strategies for Professional Integration and Reintegration of Persons with Chronic Diseases
Halvorsen, Rune; Scaratti, Chiara; Leonardi, Matilde; Silvaggi, Fabiola; Ávila, Carolina C.; Muñoz-Murillo, Amalia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Persons with chronic diseases (PwCDs) often experience work-related problems, and innovative actions to improve their participation in the labor market are needed. In the frame of the European (EU) Pathways ... -
Mediating agency and structure in sociology: What role for conversion factors?
Hvinden, Bjørn; Halvorsen, Rune (Critical Sociology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The article argues that the Capability Approach can enrich sociology’s capacity to link human agency and structure in dynamic analyses of social inequality and marginality. While many read the Capability Approach as ... -
The Nordic Welfare Model in the Twenty-First Century. The Bumble-Bee Still Flies!
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn; Schøyen, Mi Ah (Social Policy and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-08)The Nordic countries are admired for high employment, low levels of poverty and inequality, encompassing welfare states, and peaceful industrial relations. Yet the model is criticised for hampering the employment ... -
Trends over the past 15 years in long-term care in Switzerland: a comparison with Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom
Lussi, Clara; Bickenbach, Jerome; Halvorsen, Rune; Sabariego, Carla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background The demographic changes affecting Switzerland and other European countries, including population ageing, will continue to challenge policymakers in building accessible, affordable, comprehensive and high-quality ...