• Aims of citizenship education across Nordic countries: Comparing school principals' priorities in citizenship education 2009-2016 

      Seland, Idunn; Huang, Lihong; Arensmeier, Cecilia; Bruun, Jens; Löfström, Jan (IEA Research for Education;Volume 11, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)
      The Nordic welfare state has been associated with certain ideas of citizenship, the highlights of which are equal rights, social mobility, democracy, and participation. To better understand how these ideas are interpreted ...
    • The digital generation. Representations of a generational digital divide 

      Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)
      This chapter addresses the interplay between the welfare state and intergenerational dependency, focusing on transfers between generations related to housing. In this chapter, dependence refers to how public policy ...
    • Dilemmas and conflicting pressures in social work practice. 

      Ylvisaker, Signe; Rugkåsa, Marianne (European Journal of Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-30)
      On the basis of 102 texts in which social workers describe their experiences from and reflections on their own practice, we identify and analyse a number of conflicting pressures and dilemmas social workers often encounter ...
    • Flere eldre innvandrere i framtidens arbeidsstyrke 

      Tønnessen, Marianne; Syse, Astri (Søkelys på arbeidslivet; Årgang 38, nr. 1-2021, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-04)
      Antall innvandrere i Norge vil øke framover, men utelukkende i de eldre aldersgruppene. I aldersgruppen 55-66 år vil det bli nesten tre ganger så mange innvandrere de neste 20 årene. Hva vil dette bety for norsk arbeids- ...
    • Generational analysis of the advanced welfare state 

      Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)
      In this chapter, we begin by laying out the interconnection between generation-belonging and welfare state services, and argue how generations shape the welfare state, whereas the welfare state shapes how generations pass ...
    • Generational tensions and solidarity within advanced welfare states 

      Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne; Slagsvold, Britt (Chapter, 2021-09-13)
      An advanced welfare state democracy is an institutionalized collective agreement on solving social problems and coordinating actions. Although welfare state democracies have different shapes, the scope of government is ...
    • Kjønnsgap i holdninger til pensjonssystemet – verdikamp eller økonomisk egeninteresse? 

      Kitterød, Hege; Grødem, Anne Skevik; Pedersen, Axel West (Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;Årgang 24, nr. 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-16)
      Det finnes mye forskning om «kjønnsgapet» i politiske holdninger som innebærer at kvinner slutter sterkere opp om en generøs og omfordelende velferdsstat enn menn. Derimot er det lite kunnskap om et eventuelt kjønnsgap i ...
    • Lutheranism from Above and from Below: "Pastoral Professionals" and Trust within the Nordic State/Society Nexus 

      Thue, Fredrik W. (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 ...
    • On the Differences between Lithuanian and Norwegian Models of Social Welfare Provision 

      Guogis, Arvydas; Koht, Harald (Conference object, 2007)
      The article compares the Norwegian and Lithuanian models of welfare state provision and seeks to identify factors that may influence the choice of a particular model. This paper offers an overview of social policy in Norway ...
    • Precariousness in Norway and Sweden: a comparative register-based study of longstanding precarious attachment to the labour market 1996–2015 

      Gauffin, Karl; Heggebø, Kristian; Elstad, Jon Ivar (European Societies;Volume 23, 2021 - Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-11)
      Precariousness in working life is a rising concern in Europe, but scant statistical evidence exists as to the prevalence and development of longstanding precarious employment. Using high-quality individual-level population-wide ...
    • Solidarity and tension across generations in welfare democracies 

      Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)
      In this chapter, social generation will be applied as a normative-political and sociological concept in combination, and that can be used to explain social order and the development of a political order through democratic ...