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Boundaries of free speech in the political field
(Chapter, 2017)Building on in-depth interviews with the leaders of Norway’s political youth organizations, this chapter focuses on two types of barriers to free speech that are at work in the political field: First, external barriers ... -
Boundary work in the public sphere
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Boundary-making in the public sphere: Contestations of free speech
(Chapter, 2017)Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right and considered a core value in liberal democracies. However, it is also one of our time’s most contested issues, constantly claimed either to be too wide-ranging, allowing ... -
Bringing Managers Back in: Support for Gender-Equality Measures in the Business Sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The progression of gender balance in top positions at big corporations in Nordic countries has not lived up to the expectations. Inspired by studies emphasizing the crucial role of top management in gaining support for ... -
Bruk av frivillige i søk og redning : En pilotstudie i to politidistrikt
(Rapport fra Senter for forskning på sivilsamfunn og frivillig sektor, Research report, 2016)Redningstjenesten i Norge er avhengig av innsats fra frivillige organisasjoner, og for at søk- og redningsaksjoner skal fungere effektivt krever det godt samarbeid og samspill mellom politi og frivillige. Studier i de to ... -
Build your own pension: Framing pension reform and choice in newspapers
(Journal article, 2016)Recent pension reforms in Norway mean that old-age pensions to a greater extent are a function of adaptations made and decisions made throughout the lifetime. How much you work, who you work for, when you retire, and how ... -
Build Your Own Pension: Framing Pension Reform and Choice in Newspapers
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Business Elite as Elected Representatives in Voluntary Organizations in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Little is known about the links between the business sector and civil society in Norway. To address the lack of knowledge, this study focused on members of the business elite who are elected representatives in voluntary ... -
Bøker fra ISF i 50 år : en annotert bibliografi med statistikk over instituttets samlede publisering
(Rapport - Institutt for samfunnsforskning, Research report, 2000)Publikasjonen inneholder en annotert bibliografi over bøker utgitt i tilknytning til Institutt for samfunnsforsknings virksomhet i perioden 1950–1999. Bibliografien er utarbeidet i anledning ISFs 50-års jubileum 9. februar ... -
Bør folk jobbe mindre for å hjelpe gamle foreldre? Befolkningens oppfatninger om kvinner og menn
(Notat – Institutt for samfunnsforskning, Research report, 2024)Dette notatet undersøker befolkningens oppfatninger om voksne barns ansvar for å ta seg av sine foreldre og om disse oppfatningene varierer med «barnets» kjønn. Analysen er basert på et spørsmål fra CORE SURVEY 2022 – ... -
Can descriptive representation be justified outside politics?
(Chapter, 2018)In the first part of the chapter an institutional perspective on the difference between political and economic decision making is presented, including the tendency of institutional confusion. In the second part I draw on ... -
Causal Effects of Parental Leave on Adolescents' Household Work
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Certified Equality: The Icelandic Equal Pay Standard
(Rapport – Institutt for samfunnsforskning, Research report, 2018)In 2018, Iceland introduced a statutory certification process for companies and institutions with over 25 employees, which, through this process, must prove that they pay men and women the same for the same job. This ... -
Change and Resilience in Welfare State Policy : The Politics of Sickness Insurance in Norway and Sweden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)This article compares the processes of reforming sickness insurance in Norway and Sweden. Despite the many similarities between the Norwegian and Swedish welfare states, they have taken different paths when it comes to ... -
Changing priorities, hybrid campaigns: interest groups’ perceptions of gains and risks in the new media landscape
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Interest groups depend on visibility for political influence and organizational growth. The current hybrid media landscape presents both opportunities and constraints for visibility and influence. For organized interests, ... -
Changing relations of neighborhood services, sociability, and social control in Oslo
(Rapport - Institutt for samfunnsforskning;2003:10, Research report, 2003)Denne rapporten representerer det norske bidraget til et komparativt byforskningsprosjekt kalt 'Loges et gardiens, som er basert i Paris. Utgangspunktet er de funksjonene som gjøres av den franske concierge (nå ofte kalt ... -
Characteristics or Returns: Understanding Gender Pay Inequality among College Graduates in the USA
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Children and Careers: How Family Size Affects Parents’ Labor Market Outcomes in the Long Run
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)We estimate the effect of family size on various measures of labor market outcomes over the whole career until retirement, using instrumental variables estimation in data from Norwegian administrative registers. Parents’ ... -
Children and labor market outcomes: separating the effects of the first three children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We use miscarriage as a biological shock to fertility to estimate the effect of the first three children on women’s and men’s labor market outcomes. For women, we find that the effect is almost the same for the first, ... -
Children and the Gender Gap in Management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Women are typically less likely to hold management positions than men. Despite the converging roles of men and women in several labour market outcomes, the gender management gap is persistent. In this paper, we analyse the ...