Browsing Institute for Social Research - Open Arcive by Document Types "Peer reviewed"
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A framework for analyzing organizational culture among politicians: Exploring implications for participatory governance schemes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this article, we develop a theoretical framework for investigating how organizational culture relates to the roles of elected representatives. Based on Douglas's grid and group logic, our framework evaluates two cultural ... -
A gender-generation gap in political representation? The contingent impact of preference voting in Norwegian municipal elections
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The article analyses the impact of preference votes on the gender balance in municipal councils in Norway, and to what extent this impact varies with candidates’ age, party and local context. We compare actual representation ... -
A Human Interest Economy: The Strategic Value of Turning Ordinary People into Exemplars in the News Media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article explores how personal experience in the form of human interest stories has become a road to visibility, legitimacy, and impact for organizational actors and interest groups. Focusing on news media representations ... -
A Platform for Individualized Campaigning? Social Media and Parliamentary Candidates in the 2009 Norwegian Election Campaign
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A socialization paradox: trade union policy cooperation in the case of the enforcement directive of the posting of workers directive
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The formulation of common political positions from the trade union movement at the European Union (EU) level mainly takes place at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). In the case of the Enforcement Directive of ... -
A woman’s cause? Popular attitudes towards pension credits for childcare in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In many countries – including Norway – concerns about the persistent gender gap in pensions have led to the introduction of child credits that compensate mothers for losing accrued pension rights while they care for small ... -
Absenteeism, efficiency wages, and marginal taxes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)In this paper, I test the argument that increased taxes on earnings correspond to increased incentives to shirk, thus causing an increase in the rate of worker absenteeism. After fixed job effects are taken into account, ... -
Accounting for Contemporary Antisemitism: A Four-Dimensional Framework and a New Dataset
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Existing scholarship on contemporary antisemitism tends to sacrifice breadth for depth, typically focusing on a specific dimension of the phenomenon or a single national or ideological context. This nearsightedness threatens ... -
Active citizenship in public and nonprofit schools – the case of Norway
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Advancing women’s representation in top academic positions–what works?
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Aldring i en innvandrernisje på arbeidsmarkedet. Lederblikk på eldre innvandrere med fysisk krevende jobber
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Eldre arbeidstakere med innvandrerbakgrunn er en voksende gruppe på det norske arbeidsmarkedet, men det finnes lite forskning om situasjonen deres. I denne artikkelen diskuteres hvordan ledere ser på denne gruppas styrker, ... -
All about the Party? Constituency Representation—and Service—in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The article investigates the relationship between Norwegian MPs and their home constituency. The approach is based on the concept of constituency representation, which combines representational focus and constituency ... -
Ancestry Culture and Female Employment - An Analysis Using Second-Generation Siblings
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Anger, Fear, and Echo Chambers: The Emotional Basis for Online Behavior
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Emotions, such as anger and fear, have been shown to influence people’s political behavior. However, few studies link emotions specifically to how people debate political issues and seek political information online. In ... -
Ansette eller ikke ansette? Arbeidsgiveres arbeidskraftstrategier og begrunnelser for bruk av ulike tilknytningsformer i to bransjer
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Arbeidsbetingede stønader - liberale virkemidler i arbeidslinjas verktøykasse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Arbeidsbetingede stønader eller “in-work benefits” er kontantytelser eller skattelettelser som gis bare til lønnstakere og som dermed gjør det mer økonomisk lønnsomt å velge arbeid fremfor passivt trygdemottak. Ordninger ... -
Arbeidslinja – nå også for 70-åringer? Eldre arbeidstakeres tanker om lønnsarbeid, pensjon og det gode liv
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Eldre arbeidstakere oppfordres i dag til å stå lenger i arbeid. Basert på 28 intervjuer med ansatte i privat sektor i alderen 55–66 år spør vi hvordan eldre arbeidstakere forholder seg til denne forventningen. Vi finner ... -
Are immigrant youth involved in voluntary organizations more likely than their non-immigrant peers to be engaged in politics? Survey evidence from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of this paper is to examine the link between associational involvement and political participation among youth in Norway and how this link varies between boys and girls of an immigrant or non-immigrant background. ... -
Are new work practices and new technologies biased against immigrant workers?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Purpose – To analyse if introduction of new technologies and work practices are negatively related to the employment opportunities of immigrants. Design/methodology/approach – A representative plant level panel survey ... -
Are we all Charlie? How media priming and framing affect immigration policy preferences after terrorist attacks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Terrorist attacks negatively affect support for immigration policy, and this has been linked to the extensive media coverage of terrorism. Yet, this coverage may also have a moderating effect. This article uses the timing ...