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Rykkja og Lægreid
The Nordic model: agile and adaptive (28.08.2019)
In a new publication in "International Journal of Public Administration" Lise Rykkja and Per Lægreid, together with Carsten Greve and Niels Ejersbo, examines current reform experiences in the nordic countries.
A woman standing in line of mannequins with taped mouth, stock photo
Just keep silent… (10.04.2019)
Lægreid, Wynen, Kleizen, Verhoeat and Rollande connects data from the Norwegian Staff Surveys and of a structural reform database in a new article in Public Management Review.
Ivar Bleiklie
Student funding, study debt and free higher education in Norway (03.04.2019)
Professor Ivar Bleiklie interviewed by BBC World Business Report.
Policy and Society cover
Does the wickedness of policy areas matter? (09.03.2019)
Tom Christensen, Ole Martin Lægreid & Per Lægreid examines administrative coordination capacity in new article published in “Policy and Society”.
Helge Renå
Renå with chapter in book on the blind spots of public bureaucracy (07.03.2019)
Helge Renå have contributed to the book "The Blind Spots of Public Bureaucracy and the Politics of Non-Coordination (Palgrave Macmillan) edited by Tobias Bach and Kai Wegrich.
Stipendiat Hege Helland og professor Marit Skivenes foran instituttbygningen i Christies gate.
Adoption as a Child Welfare Measure (25.02.2019)
Adoption provides better living conditions, but is seldom used in the Norwegian child welfare system.
Hjellum and Lægreid
From master thesis to scientific publication (19.02.2019)
Magnus Sirnes Hjellum and Per Lægreid with new publication in Safety Science.
Picture of researcher Jenny Krutzinna
The Ethics of Medical Data Donation (22.01.2019)
Postdoc Jenny Krutzinna addresses the state's obligation to facilitate ethical medical data donation.
Studentrekruttering Åpen dag
Branding higher education (21.01.2019)
Norwegian universities spend a lot of resources trying to gain the attention of prospective students.
New article by Per Lægreid and Tom Christensen in Public Organization Review (14.01.2019)
Bildet viser en tom huske med skygge av et barn
Are children in Norway sufficiently protected? (14.01.2019)
Skivenes and Falch-Eriksen identify possible blind spots in the Norwegian child protection system.
Part of book cover of Children's rights in Norway
Children’s rights in Norway (14.01.2019)
Professor Marit Skivenes is co-editor on a book analyzing the status of children’s rights in Norway.
Instituttet i vinter
New article by Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid and Lise H. Rykkja in Studies in Conflicts and Terrorism (09.01.2019)
Public Administration in Europe, The Contribution of the EGPA
Lægreid and Verhoest with chapter in Public Administration in Europe (13.12.2018)
Professor Per Lægreid and researcher Koen Verhoest have contributed a chapter to the book «Public Administration in Europe».
Course coordinator Marit Skivenes lecturing.
Challenges of the modern welfare state (29.11.2018)
The course “Discretion and Paternalism” is a unique opportunity for students interested in research on power, the welfare state and decision-making, says Professor Marit Skivenes.
March / Olsen Honorary Lecture 2018
The first Honorary Lecture for James G. March and Johan P. Olsen (26.11.2018)
On May 23, 2018 the first March / Olsen Honorary Lecture was held in the University Aula at the University of Bergen.
The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management
Lægreid, Rykkja, and Christensen with chapter in The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management (23.11.2018)
Per Lægreid and Lisa H. Rykkja have, together with Tom Christensen at the University of Oslo, published the chapter «The Co-Evolution of Reputation Management, Governance Capacity, Legitimacy and Accountability in Crisis Management».
James G. March
In memory of James G. March (1928-2018) (05.10.2018)
Professor James G. March passed away on September 27, 2018.

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