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Governance Coordination Capacity and Quality. Does Wicked Policy Areas Matter?
(Working paper; Peer reviewed, 2018-05)Based on a study of civil servants in the Norwegian central government, this article describes perceptions of coordination quality along the vertical/horizontal and internal/external dimensions as well as overall perceived ... -
Using qualitative evidence in decision making for health and social interventions: An approach from qualitative evidence syntheses (GRADE-CERQual)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-27)Qualitative evidence syntheses are increasingly used, but methods to assess how much confidence to place in synthesis findings are poorly developed. The Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research ... -
Den norske velferdsstaten: Fra sosiale til kontraktbaserte rettigheter
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Artikkelen retter søkelyset mot en normativ bevegelse i den norske velferdsstatens utvikling – fra universelle til kontraktuelle rettigheter. Sosiale rettigheter som ble etablert etter den 2. verdenskrig, har siden 1990-tallet ... -
Rettighetsfesting av BPS. - store forventninger, betinget suksess
(Research report; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)Rettighetsfestingen av brukerstyrt personlig assistanse (BPA) – § 2‐1 d i pasient‐ og brukerrettighetsloven (PBL) – trådte i kraft 1. januar 2015, og omfatter: Personer under 67 år med langvarig og stort behov for personlig ... -
Reshaping public accountability: Hospital reforms in Germany, Norway and Denmark
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-06)The paper contributes to the literature of multi-level welfare governance and public accountability in the context of recent European hospital reforms. Focusing on the changing dynamics between regional and central governance ... -
Bærekraftig og kompakt byutvikling. Evaluering av "Plansatsing mot store byer"
(Research report; Peer reviewed, 2017-06)«Plansatsing mot store byer» er et femårig program fra 2013–2017 for å medvirke til framtidsrettet byplanlegging, bedre bymiljø og tilrettelegging for økt boligbygging, i de fire største byområdene: Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim ... -
Organizing for climate change adaption in Norway
(Working paper; 7-2016, Working paper, 2016-07)How does organizational structures effect the development of a policy field, and how is the structure decided? What challenges does wicked problems cause for traditionally base governing systems with a clear hierarchical ... -
Tilpasning til klimaendringer. Organiseringen av det nasjonale koordineringsansvaret
(Working paper; 6-2016, Working paper, 2016-06)Denne studien tar for seg organiseringen av sentralforvaltningen for klimatilpasning i Norge. Studien er en prosesstudie som strekker seg fra 2004, da klimatilpasning for alvor kom på dagsordenen, og frem til i dag. Prosessen ... -
Reforming the Norwegian police between structure and culture. Community police or emergency police?
(Working paper; 9-2016, Working paper, 2016-10)This paper examines the reform of the police in Norway from 2012 to 2015 using a qualitative analysis of central public reports and official documents leading up to the reform. These include the report from the official ... -
Organizational change in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security after the terrorist attacks on 22 July 2011
(Working paper; 11-2016, Working paper, 2016-12)This paper examines changes in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJ) after the terrorist attacks in Norway 22 July 2011 until 2016. The focus is on the MJ’s internal and external formal organization, internal ... -
Jakten på den gylne middelvei. En studie av organisatoriske endringer i Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet etter terrorangrepene 22. juli 2011
(Working paper; 8-2016, Working paper, 2016-12)Denne studien tar for seg problemstillingen: "Hvilke organisatoriske endringer har blitt foretatt i Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet etter terrorangrepene 22. juli 2011 og frem til 2016? Hvordan kan endringene forklares?" ... -
Livsløp og soning. En biografisk studie av innsatte i Bergen fengsel om deres fortid, nåtid og fremtid
(Working paper; 8-2016, Working paper, 2016-10)Denne studien tar for seg et utvalg innsatte i Bergen fengsel og beskrivelser fra deres liv ved en åpen avdeling, ved bruk av biografiske dybdeintervjuer. Utgangspunktet for studien er hvilke hendelser i livet som var ... -
Accountability Relations in Unsettled Situations: Administrative Reforms and Crises
(Working paper; 3-2015, Working paper, 2015-07)This paper examines what characterizes accountability relationships in the unsettled situations that arise during reforms or crisis management. We look at how accountability is handled in circumstances that go beyond ... -
Evaluering av kommunal medfinansiering
(Working paper; 6-2015, Working paper, 2015-09)Prosjektet «Resultater av samhandlingsreformen: Bedre helse, bedre helsetjenester, bedre samfunnsøkonomi?» er et samarbeid mellom Uni Rokkansenteret, Frischsenteret og Avdeling for helseledelse og helseøkonomi (UiO) og er ... -
Is incentivizing by subsidizing a better way of managing chronic health conditions?
(Working paper; 2-2017, Working paper, 2017-09)The recognition that chronic care delivery is sub‐optimal has led many health authorities around the world to its redesign. In Norway, the Department of Health implemented the Coordination Reform in January 2012 with the ... -
Krisehåndtering, læring og endring. En studie av flommene i Gudbrandsdalen 2011 og 2013
(Working paper; 5-2016, Working paper, 2016-06)Denne studien tar for seg krisehåndtering og læring i forbindelse med to dramatiske flommer i Norge i 2011 og 2013. I mai 2011 og i juni 2013 ble Gudbrandsdalen på Østlandet rammet av to store flommer, betegnet som 200-års ... -
Dealing with Natural Disasters: Managing Floods in Norway
(Working paper; 4-2016, Working paper, 2016-04)Crises, such as floods, give rise to important political–administrative challenges. Preparing for sudden adversity, and the capacity to respond and adjust course in the face of crises are major and necessary assets for ... -
Kommunalt tilflyttings- og inkluderingsarbeid. Kartlegging av bruk av kunnskap fra Distriktssenteret og eksempler på nyskapende arbeid
(Working paper; 2-2016, Working paper, 2016-03)Prosjektet «Blir kunnskap om tilflytting tatt i bruk i kommunalt og regionalt tilflyttingsarbeid» er utført av Uni Research Rokkansenteret på oppdrag fra Distriktssenteret ‐ Kompetansesenter for distriktsutvikling. ... -
Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
(Working paper; 1-2017, Working paper, 2017-09)Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on the impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to lack of exogenous variation in the degree of competition. In this paper we exploit ... -
Socioeconomic Status and Physicians' Treatment Decisions
(Working paper; 2-2015, Working paper, 2015-05)This paper aims at shedding light on the social gradient by studying the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and provision of health care. Using administrative data on services provided by General Practitioners ...