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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Ministerial advisors (MAs) have become an essential aspect of executive branches worldwide, thus making the MA office a potential route for young politicians aspiring to an expanding political class. The article studies ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Much research following Kaufman’s classic study Are Government Organizations Immortal? has investigated the claim that government agencies enjoy great security and long life. Less attention has been paid to Kaufman’s thesis ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
In a decentralized welfare state, central and local governments need each other to settle refugees. Using the case of Norway, the article studies how these interdependencies have been governed over time, including through ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Over hele den vestlige verden har det de siste tiårene skjedd en vekst i antallet politisk ansatte i departementene (departementspolitikere), noe som ofte ses på som uttrykk for politisering og et ønske om økt kontroll ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This article studies the difference in the government response to COVID-19 in Norway and Sweden drawing upon theories of agenda setting, crisis management and multi-level governance. Despite having virtually identical ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Public sector reforms often take place in heterogeneous reform environments. Key political, administrative, and societal actors often advocate different definitions of problems and solutions. A major leadership challenge ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Artikkelen studerer tilsetting av norske toppbyråkrater i et politiseringsperspektiv og ser på sammenhengen mellom politisk bakgrunn og kompetanse. Forskningsspørsmålene er (1) om toppbyråkrater med politisk bakgrunn er ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Mergers incentivize local governments to ease their fiscal policies before the merger is implemented. This incentive is powerful: it is known that local governments start easing fiscal policies even before they know for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This article analyses the Norwegian government’s evaluation practice over the 25-year period 1994–2018. Evaluations are mandatory for governmental ministries and agencies in Norway, and the government conducts about 100 ...