Gudmund Ågotnes
Biographic Data
| ID | 270512 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gudmund Ågotnes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gudmund |
| FAMILY NAME | Ågotnes |
| SIGNATURE | ÅGOTNES G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0489-5692 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The forms of social capital. Theory and practice in community work
In this chapter, addressed to students, practitioners and scholars within the social professions, the theoretical foundation of community work and the widespread application of ‘social capital’ within it will be discussed. The chapter aims at furthering a critique of ‘social capital’ as presented by Putnam and others’, both with regards to its conceptualization (Portes, 1998) and its more hands-on application within community work (Deflippis, 200…
The doxa of smoking and implications for lung cancer patients
This paper explores the stigma associated with smoking and lung cancer patients by examining the doxical notions on which it rests and its implications for healthcare settings. Through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of doxa, we analyse how historical advertising and anti-smoking campaigns have reshaped the image of smoking – from glamorous to self-inflicted and filthy – reinforcing a ‘stacked stigma’ characterised by impurity, self-blame, …
Ageing in place’ in Norway – A Fairclough-inspired discourse analysis of a white paper
The concept of 'ageing in place', understood as enabling older adults to remain in their own homes as long as possible, has gained significant attention in policy discussions worldwide. This study aimed to explore the ideologies and strategies behind this concept through a Fairclough-inspired discourse analysis of a Norwegian white paper titled 'Fellesskap og meistring. Bu trygt heime' [Community and Coping. Live Safely at Home]. The findings rev…
But where's the body? Bodies, time, money, and the political economy of post-pandemic field research
Since the pandemic, field work has been transformed by shifts in the political economy affecting the material conditions underpinning research. In this research note, a research team considers their challenges and learning in completing field studies conducted in 2022, including intensified strains on time, money, researchers' bodies, and risks associated with illness and infection spread. We argue that a neoliberal 'research super-hero' norm ope…
Language at Stake in International Research Collaboration—Methodological Reflections on Team-Based and Time-Intensive Ethnography
Based on experiences from multiple international research projects, spanning several decades and utilizing various forms of collaborative ethnographic approaches, this article aims to reflect on challenges and potentials regarding language and communication when researching across jurisdictions. Thematically, the research projects that we draw on in this paper, are concerned with aging and healthcare, while the primary focus of the paper remains …
Care Convoys and Solitary Vessels
Drawing on the metaphor of “care convoys,” this study explores the experiences and strategies of family caregivers of older adults with dementia in rural areas of Northern Norway. The study is part of a broader project that investigates how these older adults and their caregivers use or do not use municipal health and care services. We conducted qualitative in‐depth interviews with 11 family caregivers in rural municipalities. The thematic analys…
Mind the gap
This article compares community services provided to older adults living in Bergen, Norway, and Toronto, Canada. We investigate the gaps that are left unattended in the respective jurisdictions and consequently maintained by the organizations. Our findings reveal the importance of community organizations in positively influencing the initial transition from independence to needing more supports. Our findings show differences between the jurisdict…
How to perform guerrilla warfare in the Nordic welfare state. New approaches when facing a new enemy
Language at Stake in International Research Collaboration—Methodical Reflections on a Multi-Sited, Rapid Ethnographic Study
Based on experiences from multi-sited, rapid ethnographic fieldwork about age-friendly communities, the article aims at shedding light and reflecting on the encountered challenges and potentials regarding language and communication. Moreover, the aim is to contribute to enhancing researchers’ awareness of and preparedness to meet and address such challenges in future research endeavors. As English often serves as a lingua franca for Western-domin…
From volunteer work to informal care by stealth
In the context of current and expected demographic changes, the issues of which services the welfare state should offer and, ultimately, the very function of the welfare state are currently debated in Norway. The political discourse on health and care services for older adults has morphed into an accepted reality in which the system must be altered, prompting policy makers and stakeholders to find new and novel solutions to problems associated wi…
Technology as ‘time saver’ and the ‘saviour’ of older adult care
This paper analyses the political articulation and understanding of ‘technology-supported care’ for older adults in central Norwegian public policy documents. In these documents, technology is increasingly presented both as a time saver and a life saver for the welfare state. Drawing on data from document analysis of official green and white papers from the period 1973-2018, the paper describes and seeks answers to how healthcare policies have ev…
Perspectives on Migrant Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Sector
Nursing homes for older seniors are considered an integral part of the Nordic welfare regimes, with a comparatively large proportion of employed native-born women. This is partly under change. An ageing population in interplay with increased difficulties recruiting native-born care workers have raised questions of how to approach present and future workforce challenges. A proposed response to this challenge is the recruitment of migrant care work…
Ageing in Space
In this paper, we explore the needs of older adults for social interaction by investigating how local and everyday communities are produced by service organisations and experienced by their patrons. We approach the social needs of older adults through the lens of 'community,' both as a concept and as a lived experience. Our attention to communities of peers and arenas for everyday interaction is discussed in the context of the dominant policy dis…
Facilitating resident community in nursing homes
Residents in nursing homes are old and frail and are dependent on constant care, medical, or otherwise, by trained professionals. But they are also social beings, secluded in an institutional setting which is both total and foreign. In this setting, most of the residents most of the time must relate to other residents: other residents are the nursing home residents' peers, companions, and perhaps even significant others. In this article, we will …
How to perform guerrilla warfare in the Nordic welfare state. New approaches when facing a new enemy
Ageing in Space
In this paper, we explore the needs of older adults for social interaction by investigating how local and everyday communities are produced by service organisations and experienced by their patrons. We approach the social needs of older adults through the lens of 'community,' both as a concept and as a lived experience. Our attention to communities of peers and arenas for everyday interaction is discussed in the context of the dominant policy dis…
Facilitating resident community in nursing homes
Residents in nursing homes are old and frail and are dependent on constant care, medical, or otherwise, by trained professionals. But they are also social beings, secluded in an institutional setting which is both total and foreign. In this setting, most of the residents most of the time must relate to other residents: other residents are the nursing home residents' peers, companions, and perhaps even significant others. In this article, we will …
Facilitating resident community in nursing homes
Residents in nursing homes are old and frail and are dependent on constant care, medical, or otherwise, by trained professionals. But they are also social beings, secluded in an institutional setting which is both total and foreign. In this setting, most of the residents most of the time must relate to other residents: other residents are the nursing home residents' peers, companions, and perhaps even significant others. In this article, we will …
Technology as ‘time saver’ and the ‘saviour’ of older adult care
This paper analyses the political articulation and understanding of ‘technology-supported care’ for older adults in central Norwegian public policy documents. In these documents, technology is increasingly presented both as a time saver and a life saver for the welfare state. Drawing on data from document analysis of official green and white papers from the period 1973-2018, the paper describes and seeks answers to how healthcare policies have ev…
Perspectives on Migrant Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Sector
Nursing homes for older seniors are considered an integral part of the Nordic welfare regimes, with a comparatively large proportion of employed native-born women. This is partly under change. An ageing population in interplay with increased difficulties recruiting native-born care workers have raised questions of how to approach present and future workforce challenges. A proposed response to this challenge is the recruitment of migrant care work…
Ageing in Space
In this paper, we explore the needs of older adults for social interaction by investigating how local and everyday communities are produced by service organisations and experienced by their patrons. We approach the social needs of older adults through the lens of 'community,' both as a concept and as a lived experience. Our attention to communities of peers and arenas for everyday interaction is discussed in the context of the dominant policy dis…
Language at Stake in International Research Collaboration—Methodical Reflections on a Multi-Sited, Rapid Ethnographic Study
Based on experiences from multi-sited, rapid ethnographic fieldwork about age-friendly communities, the article aims at shedding light and reflecting on the encountered challenges and potentials regarding language and communication. Moreover, the aim is to contribute to enhancing researchers’ awareness of and preparedness to meet and address such challenges in future research endeavors. As English often serves as a lingua franca for Western-domin…
From volunteer work to informal care by stealth
In the context of current and expected demographic changes, the issues of which services the welfare state should offer and, ultimately, the very function of the welfare state are currently debated in Norway. The political discourse on health and care services for older adults has morphed into an accepted reality in which the system must be altered, prompting policy makers and stakeholders to find new and novel solutions to problems associated wi…
Language at Stake in International Research Collaboration—Methodological Reflections on Team-Based and Time-Intensive Ethnography
Based on experiences from multiple international research projects, spanning several decades and utilizing various forms of collaborative ethnographic approaches, this article aims to reflect on challenges and potentials regarding language and communication when researching across jurisdictions. Thematically, the research projects that we draw on in this paper, are concerned with aging and healthcare, while the primary focus of the paper remains …
Care Convoys and Solitary Vessels
Drawing on the metaphor of “care convoys,” this study explores the experiences and strategies of family caregivers of older adults with dementia in rural areas of Northern Norway. The study is part of a broader project that investigates how these older adults and their caregivers use or do not use municipal health and care services. We conducted qualitative in‐depth interviews with 11 family caregivers in rural municipalities. The thematic analys…
Mind the gap
This article compares community services provided to older adults living in Bergen, Norway, and Toronto, Canada. We investigate the gaps that are left unattended in the respective jurisdictions and consequently maintained by the organizations. Our findings reveal the importance of community organizations in positively influencing the initial transition from independence to needing more supports. Our findings show differences between the jurisdict…
How to perform guerrilla warfare in the Nordic welfare state. New approaches when facing a new enemy
The forms of social capital. Theory and practice in community work
In this chapter, addressed to students, practitioners and scholars within the social professions, the theoretical foundation of community work and the widespread application of ‘social capital’ within it will be discussed. The chapter aims at furthering a critique of ‘social capital’ as presented by Putnam and others’, both with regards to its conceptualization (Portes, 1998) and its more hands-on application within community work (Deflippis, 200…
The doxa of smoking and implications for lung cancer patients
This paper explores the stigma associated with smoking and lung cancer patients by examining the doxical notions on which it rests and its implications for healthcare settings. Through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of doxa, we analyse how historical advertising and anti-smoking campaigns have reshaped the image of smoking – from glamorous to self-inflicted and filthy – reinforcing a ‘stacked stigma’ characterised by impurity, self-blame, …
Ageing in place’ in Norway – A Fairclough-inspired discourse analysis of a white paper
The concept of 'ageing in place', understood as enabling older adults to remain in their own homes as long as possible, has gained significant attention in policy discussions worldwide. This study aimed to explore the ideologies and strategies behind this concept through a Fairclough-inspired discourse analysis of a Norwegian white paper titled 'Fellesskap og meistring. Bu trygt heime' [Community and Coping. Live Safely at Home]. The findings rev…
But where's the body? Bodies, time, money, and the political economy of post-pandemic field research
Since the pandemic, field work has been transformed by shifts in the political economy affecting the material conditions underpinning research. In this research note, a research team considers their challenges and learning in completing field studies conducted in 2022, including intensified strains on time, money, researchers' bodies, and risks associated with illness and infection spread. We argue that a neoliberal 'research super-hero' norm ope…
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