I Harsløf
Biographic Data
| ID | 674838 |
|---|---|
| NAME | I Harsløf |
| GIVEN NAMES | I |
| FAMILY NAME | Harsløf |
| SIGNATURE | HARSLØF I |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8459-6352 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Professionals’ Working Conditions and Turnover Intentions in Norwegian Child Protection Institutions
This study compares the working conditions and turnover intentions of professionals in Norwegian residential child protection institutions across public, for‐profit, and non‐profit ownership, using survey data from 870 professionals. Apart from work-family balance, professionals in for‐profit institutions report less favourable conditions across key risk dimensions—notably, weaker collegial support, lower‐quality professional leadership, and grea…
How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation
Rising inflation in the Nordic societies has changed the living standards for many families. The situation differs not only between the four Nordic countries analysed, but even within each of the Nordic countries. The needs for intervention have varied. Several elements have been used to determine who is facing the most risks. This article shows how to combine automatic stabilisers with temporary policy interventions to deal with increased inflat…
Temporary transnational labour mobility and gendered individualization in Europe
In a context of a new transnational division of labour, temporary international labour mobility is on the rise in Europe. In particular, recent decades have seen considerably more women seeking work experience abroad. Observers have been concerned with how such mobility is related to individualization, and in particular how it may challenge collective institutions, communities and families. The aim of this study is to explore such issues among wo…
When health is wealth
This paper explores the general relationship between peoples' health-related practices and their affiliation with different fields in the occupational structure. It argues that 'healthy behaviour' may be particularly induced in the field of service occupations (jobs where one is providing a service, rather than producing a physical product), rendering such practices an emerging capital in the sense advanced by Bourdieu. The paper presents an empi…
Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from Covid‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice
BACKGROUND: Comparative optimism, the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others rather than to oneself, is well established in health risk research. It is unknown, however, whether comparative optimism also permeates people's health expectations and potentially behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVES: Data were collected through an international survey (N = 6485) exploring people's thoughts and psychosocial behavi…
Establishing Individual Care Plans for Rehabilitation Patients
Several countries have introduced devices for coordination of complicated individual cases across care, health and welfare services. This study examined one such device: the individual care plan (ICP), introduced in Norway in 2001 to enhance user involvement and coordination across sectors and service providers. Despite strong political imperatives, however, ICPs have remained significantly underused. To understand why, this study investigated t…
Externalizing an ‘Asset Model’ of Activation
The past two decades have brought significant shifts in Norwegian activation policy towards a joined‐up and employability‐enhancing approach to labour market inclusion in order to promote return‐to‐work despite health problems or disabilities. Utilizing a concept from health promotion, we term this approach an ‘asset model’ of activation. The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) and its local offices are the main agents implementing the new…
Danish and Norwegian hospital social workers’ cross-institutional work amidst inter-sectoral restructuring of health and social welfare
Starting in the 2000s, Denmark and Norway have under gone extensive restructuring of the ir health - related social benefit programmes , including how they are governed . Several reforms have sought to enhance inter - sectoral collaboration . Aiming at ensuring patients’ faster return to work , policy makers have ins tituted economic incentives to both individual s and the health and welfare organisation s who handle them . Through an institution…
Norwegian Activation Reform on a Wave of Wider Welfare State Change
Traditionally, activation in Norway shared more features with US-style workfare than with European developments toward a human capital approach. This chapter discusses how the governance of the activation of minimum income recipients is fundamentally altered with the NAV (Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration) reform, which opened the way for strengthening the collaboration between local authorities and the public employment services in the …
Dispensing emotions
Welfare risks in early adulthood
Lorentzen T, Dahl E, Harsløf I. Welfare risks in early adulthood: a longitudinal analysis of social assistance transitions in Norway This study assessed the significance of critical life events and socio‐economic background in relation to the likelihood of young Norwegians receiving social assistance, asking how each of these factors contributes both independently and interactively. The data set was derived from a nationwide, longitudinal registe…
Barriers and Facilitators to Civic Engagement Among Elderly African Immigrants in Oslo
Types of social capital resources and self-rated health among the Norwegian adult population
Among different types of network resources, close and strong friendship-based ties are of importance for people's health in Norway. Networks linking people to high-educated persons are also of importance. Measures aiming at strengthening these types of network resources for socially disadvantaged groups might reduce social inequalities in health
Changing Youth Labour Markets, Welfare Institutions and Young People's Control over Working Time
The objective of this article is to examine the ways in which young people's control over working time is related to phenomena originating in recent trends in European youth labour markets such as the rise in temporary employment and the increasing importance of active labour market policies. The heuristic concept of social chronotopy is introduced to capture the interrelatedness of social time and social space, considering how the value of young…
The Impact of Welfare and Labour Market Institutions on Informal Recruitment in European Youth Labour Markets
Youth labour markets where informal recruitment practices predominate are likely to amplify existing inequalities among young job seekers. Whereas most literature on informal recruitment focuses on characteristics of individual job seekers and the nature of the jobs they obtain, this article suggests to relate this important issue to overarching dynamics of welfare and labour market institutions. Analyses of survey data among young people with a …
Integrative’ or ‘Defensive’ Youth Activation in Nine European Welfare States
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as ‘integrative’, facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as ‘defensive’, discouraging young unemployed persons from claiming transfer incomes and urging them to lower their sights when looking for jobs. The article exam…
Welfare risks in early adulthood
Lorentzen T, Dahl E, Harsløf I. Welfare risks in early adulthood: a longitudinal analysis of social assistance transitions in Norway This study assessed the significance of critical life events and socio‐economic background in relation to the likelihood of young Norwegians receiving social assistance, asking how each of these factors contributes both independently and interactively. The data set was derived from a nationwide, longitudinal registe…
Dispensing emotions
The Impact of Welfare and Labour Market Institutions on Informal Recruitment in European Youth Labour Markets
Youth labour markets where informal recruitment practices predominate are likely to amplify existing inequalities among young job seekers. Whereas most literature on informal recruitment focuses on characteristics of individual job seekers and the nature of the jobs they obtain, this article suggests to relate this important issue to overarching dynamics of welfare and labour market institutions. Analyses of survey data among young people with a …
Integrative’ or ‘Defensive’ Youth Activation in Nine European Welfare States
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as ‘integrative’, facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as ‘defensive’, discouraging young unemployed persons from claiming transfer incomes and urging them to lower their sights when looking for jobs. The article exam…
When health is wealth
This paper explores the general relationship between peoples' health-related practices and their affiliation with different fields in the occupational structure. It argues that 'healthy behaviour' may be particularly induced in the field of service occupations (jobs where one is providing a service, rather than producing a physical product), rendering such practices an emerging capital in the sense advanced by Bourdieu. The paper presents an empi…
Danish and Norwegian hospital social workers’ cross-institutional work amidst inter-sectoral restructuring of health and social welfare
Starting in the 2000s, Denmark and Norway have under gone extensive restructuring of the ir health - related social benefit programmes , including how they are governed . Several reforms have sought to enhance inter - sectoral collaboration . Aiming at ensuring patients’ faster return to work , policy makers have ins tituted economic incentives to both individual s and the health and welfare organisation s who handle them . Through an institution…
Changing Youth Labour Markets, Welfare Institutions and Young People's Control over Working Time
The objective of this article is to examine the ways in which young people's control over working time is related to phenomena originating in recent trends in European youth labour markets such as the rise in temporary employment and the increasing importance of active labour market policies. The heuristic concept of social chronotopy is introduced to capture the interrelatedness of social time and social space, considering how the value of young…
Temporary transnational labour mobility and gendered individualization in Europe
In a context of a new transnational division of labour, temporary international labour mobility is on the rise in Europe. In particular, recent decades have seen considerably more women seeking work experience abroad. Observers have been concerned with how such mobility is related to individualization, and in particular how it may challenge collective institutions, communities and families. The aim of this study is to explore such issues among wo…
Externalizing an ‘Asset Model’ of Activation
The past two decades have brought significant shifts in Norwegian activation policy towards a joined‐up and employability‐enhancing approach to labour market inclusion in order to promote return‐to‐work despite health problems or disabilities. Utilizing a concept from health promotion, we term this approach an ‘asset model’ of activation. The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) and its local offices are the main agents implementing the new…
Integrative’ or ‘Defensive’ Youth Activation in Nine European Welfare States
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as ‘integrative’, facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as ‘defensive’, discouraging young unemployed persons from claiming transfer incomes and urging them to lower their sights when looking for jobs. The article exam…
The Impact of Welfare and Labour Market Institutions on Informal Recruitment in European Youth Labour Markets
Youth labour markets where informal recruitment practices predominate are likely to amplify existing inequalities among young job seekers. Whereas most literature on informal recruitment focuses on characteristics of individual job seekers and the nature of the jobs they obtain, this article suggests to relate this important issue to overarching dynamics of welfare and labour market institutions. Analyses of survey data among young people with a …
Changing Youth Labour Markets, Welfare Institutions and Young People's Control over Working Time
The objective of this article is to examine the ways in which young people's control over working time is related to phenomena originating in recent trends in European youth labour markets such as the rise in temporary employment and the increasing importance of active labour market policies. The heuristic concept of social chronotopy is introduced to capture the interrelatedness of social time and social space, considering how the value of young…
Barriers and Facilitators to Civic Engagement Among Elderly African Immigrants in Oslo
Types of social capital resources and self-rated health among the Norwegian adult population
Among different types of network resources, close and strong friendship-based ties are of importance for people's health in Norway. Networks linking people to high-educated persons are also of importance. Measures aiming at strengthening these types of network resources for socially disadvantaged groups might reduce social inequalities in health
Welfare risks in early adulthood
Lorentzen T, Dahl E, Harsløf I. Welfare risks in early adulthood: a longitudinal analysis of social assistance transitions in Norway This study assessed the significance of critical life events and socio‐economic background in relation to the likelihood of young Norwegians receiving social assistance, asking how each of these factors contributes both independently and interactively. The data set was derived from a nationwide, longitudinal registe…
Norwegian Activation Reform on a Wave of Wider Welfare State Change
Traditionally, activation in Norway shared more features with US-style workfare than with European developments toward a human capital approach. This chapter discusses how the governance of the activation of minimum income recipients is fundamentally altered with the NAV (Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration) reform, which opened the way for strengthening the collaboration between local authorities and the public employment services in the …
Dispensing emotions
Danish and Norwegian hospital social workers’ cross-institutional work amidst inter-sectoral restructuring of health and social welfare
Starting in the 2000s, Denmark and Norway have under gone extensive restructuring of the ir health - related social benefit programmes , including how they are governed . Several reforms have sought to enhance inter - sectoral collaboration . Aiming at ensuring patients’ faster return to work , policy makers have ins tituted economic incentives to both individual s and the health and welfare organisation s who handle them . Through an institution…
Externalizing an ‘Asset Model’ of Activation
The past two decades have brought significant shifts in Norwegian activation policy towards a joined‐up and employability‐enhancing approach to labour market inclusion in order to promote return‐to‐work despite health problems or disabilities. Utilizing a concept from health promotion, we term this approach an ‘asset model’ of activation. The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) and its local offices are the main agents implementing the new…
Establishing Individual Care Plans for Rehabilitation Patients
Several countries have introduced devices for coordination of complicated individual cases across care, health and welfare services. This study examined one such device: the individual care plan (ICP), introduced in Norway in 2001 to enhance user involvement and coordination across sectors and service providers. Despite strong political imperatives, however, ICPs have remained significantly underused. To understand why, this study investigated t…
Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from Covid‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice
BACKGROUND: Comparative optimism, the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others rather than to oneself, is well established in health risk research. It is unknown, however, whether comparative optimism also permeates people's health expectations and potentially behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVES: Data were collected through an international survey (N = 6485) exploring people's thoughts and psychosocial behavi…
When health is wealth
This paper explores the general relationship between peoples' health-related practices and their affiliation with different fields in the occupational structure. It argues that 'healthy behaviour' may be particularly induced in the field of service occupations (jobs where one is providing a service, rather than producing a physical product), rendering such practices an emerging capital in the sense advanced by Bourdieu. The paper presents an empi…
How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation
Rising inflation in the Nordic societies has changed the living standards for many families. The situation differs not only between the four Nordic countries analysed, but even within each of the Nordic countries. The needs for intervention have varied. Several elements have been used to determine who is facing the most risks. This article shows how to combine automatic stabilisers with temporary policy interventions to deal with increased inflat…
Temporary transnational labour mobility and gendered individualization in Europe
In a context of a new transnational division of labour, temporary international labour mobility is on the rise in Europe. In particular, recent decades have seen considerably more women seeking work experience abroad. Observers have been concerned with how such mobility is related to individualization, and in particular how it may challenge collective institutions, communities and families. The aim of this study is to explore such issues among wo…
Professionals’ Working Conditions and Turnover Intentions in Norwegian Child Protection Institutions
This study compares the working conditions and turnover intentions of professionals in Norwegian residential child protection institutions across public, for‐profit, and non‐profit ownership, using survey data from 870 professionals. Apart from work-family balance, professionals in for‐profit institutions report less favourable conditions across key risk dimensions—notably, weaker collegial support, lower‐quality professional leadership, and grea…
Political science (14 works) · Economics (11 works) · Norwegian (9 works) · Welfare (9 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Welfare state (7 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (6 works)