Karianne Nyheim Stray
Biographic Data
| ID | 912957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karianne Nyheim Stray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karianne Nyheim |
| FAMILY NAME | Stray |
| SIGNATURE | STRAY K N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South-Eastern Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8348-544X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Caught in the activation roundabout. Migrant experiences of activated temporariness in Norwegian labour market governance
Migrant participation in the labour market is vital to their well-being and integration, while also supporting states' labour needs and reducing welfare pressures. However, the understanding of migrants’ own experiences of labour-market inclusion in host countries remains limited. This article examines how first-generation non-EU migrants in Norway experience labour-market inclusion, focusing on state-led activation policies within Norwegian migr…
Storytelling in street-level bureaucracies
Purpose This article aims to explore the role of storytelling in coordinating, redirecting and streamlining frontline discretion in street-level bureaucracies by analysing how organisational narratives shape caseworkers’ reasoning in assessing sickness benefits and implementing return-to-work policies. Design/methodology/approach Based on two narrative ethnographies of caseworkers administering sickness benefits in Norway and Sweden, the analysis…
Frontline discretion from a Bourdieu-inspired field perspective
Frontline work is increasingly undertaken in multi-stakeholder settings, indicating a need to revisit issues of frontline discretion. This ethnographic case study, based on an activation measure for sick-listed employees in Norway, applies a Bourdieu-inspired field analysis of frontline discretion. We approach frontline discretion in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) as comprised by ‘position-takings’ in an available space of …
Assessing sick-listed clients’ work ability
Judging the extent to which sick-listed clients’ disabilities qualify them for sickness benefits is increasingly part of frontline work. However, we lack knowledge about the discretional process of assessing work ability. Institutional ethnographic research of caseworkers in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration revealed that they emphasised clients’ residual work ability – meaning what clients could perform despite their medical diagno…
Frontline discretion from a Bourdieu-inspired field perspective
Frontline work is increasingly undertaken in multi-stakeholder settings, indicating a need to revisit issues of frontline discretion. This ethnographic case study, based on an activation measure for sick-listed employees in Norway, applies a Bourdieu-inspired field analysis of frontline discretion. We approach frontline discretion in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) as comprised by ‘position-takings’ in an available space of …
Assessing sick-listed clients’ work ability
Judging the extent to which sick-listed clients’ disabilities qualify them for sickness benefits is increasingly part of frontline work. However, we lack knowledge about the discretional process of assessing work ability. Institutional ethnographic research of caseworkers in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration revealed that they emphasised clients’ residual work ability – meaning what clients could perform despite their medical diagno…
Frontline discretion from a Bourdieu-inspired field perspective
Frontline work is increasingly undertaken in multi-stakeholder settings, indicating a need to revisit issues of frontline discretion. This ethnographic case study, based on an activation measure for sick-listed employees in Norway, applies a Bourdieu-inspired field analysis of frontline discretion. We approach frontline discretion in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) as comprised by ‘position-takings’ in an available space of …
Assessing sick-listed clients’ work ability
Judging the extent to which sick-listed clients’ disabilities qualify them for sickness benefits is increasingly part of frontline work. However, we lack knowledge about the discretional process of assessing work ability. Institutional ethnographic research of caseworkers in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration revealed that they emphasised clients’ residual work ability – meaning what clients could perform despite their medical diagno…
Storytelling in street-level bureaucracies
Purpose This article aims to explore the role of storytelling in coordinating, redirecting and streamlining frontline discretion in street-level bureaucracies by analysing how organisational narratives shape caseworkers’ reasoning in assessing sickness benefits and implementing return-to-work policies. Design/methodology/approach Based on two narrative ethnographies of caseworkers administering sickness benefits in Norway and Sweden, the analysis…
Caught in the activation roundabout. Migrant experiences of activated temporariness in Norwegian labour market governance
Migrant participation in the labour market is vital to their well-being and integration, while also supporting states' labour needs and reducing welfare pressures. However, the understanding of migrants’ own experiences of labour-market inclusion in host countries remains limited. This article examines how first-generation non-EU migrants in Norway experience labour-market inclusion, focusing on state-led activation policies within Norwegian migr…
Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · activation policy (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)