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Use and perception of risk: traditional medicines of pakistani immigrants in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Pakistani immigrants are the largest non-Western ethnic minority group in Norway. Traditional medicines (TM) are extensively used in Pakistan, and studies show that ethnic minorities also use them to recover ... -
Work first or education first? Frontline service challenges of providing enabling activation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Activation policies, especially formal upskilling, can strengthen social inequality among long-term unemployed people. Also, receiving skill-enhancing activities may be at odds with the ‘work first’ principle. Drawing on ... -
The added value of civil society organizations in the provision of welfare state services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Civil society organizations (CSOs) that deliver services on behalf of public authorities operate under increased competitive and standardization pressures. Given this background, many CSOs experience a need to justify why ... -
Effectiveness of a health communication intervention on health literacy in the first year following kidney transplantation – A randomized controlled study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a new health communication intervention focusing on knowledge management skills on health literacy and medication adherence during the first year following kidney ... -
Waiting as sociality–relational waithood in Norwegian activation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In research on waiting and unemployment, waiting tends to be described as an asymmetrical power relation between those who wait and those who impose waiting within institutional contexts. This paper applies the concepts ...