Blar i VID:Open på tidsskrift "Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice"
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Reflective practice of diaconia from the margins: Ecclesiological and professional implications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)One of the characteristics of the practice of diaconia is working at the margins of society.However, do we fully understand the complexity of the margins in diaconal practices? Thispaper expands the notion of the margins ... -
The significance of structural innovation for value alignment and social innovation in faith-based organizations: Reinventing organizations to dismantle powerasymmetries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The growing literature on innovation in nonprofit and faith-based organizations (FBO) has focused more on what fosters innovation than what happens after the innovation has been introduced. This research explores the ... -
Tackling poverty with local assets: A case study on congregational asset-based community development in a Lutheran church in Madagascar
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)How can congregational diakonia contribute to community development in the absence of external resources? Community-driven development rests on the principle of development through community participation. Faithbased ... -
Values as vessels of religion? The role of values in everyday work at faith-based organizations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper investigates if and how religion is translated through values in everyday work in three Norwegian faith-based healthcare organizations (FBHOs). It provides insights into how values translate religion in the ... -
What do diaconal hospital managers really do? Management at Diakonhjemmet Hospital: Context, intention and practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)What does it mean to be a manager, and how does the practice of managing a diaconal hospital manifest itself in everyday practice? Even though diaconal institutions have played a central part of the church's ministry for ... -
What policy space for diaconal institutions? Challenges from public procurement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Procurement processes with tender competition have been a preferred approach for engaging service providers in Norway. Even if the present Norwegian government finds it “essential that competition becomes an integral part ...