Blar i Artikler / Articles på forfatter "Angell, Olav Helge"
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Calling and volunteering in modern society: How Weber’s analysis of the Protestant ethic may help understand volunteering
Angell, Olav Helge (Diaconia. Journal for the study of christian social practice;2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The aim of the article is to show how the concept of "calling" may help shed light on volunteering as a modern, social phenomenon as "calling" is laid out in the Max Weber's essay The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of ... -
Challenges to Equality in the Welfare State: The Norwegian Case of Drammen
Angell, Olav Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Integration of ethnic and cultural minorities and social equality are two important goals in Norwegian public policies. The school system is a major institution for inculcating values and identities and for developing ... -
Co-Operation in Welfare? Inter-Organizational Relationships between Church-Based WelfareAgents and the Welfare State at the Local Level in Norway and Finland
Angell, Olav Helge; Pessi, Anne Birgitte (Diaconia. Journal for the study of christian social practice;1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The aim of this article is to study interrelationships between church-based welfare agents and the welfare state at the local level in Norway and Finland, and specifically the patterns of co-operation. -
Diakonia as innovation: A political and organisational perspective
Angell, Olav Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The purpose of the article is to investigate the relationship between diakonia and innovationin the field of provision of welfare services. Special interest is therefore vested in studyingthe role of the third sector more ... -
From market to state networking: The Case of a Norwegian Voluntary Organization
Angell, Olav Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-05)The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate and explain how a Norwegian voluntary, faith-based organization, the Gospel Centre of Norway (Pinsevennenes Evangeliesenter), successfully substituted a “network” for “market” ... -
Religion and the media: The cultural role of a church-based welfare agent in a Norwegian local community
Angell, Olav Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)In this paper the mediation of the moral agency of a small church-based (Norwegian) welfare organisation is analysed and discussed in a media theoretical perspective. Main focus is put on the relationship between the welfare ...