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Rune HALVORSEN
@runehalvorsen.bsky.social
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Professor of Social Policy at Oslo Metropolitan University. Comparative welfare policy, social citizenship, EU social policy, and social movements. ISA RC19 board member. https://www.oslomet.no/en/about/employee/runeh/ .. more

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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Jul 8
Please consider to submit your abstract. Deadline for abstract submission is 31 July 2025.

Second international symposium on digitalisation, artificial intelligence, work and employment digit-research.org/events/secon...
Second international symposium on digitalisation, artificial intelligence, work and employment - Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit)
Bringing together researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
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ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) @digitcentre.bsky.social · May 19
The organising committee of the symposium is made up of Professor Fang Lee Cooke; Professor @jackieo99.bsky.social; Professor @runehalvorsen.bsky.social; Dr @steverolf.bsky.social; Dr Wei Wei; and Professor Timothy Bartram.
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ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) @digitcentre.bsky.social · May 19
📣 Call for papers: Second international symposium on ‘Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence, Work and Employment’

🔗 Find out more and download the call for papers: digit-research.org/news_article...
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Apr 2
Wow! The MSCA Doctoral Network "Future leaders in ageing and digitalizing societies", has been invited to prepare a grant agreement with the European Research Executive Agency ! I am looking forward to welcome new PhD students to work with us at @oslomet.bsky.social.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Mar 14
Freedom of speech cannot be taken for granted these days with the threats for the extreme right. At Bebel platz nazis burned books in 1933. Thank you to Humboldt University of Berlin for inviting me to talk about youth transitions to employment.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Feb 2
So disturbing. Yet another step in the direction of an authoritarian regime in the US.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 2
Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”
CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 2
Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”
CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Feb 2
The regression analysis published by Lighthouse contradicts Norwegian self-image: "our findings point to stark class injustice within Norwegian courts. Lower-income defendants receive substantially longer sentences than wealthier defendants".

www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/...
How we investigated sentencing bias in Norway’s criminal justice system
Norway’s criminal justice system is regularly hailed as a model — but is it truly impartial?
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Jan 30
Our international MA program in social policy is now open for applications and has no tuition fee for students from the EU. www.oslomet.no/en/study/sam...
Nordic Social Policy and Global Sustainable Development
In this study you will learn to critically analyse and develop new welfare policy solutions aimed at promoting quality of life, trust and solidarity.
www.oslomet.no

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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Jan 24
Flott intervju med samfunnsøkonom og feminist Charlotte Koren, tidligere kollega på NOVA. kjonnsforskning.no/nb/2025/01/c...
Charlotte Koren: Har dokumentert verdien av omsorg
– Jeg har alltid vært opptatt av å gjøre kvinner og barn synlige i statistikken, sier samfunnsøkonomen.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Jan 23
Shades of McCarthyism. Employees told to tell on their colleagues.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Federal employees are told to name colleagues who work in DEI roles or risk 'adverse consequences'
Emails sent to government workers at numerous agencies gave employees 10 days to report if a colleague's job relates to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Jan 22
Our new hero: bbc.com/news/videos/...
Bishop asks Trump to show mercy to LGBT people and migrants
Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde made a plea to the president in a sermon that Trump later criticised.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Jan 20
Read about CEDIC associate fellow Biao He's work
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Exploring Digital Accessibility Policies in China: An Interview with Biao He - Research Centre for Digitalisation of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC)
Biao He is a PhD researcher affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia, contributing to the ECePS ERA Chair in e-Governance and Digital Public Services, a research team funded by the EU Horizo...
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ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) @digitcentre.bsky.social · Jan 8
In December, Digit Co-Director @jackieo99.bsky.social, Digit Research Fellow Rachel Verdin, and Co-Director of the Digit research School @runehalvorsen.bsky.social led a two-day workshop at @SussexUBusiness discussing digital ecosystems and the transformation of work and welfare.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Dec 25
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Dec 17
The final trip of this year is heading to Sussex to work with the brilliant Rachel Verdin and Jacqueline O'Reilly discussing digital ecosystems in work and welfare in comparative perspectives at digit-research.org. Happy to see the research from the euroship-research.eu project coming together!
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 27
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 27
Lavmålet til FrP kjenner visst ingen grenser www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/fy...
Fylkesråd i Akershus jubler over «hvit» Miss Universe: «Missekåringer er great again»
Fylkesråd for kultur i Akershus mener det er bra at en «hvit, ekte kvinne» vant Miss Universe. – Rasisme, mener Ap. – Trekker det altfor langt, svarer Frp-fylkesråden.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 26
Among his many achievements Korpi is also former president of RC19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy of the International Sociological Association. He also invented the "Korpi rule" for how we still organize the paper presentations at the RC19 annual conferences.

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Professor Walter Korpi Passes Away at 90 - Swedish Institute for Social Research
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at t...
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Kati Kuitto @katikuitto.bsky.social · Nov 25
Honoured to act as opponent for Anna Broka's PhD disputation on youth welfare regimes with @runehalvorsen.bsky.social today at University of Tallinn.
Congratulations, Anna, for completing a great piece and a hard, but rewarding phase in your life!
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 25
Congratulations to Anna Broka with her PhD thesis on youth welfare regimes. A pleasure to evaluate it together with @katikuitto.bsky.social for Tallin University.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 24
Enda et tilbakeslag for internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning fra norske myndigheter.

www.khrono.no/joakim-er-en...
Joakim er én av ti svensker som får stipend til EU-prestisjeskole. Norge har kuttet sine stipender
Sverige har økt antall stipender for å øke innflytelse i EU. Norge har kuttet sine stipender.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 23
Great initiative! 👍 Please add me as well.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 22
Gratulerer til @rogersoraa.bsky.social!

khttps://www.khrono.no/29-unge-og-lovende-forskere-far-ekstra-privilegier/921583?fbclid=IwY2xjawGtHm1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdPpi3o9d3vx1wWOk3Wdi2wpuO2kcyU7xqsZzG1KCVGgX_8AYWD6Xygt1A_aem_r56KoxwS2VWWxCUwlBRY_Q
29 unge og lovende forskere får ekstra privilegier
For femte gang har NTNU utpekt forskere som får del i Stjerneprogrammet, ei satsing for å gi støtte til forskning.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 22
Anbefales! Dette er tildels sterk kost om adopsjon og oppvekst i Norge.

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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 20
A film from the EUROSHIP project I coordinated
youtu.be/EhQOZudwZBc?...
Closing gaps in social rights and social citizenship in Europe
YouTube video by EUROSHIP Project
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 20
Just back from two department seminars. Nice people and great autumn colours. 🍂
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 20
This is very useful. Please add me as well. Thank you.

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Nov 19
An interview about Global Sociology and the transformations of sociology since the beginning of the century.

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Global Sociology in Times of Polycrisis: An Interview with Geoffrey Pleyers
Geoffrey Pleyers, ISA President for 2023-27, is interviewed by Breno Bringel, editor of Global Dialogue.
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Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social · Nov 19
Here is a recent publication I have contributed to: Lussi; Bickenbach; Halvorsen; Sabariego (2024). Trends over the past 15 years in long-term care in Switzerland: a comparison with Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom. BMC Geriatrics. Vol. 24.
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Trends over the past 15 years in long-term care in Switzerland: a comparison with Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom - BMC Geriatrics
Background The demographic changes affecting Switzerland and other European countries, including population ageing, will continue to challenge policymakers in building accessible, affordable, comprehe...
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