About
I hold a degree in sociology from the University of Oslo and currently work as a Research Professor (Forsker I) at the Consumption Research Norway (SIFO). In recent years, I have led the Research Council of Norway project “Practices and Policies of Belonging among Minority and Majority Children of Low-Income Families” (BELONG, 2021–2025) and edited the book “Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting” (“Children’s Belonging among People and Things”), published by Cappelen Damm Forskning in 2025. I have also co-edited the textbook “Kunnskapsoppsummeringer for samfunnvitere” (“Knowledge Syntheses for Social Scientists”), published by Cappelen Damm Akademisk in 2024.
I earned my PhD at the University of Helsinki with a dissertation on gambling and gambling problems in the home. Beyond this, my research covers a broad range of topics including the Norwegian Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven), Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), voluntary consumption reduction (kjøpestopp), obesity, food security, energy use in households, Christmas gift-giving, economic equality, digital media, youth consumer knowledge, and attitudes towards loot boxes in video games and television advertising. I have extensive methodological expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research, including knowledge syntheses, content analysis, and discourse analysis. Theoretically, my work is inspired by psychology and health-related research, cultural sociology, and political economy/regulation.
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Practices and policies of belonging among minority and majority children of low-income families (BELONG)
This project seeks to increase current knowledge of the practices causing marginalization and social exclusion of minority and majority children of low-income families.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Evensen, Iselin; Melboe, Line;
Borch, Anita
(2025).
Transition to Independent Living for Young Adults with Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review.
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1252
Borch, Anita
(2025).
The social and material connections of minority children and young people settled in Norway. A critical discourse review.
Childhood.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09075682251321606
Borch, Anita
;
Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen
(2025).
Lootbokser = tilhørighet? En studie av unges sosiale motiver for å kjøpe forundringspakker i dataspill.
Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 95-122.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250
Borch, Anita
(2025).
Bursdagsfeiring blant jenter og gutter i Oslo øst og vest.
Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 147-172.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250
Borch, Anita
; Kebreab, Luam
(2025).
Kriminalitet som tilhørighetspraksis: En studie blant unge i Oslo øst.
Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 173-196.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250
Borch, Anita
;
Bilgrei, Ola Røed
(2025).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting.
ISBN: 9788202885762.
264 p.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/https://cdforskning.no/cdf/catalog
Borch, Anita
;
Bilgrei, Ola Røed
(2025).
Tilhørighetsstudier blant barn og unge.
Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 7-26.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250
Løvgren, Mette
;
Borch, Anita
(2025).
Tilhørighetens pris: Barn og unge fra familier med lav inntekt.
Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 29-52.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250
Borch, Anita
; Andresen, Signe Beate Sveen
(2025).
Skoletilhørighet: I randsonen av helsesykepleieres arbeid blant barn fra familier med lav inntekt.
Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.).
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 217-244.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250
Borch, Anita
;
Løvgren, Mette
;
Hyggen, Christer
(2025).
Belonging matters: a scoping review of survey instruments—prevalent measures and omissions.
Social Psychology of Education.
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10062-4
