About
I hold a degree in Sociology from the University of Oslo and completed my Ph.D. at the University of Helsinki, focusing on gambling behaviors and gambling-related problems within households. Currently, I serve as a Research Professor at Consumption Research Norway (SIFO) at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).
At present, I lead the NCR-funded project “Practices and Policies of Belonging among Minority and Majority Children of Low-Income Families” (BELONG, 2021-2025). I am also the lead editor of an upcoming anthology on children's and young people's sense of belonging, set to be published by Cappelen Damm in June 2025. Additionally, I was the first editor of Kunnskapsoppsummeringer for samfunnsvitere (Literature Reviews for Social Scientists), which was published by Cappelen Damm Akademiske in 2024.
Having been with SIFO since 1994, I have accumulated extensive methodological and empirical experience through a diverse range of research projects. These have included topics such as the Transparency Act, obesity, food insecurity, environmental sustainability, responsible research and innovation (RRI), Christmas gift-giving, digital media, and the consumer literacy of children and youth, particularly in relation to loot boxes in online games and TV commercials.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing 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
Borch, Anita (2022). Channeling gambling. The case of Norway. Nikkinen, Janne; Marionneau, Virve; Egerer, Michael (Ed.). The Global Gambling Industry. Structures, Tactics, and Networks of Impact . p. 235-254. Springer Gabler.
Borch, Anita
(2022).
Immigrant Children’s Connections to People and the World Around Them: A Critical Discourse Review of Academic Literature.
13 p.
Social Inclusion.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v10i4.5253
Borch, Anita
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2021).
Does Proof of Concept Trump All? RRI Dilemmas in Research Practices.
Science and Engineering Ethics.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00288-8
Myhr, Anders; Røyne, Frida; Brandtsegg, Andreas Saur; Bjerkseter, Catho;
Throne-Holst, Harald
;
Borch, Anita
; Wentzel, Alexander; Røyne, Anja
(2019).
Towards a low CO2 emission building material employing bacterial metabolism (2/2): Prospects for global warming potential reduction in the concrete industry.
26 p.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208643
Borch, Anita ; Kjærnes, Unni (2019). Food Insecurity. Gronow, Jukka; Holm, Lotte (Ed.). Everyday Eating in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. A comparative Study of Meal Patterns 1997-2012. p. 141-159. Bloomsbury Academic.
Borch, Anita
; Strandbakken, Pål
(2019).
User Involvement of People with Mild Disabilities in Technology Innovations: Does It Make a Difference?.
Social Inclusion.
Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v7i1.1597
Borch, Anita
(2019).
Parallel societies—a biased discourse ignoring the impact of housing market and policy.
Borch, Anita; Harsløf, Ivan; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Laitala, Kirsi (Ed.).
Inclusive Consumption: Immigrants' Access to and Use of Public and Private Goods and Services. p. 79-97.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215031699-2019-05
Borch, Anita
;
Bøyum, Live Standal
(2019).
What refugees should know about consumption. Observations from a course in personal finances.
Borch, Anita; Harsløf, Ivan; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Laitala, Kirsi (Ed.).
Inclusive Consumption: Immigrants' Access to and Use of Public and Private Goods and Services. p. 101-116.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215031699-2019-06
Borch, Anita
;
Harsløf, Ivan
;
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Laitala, Kirsi
(2019).
Inclusive Consumption: Immigrants' Access to and Use of Public and Private Goods and Services.
ISBN: 9788215031682.
183 p.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://www.idunn.no/inclusive_consumption
Borch, Anita
(2018).
Why Restrict? Seven Explanations for the Electronic Gambling Machines Monopoly in Norway.
Egerer, Michael; Marionneau, Virve; Nikkinen, Janne (Ed.).
Gambling Policies in European Welfare States. Current Challenges and Future Prospects. p. 175-195.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90620-1_10
