About
Anne Staver holds a PhD in Political Science with a specialization in comparative public policy, focusing on comparing immigration policies in Northern European states.
Field of study
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Emigration from today’s Norway: Who, why, and how does it shape Norwegian society? (EXITNORWAY)
Little is known about those who emigrate from Norway today, why they leave, and how their emigration affects Norwegian society.
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Integration or return for Ukrainian refugees? (NOR-RETIN)
Will I ever go home? Will they ever return?
Completed research projects
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From Settlement to Adult Life. A Study of the Service Chain for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees
The research project will provide up-to-date knowledge about the services offered to young refugees who have come as unaccompanied minors and who have achieved residency in Norway.
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Government responses to high influxes of protection seekers
A comparative analyses of eight European countries' responses in 2015/16 and 2022/23
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Regulating migration and membership through monetary requirements (REMIMO)
In this research project, the researchers will take a closer look at how time and money affect immigration and integration in Norway in different ways.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Eggebø, Helga;
Staver, Anne Balke
(2025).
Mot en mer marginal velferdsmodell: Innstramninger i innvandreres tilgang til sosiale rettigheter etter 2015.
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS).
Vol. 66.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfs.66.2.2
Eggebø, Helga;
Staver, Anne Balke
(2024).
Kollektiv analyse av innvandringspolitikk: Feministiske forskingsmetodar i praksis.
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning.
Vol. 48.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfk.48.1.4
Eggebø, Helga;
Hernes, Vilde
;
Staver, Anne Balke
(2023).
Do integration requirements undermine egalitarianism?.
Dankertsen, Astri; Lo, Christian (Ed.).
The End of Norwegian Egalitarianism? Limits and Challenges to a Cherished Idea. p. 102-116.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215059839-23-06
Bell, Justyna
;
Staver, Anne Balke
; Tolgensbakk, Ida
(2023).
State crisis response versus transnational family living: An online ethnography among transnational families during the pandemic.
Migration Studies.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnad014
Hernes, Vilde
;
Staver, Anne Balke
(2023).
Who deserves exceptions in times of crisis? A comparison of policy responses to mitigate negative consequences for unemployed people and immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Critical Social Policy.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018323119965
Staver, Anne Balke
; Eggebø, Helga
(2023).
Everything but the Marriage Certificate: Unmarried Partners in Norwegian Immigration Regulation.
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society.
Vol. 30.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxad005
Bell, Justyna ; Staver, Anne Balke ; Tolgensbakk, Ida (2023). “I am torn to pieces” Transnational citizenship and COVID-19. Takle, Marianne; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad; Schoyen, Mi Ah; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette; Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (Ed.). Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State. p. 162-174. Routledge.
Staver, Anne Balke
(2021).
Restriktiv eller selektiv? Innvandringspolitikkens ulike ansikter.
Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (NNT).
Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-3053-2021-03-02
Eggebø, Helga;
Staver, Anne Balke
(2021).
Follow the money: Income requirements in Norwegian Immigration Regulations.
Maas, Willem (Ed.).
Money Matters in Migration: Policy, Participation, and Citizenship. p. 130-146.
Cambridge University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009042505.008
Eggebø, Helga;
Staver, Anne Balke
(2020).
Mer midlertidighet
– innvandringspolitikken etter asylforliket.
Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (NNT).
Vol. 37.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-3053-2020-02-04
