About
Phd., Professor of political Science at the School of Business, Faculty of Social Sciences. Previous professional experience: Dean at Oslo and Akershus University College/OsloMet 2016-2019, director at Institute for Social Research 2007-2015, professor at Oslo and Akershus University College, researcher/research director at NOVA. Member of the board of the faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Oslo, member of the advisory board of the faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Aalborg. Previous positions: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Social Survey, member of the board of the University of Aalborg.
Research interests: Welfare politics, welfare policy, political legitimacy.
Full time professor at Oslo Business School as teacher and researcher and affiliated with Centre for Work Inclusion at OsloMet as a scientific advisor.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Political science and organisational theory
Subject areas
Welfare state Research policy Public opinion
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Sociology and management of science – Norwegian-Czech cooperation
The main goal of the project is to share experiences and good practices of the Norwegian and Czech sides in the fields of management of science and sociology.
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The Norwegian qualification programme as a tool for work inclusion
In this project, we investigate how the Norwegian qualification programme can contribute to stable work attachment for the participants and function as an effective tool for work inclusion.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Bay, Ann-Helén
;
Hellevik, Tale
;
Pedersen, Axel West
(2024).
Popular support for a universal basic income – still sensitive to playing the immigration card?.
European Journal of Social Security (EJSS).
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13882627241278111
Bay, Ann-Helén
;
Hellevik, Tale
(2022).
Inntektssikring: Har venstre/høyredimensjonen betydning for velgerholdninger og politikkutforming?.
15 p.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfv.25.1.2
Bay, Ann-Helén
;
Pedersen, Axel West
(2021).
The age profile of European welfare states. A source of intergenerational conflict?.
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne; Britt, Slagsvold (Ed.).
Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States. p. 38-58.
Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2825698
Bay, Ann-Helén ; Hatland, Aksel; Pedersen, Axel West ; Terum, Lars Inge (2019). Kapittel 1: Trygd, arbeid og aktivering. Bay, Ann-Helén; Hatland, Aksel; Hellevik, Tale; Terum, Lars Inge (Ed.). Trygd i aktiveringens tid. p. 13-32. Gyldendal Akademisk.
Bay, Ann-Helén ; Hellevik, Tale (2019). Politisk styring. Bay, Ann-Helén; Hatland, Aksel; Hellevik, Tale; Terum, Lars Inge (Ed.). Trygd i aktiveringens tid. p. 128-144. Gyldendal Akademisk.
Bay, Ann-Helén ; Hatland, Aksel; Hellevik, Tale ; Terum, Lars Inge (2019). Trygd i aktiveringens tid. ISBN: 978-82-05-50231-4. 370 p. Gyldendal Akademisk.
Bay, Ann-Helen
; Finseraas, Henning;
Pedersen, Axel West
(2016).
Welfare Nationalism and Popular Support for Raising the Child Allowance: Evidence from a Norwegian Survey Experiment.
Scandinavian Political Studies.
Vol. 39.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12067
Finseraas, Henning;
Pedersen, Axel West
;
Bay, Ann-Helén
(2016).
When the going gets tough: The Differential Impact of National Unemployment on the Perceived Threats of Immigration.
Political Studies.
Vol. 64.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12162
Bay, Ann-Helén ; Hagelund, Anniken; Pedersen, Axel West (2015). Trygdepolitiske dilemmaer: Effektivitet versus fordeling. Bay, Ann-Helén; Hagelund, Anniken; Hatland, Aksel (Ed.). For mange på trygd? : Velferdspolitiske spenninger. p. 11-37. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Bay, Ann-Helén ; Pedersen, Axel West (2015). En velferdsstat (bare) for middelklassen?. Bay, Ann-Helén; Hagelund, Anniken; Hatland, Aksel (Ed.). For mange på trygd? : Velferdspolitiske spenninger. p. 61-75. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.