About
Heidi Moen Gjersøe is Professor of Social Work and affiliated with the Centre for Work Inclusion (KAI) at OsloMet, and VID Specialized University in Oslo.
Gjersøe's research focuses on the frontline implementation of social policy, particularly within public employment services and social assistance, as well as issues related to activation, labour market inclusion, and welfare governance.
Gjersøe has extensive experience from interdisciplinary research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway and public sector agencies, and collaborates closely with practitioners and stakeholders in the field.
She also serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Social Welfare.
Field of study
Public Administration Social Politics Qualitative methodologies Quality of Service Norwegian Labour and Welfare Offices User perspective Young adults Welfare policy The Norwegian employment and welfare reform Autonomy and discretion Social security Activation policies Governance Reception NEET
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
;
Terum, Lars Inge
(2026).
Flere i jobb, færre på trygd? Arbeidsinkludering i velferdsstatens frontlinje.
ISBN: 9788215068121.
290 p.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5524983
Myraunet, Ingunn
;
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
; Strøm, Anita
(2026).
Professionals’ experiences of facilitating and negotiating user involvement in flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) teams: a qualitative study.
Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice.
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1108/jmhtep-02-2025-0019
Myraunet, Ingunn
;
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
; Strøm, Anita
(2026).
Enacting experiential knowledge in flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) teams – a qualitative study.
Journal of Integrated Care.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-04-2025-0033
Nilsen, Michaela
;
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
;
Kleppe, Lise Cecilie
(2025).
‘The elephant in the room’: when complex service needs are met with avoidance by frontline workers.
Nordic Social Work Research.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857x.2025.2599343
Nilsen, Michaela
;
Kleppe, Lise Cecilie
;
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
(2025).
Sosialt arbeid i Nav: Hverdagspraksis og utfordringer i oppfølgingen av utsatt ungdom.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet.
Vol. 42.
https://doi.org/10.18261/spa.42.3.1
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
(2025).
Profesjoner.
Brodtkorb, Elisabeth; Rugkåsa, Marianne (Ed.).
Mellom mennesker og samfunn: sosiologi og sosialantropologi for helse- og sosialprofesjonene. p. 39-55.
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag A/S.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3906848
Nilsen, Michaela
;
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
;
Kleppe, Lise Cecilie
(2025).
Is it all about the money? - a study of specialized frontline work in the Norwegian social assistance service.
Journal of Comparative Social Work.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.31265/jcsw.v19i2.696
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
;
Alecu, Andreea Ioana
;
Bråthen, Magne
;
Dahl, Espen
(2025).
Labour Market Programmes, Service Individualisation and Employment Outcomes.
Social Policy & Administration.
Vol. 60.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13132
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
; Nicolaisen, Heidi
(2024).
Work First or Education First? Frontline Service Challenges of Providing Enabling Activation.
Social Policy and Society.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746424000472
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
;
Leseth, Anne Birgitte
(2024).
Waiting as sociality–relational waithood in Norwegian activation.
European Journal of Social Work.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2024.2315561