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Ivan Harsløf

Ivan Harsløf

Job title
  • Associate Professor
Visiting address
  • Stensberggata 26, 0170 Oslo
  • Office number: X665
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 908 25 769
  • Office: +47 672 38 183
E-mail
  • ivan.harslof@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Ivan Harsløf holds a Master in social science and international studies from Aalborg University (1998) and a PhD in Sociology, University of Oslo (2007). As part of his master's and doctoral studies, he has had longer-term stays at Sonoma State University, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Università Milano-Bicocca. He has worked at the Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI), Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), and since 2006 at HiOA. Here he has been the Managing Director of the Group for Inclusive Social Welfare (2006-2010), acting research leader for the interfaculty program, Care, Health and Welfare (2010-2012) and from 2011, Assistant Dean for research at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

He teaches Comparative Social Welfare Theory and Concepts at the Master in International Social Welfare and Health Policy. Research interests include comparative welfare state research, the organization of social services, social inequalities in health, poverty and European social policy.

Field of study

Working life   Cross-national comparison   Welfare and poverty   Inequalities in Health   Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering   Active social policies   New social risks

Administrative field of work

Research cooperation agreements   EU   Research training   Research ethics   Research infrastructure   Research quality   Research strategy   Contract work

Research groups

Research projects

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Harsløf, Ivan ; Valset, Kirsti (2025). Professionals’ Working Conditions and Turnover Intentions in Norwegian Child Protection Institutions: A Comparison Across Ownership Models. Professions and Professionalism. Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.7577/pp.6094

Harsløf, Ivan ; Innvær, Simon ; Jenssen, Dag ; Bekken, Wenche ; Bode, Ingo (2025). Hybrid Social Work Contested Knowledge, Fragile Collaboration and Social Citizenship. ISBN: 9781035327201. 268 p. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3436682

Bode, Ingo; Innvær, Simon ; Jenssen, Dag ; Bekken, Wenche ; Harsløf, Ivan (2025). Evolving hybrid worlds of social work. Harsløf, Ivan; Innvær, Simon; Jenssen, Dag; Bekken, Wenche; Bode, Ingo (Ed.). Hybrid Social Work Contested Knowledge, Fragile Collaboration and Social Citizenship. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035327218

Harsløf, Ivan (2025). The importance of 'system knowledge' among Norwegian social workers in host settings. Harsløf, Ivan; Innvær, Simon; Jenssen, Dag; Bekken, Wenche; Bode, Ingo (Ed.). Hybrid Social Work Contested Knowledge, Fragile Collaboration and Social Citizenship. p. 65-81. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3587279

Harsløf, Ivan (2024). Exchanging theories and concepts on welfare policies between North and South. Biswas, Sattwick Dey; Sambo, Cleopas Gabriel; Pellissery, Sony (Ed.). The Politics of Welfare in the Global South. Oxford University Press.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4122463

Harsløf, Ivan ; Lødemel, Ivar (2024). Norway: Activation in the Labouring Society. Jørgensen, Henning; Schulze, Michaela (Ed.). Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3562929

Harsløf, Ivan (2024). Nordic egalitarianism at the face of evolving social risks. Problemy Polityki Społecznej. Vol. 65.
https://doi.org/10.31971/pps/176253

Harsløf, Ivan (2024). Rethinking research on young adults’ labour market inclusion: A critical analysis of ambivalent outcome categories. Solem, May-Britt; Jenssen, Dag (Ed.). Critical Realism for Health and Social Research. Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4985190

Greve, Bent; Harsløf, Ivan ; Gerven, Minna van; Nieuwenhuis, Rense; Strigén, Jacob (2023). How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation?. Social Policy and Society.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746423000313

Harsløf, Ivan ; Larsen, Kristian ; Bambra, Clare (2022). When health is wealth: occupationally differentiated patterns of health capital in post-industrial Europe. Social Theory & Health.
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-022-00187-3



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Research reports

Märtsin, Mariann; Unt, Marge; Fattacciu, Irene; Grages, Christopher; Harsløf, Ivan ; Ibanez, Zyab; McDonnell, Ann; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Tomka, Zsofia (2023). EUROSHIP Working Paper No 21: Experiences of low-quality jobs and in-work poverty early in the career. 21 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4397502

Barillà, Stefania; Barroso, José Luis Goméz; Harsløf, Ivan (2016). A critical overview of the European Union policy framework for social services. Agendas, regulation and discourses. ISBN: 9788899352172. 33 p. Centro Stampa d'Ateneo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4744224

Dahl, Espen ; Wel, Kjetil A. van der ; Harsløf, Ivan (2010). Arbeid, helse og sosial ulikhet. 111 p. Helsedirektoratet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4226649

Harsløf, Ivan (2009). Evalutation of the JobCircuit programme. ISBN: 9788257946692. 53 p. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3773646

Harsløf, Ivan (2007). Young-Man's-Land. European Youth between Welfare and Work. 244 p. Unipub forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4130564

Harsløf, Ivan ; Jensen, Søren; Kruhøffer, Anette; Møller, Sanne; Hansen, Anders Ellegaard; Rosdahl, Anders (2004). Virksomhedsrevalidering. 200 p. Socialforskningsinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3853538

Harsløf, Ivan (2003). De frivillige organisasjonenes rolle i aktivisering og arbeidstrening av personer med marginal eller ingen tilknytning til arbeidsmarkedet. En litteraturstudie. 40 p. Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3287388

Harsløf, Ivan (2003). De frivillige organisasjonenes rolle i aktivisering og arbeidstrening av personer med marginal eller ingen tilknytning til arbeidsmarkedet. En litteraturstudie. 65 p. NOVA.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4572382

Harsløf, Ivan ; Filges, Trine; Nord-Larsen, Mogens (2002). Revalidering – forløb, deltagere og effekter. 150 p. Socialforskningsinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3343700



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Dissemination

Halvorsen, Rune ; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Harsløf, Ivan (2025). The politics of the Norwegian minimum income scheme – incremental change and segmentation. Trygdeforskningsseminaret. Oslo Metropolitan University.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5335862

Harsløf, Ivan ; Valset, Kirsti (2025). Arbejdsvilkår og turnover-intentioner i norske barnevernsinstitutioner. Nordpro, SDU. SDU.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5335863

Debesay, Jonas ; Harsløf, Ivan (2025). Sosialsykepleiere kan bidra til mer effektiv ressursbruk og bedre pasientforløp. Sykepleien.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4775344

Harsløf, Ivan (2023). Social Policies in an Aging Norwegian Society. Exploring Immigration, Labour Market, and Social Welfare in Norway and China. Oslo Metropolitan University.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4383704

Harsløf, Ivan (2023). Sustainable social work. Guest lecture. Fudan University.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3408748

Ellingsen, Ingunn Tollisen; Kleppe, Lise Cecilie ; Harsløf, Ivan (2023). Bærekraftig sosialt arbeid. Ellingsen, Ingunn Tollisen; Kleppe, Lise Cecilie; Levin, Irene; Berg, Berit (Ed.). Sosialt Arbeid - En grunnbok (2. utgave). p. 85-101. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5000660

Harsløf, Ivan (2023). Exploring the link between occupational class and health-related dispositions in Europe. The Cultural Contexts of Health: Organising the Emerging Field. Nuffield College, Oxford University.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3439950

Harsløf, Ivan (2023). Challenges for the Nordic welfare model in the era of globalization. Seminar. School of Social Work, University of Michigan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3763909

Harsløf, Ivan (2022). Norway: Activation in the Labouring Society. MPolEi Research Seminar. Institute of international political economy.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4705512

Harsløf, Ivan (2022). New social risks across diverse temporal and spatial European contexts. ESA Mid-term conference : From the cradle to the grave? Social policy in diverse temporal and spatial contexts. European Sociological Association, Research Network 26.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4327194



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