About
Janikke Solstad Vedeler is Research Director at NOVA, OsloMet. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Oslo and has experience in disability research, welfare policy and encounters, inclusive working life, hate studies and elderly care.
Field of study
Disability Care-taking of elders Inclusion in the Labour Market Unemployment Sicial innovation
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Coordinated Care for Children: Enhancing Quality in Health and Welfare Services to Families with Disabled Children (CoCare)
How can the child coordinator scheme contribute to improved quality and coordination of health and welfare services for families with children with disabilities?
Completed research projects
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Caring for Children with Disabilities
The research project will investigate whether children with disabilities have their fundamental rights safeguarded in encounters with the health and care service.
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Consequences of the Pandemic for Living Conditions and Equality
In this project we will investigate the consequences of the pandemic for living conditions for children and young people, equality in families and for individuals, including children and adults with disabilities.
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HIRE? A Mixed-method Examination of Disability and Employers Inclusive Working Life Practices
Employers' understandings of disability as well as their broader knowledge and skills are likely to influence their risk assessments and hiring practices. HIRE? aims to fill this knowledge gap.
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Living Conditions for Adults with ADHD
The project will map living conditions and quality of life among adults with ADHD.
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Negotiating Early Job Insecurity and Labour Market Exclusion in Europe (NEGOTIATE)
NEGOTIATE is a research project examining the long- and short-term consequences of job insecurity and labour market exclusion of young people.
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Socio-spatial Inequality among Families with Children with Disabilities who are Entitled to Cash Benefits and Welfare Services (UPTAKE)
The research project will provide insight into the uptake and delivery of benefits and services among parents of children with disabilities.
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The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training's Competency Package for Inclusive Practice
How does professionals in schools and kindergartens use The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training's competence package for inclusive practice?
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
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Østerud, Kaja Larsen
;
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
;
Früh, Elena Albertini
(2025).
Individuell plan som digitalt samhandlingsverktøy: fortolkning, bruk og avvisning.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfv.28.1.1
Takle, Marianne
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Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
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Schoyen, Mi Ah
; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette;
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir
(2023).
Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State.
ISBN: 9781003347279.
274 p.
Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4853961
Früh, Elena Albertini
;
Østerud, Kaja Larsen
;
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
; Anvik, Cecilie Høj;
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
(2023).
Er koordinatorordningen for familier med funksjonshemmede barn bærekraftig?.
Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfo.9.2.7
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
; Anvik, Cecilie Høj
(2023).
What’s the ‘Problem’ with Workplace Accommodation? A Disability Policy Journey Over Time.
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.918
Østerud, Kaja Larsen
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Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
; Framstad, Nora Birgitte
(2023).
The exclusionary potential of work inclusion policies: Employers addressing their responsibilities towards disabled people.
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. 64-76.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003347279-6
Kohli, Jaskirat;
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
(2023).
Social exclusion and disability: exploring the role of ingroup/outgroup dynamics in employment.
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. 77-91.
Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4307458
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
(2023).
Pårørendefortellinger om kvalitet på sykehjem.
Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Anvik, Cecilie Høj; Ødegård, Atle (Ed.).
Sykehjemmet : hjem, helseinstitusjon og arbeidsplass. p. 53-68.
Fagbokforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4508795
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
(2023).
How is disability addressed in a job interview?.
Disability & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2162860
Framstad, Nora Birgitte;
Ugreninov, Elisabeth
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Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
(2022).
Funksjonshemming som fortrinn?
Jobbintervjuer til en traineestilling.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfv.25.4.5
Østerud, Kaja Larsen
;
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
(2022).
Disability and Regulatory Approaches to Employer Engagement: Cross-National Challenges in Bridging the Gap between Motivation and Hiring Practice.
Social Policy and Society.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746422000021
